If a cigar smoke smell is present soak the dolls and clothing for an additional 10 minutes.
Get rid of old vinyl smel lon dolls.
Run the water through any hair present on the doll s heads.
Then let the dolls air dry on a rag or towel.
Cleaning the doll really good and airing it outside for awhile will sometimes work.
This can be a tricky.
Baby wipe your doll.
The odor should dissipate.
Let stand for at least 10 minutes.
Frequently the first indication of hpd is a smell of vinegar or acetone a lingering unpleasant smell.
It depends on what is causing the smell and what type of material the doll is made.
First wash the doll s vinyl thoroughly then wash the doll s hair.
These dolls can look like an unsightly mess with a nose wrinkling odor.
High humidity also plays its part.
Agitate the water before removing the dolls.
Next rinse the dolls in cold water.
If the doll has just a light smattering of grime and looks a tad grungy you can wipe down its skin with baby wipes.
The kits came with that distinctive smell i m very se.
Other types of dolls made of porous materials may smell but be more difficult to wash such as dolls made from wicker or dried corn husks.
Many agree that poor storage conditions are to blame such as storing the doll in a damp loft warm moist conditions or wrapped in a plastic bag.
I had to deodorize my mini dollfie dream mdd2 body that i bought second hand because it stinks of cigarette smoke.
This may be enough to do the trick.
You can find old hard plastic dolls at yard sales and flea markets for relatively cheaply.
You can buy a product like lysol fabreeze or others to spray on them to speed up the process.
Try airing her away from other dolls for a while.
I purchased some reborn kits on ebay from a seller that disclosed that there was a smoker in the home.
After a little research i found out that this doll the head at least is vinyl so she can t get hard plastic disease there.
The oil allows dirt and debris to stick to the doll s vinyl skin.
Do not use bleach.
Usually hard plastic has no smell or just a very faint odor.
These fragile dolls probably can t be washed so try a product specially designed for removing must smells from things that can t be washed such as odorxit clo2 a spray often used for deodorizing the pages.
All of us humans leave behind traces of our own sweat and oil when we play with a doll for any length of time.
This is a follow up to my box opening video for illyasviel von einzbern.
If she is second hand the vinyl may have absorbed the odors of other dolls she was stored with that did have hard plastic disease.
If the doll s cloth body seems to have absorbed the odor if it s minor you can use the air it out or absorb it techniques below.
This is my preferred method for dealing with odors.