Alternatives
- Synthetic elastic such as elastane or neoprene do not contain the proteins from the Hevea brasiliensis tree that trigger type I reactions.
- Products made from guayule natural rubber emulsions also do not contain the proteins from the Hevea rubber tree, and have only trace amounts of other proteins, indicating a very low potential for causing sensitization to this material.
- Chemical treatment to reduce the amount of antigenic proteins in Hevea latex has yielded alternative materials, such as Vytex, which reduce exposure to latex allergens while otherwise retaining the properties of natural rubber.
- Some patients' sensitivity is so extreme that replacement of Latex products with non-latex products may still result in a reaction if the products are manufactured in the same facility as the Latex-containing products.
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