Latex ni reberi isanzwe ihindagurika, ikomeye kandi iramba, itanga urwego rwo hejuru rwo kurwanya guswera, gutobora no gukuramo. Latex irwanya amazi kimwe n’amavuta ashingiye kuri poroteyine. Latex ntabwo isabwa kubikorwa birimo guhuza amavuta ya hydrocarubone cyangwa ibishishwa.