HI to all. I am new to the group, but have been battling a latex
allergy for about 8 years now. I am in a rural area, so the hospitals
have been slow to react and don't actually believe the severity of
reactions that latex can cause. I carry my own latex free stuff now.
Thanks for the info on Lycra. I was really starting to wonder because
my allergy is becoming much more severe. Looking forward to talking.-

-- In LANTERN@yahoogroups.com, Ana Palacios <flesteacher@y...> wrote:
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> Hi everyone:
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> I have had such confusion regarding Spandex, elastane, Lycra,
Nylon, etc that I did a little research on lycra/spandex/elastane. I
wanted to share what I found because so many of us have posted
questions about clothing fabric. It seems that LYCRAŽ made by Dupont,
is totally rubber/latex free. However, elastane or spandex may or
may not have rubber. Do the "long timers" agree? I don't know how to
do attachments in Yahoo so I apologize that this is copied text.
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> Q. What is the difference between LYCRAŽ, elastane and spandex?
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> A. Spandex is the US and Canadian generic name for a specific class
of man-made elastic fibers; in the rest of the world spandex is
called elastane. LYCRAŽ is a man made stretch fiber, but not every
stretch fiber or elastane is LYCRAŽ. LYCRAŽ is made only by DuPont,
which constantly monitors quality and performance standards. In order
to be identified as containing LYCRAŽ, a garment must conform to
these standards.
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> Q. Is LYCRAŽ latex free?
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> A. LYCRAŽ fiber manufactured by DuPont does not contain any natural
latex or rubber protein. It was originally developed as a replacement
for rubber. LYCRAŽ fiber has been used in apparel for almost forty
years with no problems of skin irritation or sensitization, even
though fabrics containing the fiber are often worn in close contact
with the skin, such as in swimwear, hosiery, lingerie, diapers and
incontinence products. Whenever we change the composition, we conduct
a test to confirm that the new product is not a skin irritant or
sensitizer. To simulate the conditions that the fiber will encounter
in consumer use, these test are usually carried out using a fabric
containing the LYCRAŽ test fiber in combination with another fiber.
Tests have also been performed on fabric composed of only the LYCRAŽ
fiber. None of our commercial LYCRAŽ products has been found to be a
skin irritant or a sensitizer in those tests.
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> What is LYCRA(R) Spandex?
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> LYCRA(R) is the highest quality of spandex. LYCRA(R) is a Dupont
Registered trademark for its brand of spandex fiber. Only Dupont
makes LYCRA(R).
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