Overall Feel

A silky smooth grip is what is in store when you use this climbers chalk. This chalk is perfect for almost any activity that requires a smooth, dry grip. It smells like hand sanitizer and keeps your hands disinfected, clean, and dry. A little goes a long way, so there is little waste unlike many of the powdered versions out there.

Materials Used

The main ingredient is calcium carbonate, but we’re betting the “secret stuff” is secret for a reason. The ingredients are not listed, it smells like hand sanitizer, so maybe that’s a clue about its ingredients. Whatever the case may be, this stuff works.

Grip Performance

A silky-smooth dry grip is achieved when this product dries. Because it is a clear liquid, it gets into all the textured parts of the hand and keeps them dry. While it is great alone, pair it with a second coat of dry chalk for improved performance. It’s almost as if this is the glue that makes the other chalk work dimensionally better than either one does alone.

Moisture Control

Because it fills in all the nooks and crannies on your hand and dries into a super fine layer of chalk on the surfaces of your hand, it is better able to stop sweating, and weak grip before it starts. Apply all alone, before dry chalk, or during activity to improve grip and dryness.

Accessories

FrictionLabs Secret Stuff comes in its nifty applicator bottle. Sadly, it does not have a climbers hook to clip it to your belt, so it will have to be placed in a pocket or bag somewhere. However, because of its long-lasting nature, chances are you could leave it in your supply bag at the bottom of the wall after application.

Summary

With proper drying power and easy application, Friction Labs Secret Stuff Climbers chalk could easily be a fantastic addition to any climber’s equipment. What it lacks in accessories it makes up for with its long-lasting nature. This might be the best cream climbers chalk on the market.

Overall Feel

This isn’t the type of chalk that moisturizes your hands or makes them feel smooth, it is a bit gritty and sandy, like what you’d expect to get from the floor of a stick chalk factory. However, it does apply well and lasts a while, so it is perfect if you are looking for a grip that will keep you safely climbing all afternoon.

Materials Used

It’s mostly made from Magnesium Carbonate, Ca-Mg(CO3), and a few other calcite materials, but isn’t limestone or plaster. There are no surprise ingredients; it is merely 100% calcium.

Grip Performance

The gritty, chalky feel of this climber’s chalk gives gripping power. It is not meant to help you twirl around the bars at gymnastics but is perfect for gripping rocks when mountain climbing or reaching for that next handhold at the gym.

Moisture Control

The best climbing chalk should keep your hands dry and textured throughout the activity. This chalk does just that. Its absorbent and the larger, almost sand-like granules combined with the silt-like particles eat up moisture and give you back your fighting chance against losing your grip.

Accessories

321 Strong only comes with the plastic resealable bag it's shipped in, no socks or buckets. Sorry, but you will have to purchase these items separately. What it lacks in fancy accessories it makes up for in raw gripping power and sheer strength, to get you through the toughest climbs.

Summary

If you are looking for a great deal with raw power, 321 Strong is your best chalk for climbing or any activity which you need extra drying and texture in our opinion. The giant bag is sure to last you a while, so if you need 10-years’ worth of climber’s chalk at home or a month supply in your public gym, and you don’t mind getting your carrying container, this is the best purchase.

Materials Used

It is made in the USA of pure lab-grade magnesium carbonate and zero fillers. It does have some secret, non-toxic, ingredients to improve the tacky grip of the powder, but it is 99% magnesium carbonate powder in the smoothest refinement.

Grip Performance

Spider Chalk feels a bit like cornstarch going on but provides lasting dry grip with a smooth, tacky feel that gives a firm hold in almost any sport calling for a dry grip. It’s an excellent choice for edging where control and grip are essential.

Moisture Control

Keep your hands dry with this super-fine powder. Unlike their grittier counterparts, the ultra-fine grains provide tackiness and lasting power over grit and traction. The superfine particles sit better in the grooves of your hand, wicking up moisture before it starts destroying your hand strength.

Accessories

This climbers chalk comes with a nifty resealable bag, but other than that, it has nothing special. What it lacks in accessories, like socks or hard containers, it makes up for in a dry tacky powder that helps keep your hands ready to grip the wall.

Summary

If you are looking for a cornstarch-like consistency with a bit of a sticky feel that gives you a fantastic grip, this is the chalk for you. Unlike some other chalks that feel more like sandpaper, this one feels light and airy, but still with the tacky sensation of cobwebs. What it lacks in fancy packaging and accessories it makes up for in dry, sticky palms that give you a good grip on worn-smooth gym surfaces and slick rocky cliffs.

Overall Feel

Touted as more user-friendly and less messy than its white counterparts, this chalk boasts an improved texture and finer consistency, adding that the natural pigments give the climbing chalk a better, smoother consistency.

Materials Used

Its made of magnesium carbonate and a few natural mineral pigments that do not stain, or alter the hands or rocks it touches. Whatever the secret pigment ingredients are, the company states that they are not harmful to the environment or your hands and will not discolor the natural rocks you encounter in the great outdoors.

