TPE Maintenance - Baby Oil Alternative

2Tons_of_Love · Post by **2Tons_of_Love** » Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:29 pm

Since the main ingredient in baby oil is mineral oil, I decided to purchase a gallon of USDA authorized white mineral food grade oil online back in Sept 2020 with my first doll (WM 162E). A standard paint brush from the hardware store works well to even out the application when the body is on the heavy duty metal clothes rack.

Post by **SxDolled** » Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:44 pm

A gallon sounds like a lot of mineral oil! How much have you used so far?

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:39 pm

Wow! 4 litres, that would last me a very long time

2Tons_of_Love · Post by **2Tons_of_Love** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:50 am

SxDolled wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:44 pm
A gallon sounds like a lot of mineral oil! How much have you used so far?

I've only used a third of a gallon so far in the past 4 years. Gallon was all that was available for purchase at the time.

Mr Franz · Post by **Mr Franz** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:57 am

I've had my TPE princess for over 6 years. I'm on my 2nd bottle of baby oil and it's still half full. Don't overdo it.

2Tons_of_Love · Post by **2Tons_of_Love** » Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:11 pm

I apply the mineral oil about every other month. I apply a thin layer by brush. If the oil is fully absorbed on a portion of the body within 15 minutes, I then apply another thin layer of oil to those areas. After that I let the body rest on the metal clothes rack in the neutral factory position for a day, then apply powder.