If You Care Household Gloves (Natural Latex)
If You Care
Household Gloves, natural latex, 1 pair (Medium listing; also sold in S and L)
A natural rubber swap for plastic cleaning gloves, and compostable when it wears out; the open question is vulcanization chemistry, not the material.
Reusable cleaning gloves made from natural rubber latex instead of the nitrile or vinyl most cleaning gloves are made of. Natural rubber is tapped from trees, not refined from oil, so the glove that touches your dishes and counters is not a plastic.
How this score breaks down
Strengths
- Natural rubber instead of nitrile, vinyl, or PVC
- Reusable design, not single use
- Compostable at end of life, cut into small pieces first, per the brand
- Fair trade premium paid to rubber tappers, verified with Fair Rubber
- Recycled paperboard box, processed chlorine free
Trade-offs
- Not suitable for people with latex allergies, per the brand
- Vulcanization and accelerator chemistry not disclosed
- The brand no longer states a packaging material on its own product page, so that spec comes from retailers
- Single pair per box, wears faster than heavy nitrile
Scored on our durable-goods method (durables-v1, 2026-08-11). How we rank →
What's inside
100% natural latex rubber with no fillers, with a 100% natural cotton lining inside, per the brand and its retailers. The box is 100% recycled paperboard.
| Part | Material |
|---|---|
| Glove | 100% natural latex rubber, no fillers |
| Lining | 100% natural cotton |
| Box | 100% recycled paperboard, processed chlorine free |
| Inner sleeve or bag | None listed by the brand or its retailers |
Free of Petroleum based plastics (nitrile, vinyl, PVC); fillers, per brand
- Packaging
- Box is 100% recycled paperboard, processed chlorine free, printed with vegetable based inks, per retailer specs; the brand no longer states a packaging material on its own product page. No inner sleeve or bag is listed by the brand or its retailers. The gloves themselves are compostable: the brand says to cut them into small pieces with scissors first
- Microplastics
- Nitrile and vinyl gloves are plastics and abrade with use. Natural rubber latex is not a plastic polymer, so glove wear does not shed microplastics. It does wear like any rubber and eventually needs replacing.
Attributes
What this product is, at a glance.
Certifications
None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.
About If You Care
If You Care is a household-paper and kitchen-disposables brand created in 1990, best known for introducing unbleached, chlorine-free coffee filters to the United States. Its range spans parchment paper, coffee and tea filters, baking cups, recycled-aluminum foil, food and trash bags, and cotton twine.
The brand designs products for the lightest possible footprint and lists a long set of certifications on its site, from FSC forestry to home-compostable and totally chlorine-free marks, though these are brand-stated rather than individually confirmed here. It does not publish who founded or owns it, and it sits at a premium eco price.
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