If you’ve just bought yourself a new TPE (or thermoplastic elastomer, for those who are wondering) doll, you might be starting to think about care.
These dolls are a pretty hefty expense, and you want to keep yours in pristine condition for as long as possible, right? You need to take special care of your new lifelike sex doll if you want to keep it around and working great.
Maintenance is a big factor when it comes to owning a TPE sex doll, but it’s totally worthwhile. Even though the material might be a little bit of a pain to clean, it’s also hypoallergic, incredibly soft and smooth to the touch, lifelike and squishy, and free of any annoying plastic or rubber scents.
If you’re looking for tips on caring for your sex doll and keeping it in great condition, keep reading.
What Makes TPE a Little Bit Difficult?
TPE is a great material for these lifelike sex dolls because of how soft and realistic it is, but it does have a few issues when it comes to cleaning. This just means that you’ll need to take extra care of your new doll, and that can be part of the fun.
The material is a bit more porous than silicone, making it impossible to completely sterilize. That doesn’t mean that you can’t keep it nice and clean, though.
Proper maintenance of your new doll can feel a bit like a ritual experience, and you might even find yourself enjoying the process of caring for something.
There are a few right and wrong ways to go about doll care though, so let’s go through some best practices for the care of your sex doll.
Remember Her Limbs Aren’t Real
This might sound silly, but your sex doll’s limbs, especially fresh out of the box, might not be super flexible at first.
You’re going to need to take care to not be too rough with them and to bend them slowly at first until you know how they move and some of the stiffness has gone away.
This holds true in all areas of interaction with your doll, buyers and potential buyers; you need to be gentle to avoid any rips, tears, or breaks.
Remember, as real as this doll might feel, he or she is still artificial and needs to be cared for like any other valuable item to avoid any breakage or wear and tear.
It’s best to also not leave the limbs of your doll up or open for any significant amount of time. While it’s totally fine during use, afterwards, return your doll to her previous position (or any neutral position). The skin on your doll is delicate and tight over these areas and can split if they’re not handled appropriately.
Whether you’re getting ready to use your doll or working on her cleaning and maintenance, she needs to be handled carefully.
Clean Your Sex Doll Well
There are several ways to partake in the regular cleaning of your doll. Your doll will likely be shipped to you with a special product made for cleaning some of the harder to reach areas, but what about for full baths?
Believe it or not, with TPE, you’ll be treating your doll more like a person than an object when it comes to her bathtime. You’re going to want to avoid any harsh chemicals because they can damage the sensitive and realistic skin of your doll.
What Not to Do
Avoid things like bleach and dish soap. These are too harsh for your doll, and can end up discoloring it or even damaging the material. Similarly, you’ll want to avoid rubbing alcohol.
While conventional wisdom is that rubbing alcohol can be great for getting rid of harmful germs, it’s not good for your doll’s skin. It can break down the material, ruining the doll that you spent so much money on.
You also want to avoid any boiling water. While hot water is perfectly fine for your sex doll, boiling water is too extreme for the doll to handle. Heat, in general, is bad for your doll, so also avoid blow dryers.
And just a heads up; when using lubricant with your doll, avoid oils. Oil-based lubes are significantly harder to clean up, but some of them can even damage your doll.
What to Do Instead
Use a gentle antibacterial soap and warm water with your doll, just like you’d use on yourself. Consider making this a couple’s activity. Just like you, the doll has soft and sensitive skin, and this kind of soap is perfect for taking care of it.
When you wash her hair, a normal shampoo and conditioner are perfectly fine to use on your doll, just as you’d use on yourself. Don’t wash the hair too often, as it’s not real or growing out of a human head. Once it falls out, it’s out.
Avoid submerging your doll for too long. The best bath for one of these dolls is going to be a sponge bath or a spray bath, which will be nice and gentle on the sensitive TPE.
When you dry your doll, you’re going to use cloth in any area that needs special attention, but otherwise, your dolls are perfectly fine to air dry on the outside surface. Remember, you’re avoiding heat with your dolls. Keeping TPE dry is essential to avoid any damage to the material or problems in difficult-to-clean areas, and there are some great tips for keeping a doll dry and safe as well.
Powder Your Doll
You might feel a little strange powdering the doll, but there’s a good reason for it and you’ll get used to the strangeness.
Powdering your doll will keep her nice and dry. TPE, while it feels nice and real like human skin, is also prone to moisture and humidity. This means that if you’re not careful, you could deal with some unfortunate bacterial growth. Powder helps to avoid that problem altogether.
You can use several different kinds of powder; some are made specifically for sex dolls. If that’s not your style, even baby powder from the pharmacy can be used for this purpose, and it can come in neutral scents. Cornstarch is also acceptable, and it’s easier on some people’s bodies.
While this keeps the skin dry, it also keeps it soft and smooth. Think of it like you’re moisturizing your doll, but the opposite. It’s a luxurious process, not a burden.
Oil Your Doll
Oiling your doll can be a lot of fun and it can feel like another part of the luxurious doll caring process. Because you want to avoid moisture, regular oiling can be a great way to protect the skin of the doll. That said, not all oils are equal.
The oil will hydrate the body of the doll without actually getting it wet and putting it at risk for harmful bacteria and mold. Mineral oil is a great choice for this process.
Bonus: it will keep your own skin nice and soft while using it. Oiling each side of the doll separately and allowing it to dry before beginning the other side is the best practice for taking care of your sex doll.
There are some oils that you should avoid using with your doll if you want to keep her in the best condition possible.
Vegetable oil might be surprising, but it’s actually not good for the delicate skin of your realistic sex doll. Despite being good for staving off moisture and mold, it can ruin the realistic feeling of your love doll’s skin by sealing it off. If you value the “real feel” of your doll, avoid using vegetable oil for her rehydration.
Silicone oils are also not good for your doll. This includes lubricants and certain condoms as well. This oil will react poorly with your doll and make her skin dry and cracked, which is not useful for the rehydration process.
Dress Your Doll
It’s best to try to find clothes that aren’t going to bleed their colors into the skin of your realistic sex doll. If you’re unsure, brights and whites are always a safe choice. That said, these dolls are able to wear many clothes made for human women, so you’re able to just go shopping for them.
If your clothes do bleed their colors onto the doll and stain their skin, there are stain removal creams available to help fix the discoloration and keep your doll looking like new. For stubborn stains, baby oil can be rubbed gently against the doll to help remove the color.
Are You Taking Good Care of Your Doll?
Keeping your realistic sex doll maintained is a bit of a process, but it can be fun. You just have to ensure that you keep her clean and dry and dress her in a way that suits her body.
If you haven’t gotten your own sex doll yet, visit our site and place an order. You can get custom or pre-made dolls to suit whatever interests you’ve got. We have plenty of satisfied customers and you can be the next one.
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