Or your daughter/niece/daughter of a friend hands you her best friend while she goes outside and you want to stick a quarantine sign on it?
Maybe even send it to a detoxification lab for research.
Fear not, there is an easy solution to cleaning a plastic doll without running to the store or buying expensive cleaning kits.
Supplies:
- Baking Soda
- Cotton Swabs (I prefer these, but a brush, cotton balls or soft rags work too)
- Soft Cotton Cleaning Rags
- A Container to put the Baking Soda in
- A Container to put Water in
- A Clean Space
- Patience
- A Plastic Doll (preferably dirty)
Steps:
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| You should probably get a new cotton swab when it looks like this. |
Step 2: Dip a wet cotton swab into the baking soda and scrub the area. Change the cotton swabs when necessary.
Step 3: When the area looks fairly clean, wipe the area with a dampened rag or cotton swab. It doesn't matter what you use as long as you're wiping off the baking soda.
Step 4: Dry the area with a clean, dry rag.
Step 5: Repeat as necessary.
Tips:
- Best used for 18 inch dolls, Barbie dolls, baby dolls, and anything plastic. You get the idea.
- DO NOT submerge the doll in water unless it is made for that sort of thing.
- Be careful when cleaning around the doll's eyes, especially if the eyes open and close. Too much water can damage the mechanism inside.
- After drying the doll, you might feel baking soda still clinging to the doll's face or hair. Wipe it away with the clean drying cloth as best as possible.
- Keep the doll out after the washing to let it dry if it's a little damp.
- Marker and other stains MAY come out through perseverance and multiple washings
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| My doll, Amy, after a complete scrubbing |
PS. I am not a doll expert; I take no responsibility for anything that happens if someone follows these steps.
