Brazil Pony Sticky?

[AusMLP]

Is it normal for the Brazil to go sticky?

All three of my Parasol's are a little sticky, not sure if its cause by the weird weather we are having or if its normal?

[Lady Starflower]

My Twist got sticky, I believe it's plasticizer leaking, I gave her a tooth paste bath and that helped. She's not sticky anymore but might get that way again so I gotta keep an eye on her.

[LadyGuinevere]

I don't recall any of mine ever going sticky

[Ember1]

Same here. I have never experienced that ... Good to know

[zabe77]

Mine wasn't every sticky. I'd say plasticizer leaking like Lady Starflower mentioned. My Glo worms are sticky and I think I have at least one pony who is sticky... but not from Brazil.

[relcelestia]

ya my twist was like that too ^_^

[Lady Starflower]

It's probably just luck of the draw...just how that pony is aging. Or the batch that she was made with. Best thing to do is give her a bath and keep an eye on it. : )

[kitkatvintage]

I have a sticky Brazil Minty & several sticky Mexican ponies. Certain countries' ponies are more likely to have plasticizer break down than others.   All of them were fine a few years ago, but then I stored all of my ponies in ziplock bags inside of plastic storage totes. When I unpacked everything after moving, I found that a few had become sticky.

Every time plasticizer leaching comes up, it is mentioned that ponies need to "breathe" and should not be stored in sealed plastic bags. I think its a combination of environment, type of plastic used, & storage methods that cause this problem. I don't think there's any way to completely cure this problem, but washing the ponies will temporary fix it (or at least make them a little less sticky).

[Sarah-Bee]

I have a sticky Brazil Sprinkles. She also smells a bit like petrol?!?! Up Up and Away is getting a bit of a tacky feel to her too. I asked about this a while ago and the general consensus then was plasticiser.

[AusMLP]

I'll give the three a bath and see how they go. Fingers crossed they don't get worse.

[BerryMouse]

Mine are ALL sticky =(

[Dludnerad]

if you rub a little talc powder into a sticky pony, it will look an feel a lot nicer.