1. EXTERNAL CLEANING
What you need:
- Sponges and hand towels
- Paper towels
- Antibacterial soap
- Baby oil
- Baby powder
- Microfiber towel
How frequently you clean the outside of your doll is up to you and depends on how dirty it gets. When it comes to time to clean, treat the doll the way you would treat your own skin (as a general rule, what’s good for your skin is also good for a doll, and what’s bad for your skin is also bad for a doll).
The first step is to give the doll a bath with hot soap and water. We have found that the most effective way to do this is to place the doll on a table or other flat surface and give it a sponge bath. You can use a soft sponge, hand towel or other non-abrasive personal care item – whatever works best for you. Just place the doll on the table, scrub it from head to toe, then flip it over and scrub the other side. When you’re done, rinse her off and wipe her down with a clean towel.
Some customers ask if they can bathe their doll in the bathtub or shower. We advise against this for a couple reasons. First, the head should never be submerged. Second, water can penetrate inside the body through the neck area (where the head attaches) and potentially get inside the skeleton. Either situation could result in mildew, rust, etc. and should be avoided.
Sometimes, you will get grease stains or oily stains that do not come off with just soap and water. For this you need a paper towel and some BABY OIL. Just squirt the baby oil on the paper towel and wipe off the stain. Easy. Periodically, you should also give the doll a complete baby oil treatment from head to toe, just to keep the TPE material soft and supple.
Over time, and especially after a baby oil treatment, the skin will get tacky and sticky. This is normal. The way to treat this is with BABY POWDER. Just sprinkle the baby powder over the area that you want to treat and then wipe it off with a very soft MICROFIBER TOWEL. The skin will be as smooth as the day you bought it.
2. INTERNAL CLEANING
What you need:
- Sponges and hand towels
- Paper towels
- Antibacterial soap
- 12″ locking medical forceps
You should clean the doll internally after each use, especially if you do not use a condom or cum inside the doll.
The most effective way to do this is to place the doll on a table or other flat surface. Take a sponge that you have cut to fit the doll’s pussy, ass or mouth and clamp it inside a pair of 12″ LOCKING MEDICAL FORCEPS. Clamp the sponge inside the forceps, thoroughly saturate the sponge with hot soap and water, and scrub the entire hole from back to front. Repeat as often as necessary.
There are other ways to clean the doll internally. For example, most manufacturers include a little “turkey baster” that can be used to flush out the holes. In our experience, it is under-powered and doesn’t do nearly as good a job as scrubbing out thoroughly with a sponge. If you have some type of pressure washer with more power than just squeezing a turkey baster, that would work well but be careful not to make the water pressure so high that it damages the soft material.
When the doll is clean, rinse the holes out with a fresh sponge and hot water. Then, take a paper towel, ball it up and clamp it in the forceps. Swab each hole until it is dry. I also recommend that after you have dried it this way, take another paper towel and roll it up like a tampon. Stick it back in the hole with the medical forceps and let it sit overnight to soak up any remaining moisture.
It is very important that you not only clean your doll internally, but also dry it internally. Even a clean doll can start to mold or mildew if it is stored away wet.
3. STORAGE
Ideally, when your doll is not in use it should be stored laying flat on its back with legs and arms straight. This will distribute the weight and avoid any kind of permanent deformation. If possible, have something soft underneath the doll. If it is stored for a long period on a hard surface, the ass may flatten and take awhile to return to normal shape. You’ll want to keep the doll out of direct sunlight and away from any moisture, but other than that you’re good to go.
There are a variety of options for a storage container, depending on the size of your doll. Obviously, a larger doll will be more difficult to store.
4. THINGS TO AVOID
Remember that TPE is a soft and absorbent material. Keep it clean and treat it gently – use common sense. Having said that, here are a few common things to avoid:
- NEVER PUT THE DOLL ON THE FLOOR, especially carpet. Unless your floor is as clean as your bed, the doll will be instantly covered in dirt, lint, hair and whatever else is on your floor. Gross. You’ll be cleaning her from head to toe with baby oil, for sure. We strongly recommend that you keep the doll either in your bed or in a storage container, that’s it.
- DARK ITEMS WILL STAIN THE DOLL. Remember that TPE is absorbent. Any dark item in prolonged contact with the doll will leave a stain that likely will never come out. For example, I have seen customers stain the doll by doing the following:
- Dressing the doll up in black leather or vinyl clothes and leaving them on overnight.
- Sitting the doll on a dark chair.
- Laying the doll on top of a magazine.
We recommend that if you dress the doll you should use lightly-colored cotton materials. If you use darker materials then do not store the doll with the clothes on, take them off after you are done.
- BE CAREFUL WITH THE FACE AND HANDS. The face has delicate features like eyelashes and makeup, so treat it with care and it will look better, longer. The hands and wrists are not meant to support weight and they can also get twisted easily when changing doll positions. Whenever you change positions, be mindful of the hands – move them out of the way and be careful not to trap them under the doll because if they get twisted far enough then the wrist can pop out of the socket or wires can poke through the fingers.
We want all of our customers to enjoy their dolls for as long as possible, so please protect your investment!