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+: ''This article is about materials derived from natural latex. For similar petroleum-derived rubber materials, see [[Synthetic rubber]].''
-Note: at some point, we should consider writing a separate article for "synthetic rubber", because the background and risks are extremely different. (In fact, synthetic rubber has significantly fewer risks.) We should also consider changing the title of this article to "natural rubber", creating a disambiguation page at "rubber", and redirecting "latex" here.
-I'm writing this article about "natural rubber" as that's what I'm most familiar with.
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 '''Natural rubber''' is a stretchy, resilient, and waterproof material manufactured from '''latex''', a milky liquid extracted from the rubber tree ''Hevea brasiliensis''.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_rubber</ref>
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 Natural rubber is used extensively in many day-to-day applications due to its unique physical properties. It is also used in the crafting of rubber garments and rubber gear.
-'''Natural rubber''' should not be confused with '''synthetic rubber''', which are artificial materials designed to mimic some or all of the properties of natural rubber. Examples include neoprene and polyisoprene. The risks associated with synthetic rubbers are very different than natural rubber; this article focuses on natural rubber.
+A variety of petroleum-derived materials mimic some or all of the properties of natural latex rubber, including nitrile rubber, butyl rubber, silicone rubber, and neoprene. For information about the risks of these materials, see [[Synthetic rubber]]. The term ''polyisoprene'' generally refers to synthetic rubbers; however, natural rubber is also primarily polyisoprene.
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