Latex Care
All of our items are made from high-quality latex sheeting that we acquire from 4D Rubber or Radical Rubber. Latex sheeting has a far better quality when compared to moulded latex.
Because latex is a natural product it’s delicate and requires care to maintain the best look and feel.
Dressing and Wearing
Latex has that snug and tight fit that we all love and what makes latex clothing look so good. To ease the dressing, latex clothing needs aid to help to dress it on. The most common dressing aid for latex clothing is Silicone-Based Lubricant. You can also use talcum Powder but the downside of using powder is that it leaves white drips on the clothes and floors when sweating.
When you are dressing latex clothes, patience and taking time is the key. Latex clothing should be dressed slowly and bit by bit. Tugging and pulling the garment too hard can make it tear. Avoid sharp objects like fingernails and jewelry when dressing. If you accidentally puncture our outfit while dressing or wearing it. Undress the garment a.s.a.p. and seek a professional for repair.
We recommend using well known latex shining and care products from companies like Vivishine, Blackstyle, Vivishine or Pjur.
Oil-Based (Baby Oil, Vegetable Oil and Vaseline) should not be used, because they will damage and degrade latex. If your latex gets contact with oils, clean the affected area immediately with dish soap or liquid soap.
We don’t recommend wearing any other than Stainless Steel jewelry when wearing latex. Brass, Copper, even Silver can stain latex. The lighter the outfit is, the more subtle it is to discolouration and staining from metals. Metals leave brown spots to latex that are really hard if not impossible to remove.
Perfume, Nicotine and Makeup also stain latex so it’s good to minimize contact with these.
Aftercare
After wearing your garment, wash it with warm water with liquid soap or dish soap. Do not use soap that contains moisturizers because this can damage latex.
After washing the garment in soap water, rinse it thoroughly and hang it to air dry. Let the latex dry for at least two days so it is completely dry. It’s a good idea to turn the garment inside out during the drying so there is no trapped moisture inside the garment.
With transparent and lighter colour latex, there can appear some white spots after washing. These will disappear when the latex is completely dry.
When the garment is dry you can use talcum powder to prevent latex sticking to itself.
Store your latex in room temperature and in a dark and dry place. If the garment has metal parts, cover these with tissue paper before folding the latex so there is no contact between the metal parts and latex. It is also good practice to store darker and lighter items separately so there is no possible colour transfer from darker items.
Do not store heavy items like catsuits on a hanger. In longer storage this will cause the latex stretch, especially from the shoulders and ruin your garment.
Do not store you latex in direct sunlight. The UV rays will deteriorate latex in the long run or cause fading of colours.