What is the difference between latex and rubber?
Difficult to answer. There are several types of rubber. First, the natural one based on latex, the milky sap of spurge plants. We use this natural type of rubber in our production. Often, the terms ‘latex’ and ‘rubber’ are used equivalently. The second rubber is a synthetical material on the basis of crude oil. This synthetical rubber doesn’t contain any latex proteins which makes it particularly suitable for medical (no allergenes) use. Synthetical rubber typically smells of solvents. In industry, natural rubber is seldomly used due to higher costs.
