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The doll care basics in this issue involve dolls and sun exposure.
Never display your dolls in direct sunlight. The rays from the sun will
cause eventual fading of your dolls, their clothing, and possibly their eyes.
This writer has three early 1990s, authentic, Lee Middleton dolls whose brown eyes have turned a
violet color! Amanda Springtime (pictured below) originally had brown eyes. The eye color change may have been caused
by either indirect sun exposure, the brand of eyes
used on Lee Middleton dolls the year of their manufacture, or a combination of the two probable causes. Because the sun is highly suspect as the main culprit, we suggest that all collectors limit their dolls' exposure to the sun.
The sun, however, can help to remove ink stains from vinyl dolls. Cover the ink stain with a thin application of Oxy-10
(or other 10% benzoyl peroxide-containing acne medication). Place the stained area of the doll in indirect sunlight,
for example, on a window sill, for at least a week. The sun will
boost the Oxy-10's bleaching power and the ink
stain will gradually fade away! The Oxy-10 and indirect-sunlight exposure technique for ink removal may require more than
seven days, depending on the length of time the
stain has been on the vinyl. However, seven days
usually does the trick.
Watch for additional doll care basics in the next issue of Black Doll-E-Zine. If you have doll care basics that you would like to share with our readers, please let us know. If your tip is included in a future issue of Black Doll-E-Zine, you will be given credit for your contribution.
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