Grip Performance

Some users claim that they see no difference between this ultra-fine chalk powder and any other, while others state the pigments seem to make the chalk last longer. We don’t know if this is because the pigments make it blend in, or made the chalk stick to your hands longer. Either way, Climbing Addicts chalk gets the job done.

Moisture Control

Its magnesium carbonate, it dries as expected, and the fine grains do stick and get into the grooves to help wick up any oils or moisture that can harm the rocks or ruin your grip. The minerals it is pigmented with might help it last longer than other brands, but you’ll need to decide for yourself.

Accessories

Other than a clear resealable bag, the company did not include anything else in their package. Sorry for those used to applying climbers chalk with a sock or bag.

Summary

If you are looking for a quick solution to make your hands dry and provide better gripping power for climbing on rocks or gripping plastic handholds, this product gets the job done. If you are tired of white powdery chalk all over you, your gear, and your sports venue, colored chalk may be the way to go. The ash gray and flesh-colored chalks can color your world by leaving less of a tell-tale sign you were ever there in the first place.

Overall Feel

Depending on which coarseness you choose you can get a silky-smooth grip, a sandy grip, or a sandpaper block experience during application. The Unicorn dust is ultra-fine powder, like unsifted cornstarch and sugar. The Gorilla Grip is a chunky powdery mix with the best of three textures, sand, cornstarch, and gravel. And the Bam Bam is more akin to gym chalk blocks that have been played with by a 3-year-old and busted apart.

Materials Used

Silica free, so that’s a plus. No artificial drying ingredients, just 100% unadulterated magnesium carbonate. Unlike several other brands, nothing has been added to this climber’s chalk, not a colorant, nothing to add stickiness. If you are looking for pure magnesium carbonate, this is perfect.

Grip Performance

Just as you’d expect the pure mineral to do, FrictionLabs has purified it to perform well. How they got such pure ingredients to perform over the competition, we will never know. Maybe the gripping power is in the source, maybe it's in the refining process, or maybe because it is not contaminated at any stage of the process. Whatever the case, the drying power combined with the gritty sandpaper-like feel of the product, it won’t feel any different than handling limestone on a cliff face all day.

Moisture Control

Since there is no silica, we can’t expect it to ruin your skin or last the longest. You will need to reapply it at some point, but it should keep your hands reasonably dry in normal weather conditions. The pure mineral climbers chalk is made of does its job well and wicks up moisture and oil from the skin's surface, without sucking the pads of your hands dry.

Accessories

The bag isn’t even sealed, so you will not only have to provide your sock or application device; you will also need to put it in a sealed container too. This company provides nothing extra with their order.

Summary

This is an average performing rock climbing chalk that comes in a variety of coarseness, just like the rocks you’ll be using it with. Not only do you get to choose from sandpaper, sandpaper with rocks, or mostly rocks varieties, you can also choose the size of the product in 1-ounce, 5-ounce, and 10-ounce sizes. It’s like a choose your own adventure thing, only with climbing chalk.

Overall Feel

The chunky blocks break down into a gritty powder that easily breaks up on your hands when you press your hands together. Thus, this chalk has the same gritty, sandy texture as many other mid-grade chalks on the market.

Materials Used

It claims it is made of the purest white magnesium carbonate. However, it does not claim it is guaranteed to be metal or chemical-free. We hope that it is naturally pure, unadulterated magnesium carbonate, but we cannot be too sure.

Grip Performance

When it comes to grip, this chalk performs at least as well as other, pricier brands. The dry, sandy texture should provide a sure grip on equipment and damp rocks.

Moisture Control

With a bit of effort in grinding the coarse dust into the crevices in your hands, you can achieve a fine layer of chalk that wicks up moisture and oil while sloughing away dirt and grime for great moisture control. The gritty texture is a boon here as you can use it to soak up excess oil and moisture from your hands and then dust off the larger moisture-logged particles and have a clean, dusty white palm to grip your rocks with when climbing.

Accessories

While it doesn’t come in a bag, the bars are relatively easy to store in your pouch, which is a bonus. It is wrapped in paper and shipped in a box inside another box with probably more paper. You will need to provide your bucket, bowl, or sealed plastic bag for application routines.

Summary

If you’re looking for a great deal and a decent amount of medium quality gym or climbers chalk, this fits the bill. Its nothing fancy and is a bit gritty, but overall it gets the job done and helps you enjoy the sport of your choice while helping you keep your hands dry and your grip tight.

Overall Feel

It coats hands nicely without grittiness or caking. Unlike block-type chalks, this ultra-fine powder boasts the consistency of freshly ground silk. While some rock climbers prefer the gritty versions and some prefer the more powder versions, both have many satisfied customers.

Materials Used

Pure magnesium carbonate, 100% professional-grade chalk. No additives, colors, or contaminates. At least that’s what the label says.

Grip Performance

The silky-smooth consistency allows the natural gripping power of your hand's texture to shine through. You won’t feel irritated by chunks of grit or sand between you and the rough metals or rocks you are using this with. Which also means that it sticks to your hand longer because it is more refined and powdery than the course, sandy blocks.

