How often do you talc?

ArcanePath · Post by **ArcanePath** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:09 am

With my new silicone IT doll Maria, I'm finding it needs talc every 5 minutes. I would talc my old TPE doll and it would be good for months. The silicon seems to be constantly tacky to the touch. You can't run your fingers over it without it feeling like rubber. talc it and it's good for maybe an hour, then it goes tacky again. And putting a head on with implanted hair is a nightmare when that hair sticks to the skin. It pulls it out in clumps. I'm finding hair all over her every time I handle her. At this rate she will be bald by the end of the year.

Does anyone have any tips? Is this just while it is new and it settles after a while? I wasn't prepared for this level of maintenance!

Pussy69 · Post by **Pussy69** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:18 am

Might be time for a full body wash if its been awhile. I haven't washed my IT gal since fall shes been standing most of the winter fully clothed. Despite that she is abit tacky to the touch - cold air could also have that affect on the skin.

Davey2469 · Post by **Davey2469** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:46 am

ArcanePath wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:09 am With my new silicone IT doll Maria, I'm finding it needs talc every 5 minutes. I would talc my old TPE doll and it would be good for months. The silicon seems to be constantly tacky to the touch. You can't run your fingers over it without it feeling like rubber. talc it and it's good for maybe an hour, then it goes tacky again. And putting a head on with implanted hair is a nightmare when that hair sticks to the skin. It pulls it out in clumps. I'm finding hair all over her every time I handle her. At this rate she will be bald by the end of the year.

Does anyone have any tips? Is this just while it is new and it settles after a while? I wasn't prepared for this level of maintenance!

Agree with Pussy69, needs a wash, usually takes at least 2 the 1st week.

DG · Post by DG » Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:34 am

I only talc as needed. The powder does not stick to the silicone like it does TPE, so sometimes they need it more frequently.

FastEddie68 · Post by **FastEddie68** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:36 am

Any time they feel we bit sticky.

ArcanePath · Post by **ArcanePath** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:17 am

Davey2469 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:46 am
ArcanePath wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:09 am With my new silicone IT doll Maria, I'm finding it needs talc every 5 minutes. I would talc my old TPE doll and it would be good for months. The silicon seems to be constantly tacky to the touch. You can't run your fingers over it without it feeling like rubber. talc it and it's good for maybe an hour, then it goes tacky again. And putting a head on with implanted hair is a nightmare when that hair sticks to the skin. It pulls it out in clumps. I'm finding hair all over her every time I handle her. At this rate she will be bald by the end of the year.

Does anyone have any tips? Is this just while it is new and it settles after a while? I wasn't prepared for this level of maintenance!
Agree with ArcanePath, needs a wash, usually takes at least 2 the 1st week.

I've only owned her a few weeks. I've put half a bottle of talc on so far. I haven't washed at all yet. Perhaps I need to wash the oils off her skin first. She's just so damn heavy though, Getting her into the shower is going to be difficult

ArcanePath · Post by **ArcanePath** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:19 am

Pussy69 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:18 am Might be time for a full body wash if its been awhile. I haven't washed my IT gal since fall shes been standing most of the winter fully clothed. Despite that she is abit tacky to the touch - cold air could also have that affect on the skin.

Yeah, I never washed it. Only had 3 weeks so far. Maybe the oils should be washed off before talcking. I think I heard somewhere that they emit more oil when new and need cleaning when you get it. Perhaps I should do it

Pussy69 · Post by **Pussy69** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:04 pm

ArcanePath wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:19 am
Pussy69 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:18 am Might be time for a full body wash if its been awhile. I haven't washed my IT gal since fall shes been standing most of the winter fully clothed. Despite that she is abit tacky to the touch - cold air could also have that affect on the skin.
Yeah, I never washed it. Only had 3 weeks so far. Maybe the oils should be washed off before talcking. I think I heard somewhere that they emit more oil when new and need cleaning when you get it. Perhaps I should do it

Yeah plus she was in the box for a while before arriving, so she is due for washing. The 1st thing I noticed when my girl arrived was how tacky the heads were causing them to be hair magnets.

ArcanePath · Post by **ArcanePath** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:37 pm

Tell me about it, lol. No matter how much you comb to one side it just sticks to her face even more.

just a guy · Post by **just a guy** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:46 pm

After about every third time showring silicone and TPE start to feels sticky. After every showering is not necessary

Post by **SxDolled** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:21 pm

I agree with Pussy69, seems like it's time for a good full body wash. Just be careful of getting wet any exposed metal (such as bolted standing feet). You can Talc to help dry her, but you really only need to whenever she gets sticky

ArcanePath · Post by **ArcanePath** » Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:57 am

Well whenever I lean her against something like a window (I'm making garments for her at the moment) she leaves a residue that needs wiping off, so I'm betting you are right.
The question is how to wash her now. I know warm soapy water, but do I just use a flannel and towel or try positioning her over the bathtub to rinse her off?

tek27 · Post by **tek27** » Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:40 pm

How do you wash implanted hair?

ArcanePath · Post by **ArcanePath** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:56 am

tek27 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:40 pm How do you wash implanted hair?

Good question. I tried putting the head in the bathtub and wetting it and combing it to get tangles out from the bottom working up, but big clumps just started coming out. It's as if the implanted hair is just pushed in and has no glue or anything to keep it in place. The slightest tug or it sticking to her skin just pulls it out. I've abandoned even combing it now for fear of alopecia.