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On the topic of acne cream/benzoyl peroxide... I have never used it on a pony unless said pony was white to begin with (and that was just one case). However, I HAVE used “Remove Zit” on non-pony dolls rather extensively: Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, and other vintage dolls that were in severe need of some spot removal. It worked beautifully, but I’m concerned by the talk of the benzoyl peroxide treatments “leeching” or “spreading” to other dolls/ponies/toys.Could someone please explain that to me? How does it happen?
Quote from: Nemesis on May 09, 2018, 05:55:37 PMOn the topic of acne cream/benzoyl peroxide... I have never used it on a pony unless said pony was white to begin with (and that was just one case). However, I HAVE used “Remove Zit” on non-pony dolls rather extensively: Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, and other vintage dolls that were in severe need of some spot removal. It worked beautifully, but I’m concerned by the talk of the benzoyl peroxide treatments “leeching” or “spreading” to other dolls/ponies/toys.Could someone please explain that to me? How does it happen? if i remember right ,it continues to work on the one that it was applied to, so next thing you know that pony you've used it on as a rather large yellow splotch slowly growing and there's no fixing that damage. and it will just continue to leech the plastic and dye out of the toy. I know its an issue with soft vinyl toys like mlp specially colored ponies but it also affect white ponies as well. the going on other toys just make sure the toy that was treated with the removezit/benzoyl peroxide stuff isn't touching another toy/clothing as it could effect them.
Why acne cream is so devastating on ponies remains undetermined, but I wouldn't use an unreliable metric like 'softness' to determine where it's safe or not. Long term damage can take weeks, months, even years to show itself fully. The consensus is acne creams are not safe for any ponies, ever. Even on white ponies they cause yellowing and discolouration eventually.
I would be interested in understanding why benzoyl peroxide seems to work so well for some dolls, but is devastating to others...
Has anyone else noticed that age spots tend to develop particularly (although not exclusively) around glitter symbols? To me this lends credence to the theory that they are just the plastic breaking down in many cases (rather than mold, although it is possible that some spots are due to mold). I wonder if something in the glitter or the glue is a chemical catalyst for a breakdown in the plastic structure, and/or or the formation of compounds that cause a brown stain.