Ears, Noses, Scars & Wounds: Tips for Latex Prosthetic Pieces

Pointed elf ears, a crooked witch nose, cruel devil horns or a mean-looking open wound. For live action role players or movies and the theater. For Halloween or your theme party – our latex prosthetic pieces provide you with endless transformations. In just a few steps, you can accomplish realistic results – over and once again!

To look as convincingly realistic as possible, you'll discover answers, tips and tricks for using diverse maskworld latex prosthetic pieces:

• Latex, the cloth:

• How to apply latex prosthetic pieces:

• Putting make-up on latex:

• How to remove latex prosthetic pieces:

• Re-using your latex prosthetic pieces:

• Cleaning your latex prosthetic pieces:

• Storing your latex prosthetic pieces:

• Latex and skin compatibility:

• What are maskworld prosthetic pieces made of?

• What is latex:

Our latex prosthetic pieces are fabricated of loftier quality, 100% latex – a natural product – combined with a natural skin-colored pigment. Latex features extreme elasticity and immovability. Due to these properties, our latex prosthetic pieces maintain their loftier level of wearing condolement and highly realistic advent even when they are used frequently. The edges are fabricated extra sparse, which means maskworld prosthetic pieces have a practically seamless look.

• How to utilize latex prosthetic pieces to your skin:

Beginning, concord the prosthetic slice upwards to your face, to discover the position and angle that gives you the wait you want. Call back where you lot want it! Before applying the prosthetic piece, remove the oil from the skin in the area you plan to utilize it to. Utilise Mastix remover or alcohol-based skin toner to do this. We recommend using Mastix spirit glue (a special resin used by the professionals) to utilize the latex prosthetic slice to your peel.

To do this, apply a brush to use the Mastix to the area of your pare where the edges of the prosthetic piece will go. Use a thin, fifty-fifty coat. For a really house concord, dab the Mastix on with a cotton bud. Permit the Mastix to dry until you tin can pull threads of information technology upwardly with the cotton fiber bud.

Now use your fingertips to press the latex prosthetic slice firmly to the Mastix on your peel. To create an even transition between the latex prosthetic slice and your pare, yous tin curl a brush handle forth the sparse latex edge. With warm, gentle air from the hair drier, y'all can dry the Mastix a bit faster. For larger prosthetic pieces (like our one-half masks), it often helps to apply another coat of spirit gum to the edges. The thin edges must be especially well adhered to make them as invisible every bit possible.

Tips:

– If you want to utilize your latex prosthetic piece to a hairy part of your trunk, it pays to shave thoroughly before gluing. Removing latex from hair can be very painful. Just wait a little before using Mastix on freshly shaved skin, which might be very sensitive.

– When applying prosthetic pieces to the area around your oral cavity (= all noses, snouts and chin prosthetic pieces), keep your mouth slightly open so the latex prosthetic piece volition move with your mouth when you speak later.

Applying latex ears:

First, slip the latex ears over your own ears and find out where to put them to get the look you want. If you need to, apply a smash pair of scissors to trim away some of the inner ear area to make the transition smoother. Apply a thin coat of Mastix spirit gum to your ain ears, especially at the points where the latex ears end.

When the Mastix is almost dry out and forms threads, slip the latex ear over your own ear and firmly press it to the contact points with your fingertips. Employ a cotton bud dipped in Mastix remover or rubbing alcohol to remove any Mastix that may have emerged from beneath the latex border. You can apply brand-upwardly to the transition betwixt your skin and the latex prosthetic piece to go far practically invisible.

Tip: If yous have long hair, y'all can identify a lock of pilus in front of your ear to hide the transition.

Applying a latex nose:

We take not cut out the nostrils of our latex noses – this makes it easier for you to accommodate them to fit optimally. To practise this, cut just enough latex out of the nostril section to allow you to breathe comfortably.

Tip: Start with a small pigsty – y'all can ever cut more away.

So try on your latex nose for size – at kickoff, without the Mastix spirit gum. Remember where the perimeter of the latex prosthetic piece contacts your skin. Now remove the nose, and spread a sparse coat of Mastix on the peel where your latex nose will go. Dab at the Mastix with a cotton bud until it is dry out enough to class threads. At present put the latex nose back on and press information technology lightly to the Mastix. Don't press the edges firmly until y'all are sure that the latex olfactory organ is exactly where you desire information technology to exist.

Use a cotton bud dipped in Mastix remover or rubbing alcohol to remove any Mastix that may have emerged from beneath the latex edge.

Applying latex horns:

We recommend that you lot apply make-up to your latex horns before applying them to your face. Leave the gluing border blank – this will arrive easier to use the horns. You tin use brand-upwardly to the edges later.

Get-go, concord the horns to your caput and call back the position that you lot similar the best. Now spread a thin coat of Mastix spirit mucilage onto the pare where the latex volition contact it. Dab at the Mastix with a cotton bud until it is dry plenty to form threads. At present put one horn after the other in place. Use your fingertips to firmly press it to the Mastix.

