do you wear gloves for housework?

[cybrkitn]

I wear the yellow playtex gloves only when I'm working with household cleaners. Especially in the bathroom - I won't clean it unless I wear gloves.

For dusting, vacuuming/sweeping or handwashing dishes - no I don't.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I met a friend for coffee and she commented on how soft my hands are, and that I must not do any housework...lol. I told her that I do and that I wear gloves. She was surprised that I wore gloves for everyday tasks, she only wears rubber gloves for heavy duty cleaning. That got me thinking...I got my glove wearing habits from my college roommate and she from her mom. Her mom was the type that would change and make up before Dad gets home from work. I'm Asian and grew up in a working household where make up/extra grooming products were non existent. So I thought glove wearing was an American housewife tradition. Now I wear rubber gloves for all housework. Disposable latex gloves when I cook, cotton gloves for general around the house stuff. I put on cotton gloves to open the mails, open a package or a carton, put away grocery. Am I weird? or is this a common thing?

oh..and the gloves saves my manicure...lol

Gloves, gloves and more gloves. I even wear food gloves.

It has changed my hands.

I kept bugging my sister because she kept complaining about her hands and FINALLY she started wearing gloves. She said that did the trick. Her hands are finally on the mend.

Anytime you have a spray cleaner in your hand for use no matter what kind, put on a glove.

 

[SueInBoston]

Gloves, gloves and more gloves. I even wear food gloves.

It has changed my hands.

I kept bugging my sister because she kept complaining about her hands and FINALLY she started wearing gloves. She said that did the trick. Her hands are finally on the mend.

Anytime you have a spray cleaner in your hand for use no matter what kind, put on a glove.

Yeah I don't feel so weird anymore!!!

 

[Enchanted_Mama]

I wear rubber gloves for cleaning up the kitchen after dinner and for cleaning the bathroom. And pretty much any time I'm going to be dealing with water or a cleaner of some sort.

 

[aprilgail2]

This thread has brought back memories of a scene in the animal house movie where the girl also wore rubber gloves ROFLMAO!