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The best indication of the condition of the doll is after a bath or shower when all the old powder is washed off and she’s dried fully. Give her a good looking over! You can see areas where the skin gets a little rougher and that’s where babyoil may be appropriate. Yes, you can do a whole body treatment but, as I’ve said before, all my ladies are different and it’s really only my Ashaki, WM168 Nava, that really needs oiling more regularly.
I hope that helps, Hollows.
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Thank you for the reply Hollows!hollows+fentiman wrote:Hi Zendude! I’m guessing from your joining date that you haven’t had your lady for very long. IMO newly acquired dolls don’t need treating with baby oil on the whole body for some time - maybe six months down the line! However, different blends require different treatment regimes. I think the main thing is to keep an eye on what is happening to the ‘skin’. Powdering causes less friction and friction burns (skin bobbling) but it can also dry the skin out. Stretch areas are slightly different and probably do need a little bit of Vaseline every now and again to keep them supple but don’t go overboard with it or, yes, it can get too soft and crumble away at the surface!
The best indication of the condition of the doll is after a bath or shower when all the old powder is washed off and she’s dried fully. Give her a good looking over! You can see areas where the skin gets a little rougher and that’s where babyoil may be appropriate. Yes, you can do a whole body treatment but, as I’ve said before, all my ladies are different and it’s really only my Ashaki, WM168 Nava, that really needs oiling more regularly.
I hope that helps, Hollows.
I've noticed that my doll still leak some oil specially when kneeling on my bed, but the factory smell is starting dissipate so I assumed most of the original blending oil is out, though I could be wrong.
Another reason is that I would like to tune her skin to a more softer state in the future with baby oil treatment as her blend TPE blend feels more firm.
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Using heat that way may be effective but do it slowly. They are bulky items and take a long while to heat through and, of course, they have a metal skeleton which will take a long while to get any heat through the insulating TPE. We’ve just had a very warm July and the girls certainly did feel a lot softer when just a few degrees warmer!
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Cheers, Hollows.
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It has been a very humid, hot summer here in Ontario,Canada.
Yes, the skin is sticky, and like velcro for lint dust,etc. But there is hardly any smell to her at all. Not even faint.
Method to this madness?
Had given her a coconut oil bath in the Spring, and was letting that get washed out. Did not see any ill effect from that, but will stick to mineral oil.
I've given her a mineral oil wipe down, with just a microfiber cloth now. And will give her the corn starch powder.
Finding it is more conservative to use a cloth with mineral oil than just pouring it on and spreading it around.
Too much of a good thing, may not be such a good thing.
If you are going to use the hot air for smoothing out, refreshing an area, use mineral oil when doing that. And do not add any more oils to the area for a while.
Using hot air and mineral oil can make an area soft and sticky, so just let it be for a while, before adding more oil or powder.
This may just make the repair area last much longer.
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I recommend getting a the chrome head stand from RLSD or something similar. I cleanse the head by hand using a warm washcloth. You can run the tap over it, but keep it upright at all times so that no water gets inside via neck/attachment structure. I use the mineral oil more sparingly on the head and face by rubbing it in by hand and taking care not to remove factory eyeliner, etc. Again, apply the renewal powder directly with a makeup sponge after that. This method seems to work pretty well for my Hadleigh, it's quite fun, and it gives you an excellent monthly opportunity to fully inspect your doll.
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Yeah I think I won't actively control the softness of the TPE by using heat just to make her feel softer...because the firm TPE blend made her breast a bit harder to sleep on.
Also, in Mishka's video, he is using heat for repairing, but what if I am fixing finger wires and I am cutting open the palm? Should I be using soldering iron or heat gun to seal up the opening then?
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As for repair, let’s hope you don’t need to do that just yet as that’s a completely different ball game! If you need it, go to the Ask The Docs thread!
Cheers, Hollows.
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