Guide to the Best Cooling Gloves 2024

You've got a job to do and you need a pair of gloves to protect your hands, but the heat from your surroundings is causing your palms to sweat and fingers to clam. It's common sense - good work doesn't get done with slippery hands. What's more, you may compromise your safety without a good sturdy grip on your tools.

Here at SafetyGloves.co.uk our aim is simple: to supply the best gloves for the task at hand at an affordable price. We've consulted the experts and collated a guide to Our Best Cooling Gloves. To ensure your satisfaction, all of our gloves are selected according to:

• Customer feedback
• Expert opinion
• Cost effectiveness

We've made sure the gloves in the following list meet these requirements. That way you don't have to do the work yourself!

Where Do I Start?

We've split our blog into a few categories so you can quickly locate what you're looking for. Click one of the options below, or simply scroll on to find your perfect pair of cooling gloves:

• Best Cooling Gloves for Building - MaxiCut Ultra DT Cooling Grip Cut Gloves 44-3455
• Best Cooling Gloves for Handling - Showa 381 Microporous Foamed Nitrile-Coated Gloves
• Best Cooling Gloves for Rigging- Dirty Rigger Venta-Cool Summer Rigger Gloves DTY-Venta
• Best Cooling Gloves for Gardening - Briers Green and Black Bamboo Gardening Gloves
• Best Cooling Gloves for Landscaping - HexArmor ThornArmor 3092 Gardening and Landscaping Gloves 

Best Cooling Gloves for Building

MaxiCut Ultra DT Cooling Grip Cut Gloves 44-3455

Editor's Review: Construction involves a high degree of movement, which in hot weather can be exhausting. Combining a high level of breathability and a lightweight design, the MaxiCut Ultra DT Cooling Gloves keep your hands cool and fresh throughout your shift, while their nitrile palm coating facilitates a high level of grip.

What We Like:

• High level of mechanical protection, ideal for construction sites
• AirTech microfoam coating allows for 360° breathability
• Micro cup nitrile palms offer outstanding grip in damp/dry places
• Great resistance to cuts and lacerations

What We Don't Like:

• Not the best in foul outdoor conditions (See our solution)
• Breathable, but not ventilated (See our solution) 

Best Cooling Gloves for Handling

Showa 381 Microporous Foamed Nitrile-Coated Gloves

Editor's Review: Manufactured from stretchy spandex with microfibre qualities, the Showa 381 Microporous Foamed Nitrile Gloves are our pick for Best Handling Gloves. Their embossed microporous coating not only provides an excellent grip, but allows warm air and moisture to escape, keeping the hands dry and cool.

What We Like:

• Great level of protection against abrasive surfaces
• Microporous coating allows hot air and moisture to escape
• Coating also allows for a superior level of grip
• Anatomic fit for decent flexibility in handling tasks

What We Don't Like:

• Not great for sharp surfaces (See our solution)
• Vulnerable to punctures (See our solution) 

Best Cooling Gloves for Rigging

Dirty Rigger Venta-Cool Summer Rigger Gloves DTY-Venta

Editor's Review: Featuring reinforced knuckles and neoprene padding, the Dirty Rigger Venta-Cool Gloves offer a whopping 80% more airflow than your standard pair of rigger gloves. That's because their micro-perforated back ensures your hands are cool at all times, while the synthetic leather base expels sweat during close quarters grip work.

What We Like:

• Ventilated back allows for cooling air flow in hot weather
• Synthetic leather expels sweat during use
• Reinforced knuckles, but still highly flexible
• Nothing better for rope handling and cable work

What We Don't Like:

• Not suitable for wet weather (See our solution)
• Not as great for other unrelated tasks (See our solution) 

Best Cooling Gloves for Gardening

Briers Green and Black Bamboo Gardening Gloves

Editor's Review: Getting stuck into the soil can be exhausting work, especially if the sun is burning low in the sky. The Briers Green and Black Bamboo Gloves actively regulate your temperature while their deodorising interior keeps your hands fresh and invigorated.

What We Like:

• Active humidity control keeps hands cool and dry
• Deodorising interior helps to eliminate odours
• Constructed from completely sustainable materials
• Cuff provides a better fit and additional wrist protection

What We Don't Like:

• Not ideal for building or construction tasks (See our solution)
• Good for allotment work, not for landscaping (See our solution) 

Best Cooling Gloves for Landscaping

HexArmor ThornArmor 3092 Gardening and Landscaping Gloves

Editor's Review: Maintain public gardens or trim trees in style with the HexArmor ThornArmor 3092 Gardening and Landscaping Gloves, a pair of high quality work gloves with optimally placed air vents in all the best places. These gloves provide the highest cut protection available, so you can rely on them for handling thorns or cacti.

What We Like:

• Highest level of available protection against cuts 
• Superb resistance to punctures and tears
• Vent near the wrists keeps hands cool and fresh
• "Airprene" cuffs prevent overheating

What We Don't Like:

• Not as grippy as our other gloves (See our solution)
• Not that flexible (See our solution) 

Stay Cool While You Work

Just because the weather is getting warm, it doesn't mean that you have to drop your tools. For more information and to browse our wider range of gardening gloves, don't forget to visit our Summer Work Gloves category.

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