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No adhesive on stems, ribbon, or vases.
Guard-Tex protects hands without transferring anything to flowers, arrangement materials, or customer-facing surfaces. Clean cotton contacts your work.
Protect — Florist
Guard-Tex wraps the hands that handle roses, process stems, and shape wire — blocking thorns, preventing cuts, and protecting against the constant small wounds that accumulate across a florist's day. No adhesive on flowers or arrangements.
Rose thorns puncture fingertips on every stem. Knife work processing stems puts blades near fingers hundreds of times per day. Floral wire ends scratch and poke. Greenery leaves paper-cut friction burns. Vase water introduces bacteria into every open wound. Event florists process thousands of stems in a single prep day — each one a potential prick, cut, or scratch that adds to the accumulated damage.
Gloves kill the dexterity for arrangement work — you can't position a delicate bloom in rubber fingers. Adhesive tape leaves residue on flower stems, ribbon, and arrangement materials. Band-Aids fall off in water within minutes. Florists default to bare hands and accept the damage as part of the job.
Wedding prep — 2,000 roses in one day. My hands were bleeding by stem 500 before Guard-Tex. Now I process the full order with clean hands.— Event Florist, Weddings
Guard-Tex on the highest-risk fingers provides thorn protection and cut resistance while maintaining the dexterity arrangement work demands. Zero adhesive means zero residue on flower stems, ribbons, or vases. Cotton holds through water exposure — the bond strengthens wet. Florists can protect their hands without compromising their work.
Arrangement Safe
Guard-Tex protects hands without transferring anything to flowers, arrangement materials, or customer-facing surfaces. Clean cotton contacts your work.
Rose and thorn handling. Thorns puncture fingertips and palm on every stem. Guard-Tex on thorn-contact fingers catches thorn points in cotton fibers before they reach skin. Not thorn-proof, but catches the glancing pricks that cause most wounds.
Stem processing and knife work. Cutting stems with floral knives puts blades near fingertips hundreds of times per day. Guard-Tex on the holding hand catches glancing blade contacts during high-volume processing.
Wire work. Floral wire ends scratch and puncture fingertips during wrapping, binding, and shaping. Guard-Tex on wire-handling fingers blocks the constant small scratches that accumulate across a build day.
Water exposure. Processing buckets, vase filling, and arrangement hydration put hands in bacteria-laden water repeatedly. Guard-Tex protects open wounds from water-borne bacteria while the cohesive bond holds through repeated water contact.
Event prep marathons. Wedding and event prep means thousands of stems in a single day. Guard-Tex holds through 8-12 hour prep sessions, managing the cumulative thorn, blade, and wire damage of marathon flower processing.
| Feature | Guard-Tex | Adhesive Bandages | Bare Hands | Rubber Gloves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower/material residue | ✓ Zero — clean cotton | ✗ Adhesive on stems/ribbon | N/A | ✗ Powder on petals |
| Thorn protection | ✓ Cotton catches thorn points | ✗ Thorns penetrate adhesive | ✗ Direct punctures | ✓ Full coverage |
| Arrangement dexterity | ✓ Position delicate blooms | ✗ Adhesive sticks to stems | ✓ Maximum | ✗ Too thick for detail |
| Water durability | ✓ Bonds tighter wet | ✗ Dissolves in water | N/A | ✓ Waterproof |
| All-day wear | ✓ 8-12 hour prep sessions | ✗ Needs constant replacement | N/A | ✗ Sweaty, uncomfortable |
Fingertips and thumb pads on both hands — thorn and knife contact zones. Two passes each. For wire work, add the wire-handling fingers.
Pro tip: Tape before the first rose, not after the first prick. Preventive taping is painless and saves accumulated damage.Guard-Tex holds through hours of wet stem processing, knife work, and arrangement building. Cotton maintains dexterity for positioning blooms and tying ribbon.
Pro tip: For wedding prep, one application lasts the morning processing session. Rewrap for the afternoon arrangement build.Guard-Tex protects existing cuts from bacteria in processing water. The bond strengthens in water — the opposite of adhesive tape that dissolves in the first bucket.
Pro tip: Existing cuts sealed under Guard-Tex heal faster because they're protected from the repeated water-bacteria exposure that causes infection.Peel off — zero residue on hands. Thorn pricks, cuts, and wire scratches were absorbed by the tape instead of your skin.
Pro tip: Check the removed tape for thorn marks and wire scratches. Every mark is a wound that didn't happen to your finger.
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Self-adhering, non-stretch cotton. Zero adhesive on skin or equipment. One roll lasts weeks.
Shop Now"Wedding prep — 2,000 roses in one day. My hands were bleeding by stem 500 before Guard-Tex. Now I process the full order with clean hands."— Event Florist, Weddings
"Adhesive bandages in water — gone in 5 minutes. Guard-Tex actually bonds tighter when wet. It's the only protection that survives flower processing."— Production Florist, Wholesale
"I was getting thorn infections from processing in dirty bucket water with open pricks on my fingers. Guard-Tex seals the pricks and keeps the bacteria out. No infections since."— Retail Florist, Shop Owner
"Wire work — hundreds of scratch marks on my fingertips every week. Guard-Tex catches the wire ends before they reach skin. My fingertips are actually smooth again."— Floral Designer, Event Work
Guard-Tex contains zero adhesive. Nothing transfers to flower stems, petals, ribbon, or vases. Your arrangements are unaffected.
Yes. Guard-Tex is thin enough to position delicate blooms, tie ribbon, and handle detail work. Cotton provides consistent grip on wet stems.
Guard-Tex bonds tighter in water. It holds through hours of wet flower processing — the opposite of adhesive tape that dissolves in the first processing bucket.
Wrap thorn-contact fingertips with Guard-Tex before processing roses. The cotton catches thorn points in its fibers before they puncture skin.
One application lasts 4-6 hours of wet processing. For full-day event prep, rewrap at midday.
Guard-Tex creates a cotton barrier over existing wounds, blocking bacteria in processing water from entering open pricks and cuts.
Self-adhering tape made in Elk Grove Village, IL since 1935.
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