What are latex applications

Latex has a wide variety of applications, ranging from everyday items to more specialized uses.

Natural rubber latex is most commonly used to make items like gloves, swim caps, chewing gum, mattresses, catheters, rubber bands, elastic yarn, balloons, tennis shoes, and many other sporting goods.

Synthetic latexes are common in coatings, like latex paint. You’ll also find them in glues, thanks to their ability to solidify as water evaporates from the polymer particles in the latex. Synthetic latex can also be added to cement used for resurfacing and patching cracks in cement surfaces.