ʻO ka Latex kahi lāʻau lapaʻau maoli i maʻalahi, paʻakikī a paʻa hoʻi, e hāʻawi ana i kahi kiʻekiʻe o ke kū'ē i ka snagging, puncture a me ka abrasion. ʻO ka Latex ke kūpaʻa i ka wai a me ka pale ʻana i nā aila i hoʻokumu ʻia i ka protein. ʻAʻole ʻōlelo ʻia ka Latex no nā hana e pili ana i ka hoʻopili ʻana me nā aila hydrocarbon-based a i ʻole nā solvents.