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Finally.. The answer to sweaty hands
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has anyone tried the diluting vodka idea yet? i cant deal w the smell of vinegar and wondering if the vodka mix worked well on a tg pole?
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Yay! Glad it’s working so well with everyone!
Also update on titanium gold and vinegar… We tried it on my friend’s TG, and HOLY MEGA GRIP ALMIGHTY! Grip as if I had gorilla glue on the pole. Lol! Not sure about long term results but immediately, no color change or corrosion.
@Billababe220 – I am sooooo with you!!! Hahaha! Was about 1 step away from botox or iontophoresis. I swear by white distilled vinegar. Also recently got rid of iTac and am now using Tite Grip an hour before poling. Will look for Publix brand to compare with my American Choice brand
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I don't have a problem with sweaty hands but I have a hard time keeping my hands from slipping, not that I'm doing anything dangerous so I got some I-tac worked great but it had a waxy coat left on my pole. I tried mighty grip and I like it too but since it is impossible for me to get a complete hand against the pole i'll figure out which works for me.I didn't feel like a towel or paper towel did a good job wiping down the pole
BUT having taken care of other people's babies and kids for 30 years it dawned on me instead of a towel or paper towels I would try cloth diapers. AWESOME.
I also used the green alcohol (mentholated )to wipe down the pole it worked great. I guess you could always stick the diaper/towel in a big ziplock bag if away from home.
I think I may have some clay left on my hands from sculpting and since it is polymer it is hard to get off so I might have to find a better way to remove it or wear gloves.
Vinegar is a super natural cleaner for lots of things.
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Wow! Thanks for sharing!! I'd been using Mighty Grip and it only works for like 10 sec before I need to wipe my hands!
I'm going to try it this week!! Yipee!
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@Mechie – Oh yeah, I used to be like that. Wipe 10 seconds later. Now I use white distilled vinegar on the pole and Tite Grip on my hands (1 hour before trick). Grip is phenomenal! Now I only wipe or reapply maybe 2-3 times in 2 hours.
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I've been using acetone on my coated pole and stainless. Does anyone know if that is a bad idea? It seems to really clean the pole. I am going to try the vinegar too.
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After a months i find white destilled vinegar in supermarket, here in spain it's most dificult to find.
Now i need to restart pole again… I'm a bit disconected from pole…
Hope start again soon, and post a vid.
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wow it sounds too good to be true! will definitely get some!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_porc.gif
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This is Ironic! Was jus talking about vinegar last night and how it is my magic cure all for everything! Have a bottle in my kitchen- controls sugar ants- just used in my garden to kill weeds but not harm my soil.. clean w it, LOVE vinegar on my salad.. and now off to pole w my friend, VINEGAR! lol Cant wait to try it on my pole today. Vingear is creeping up to my top 10 favorite products list!
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Does this look like it would be ok to use? I am loving the idea of a solution to solve my sweaty hands!!! x
http://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/clean-and-natural-white-vinegar-cleaning-spray_1_168939.html
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Hi guys, I have a simple treatment for wet hands. I've been searching this for many years in my life. This is cheap, not expensive. And I think I am the one alone who use this because we always ignore this thing almost in our daily lives that we don't know we can use this as treatment for wet hands. I am from Phils. My job is an electrical and electronics instructor and finally my hands are completely dry all day and also my feet. But my back sweats more than before. But it's okay.
If you are interested, email me at dryinghard@gmail.com… Thank You.
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Update on this: For the past couple months, I’ve been using Tite Grip II lavender with white distilled vinegar. The ultimate combination for super sweaty hands. I apply it 30-60 minutes before warmups for pole and it kicks in. Tite Grip II lasts so much longer, dries clear, lavender smell, less reapplying, no transfer, no sweaty hands, no slipping. Still swear by white distilled vinegar. After warmups, I rub the pole hard with the hand towel (sprayed with white distilled vinegar) to break down and remove previous grip aid and lotion transfer.
