Benzoyl peroxide

[Cactusflower]

This is something that has been troubling me for some time. In addition to collecting ponies, I collect a number of other toy types.

The use of zit cream (benzoyl peroxide) comes up frequently as a solution for marks on Barbies and Cabbage patch. I’ve seen what happens when this crap is used on ponies, but I have yet to read about any Barbies or CPK that were ruined using benzoyl peroxide. Why? I don’t get why it would damage some types of plastic and not others.

 

[AzaleaArt]

This is something that has been troubling me for some time. In addition to collecting ponies, I collect a number of other toy types.

The use of zit cream (benzoyl peroxide) comes up frequently as a solution for marks on Barbies and Cabbage patch. I’ve seen what happens when this crap is used on ponies, but I have yet to read about any Barbies or CPK that were ruined using benzoyl peroxide. Why? I don’t get why it would damage some types of plastic and not others.

I know that it works on monster high doll heads (I didn’t do it myself but my friend did and had no problems) so it’s weird that on pony’s it would be so bad

 

[Skybreeze]

It happens over time, so those who are using on porous materials will find over the years it will ruin their toys just as they did our ponies. Acne cream continues to dig down into pores to remove blemishes and pigmentation, which is why it does initially work on toy to fade out an undesirable spot. BUT because vinyl doesn’t have the healing properties our skin does it continues to react in the vinyl and bleaching the toy and why it can leech on to a toy next to it.

Original CPK are made of a different material than MLP as is Barbie (Mattel dolls) BUT they’re also known to discolour on their own. Like it’s really difficult to find vintage Barbies (also LLL) with pretty legs and not all splotchy and discoloured.

It is because of this it is not at all recommended in the MLP community and if for some reason benzoyl has been used it should always be noted to any new buyers as it not only devalues a pony but the pony will need to be separated.

 

[MustBeJewel]

Just posting this for the sake of our newer members who may not be aware of the effects of benzoyl peroxide on ponies:

My personal advice is NEVER EVER to use benzoyl peroxide or acne cream treatments of any kind on ponies.

Our tutorials section will soon be updated with more details about how to avoid this irreversible damage.

 

[IceCrystal]

Oh dear, poor girls! That Nachtlicht! I've recently seen a Baby Hopscotch on ebay that looked like she was also treated with acne cream, but the seller didn't mention anything.

 

[Cactusflower]

Just posting this for the sake of our newer members who may not be aware of the effects of benzoyl peroxide on ponies:


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My personal advice is NEVER EVER to use benzoyl peroxide or acne cream treatments of any kind on ponies.

Our tutorials section will soon be updated with more details about how to avoid this irreversible damage.

Poor Nightlight! Why don’t people research before they do such things? What a terrible waste.

Thanks Skybreeze for your explanation about the different materials used on Barbie and CPK I still don’t know why people are using it on vintage Barbies. I just wouldn’t risk it at all.

 

[Elfpony]

There’s also a product called Removezit, which is a product for cleaning dolls not a zit cream, but I think the name confuses people, that doll collectors use to remove spots. However, over time it also bleaches out the colour in the vinyl, which is why it also shouldn’t be used on ponies. It’s “safe” to use on many “white skinned” dolls, but I would be cautious about storing dolls and ponies together in case the doll had been treated in the past.
Removezit and benzoyl peroxide remain active in the plastic for years, so if you have a pony with bleached spots like MustBeJewel showed, it would be wise to keep them completely apart from other ponies. This is one case where ponies touching *may* cause the chemical to transfer.
Elf