What are the characteristics of TPE and silicone solid dolls?
With the development of the national economy and the advancement of people's concepts, more mature physical dolls in Japan, North America, and Europe have gradually taken root and sprouted on the land of China, blossoming and bearing fruit, and are particularly popular among young people. Imported dolls are expensive, often ranging from 60000 to 70000 RMB. Currently, after being domestically produced, the price has decreased, and the cost-effectiveness has greatly improved. This not only meets the needs of children, but also meets the needs of a large number of photography enthusiastsPreviously, people only knew about inflatable dolls, which had a ferocious appearance, rough materials and craftsmanship, and were disgusting to watch. They often appeared in TV dramas, where the foolish son of a certain landlord held a inflatable doll
Physical dolls are different from low-cost inflatable dolls. Physical dolls are the same height as real people, have a handsome appearance, and a graceful figure. Currently, silicone physical dolls are more popular among the 80s and 90s generations, and with the current level of craftsmanship, they can basically be mistaken for real dolls
Unlike clothing models in shopping malls, physical dolls can be put up with various movements, imitating human movements, being cute, daydreaming, sexy, and so on. Just like us humans rely on bones to support our entire body, physical dolls also have a set of metal bones, usually made of alloy, which are durable and can support dolls to perform various movements. The metal bones are wrapped in sponge muscles, and on the outside, they have baby like silicone skin
The mainstream skin materials for dolls currently include TPE and silicone. The following will introduce them separately
Silicone:
Also known as "platinum catalyzed silicone rubber" or medical grade silicone, it is non-toxic, odorless, temperature resistant, and aging resistant, but expensive. It is generally used for women's chest pads, high-end insoles, and medical supplies. It is an important material part of physical dolls
TPE:
Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) is a material that possesses the high elasticity, strength, and resilience of rubber, as well as the characteristics of injectable processing. It is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and safe, with a wide range of hardness, excellent coloring properties, soft touch, weather resistance, fatigue resistance and temperature resistance, superior processing performance, no need for vulcanization, can be recycled to reduce costs, and can be used for secondary injection molding TPE has excellent elasticity, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. It cannot simulate a full muscle sensation
--Reprinted from the public account: Entity doll combat experience