Pole Dancing Pole

Pole dancing poles come with a variety of coatings to give varying levels of grip and durability.

If  you find yourself with slippery hands with pole dancing it might be an idea to start with a grippier pole from the outset.

However, some believe a stainless steel coating encourages pole dancers to build up their grip naturally. Others prefer the increased grip a chrome or brass coated pole can provide.

Here we compare the two most popular pole coatings chrome and stainless steel.

Stainless Steel

This is a popular material for budget poles due to the high availability of stainless steel and its ability to  stand up against common fluids that can come into contact with the pole such as body lotions, fake tans and sweat.

However, it is not as grippy as some other coatings such as brass and chrome.

There is a school of though that if you learn to pole dance on a stainless steel pole you can dance on any type of pole, as your natural grip strength increases to make up for lack of grip of the pole.

Stainless steel poles include the My Sexy Little Pole

Chrome

Many of the higher quality poles have a chrome coating, which is widely thought to be one of the best pole coatings for maximum grip.

An advantage is that although you can achieve a greater grip of the pole versus stainless steel, you can still spin with ease.

If you purchase a chrome pole be sure to avoid cleaning your pole with a product that could damage the coating. This may seem common sense but scowering pads and bleach do not make good pole cleaners!

Two good and cheap pole cleaning  products are rubbing alcohol and baby wipes.

Chrome poles include The new X Pole

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