Rash facts. 1  Rash is not a specific diagnosis. Instead it refers to any sort of skin inflammation and/or discoloration that distorts the skin's normal appearance. 2  Common rashes include eczema, poison ivy, hives, and athlete's foot. 3  Infections that cause rashes may be fungal, bacterial, parasitic, or viral.
Many of us use the term Styrofoam as a reference to most plastic foam packaging. We include foam drinking cups, packaging peanuts and the white material that our appliances, toys and so many other items are packaged in. In fact, most of this is not Styrofoam.
How Are Foamed Polystyrene or Styrofoam Products Made. 1  Foamed polystyrene starts as small spherical beads that contain an expanding agent called hydrocarbon. 2  The polystyrene beads are heated with steam. As the expanding agent boils, the beads soften and expand up to forty times their original size.