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Pre-glove lotion formulation
There are a few types of ‘pre-glove’ lotions which also claim to be static dissipative for use in clean rooms for handling circuit boards.
What are the properties of a lotion that would lend itself to this function?
Here are a few examples:
* https://www.aclstaticide.com/products/staticide-hi-tech-hand-lotion
* https://rrlotion.com/product/32oz-ic-pregloving-fragrance-free-lotion/
* https://www.techspray.com/zero-charge-esd-lotion-7
They all seem to be a combination of propylene glycol, a thickener, and an emulsifier. Is there any magic to this that I am missing?
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3 Replies
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The Magic…is usually… Marketing.
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Of course, but in this case they have an SDS and are being marketed for use in ESD and NSF compliant facilities I would hope that there are legit reasons behind their formulations, especially seeing as they are all incredibly similar.
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I suppose would liken this to the difference between janitorial products marketed to institutions vs consumer cleansers marketed at grocery stores. The janitorial products are going to have reasons for their composition besides consumer appeal since the users are function oriented and the orders are on the order of pallet loads.