Mighty Grip is a powder that helps with grip when your hands are slick. You squeeze a small amount on your hands and rub your hands together. This motion warms the product and creates a tack. It can be used in conjunction with other grip aids. This product can be used on any part of the body. It gives a slight tack, without being overly sticky. A nice bonus is that Mighty Grip doesn't leave too much of a residue on the pole.
Ingredients: Paraffin and Cab-O-Sil (a silica.)
This special formula of Mighty Grip is for days when regular Mighty Grip isn't working. It works well on cold days when you are having a hard time maintaining a warm body. The special formula has the same ingredients as the regular formula, in a different combination, for added grip. Like it's counterpart, it adds a nice tack without being overly grippy and doesn't leave very much of a residue on the pole. It also works well with other grip aids.
Ingredients: Paraffin and Cab-O-Sil (a silica.)
Platinum Grip is sold by Platinum Stages. This clear liquid dries sticky and can be used anywhere on the body, adding a fair amount of tack. When the milder grip aids aren't working Platinum Grip is a great solution. It repels moisture, so it is a nice combo of tack grip aid and sweat combating aid. You can buy it in 2 sizes: 1 oz and 2 oz. It does leave a slight residue on the pole, but it can easily be cleaned off. This is another product that contains aluminum, so those opposed to aluminum, this is not the one for you.
Ingredients: SD Alcohol 40, Water, Aluminum Zirconium, Trichlorohydrex GLY, Aloe Leaf Juice, PVP, Vitamin B5, Comphrey Leaf Extract, Vitamin E Acetate, Lanolin, Methylisothiazolinone, Methylcholoisothiazolinone.
Liquid Grip:
Liquid grip is a liquid, as the name indicates, that dries as a powdery layer on the hands. It has a slight sticky feel, but I personally feel it is less sticky than Mighty Grip (for reference, I have a sweaty body type). It leaves a slight film on the pole that is easily cleaned off.
Dew Point Pole is a moisturizing tacky grip aid. It comes in 3 formulas: light, medium, and ultra. This allows a variety of gripping power depending on the individual's needs for any given body chemistry and climate. It's a misting spray, which you apply and smear. It can leave a slight residue on the pole, which is more likely dead skin than the product itself (I know, ick.) If you experience this, which you may or may not, just wipe it down. The residue is not sticky and comes off the pole easily. They offer a sample pack so you can find which formula works best for you. They even have a glitter version to add a little bling to your body!
Ingredients: distilled water, liquid vegetable glycerin, phenoxylethanol and calphryl glycol
iTac2 is a beeswax based grip aid. You apply it sparingly to points of contact. It can provide decent grip when you need it. This should probably not be used on hands as it can become slippery when it gets too warm. The beeswax in it can melt with added warmth causing it to go from sticky to slippery, although I have not had a problem with it being slippery on the body. It used to come in 4 formulas; now it comes in 2 formulas.
Ingredients: Organic Beeswax & FDA approved hydrocarbon N/R
Firm Grip comes in several forms: spray, cream, powder, etc. I will be discussing the spray version. It is VERY sticky because it contains rosin, which is what is used by aerial fabric performers to grip the fabric. Firm grip has a grip not unlike mighty grip gloves with tack. It grips the pole intensely and makes it difficult to slide down the pole. It leaves a residue on the pole, which takes some muscle to get off. If no other grip aids work for you, this should make you stick like glue!
Ingredients (for the spray): propane, N-butane, Isopropyl Alcohol, Isobutane (propellant), gum rosin
Corn Huskers Lotion can be found in many drug stores as well as online. It is very cheap too! I usually recommend this product as the first option for girls having grip problems because of it's effectiveness and affordability. You take a big glob of it and apply to points of contact. It adds a nice amount of tack to the body, but you probably shouldn't use it on the hands. Like Dew Point Pole, it can leave a non sticky residue on the pole (though not always), so you might have to wipe down your pole periodically. This lotion contains parabens, so if you are opposed to that compound, this is not the product for you.
Ingredients: Water, Glycerine, SD Alcohol 40-B, Algin, Oleoyl Sarcosine, Methylparaben, Triethanolamine, Cyanopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum, Fragrance, Calcium Sulfate, Calcium Chloride
Like Corn Huskers, this lotion has a certain tack to it. It sounds weird that a lotion could be sticky, but it really is sticky. I've used it once on my hands, when they were soooo slick, and it helped me grip a stainless steel pole in the winter. I've seen it used on the legs and body as well for added grip. It is not overly sticky like some grip aids, so it is good when you need just a little grip. It contains parabens, so it is not a good option for those opposed to parabens.
Ingredients: Water, Paraffin ,Stearic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Sorbitan Stearate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Triethanolamine, Sorbitan Seswuioleate, Polysorbate 60, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Methylparaben, Quaternum-15, Propylparaben, Menthol, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Aloe Leaf Juice, Red 40, Red 33, Yellow 5
Shaving Foam:
I have not tried shaving foam, personally, but I have heard of it being used. It's cheap and effective for adding tack to the body. I do not know if it leaves a film on the pole, but I imagine it would. Formulations vary based on the brand. It is available in any drug or grocery store.
I know there have been other products used as grip aids, but I do not have experience with them, so I am leaving them out for now. Feel free to comment with anything you have found to help improve grip.
Tite grip, dry hands and dirty girl poletice are the ones that I tend to use!
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