Sweaty Hands
Now that it’s hot and sticky out, we go from dry cold rooms and skin and poles that we slide off of, to hot sweaty sticky slippy poles that we slide off of. Ah, the joys of being a pole dancer.
The one question that comes up, without fail, all the time, in every pole dance forum I’ve ever visited, in every class I’ve ever been in, is: What do I do about my sweaty hands?
This is what you do about your sweaty hands.
This is not a grip aid. This is a product you use if you hands are sweaty and your hands slide off the pole because they are sweaty. It is an antiperspirant.
You put it on- a nickel-sized dollop, spread on the palms and fingers of your hand, a half an hour before you pole. If that doesn’t work well enough, put it on an hour before you pole, and another application half an hour before you pole. It will keep your hands from sweating. If you need grip, then use your favorite grip aid (Dry Hands, Grrrip, iTac, whatever tickles your fancy) on top of it.
I am almost shocked at how many people don’t know about Tite Grip because it completely changed my pole life and everyone I know who uses it the same way I do (PRIOR to poling, not during, so that it has time to really take effect) feels the same way. Using vinegar (on my hands or the pole), using prescription strength antiperspirant lotion at night, using climber’s chalk, all of that helped but didn’t solve the underlying problem: my hands are sweaty. Whatever else I used, would never last an entire song. If you don’t have very sweaty hands, those other products may work for you and it doesn’t hurt to give them a try.
Sample sizes are also available. You can buy from Tite Grip’s website directly by clicking here. Good luck!
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Is it OK for the pole user following you? Like, dryhands was a tacky mess for the next user. dunno why I’m asking; I already ordered it, lol.
The lotion does rub off, but because it’s not tacky like dry hands, the residue is MUCH less and is easily wiped. I hope you like it!!
I LOVE TITE GRIP! Just like you, it changed my pole life. I can’t last two minutes without it, especially when learning new tricks and during freedance. This stuff is a total lifesaver. My skin laughs at Dry Hands and I tried everything without success until I found this. So glad to see you promoting it too! I tell everyone I know about it.
I adore Tite grip and I really think a lot of polers would be less frustrated if they knew about it! Here’s to spreading the anti-sweat gospel =)
Funny, I recently reviewed a ton of grip aids on my blog and I basically suggested that for sweaty hands, Tite Grip should be used under EVERYTHING. Hahah I love it so much and can’t believe I didn’t try it sooner. It’s just so frustrating looking for the perfect grip aid – especially when everyone says something works and it doesn’t work for you, and then you’ve spent a bunch of money on tons of products you can’t even use before you find the right one…anyway, good work.
I think a lot of people don’t realize the right way to use it! The layering and application 30 min to 1 hr prior to pole makes all the difference. I don’t actually consider tite grip a grip aid, since it makes most people’s hands so dry that they become slippery! I’ve been using this product for years, and I sing it’s praises to all my students who have sweaty hands as well =)
This arrived today, I’m psyched – already the FEEL is way better than dry hands. Thanks so much!
Awesome! Hope it’s working out well so far!!
I LOVE TITE GRIP! It’s my Go-To grip!! I suffer from unusually sweaty hands (sometimes even just thinking about difficult moves makes me sweat!!) and this stuff really works. I put on a little before class and I’m good!
tite grip saved my pole life!! hehehe i have sweaty hands and i had to wipe my hands after every spin or trick..i used mighty grip but i didn’t see any result..tite grip though is an awesome lotion and helped me so much…
ABSOLUTELY. Tite grip needs more publicity!!
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OMG, you are supposed to use it PRIOR to poling?!!! So I bought this ages ago after reading a grip aid blog (didn’t mention to use prior though) and was like, this doesn’t work!!!! Thank you thank you thank you, will for sure try! xx
Jia, I think I may have just changed your life
so…assuming you go through a half hour warm up before you do any actual spins or inversions, is putting on tite grip right when you get to the studio good enough, or would you say that it should be put on half an hour before you get to the studio? i only ask because i always leave home at the last possible minute and i know i would never remember to put it on before i left the house. but if it works well enough with just the time to get through the warm up, i would probably remember to put it on once i get to the studio. or is it like you need at least a half an hour of no sweating at all for the best effect?
I would put it on a half hour before pole activity or your hands get sweaty, ideally, because the friction of polework will remove the product and you really want it to sit on there for the antiperspirant to work. If your warmup is mat-based, I think that should be totally fine! It’s worked for me with that timing before… I think if you apply on your way to the studio, you should be fine, but you will need to test it and see. It really depends on how sweaty your hands are!
[...] applied) rubbing them together lightly until the product gets tacky; then let air dry. This is my holy grail for sweaty hands, and I have blogged about it before (I suggest applying it 30 mins prior to pole if you have truly sweaty hands), but it is [...]
[...] of Tite Grip II (Lavender)– 4 oz total. Now you guys should know by now that Tite Grip is my absolute go-to product for anyone who has sweaty hands. They’ve recently reformulated it so that it dries completely clear on your skin (you can use [...]
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[...] yourself with Tite Grip, which is specifically an antiperspirant and NOT a grip aid– then that is your first step. If that doesn’t work, then you put it on 30 minutes before you pole, making sure not to wash [...]
Speaking of cold, dry, and slippery – What product do you recommend for the colder seasons? I just got my first xpole and the weather just got cold and I can NOT figure out how to stick to this pole! I’ve never had this issue. Is it me? Is it my xpole? I think it is a combination of dry skin and cold pole. Let me know any tips! Thank you!
Take a hot shower, put on pole-safe lotion, and make sure you are warm and moist and you will stick much better! Dew point is great in the winter, for me
There’s a whole blog on grip aids, take a look at it! xo