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Finger cot

Tubular members such as finger cots, condoms, balloons and the like are formed of an elastic polymeric material and typically are relatively thin with a generally elongated body shape, such that the longitudinal axis length is greater than the cross-sectional diameter, where one end of the body is closed and the other end is open. Finger cots, or finger covers, are worn by aestheticians performing facial extractions to protect the fingers from contact with the skin and bodily fluids of individuals receiving the facial extraction of blackheads, whiteheads, and the like. Finger cots have long been used by medical personnel and office personnel to protect the ends of their fingers and to increase traction between the fingers and engaged objects. In many cases the outer surface of such cots can be made of a fibrous character that is woven, knitted, netted or matted to increase traction. A typical finger cot is constructed from latex molded into the shape of a human finger or thumb. The latex acts as a protective barrier to prevent exposure to and infection with potential pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, and funguses, on the skin and in bodily fluids of the aesthetician's client. Currently, aestheticians hold a piece of cotton gauze between one or more of the fingers and the thumb to collect and absorb bodily fluids produced by the skin of the client during the facial extraction process. Grasping the gauze with the finger is often awkward and difficult to hold while performing the extraction. Loose edges of the piece of gauze may also tickle or irritate the skin of the client causing the skin to itch.

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