First Attept Cleaning Doll...Help Needed

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After seeing me clean my pony collection, my mother asked me to clean her favorite doll from her childhood. It's a Furga doll that she received for her 10th Christmas! It's face and hands were horribly stained with mold (almost completely a weird dark green). It isn't completely gone, but she's pretty happy with how the doll's flesh looks now!

The problem is the eyelashes! One eye still looks pristine, but the other...well, doesn't. Does anyone here have any experience fixing doll eyelashes?
If possible, I'd rather not completely reroot the eyelashes. These are beddy-bye eyes that still work. The mold/rust hasn't affected them yet.

Here is a photo of the doll's face.

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Sorry I didn't think to take any photos of before I started working on her.
I'll keep y'all posted with how the rest of her cleanup goes if you're interested.
 
I'm not familiar with these dolls, but this video suggests that they respond similarly to the same treatments barbies and other vinyl dolls do. They do recommend acne cream. It is no longer recommended for ponies, but ymmv on dolls. I'm not sure I'd take the risk. If you have a tumblr I would suggest asking in the dollblr tags for help.

 
Thank you for the video and info on the tumblr group. I don't have an account, but I can make one! This doll is really special to my mother. I don't want to mess her up in an attempt to fix her. :eek:
 
Thank you for the video and info on the tumblr group. I don't have an account, but I can make one! This doll is really special to my mother. I don't want to mess her up in an attempt to fix her. :eek:
Definitely get a 2nd opinion, my knowledge doesn't really go beyond fashion dolls. If she has sat this long a little while longer won't hurt anything.

The dollblr community is really nice! Tumblr is a blogging site, but it's really easy to connect with others through the hashtags. So make sure you tag when you post!
 
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