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when i tried the distilled white vinegar on my pole (SS) – it was so slippery! i'm wondering if it's because of the stainless? alcohol works so much better for me. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif
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I ordered some tite grip II lavender but when it arrived it was plain ole tite grip. Since I am in Australia I don’t know whether to bother with returning it and I don’t really want to fork out for more from the company in case the same thing happens. I am finding tite grip works ok on the stainless steel poles at the studio but not quite and was looking forward to trying the new formula and seeing if it was better. any suggestions for grip on stainless steel poles anyone?
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the same thing happened to me when i ordered the tite grip II. except they did send the new formula, i just thought it was the old. how to tell – if the tube says "for hands and feet that sweat" then it is the new formula. note – it is still orange, just lighter orange. it does not say lavender, contain lavender, or smell like lavender. i know, strange.
i have basically given up on grip aids. i do like to rub some itac 2 on my body – inner thighs, back of knees, sides, and under arm – then leave whatever is left on my hands, and it does help. i clean my pole with alcohol. i live in a humid climate, and this is all that has worked for me. everything else seems to make things more slippery than normal.
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Here in Spain we are used to clean the pole and rub pats of the body with gin. The barmen here clean tables with that too…. Before I go dance I clean the pole an while they are announcing me I rub the paper on hands, behind knees, arm grips…
I works great for me!
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@Madfelice – Unfortunately Tite Grip INTL in AUS doesn’t have the new formula yet. Only http://www.titegrip.com and select studios so far. I think the only person in AUS that has a new formula tube is Allegra. Haha so if you see her, ask!
@tarah – It might be your body reacting differently to the acidity, or the humid climate needs more of a alkaline base like alcohol. iTac is the worst for me as I not only slip and reapply between each move, I sweat right through it. I might try Pole Physics body lotion next for that. Also the Tite Grip packaging does not say lavender or 2 bc the name was changed after the fact.
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Is using 10% acidic vinegar okay or will my pole get damaged? I have no idea what white distilled vinegar could mean in german or where you could find it in germany.
10 % spirit vinegar is what I had at home and I tried it today – only had to wipe the pole down 2 times (usually I do that after every trick if I don't use grip aids) https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif But now the pole room smells really bad …
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@RoseMay – in German it's 'einfacher / weisser/ reiner / Haushalts-Essig' or 'Branntwein-Essig', that's the clear cheap stuff you'd use to clean your coffee machine (as opposed to the (flavorful and usually colored) Weisswein-, Rotwein-, Balsamico- or Himbeer-Essig). Every supermarket should have it, and you probably have the right stuff already. You can also get 'Essigessenz', which is the concentrate – dilute according to what it says on the bottle. I'm pretty sure the standard vinegar is 5% acidity – so dilute yours by 2-fold 🙂
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Thank you Tine https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif I'll put these on my next shopping list and keep an eye out … or I'll just keep using the one I have now 🙂
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so i tried vinegar last night (it was apple cider vinegar my roomate uses to drink to detox … ew)
and omg i was amazed! usually i slip and slide and fight with sticking to the pole but that vinegar stuff totally worked. but the smell made me wretch a couple of times- seriously i got nauseaus. I am going to try dilluting it solely to lessen the odor bc i just cant stand it.
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I tried this tonight…it helped a little but I still slipped but at least wasn't as slippery as it usually is, so that's good. I still used some dry hands as well. I'm going to give it another try at my next practice. I still have hope.
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Awesome tip, I shall try it asap. Have been sooo slippery lately… Dry Hands and hairspray hasnt been working for me… I think it's the cold. Can winter make brass poles slippery? rrr so annoying.
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Thanks for posting this! Using my TG X-pole has been a very frustrating experience even with alcohol, mighty grip, acetone, and itac. Tried the vinegar (5% distilled white, undiluted) last night and was actually able to do a one handed spin without just falling straight down the pole. Now there's hope that I'll actually be able to progress on my home pole. Thank you Thank you Thank you! (PS – I had such a craving for fish and chips afterward!)
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love that i found this tip! i recently got a pole for home and while i have decent grip at the studio where i dance, my pole at home is literally as slick/slippery as glass, rubbing alcohol works for 30sec MAYBE. lol. put the vinegar on our shopping list today and already ordered itac!!! i'm SO excited! whats the difference between itac and dry hands??
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