Flextouch vinyl reacts like real skin to snuggling cuddling and posing.
Difference between silicone and vinyl baby dolls.
Vinyl is what most doll kits are made of.
When it comes to the material being used the body head and limbs are either made out of soft vinyl or silicone or their mix while the torso is usually made of cloth and cotton.
The difference between silicone and vinyl baby dolls is all in the touch.
I like and own 4 silicone vinyl and love them.
Silicone as a material is more costly so this is something that will always have a big impact on the price.
With our gentletouch vinyl baby dolls.
Cost while you might find vinyl reborns that are more expensive than silicone baby dolls this is usually not the case.
According to artists experience silicone baby is more realistic but the material also costs more money.
Here are some of the main differences between silicone and vinyl reborn dolls.
Each vinyl doll that is made from gentletouch vinyl is soft to the touch more resilient than silicone baby dolls and molded from artist s sculpts to be extremely detailed and lifelike.
Silicone to my knowledge is about at least 4 times as expensive if it is a good one.
Flextouch baby dolls are flexible and have fingers and toes that flex like a real baby.
Silicone vinyl has a lot of silicone in the mix.
This gives you an incredibly lifelike feel with the cuddly flexibility of a real baby.
Silicones are all silicone.
These vinyl baby dolls are expertly handcrafted with hand painted features hand applied eyelashes and hand set eyes.
Judging by dollfan and other doll sites some love the silicone and some like the silicone vinyl.
Flextouch vinyl is the closest you can get to silicone baby dolls.
I hope this helps you understand or learn something about these two mediums.
Platinum 20 ecoflex is a common grade for lifelike dolls.
These are just my opinions.
Their squishy and feel like real baby skin and look extreamly real.
Silicone babies that are full body all one piece made from the same slab of silicone can be submerged in water.
Go to different doll talk sites and read what other people have to say.
Silicone is a floppy material the degree of this attribute is determined by the class of silicone the baby is poured in as some silicones are softer and more wiggly.