Optimal Temperature and Humidity for TPE storage?

bfg114 · Post by **bfg114** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:55 pm

Hello,

I am curious if anyone can give me some guidelines on the optimal temperature and humidity level to store a TPE sex doll in. I can't seem to find anything definitive online, especially for humidity.

The goal is to extend the life of my doll by storing her in optimal conditions. I am a cigar enthusiast with access to a large humidor which I've modified to fit a sex doll. My idea is to store her in there where I can completely control the environment. I travel quite a bit and I think storing her in there would hopefully keep her in mint condition while I am away for long periods.

Any guidance would be so appreciated by me and my Rosa.

Thanks!

somethingrandom · Post by **somethingrandom** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:40 am

Hello, I don't have a doll yet, so I have no first hand experience, but I have read on these forums that TPE can be a breeding ground for mold and bacteria, so I would imagine you wouldn't want it TOO humid as that would better facilitate mold growth. I imagine too dry would probably make the TPE brittle, or damage it in some other way, but that is just my own logical thinking, I have not read anything about the over dryness of TPE. I don't know what the specific ideal range would be.
GrimReefer has been doing a freeze test on TPE but so far has not reported any change to it, cold doesn't seem to affect it. But it will melt at high temperatures. (I'd be curious to know what would happen to a piece of TPE left on a hot car dash in the summer for a few hours).
Sorry I couldn't be any more helpful, I'm sure some one more knowledgeable than me will be along.

ShadowCat · Post by **ShadowCat** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:42 pm

I would be curious to know the temperature range for TPE as well.

grimreefer24601 · Post by **grimreefer24601** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:08 pm

Cold is not much of an issue. At least normal cold. I'm working on way to get below freezer cold.

Heat is really the problem. Even just sitting in a window a TPE doll can overheat. That can be in a perfectly fine temperature house but a window can cause damage.

skinnygamer · Post by **skinnygamer** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:22 pm

grimreefer24601 wrote:Cold is not much of an issue. At least normal cold. I'm working on way to get below freezer cold.

Heat is really the problem. Even just sitting in a window a TPE doll can overheat. That can be in a perfectly fine temperature house but a window can cause damage.

Good point about the window. I'd assume that direct sunlight would be a concern as well (UV etc.)

Probably not a good idea to powder her up with corn starch then stuff her away somewhere if high humidity is a concern

grimreefer24601 · Post by **grimreefer24601** » Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:38 pm

Don't know that it's a huge concern. Corn starch is food for bacteria. Talc ins't.

Don't think either will amount to much.

ShadowCat · Post by **ShadowCat** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:30 am

grimreefer24601 wrote: Corn starch is food for bacteria. Talc ins't.

That is a really good point. Didn’t think about that, although I plan on using baby powder anyway.

war201987 · Post by **war201987** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:22 pm

(If there are no cold-condensing surfaces and the relative humidity (RH) is maintained below 60 percent indoors, there will not be enough water in those materials for mold to grow. However, if the RH stays above 70 percent indoors for extended periods of time, mold will almost certainly grow.)