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Thanks very much, so only shower them once a month? Thanks for the tip on the mineral oil, I will get some then.Arthur1960 wrote:Hi, I would be cautious about exposing your tpe gal to water over a prolonged period of time, a brief light shower seems to be ok but due to its porous nature tpe doesn't like over exposure to water. As for the time it takes baby oil to soak in, what I always do is massage in the oil then leave it for around 3 hrs and then apply the powder. Usually the baby oil has soaked in well within that time but I like to be sure.
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Thanks!Arthur1960 wrote:The mineral oil is simply Johnson's baby oil, it's clear and fairly cheap.
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Note that if you apply Vaseline to high stress areas, this can take 2-3 days to absorb - its thick and absorbs quite slowly. You'll want to do this when you can leave your doll alone for a while. Usually, I just do this ad-hoc before I'm going to be out of town for a weekend.
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That's good to know. Thanks. Not sure if I plan to use Vaseline. Since it is petroleum based I wonder if it is harmful to TPE?JunkGuy wrote:2-3 hours is about my wait time for baby oil to absorb enough before powdering as well. It absorbs rather quickly.
Note that if you apply Vaseline to high stress areas, this can take 2-3 days to absorb - its thick and absorbs quite slowly. You'll want to do this when you can leave your doll alone for a while. Usually, I just do this ad-hoc before I'm going to be out of town for a weekend.
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Thanks for the advise I will look into getting some. I will probably only use after a shower once a month.Arthur1960 wrote:Vaseline is recommended for use in the care for your tpe gal, if you check the latest care threads you will see how it's recommended to be used. I've been smearing a little onto the groin area of my gals maybe a couple of times a month to keep the tpe supple there. Basically any area of tpe that will be stressed, such as groin, elbows, knees etc needs to be kept supple, if not cracks will eventually appear. I didn't do this for the first 3 months of having my first doll and I also sat her in a bath of water (which is not recommended for tpe) I could see the beginnings of a weakening of the tpe on both sides of the groin so after I did some more research I began to use Vaseline and baby oil and thankfully it didn't get any worse and that was nearly a year ago. I have an OR156H that has had a thin smear of Vaseline on her groin a couple of times a month from day one and it looks as smooth as when she first arrived which was back in January this year, so you can draw your own conclusions there. Equally you do have to be careful not to apply too much Vaseline (or baby oil) too frequently as you then run the risk of making the tpe too soft increasing the risk of it tearing when under stress or weakening it so much the tpe begins to 'crumble' so it's all about getting the right balance.
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- I personally sit her in the bath (2 inches of water) and put a ziplock over the neck ... I wash her with a light anti bacterial soap and rinse her with the shower head. I do that once ever week or two.
- i let her dry in front of a fan for 2-3 hours. Then I powder her.
- Once a month I also put unscented mineral oil(baby oil). And I add vaseline to the crotch, elbows, knees and pit arm. I let her dry all day under the fan.
Her TPE is still splendid.
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