Is TPE healthy?
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Is TPE healthy?
does anyone have any information about it?
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Re: Is TPE healthy?
Yes!PrivateUser1 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:48 am I was curious to know if TPE is actually healthy for usage, because of the micro plastics?
does anyone have any information about it?
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Re: Is TPE healthy?
If it was harmful, then there would not be this forum.PrivateUser1 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:48 am I was curious to know if TPE is actually healthy for usage, because of the micro plastics?
does anyone have any information about it?
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Re: Is TPE healthy?
We do know Phthalates are added to TPE to make it more flexible, we would hope in low enough levels to be considered safe.
It is absolutely dangerous if you burn or melt it and for that reason I would not want it in the house in case of a fire.
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In Australia, the Phthalate called DEHP has been banned above a prescribed level due to recent research identifying its negative health impacts.
The US is more complex. Some states have developed their own regulations limiting the use of phthalates in consumer products to protect public health.
The UK MHRA allows DEHP phthalates in medical devices that use PVC tubing, and there is a whole list for the more curious.
skra-snarker is correct though, we have a general idea of what substances are used but certainly not the specifics of each blend
As for fire, a burning foam filled couch, chair or bed going to kill anyone who breathes that stuff
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I doubt the Chinese give a rat shit about the long-term heath consequences of some American dude a million miles away.
I don't even trust the cookies at your local grocery store at this point.
Cheap and mass produced is the name of the game from sex dolls to the shitty lamp you bought at walmart/restoration hardware/wherever
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And what proof is there that ANY manufacturor of TPE is adding Phthalate to make it more flexible?skra-snarker wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 2:04 pm TPE is made from an often undisclosed and varying mix of two different types of plastics: thermoplastic and elastomer, so we don't know.
We do know Phthalates are added to TPE to make it more flexible, we would hope in low enough levels to be considered safe.
It is absolutely dangerous if you burn or melt it and for that reason I would not want it in the house in case of a fire.
Yeah, this is a trick question because Phthalate are softeners in PolyVinylChloride not TPE so you ain't got shit but fear mongering. Saying "We do know.." is the tip-off.
So since the Aibei factory, which makes dolls for 4 or 5 of the big named companies sources TPE from TEXAS, yes, that is the state of Texas in the USA which regulates the use of Phthalates, and sources TPE to the US MEDICAL Industry for use in padding artificial limbs.
So, you got anything to back up your fearsome claim?
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Re: Is TPE healthy?
Phthalate are used in PVC, not TPE.
Recent article in Plastics Today:
"Phthalate-free plasticizer capacity is rising; can TPEs infringe on PVC’s place?"
https://www.plasticstoday.com/phthalate ... pvcs-place
Even the ever-suspect Wikipedia limits Phthalate to PVC.
The CDC? They might know SOMETHING Try them too: https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/Phtha ... Sheet.html
Wait! Maybe the hypersmart will say it's in the mineral oil! NOPE, the fda testing says no. https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetic- ... -cosmetics
Please don't make me go on, just stop spewing disinformation and fear mongering as a service to everyone.
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Re: Is TPE healthy?
TPE may be "safe" but I'll personally stick to silicone and plush dolls.
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Re: Is TPE healthy?
A modern good quality doll shouldn't have that sinus irritating smell, maybe a light floral scent though
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I have owned dolls for about 7 years now. There is always at least one in my bed that I hug tightly and kiss constantly before falling asleep and upon waking.
That's thousands of hours of close contact and zillions of kisses! I haven't noticed any negative effects, on the contrary, I would even say that I am in better physical and mental health than before.
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I was surprised that when Erik arrived a bit over a year ago, his TPE had no odour at all. When his spare head arrived a couple of weeks ago, it had a sweet smell to it. That's the only way I can describe it. But it wasn't an offensive odour.Gaijin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:22 am Granted, the TPE I've encountered has often been on the cheap side, but most of the brands I've handled had strong smells to them. It's enough to bother my sinuses, and put me in a non-sexy mood.
TPE may be "safe" but I'll personally stick to silicone and plush dolls.
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