Applying open up wounds, scars, slashes, etc.:

Outset, apply the wound, etc. To do this, follow the instructions above for „Applying latex horns.„ These latex prosthetic pieces only scream to look as realistic as possible, so we recommend using our Wound Brand-up. Use the four colors in the kit to match the blood and hobbling mankind of the wound to your own skin in the expanse around the latex prosthetic slice. For more information, see beneath: „What do I have to retrieve when applying make-up to latex prosthetic pieces?"

Tip: Utilise Horror Skin, a liquid latex production, to create seamless transitions betwixt the latex prosthetic piece and your own skin.

– Brand certain that you don't get whatever Horror Pare on your clothes, rug or other textiles, because it will not wash out.

• What do I have to remember when applying brand-up to latex prosthetic pieces?

Make your transformation as realistic as possible by applying brand-up to the edges, your skin effectually them, and the unabridged latex prosthetic slice. You should apply make-up to your latex horns before applying them to your face, and y'all might want to practice the aforementioned with the ears

Tip: Remember to use the make-up from the latex to the skin – this will foreclose the edges from rolling up.

Our make-upward colors are ideal for latex prosthetic pieces and skin. This is because they are oil-based make-up, which tends to stay in place on latex. However, yous can as well use the foundation make-up you have at home for a skin tone. We tin't really recommend using water-based make-upwards, because your skin breathes below the latex prosthetic piece. This could crusade condensation, which would make h2o-based make-up bleed.

Also remember to remove the brand-upwards from your latex prosthetic pieces later y'all take them off. The oils from the brand-up and your skin could start breaking down the latex.

Tip: You can utilise Horror Skin, a liquid latex product, to create seamless transitions between the latex prosthetic piece and your ain skin. Apply make-upwards to information technology too!

• How to remove latex prosthetic pieces from your pare:

If you accept used Mastix spirit gum to use your latex prosthetic slice, just employ Mastix remover or rubbing alcohol to remove it. Utilize a cotton pad or bud to moisten the edges well. You tin can advisedly utilize your fingernail to lift the border enough to put Mastix remover underneath the latex. If this works, employ a cotton bud to rub away the Mastix.

If you tin can't lift the latex border, wait until the Mastix remover has done its piece of work. Every bit presently as the bond is weak enough, carefully pull abroad the latex prosthetic piece. If some Mastix spirit gum is left on your face, remove it with Mastix remover or rubbing alcohol. Use lots of warm water and soap to remove the rest of the make-up from your face.

• Can I reuse my latex prosthetic pieces?

Yes, you tin! Our latex prosthetic pieces were designed with multiple use in mind. These latex prosthetic pieces from maskworld.com are manus crafted, using a method preferred past professional person brand-up artists Latex features extreme elasticity and durability. These properties allow latex prosthetic pieces to be re-used frequently if they are properly cared for (see care instructions below). When Mastix spirit gum or brand-upward is included with your horns, ears, scar or wound, it comes in a container that can be closed. Be certain to close the containers tightly, so the contents does non dry out.

• What is the right way to make clean the latex prosthetic pieces? Practice I have to care for them in a special mode?

It's worth it to treat your latex prosthetic pieces properly – if you do, y'all can use them over and over again. As soon as you have removed your latex prosthetic piece after wearing it, make clean it thoroughly to remove all of the brand-upwards and spirit gum. To do this, use Mastix remover or some rubbing alcohol on the spirit gum, and warm water and lather for the brand-upward. Advisedly dry your latex prosthetic pieces afterwards cleaning.

Earlier storing them, sprinkle some talcum powder on your latex prosthetic pieces (to keep them supple) or spray them with silicone spray (to protect them confronting moisture). This will preserve your horns, ears, wounds, scar, etc. for realistic transformation results – every time.

• How and where should I store my latex prosthetic piece?

We recommend storing your latex prosthetic piece in a nighttime, dry place. Our latex products required protection against frost, wet, extreme heat, and direct sunlight when they are in storage. The packaging they come in is re-usable, and tin can also be used for storage.

• How pare-compatible are the latex prosthetic pieces?

Notes on latex and Mastix spirit glue:
Equally a dominion, our make-up products are highly pare-uniform and comply with the European union Regulation on Cosmetic Products. In rare individual cases, they may cause reddening of the skin, which becomes visible subsequently removal. Do not utilise Mastix spirit gum on skin that has just been shaved, since freshly shaved skin is sensitive and more easily irritated. In case of dubiety or if y'all have sensitive skin, test the Mastix spirit gum and our make-upwards on an inconspicuous part of your torso (your wrist, behind your ear, etc.). Attention: If y'all are allergic to latex, you cannot use our latex prosthetic pieces, since they are all made of 100% latex.

Hither's to your perfect transformation!

Your crew @ maskworld