What products contain rubber accelerators?
Nearly all rubber compounds contain rubber accelerators. The list below shows the widespread use of rubber products that we may come into contact with daily: Household/recreational rubber products • anti-slip carpet backing • balloons • elastic bands • garden hoses and gloves • kitchen gloves • pillows and mattresses • rubber gloves • rubber handled sports equipment, e.g. golf club and raquet tennis racquet handles • rubber handles (e.g. bicycles, car steering wheel) • rubber kitchen utensils • rubber swim caps and goggles Clothing and footwear • elastic in underwear and swimwear • rubber boots • sport shoes • slippers • rubber insoles of shoes • elasticised waistbands • brassiere cups Cosmetics and healthcare products • rubber make-up sponges • diaphragms • rubber latex condoms • thiuram is in the oral drug Antabuse (used to treat alcoholism) Work sources • commercial and agricultural fungicides and pesticides • conveyor belts • dental dams • earphones • elastic bandages • electrical
