Thread: Liquid Latex burns

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Anyone else have this experience? I bought a pint of liquid latex last year at Spirit (don't worry, I'm not the litigious type). I used it again this year and suffered severe burns to my face. It didn't hurt putting it on, or while it was on, but when I took it off, holy cow. I'm all scabbed up now. Apparently liquid latex goes bad. It should have an expiration date on it.

It sounds like you may have an allergy to latex.

I doubt it. I've used it every year for the past 30 years. This wasn't an allergic reaction, it literally burned my skin.

Yep I work with A LOT of latex so much so I shave my arm hairs just to keep it from matting and yanking the hair out to get it off.

Your alergic.

Spirit uses a very low grade latex with a bunch of crap to thin it, I would say you are allergic to they're brand. A quality latex shouldn't do that unless your highly allergic to any latex......

& Yubney, do we really wanna know why you use so much latex you shave your arms, ..... LoL as long as ya ain't shav'in the cat too - LOL

Possible so much water evaporated that the ammonia additive was more concentrated.