Moisture Control

Magnesium carbonate is super absorbent on its own and doesn’t need silica to back it up. The super-fine cornstarch consistency of this climber’s chalk does an excellent job of soaking up oil and sweat, and most other bodily fluids.

Summary

If you’re looking for a super-fine all-around good quality climbers chalk for your sporting activity, the Yeti Strong may be within your budget and suit your needs just fine. While we won’t get a cool sock or gym bag storage pack with it, we do get ultra-pure, additive-free chalk to smash into our palms, and a smooth and a good grip.

Overall Feel

Customers state that it feels better and lasts longer than typical white chalk. They love the silky-smooth texture and smoother application of this climbing chalk over similar white chalks. However, for the size of the bag, it is a bit pricey.

Materials Used

It is pure magnesium carbonate, with some other proprietary pigment ingredients. It seems a little harder than other white chalks to remove from surfaces and doesn’t come off clothing as it should. Unlike white chalks, it doesn’t wash right off, which can be a good thing on your hands, but somewhat problematic on clothing.

Grip Performance

Perhaps it is the natural pigments or the methods they use to grind the magnesium carbonate, but this brand seems to last longer. The ultra-fine magnesium powder adheres well to hands and provides a dry, firm grip on most surfaces.

Moisture Control

It may be the way the magnesium carbonate is produced or ground up, or maybe it is the natural mineral pigments, but these silica-free climbers chalk wicks up moisture and keep hands grease-free better than you’d expect.

Accessories

Sadly, all it comes with is one tiny, 5-application-size resealable bag. But with so little product, you don’t need anything else. Smaller than the size of the jerky you tote on long hikes, this bag easily slips into a pocket or gear bag.

Summary

With three rock-colors to choose from, this ultra-fine magnesium carbonate powder provides the best climbers grip for most sporting activities requiring a dry, firm grip. Choose from Redrock, sandstone, and ash to match the cliff faces you will be clinging to. With a 100% satisfaction or your money back policy, it might be worth the try. While you are at it, you preserve more of the natural beauty of the environment and leave the white handprints for those dusty gym shorts.

Overall Feel

It feels like rich hand lotion when applied. A dime-size amount goes a long way. When it dries it has a rosin feel, smooth, textured, not grainy, dry like rubbing your hands with cornstarch.

Materials Used

The ingredients aren’t disclosed, but they are vegan and cruelty-free. So apparently it is not made with animals or tested on animals. It is considered non-toxic, which must mean there are no heavy metals or poisons in it. Other than that, they don’t disclose the ingredients list.

Grip Performance

It provides a grip as good as chalk and rosin combined. So, expect to get the firm grip of magnesium carbonate and the smooth, non-chafing texture of rosin in one smooth application.

Moisture Control

It does contain magnesium carbonate, which provides decent moisture control. Being that it is a super fine powder that goes on in the liquid form, it very much glides into every groove of your hand and soaks up oil and sweat at the source.

Accessories

Not only does this come in a handy little squeeze bottle, but it also comes with a climber’s clip. So, you can easily clip it to your climbing belt, key chain, or other hooks. We are pleased it came with accessories, which adds that something extra to the purchase.

Summary

If you need to bypass the no-chalk rule at your gym or want the cleaner application of liquid chalk, this super-secret formula will keep your hands dry and smooth while improving your grip too. Expect it to last a bit longer than dry chalks and to improve the holding power of dry chalks, if used before their application.

Overall Feel

Ultra-fine and smooth, this soft little sock is easier on hands than bricks and more comfortable to apply than powders. The ease of application can be appreciated by those with older joints or joint mobility issues as well as younger, less coordinated hands, really anybody who wants a little soft grip and easy application of calcium magnesium in their lives.

Materials Used

Pure ultra-fine ground and sifted 100% magnesium carbonate without any additives or fillers in a 100% cotton sock. It’s a happy little ball of white powder that’s ready for your active lifestyle.

Grip Performance

The super-fine holes in the applicator sock ensure only the finest, smoothest particles will make it through to your palms, ensuring the most even and quickest application. Thus, the combination of even and excellent application provides an even grip on your entire hand in two quick squeezes of this fluffy little ball of stuff.

Moisture Control

Maybe it’s the sock; maybe it’s the smooth powdery consistency, maybe it’s the combination of all the effort that went into making this happy little ball of climbers delight that makes it work so well. Either way, it goes on quickly and smoothly and dries up sweaty, oily hands quick for that ultra-performance you need outdoors and on your favorite climbing wall.

Accessories

It comes in an applicator sock with an ultra-fine weave. What more could you ask for? Maybe a bag or bucket to keep it in, but you probably already have that. It is its own accessory, this happy little sock.

Summary

Nothing fancy and no frills, this does the job and performs as expected with a few little perks such as finer grains and easy application. This happy little ball of magnesium carbonate may be generic, but it does its job without complaint and leaves your hands dry and ready for the task at hand.