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Latex is a natural ingredient that comes from rubber trees in the form of a milky liquid. There are thousands of species of plants that produce different types of latex, including the Chicle tree that yields the raw material for producing the rubbery material in chewing gum.
Usually, blended latex contains mostly synthetic latex with only a small amount of natural latex. Often retailers selling blended latex foams market it as âmade with 100% natural latexâ, âcontains natural latexâ or â100% latex, natural originâ. Others simply falsely claim it to be â100% natural latexâ.