TPE care-The Newly Wed guide

dangerpowers99 · Post by **dangerpowers99** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 12:11 am

Thanks for the very informative thread! I just got my first TPE doll with a Silicone head. I haven't found a thread addressing if/how you should clean a silicone head. If so, what should be done with a new silicone head before use and also what maintenance routine do you recommend?

dangerpowers99 · Post by **dangerpowers99** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:09 am

This is the unscented antibacterial soap I'm looking at. It does have Aloe Vera, is that ok for TPE? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08L5 ... VJQT&psc=1

Also I was wondering if anyone has used castile soap like Dr. Bronner's to clean TPE dolls? That's the only unscented hand soap I have in stock, but it's not antibacterial as far as I know.

ColColt · Post by **ColColt** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:18 am

Many folks just use Dawn dish washing soap-just a small amount is all that's needed in water.

dangerpowers99 · Post by **dangerpowers99** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:32 am

ColColt wrote:Many folks just use Dawn dish washing soap-just a small amount is all that's needed in water.

Good to know. So the TPE doesn't absorb much of the Dawn scent?

ColColt · Post by **ColColt** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 12:17 pm

I've never smelled it. Keep in mind some areas it's hard to find the old Dawn. All I've seen for the past year is Ultra Dawn. With that you only want a drop or two.

dangerpowers99 · Post by **dangerpowers99** » Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:28 pm

Thanks. I ordered some Dial and a medical antiseptic soap. Heres the link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084BXK5BJ/re ... UTF8&psc=1. Wasn't sure if any of these ingredients pose a problem to tpe/silicone?

Active Ingredient Chloroxylenolo 0.2%...INACTIVE INGREDIENTS....WATER, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SODIUM LAUREN SULFATE. COCAMIDE. MEA. COCAMIDOPROPYL BATAIME PROPYLENE GYGLYCOL, DMDM HYDANTOIN METHYLPARAGEN ACEATE. GLACERIN, .. YELLOW 5, BLUE.1, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CHLORIDE

vals1984 · Post by **vals1984** » Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:59 pm

Hi I have a WM doll with the hollow breast option is it possible for me to still inflate the breast with a needle and syringe.

CF · Post by CF » Fri Mar 05, 2021 2:21 pm

vals1984 wrote:Hi I have a WM doll with the hollow breast option is it possible for me to still inflate the breast with a needle and syringe.

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WakakoOnTheHolo · Post by **WakakoOnTheHolo** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:12 pm

Mike777 wrote:My first post, lol. Stupid question, but
Be sure to remove baby powder first before oiling her body.
How? With water? Just sweep it away with some cloth/brush?

Old thread, yeah but, I’d like to know as well. Since after the 5-6 soap and water wash you want to avoid soap and water too frequently right? So what, we sweep, wipe, or brush off the powder? Like, with a microfiber towel or something?

Mr Franz · Post by **Mr Franz** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:49 pm

Unless the powder was just freshly applied, you'll unlikely be able to just sweep it away. Sometimes a damp cloth is all you need to remove powder/cornstarch, other times soap and water will be needed, occasionally when powder and dirt build up, it'll take baby oil to remove it. That's a process where oil is used to dislodge grime and powder residue and wiped off again without actually letting the oil absorb.

WakakoOnTheHolo · Post by **WakakoOnTheHolo** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:06 pm

I see! That makes sense and I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you for your advice, Mr Franz.

ColColt · Post by **ColColt** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:16 pm

I'm still on the fence about a head to foot wash down upon a new girl arriving. I never did that. I have to wonder just how much old powder/dirt is removed that way. Seems to me, the oil would do a better job of getting it off and just bypass the soap and water.

Mr Franz · Post by **Mr Franz** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:33 pm

True enough, ColColt. Depending on the doll and how much factory crud was left on it, a baby oil clean would no doubt make short work of it. I'd be reluctant to let it soak in though. More a wipe on, wipe off kind of thing, followed by a quick sponge down and powder. Careful around the face with baby oil or you'll hasten the factory makeup's departure, not to mention body color.

I didn't know about oil cleaning when I first got my doll. So I just did the multi-wash ritual. Worked fine though.