Gloves In A Bottle is a shielding lotion — it bonds with the outer layer of your skin and helps lock in your natural oils and moisture. It also forms a protective barrier on the skin and keeps out irritants and chemicals. A non-greasy, non-sticky lotion, Gloves In A Bottle does not wash off, lasts four hours or more, and comes off naturally with exfoliated skin cells, according to the company. Tehachapi, Calif.-based nail tech Janice Luper swears by it.

A few weeks into nail school, Luper began working with acrylics. “That night while lying in bed I noticed my hands were itching really badly,” she recalls. “They were red, swollen, and had hundreds of tiny blisters. The next day I showed my instructor. She said I was most likely dealing with contact dermatitis caused by the monomer liquid.” It was Luper’s pharmacist who recommended she try Gloves In A Bottle. “I applied it just like lotion and dove right in,” she says. “I was so happy to find that I could still follow through with school and become a nail tech. Before each client I wash my hands and apply the Gloves in a Bottle just like lotion. Without it, I would never have been able to work.”

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