Masks made of latex are very popular and can be a fantastic finishing touch to an outfit. They are generally made up of latex rubber.
Although some of the masks, a bit more expensive, can be made up of other materials such as silicone rubber or vinyl. They are commonly used as special effects in movies to look completely realistic. Latex rubber offers the mask creator a wonderful medium to express a vast array of different worlds such as beauty, fantasy, ugliness, evil, alien beings and horror. The latex mask is mainly popular for the horror aspect. Using latex, the grotesque aspect can be very well represented. Latex casting rubbers are formulated to be more viscous than latex mold making rubbers. They are mainly used for mask making, costumes and hollow castings.
Form of liquid latex with colorant is also for body paint due to its ease of application and durability. Other body paints tend to smudge against fabric, often leaving dirty and stained clothes. Once the liquid latex has dried on the skin, these issues will not be there.
RD 407 Mask Making Rubber is the industry standard casting rubber used in the manufacture of latex masks, props, gloves and other thin skin latex products. These latexes can be poured into special plaster molds such as those made of Castrate. The liquid latex then sits in the mold for about 30-45 minutes and is poured off. What is left behind is a thin skin of latex rubber. After drying overnight the result is a flexible rubber skin in the form of the mold which can be painted using latex paints. Latex casting rubbers can also be used as a dipping rubber to form successive coats such as on tool handles.
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