Our very own 'mallow' silicone ...
As many of our customers already know, we pour our babies in our very special super-soft mallow silicone.
The Mallow© silicone is a premium quality platinum silicone but is softer than the usual silicones that are used by other doll artists, it is the same silicone that is used in prosthetics, and we can control how soft it goes from soft, to 'so very soft' that it is almost like a marshmallow to handle which is why we call it 'Mallow'. We vary the softness from baby to baby, the larger the baby the less mallow we add - when it is very soft (40%) it can feel almost spongy which is very difficult to handle with a larger heavier baby. It is also more stretchy when it is softer, so again more difficult to handle in the larger baby although we sometimes embed a 'spine' of firmer silicone in the larger babies so that there is more stability without losing that gorgeous soft feel.
Most of the babies we pour are in super-soft mallow 30%, so they sink into your arms and are lovely and cuddly.
The super-soft silicone, being so squishy, is more likely to have small surface imperfections than a baby cast in the usual Ecoflex 20 or harder silicone, the harder silicone having a rubbery feel to it but may look smoother on the surface. Once painted, the surface of the mallow silicone baby creates the surface wrinkling effect which makes the baby look so very lifelike and so much more movement. When you lay your baby down to sleep, and move her head or arms into a different position, she doesn't 'bounce back' into the original position, like the harder rubbery silicones do.
Our special soft babies may have more small anomalies than one poured in a harder silicone, we feel this makes our babies even more lovable and unique. So if you prefer the 'look' of a perfect rubbery surface then choose a baby poured in standard silicone, if you prefer the 'feel' of a baby that sinks into your arms, then our special squishy 'mallow' silicone is definitely the choice for you!
The Mallow© silicone is a premium quality platinum silicone but is softer than the usual silicones that are used by other doll artists, it is the same silicone that is used in prosthetics, and we can control how soft it goes from soft, to 'so very soft' that it is almost like a marshmallow to handle which is why we call it 'Mallow'. We vary the softness from baby to baby, the larger the baby the less mallow we add - when it is very soft (40%) it can feel almost spongy which is very difficult to handle with a larger heavier baby. It is also more stretchy when it is softer, so again more difficult to handle in the larger baby although we sometimes embed a 'spine' of firmer silicone in the larger babies so that there is more stability without losing that gorgeous soft feel.
Most of the babies we pour are in super-soft mallow 30%, so they sink into your arms and are lovely and cuddly.
The super-soft silicone, being so squishy, is more likely to have small surface imperfections than a baby cast in the usual Ecoflex 20 or harder silicone, the harder silicone having a rubbery feel to it but may look smoother on the surface. Once painted, the surface of the mallow silicone baby creates the surface wrinkling effect which makes the baby look so very lifelike and so much more movement. When you lay your baby down to sleep, and move her head or arms into a different position, she doesn't 'bounce back' into the original position, like the harder rubbery silicones do.
Our special soft babies may have more small anomalies than one poured in a harder silicone, we feel this makes our babies even more lovable and unique. So if you prefer the 'look' of a perfect rubbery surface then choose a baby poured in standard silicone, if you prefer the 'feel' of a baby that sinks into your arms, then our special squishy 'mallow' silicone is definitely the choice for you!