Silicone babies are my absolute favorite. I love not only how realistic they look, but how realistic they feel. My silicone babies are the first ones that I go to whether I just want baby snuggles or if I'm having a hard time. Silicones are definitely more fragile than vinyl babies, but even though they're fragile, you can still have a lot of fun with them. You just have to take care of them just as you would a real baby, gently and carefully. Some say to only change them once a week, but I have learned I can change them more often. I just have to make sure that I powder them.
I don't use just any kind of powder, like baby powder. You don't want to use that on your silicone babies. I use Silicone Velvet, which is my favorite to use. I get my Silicone Velvet here. Another product to use is called Just Matte from D3 Creation, you can find that here. I personally have not used Just Matte. Silicone Velvet comes from the UK and Just Matte comes from the US. I will be trying Just Matte next so I can review it for you here. Then I can tell you which one I like better.
Just like a real baby, I will give them a bath to make sure all the dust comes off. Typically I won't use any cleanser on their skin, but if I want to, I use a very gentle soap or body wash. I personally use Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser. That's something I use on my own skin (I have very sensitive skin) and it's extremely gentle on the silicone babies. I maybe bathe them in the bath once a month, possibly twice a month. I will still powder them more frequently if I'm changing them more often. When you bathe them, you don't want to use a washcloth on their body. That could actually damage the paint. Instead, I get a plastic cup and fill that with water to rinse the cleanser/soap off. I have a baby towel for them that I wrap them up in. I let them dry fully before I matte them. Sometimes it takes a couple of hours for them to try. You want to let them dry on their own and not rub the towel on them.
If I notice they are feeling a little sticky, that's when I will either bath and powder, or just powder them. I have a powder makeup brush, it might be a blush brush that I use to put the silicone powder on with. I then brush it off fully, which leaves them feeling so soft, just like real baby skin. Most of my silicone babies were made with marshmallow silicone, which is the softest there is and my others were just made with a soft blend silicone. Still soft, just not as soft as the marshmallow kind.
When I put their clothes on, I make sure that I don't choose anything that is too tight. I don't want to risk tearing the silicone at all. I will open the sleeves a bit wider when I put them on. You can also put plastic sandwich size bags over their hands, which will help the clothes go on easier and help prevent damaging the hands. I have also used baby mittens to do the same thing, but the plastic bags work better.
If your silicone baby is rooted, you have to be even more careful with him/her. Unlike vinyl, the hair on a silicone can't be glued in. It is rooted deeply, but you still have to use caution when putting clothes over their heads. Many recommend using a shower cap or even plastic wrap to protect the hair. I have done that a few times, but I tend to be extremely careful and make sure I pull the top wider when I put it on, just to avoid the hair.
At the end of the day, I still prefer my silicone babies over vinyl babies. In fact, I actually had sold all of my vinyl babies (newborn size babies, not toddlers). I have two vinyl babies coming to me next year, so it will be interesting to see what I think of them.
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