Protective gear blocks hazards — but not the skin stresses inside it. Moisture, heat, friction and pressure accumulate under gloves, weakening the outer layers of the skin.
Understanding Why Hands Break Down Inside Gloves
We didn’t start with a product — we started with a question: Why do gloves make hands worse, even when they’re meant to protect them? Across interviews and early testing, the pattern was consistent: gloves trap heat and moisture against the skin. People blamed their skin. Over time, it became clear that the environment inside the glove played a larger role.
Building a Textile That Fits the Mechanism
Together with Uppsala University, RISE and the Swedish School of Textiles, we tested dozens of textile constructions. One architecture consistently changed the skin environment by moving moisture away before it could accumulate. No coatings. No chemicals. Just engineered physics.
Testing in High-Moisture, High-Pressure Environments
Testing expanded into industries where moisture is constant and unavoidable. Across environments, testing showed reduced moisture at the skin, fewer reported flare-ups, and a more stable skin barrier during prolonged glove use.
Tested in Professional Use — Then Made Available for Individuals
The research work resulted in ready-to-use glove liners. DRYE was first introduced in professional settings across sports, automotive, industrial cleaning and heavy equipment — before being made available for individual use.