Silicone VS TPE

TPE is a new type of silicone, a new type of polymer material. It is very soft! It has been tested to have no poison to the human body and the environment. The skin has purely natural gloss effect and smooth touch feeling. It feels supple and flexible. It is also called the virtual skin.

Silicone is colorless or skin color oily liquid. It becomes elastic material after vulcanization. The chemical composition and physical structure of the silicon make it possess its own distinctive characteristics which cannot be replaced by many other similar materials. Silicon owns the followed properties: hard material, good thermal stability, stable chemical properties, high mechanical strength and softness.

Below we will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of TPE doll and silicone doll from several aspects

Silicone and TPE are both common materials in solid dolls. Silicone is the most common type of material in the earlier age because it has been used in other adult products for many years. Undoubtedly, silicone feels good but with high cost and it is easier to break and excrete oil. Some old branded manufacturers are still using silicone material. TPE material is only popular in recent years with similar feel as silicone. What’s more, the anti-tear and anti-oil effect is better than silicone. More and more manufacturers of dolls prefer using TPE material.