The CDC recommends wearing disposable latex gloves when disinfecting your home — here's where to buy them affordably as prices on cleaning supplies continue to surge

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• Latex, nitrile, and vinyl gloves can be used for a number of purposes, like protecting your hands while you clean your home or office. The CDC recommends wearing disposable gloves while cleaning and throwing them out after you're done using them.
• As fears of the new coronavirus send prices soaring, we researched affordable purchasing options for latex gloves, and we'll do our best to keep this list updated with in-stock items.
• UPDATE: We've been checking stock regularly and adding up-to-date purchase options as gloves sell out frequently. As of July 14, we were able to find these in-stock latex gloves (100-pack, $16.99), vinyl gloves (100-pack, $15.98), and nitrile gloves (100-pack, $34.19).

Door handles, kitchen counters, tables, phones, and other commonly touched surfaces function as somewhat of a breeding ground for germs. Certain bacteria and viruses can live on these surfaces. For example, according to the CDC, current evidence suggests that the novel coronavirus may remain viable for hours to days on surfaces depending on the materials.

After coming into contact with any commonly touched surface in your home, it's a good idea to wash your hands with soap and water — make sure you lather for at least 20 seconds, getting under your fingernails and scrubbing the back of your hands. If you don't have the resources available to wash your hands at a given moment, hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol is another good option.

But beyond just cleaning your hands, it's a good idea to also clean the most commonly touched surfaces in your home frequently. The CDC suggests you clean and disinfect all "high-touch areas" in your home, from faucets to smartphones regularly. While doing so, they recommend wearing a pair of disposable latex gloves. These will protect your hands from coming in contact with germs while you clean. When you're done cleaning and disinfecting your space, remove the gloves, toss them in the garbage, and then wash your hands.

We researched and found a few latex gloves (and nitrile and vinyl, for those who have latex allergies) that you can order right now at affordable prices. Due to fears of the new coronavirus, many home-cleaning and health products are quickly selling out or appearing at prices well above market retail, so we're doing our best to keep this list updated with affordable, in-stock purchase options.

Latex and latex-free gloves you can buy right now:

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