Hello doll lovers!! I had time to do one more restoration a week or so ago, so I decided to work on this girl. She is also a part of the estate sale sad doll lot and was only $1. She is a straight leg titan red haired skipper with the side glancing eyes. She was like all the other dolls smelly and dirty. I cleaned her the same way I cleaned the other dolls (instructions will be at the bottom of the post). I washed her hair and body twice, almost all of the marks came off her body. I put conditioner on her hair for about 30 min, it came out very shiny and soft. I do not have any skipper clothes so she had to be put back into the outfit I found her in, I know this is a penny brite dress but it's all I have right now. I did clean it as well so she could have a clean outfit. I did have a pair of vintage skipper shoes for her. She turned out so good, I love her too and she will be staying with me just like all the other dolls.... One of these days I will quit restoring these older dolls and get back to selling some!
(If you are wondering how I clean my dolls I use dish soap first then do a wash with some baking soda, I use a tooth brush for both of these steps. I clean their hair with dish soap too and use conditioner that I let set for about 10 min then comb through. For really damaged hair I use a boil wash, which is just some boiling water and you dunk their hair in or can let them set for a bit. All of my cleaning tips came from a YouTube channel called "a thousand splendid dolls" I love their channel and she has so many helpful tutorials. This is how I clean all the dolls and ponies I do restorations on.)
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