The Dangers of Benzoyl Peroxide *WARNING!*

[MustBeJewel]

PSA time!

Did you know that you can permanently damage your pony AND the ponies in contact with it by using Benzoyl Peroxide?

Learn more about this phenomenon that many years ago was touted as a cure-all for permanent marks on ponies,
and why you should NEVER use it:

The Dangers of Benzoyl Peroxide *WARNING!*

The Dangers of Benzoyl Peroxide Acne creams containing benzoyl peroxide were touted as a cure for permanent marks on ponies for years, until the evidence began to show over time. Sometimes, years will pass before this irreversible and permanent damage even begins to show. There are tragic...

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[Viamar]

I'll keep this in mind thank you

 

[Einhornbaby]

Oh no..... The Nightlight in the pictures is mine and so is Baby Lickety Split. Still have them both. *sighs* Pony pals, really dont use this stuff on ponies. Or any other type of bleach, it makes them brittle.

 

[peepersponies]

Does anybody know if benzoyl peroxide has the same effects on other types of plastic? Or even the vinyl of other toys like doll heads? I know a lot of people in doll communities still use it, and I'm wondering if that's safe or not.

 

[m0nsterpaint]

Does anybody know if benzoyl peroxide has the same effects on other types of plastic? Or even the vinyl of other toys like doll heads? I know a lot of people in doll communities still use it, and I'm wondering if that's safe or not.

it affects vinyls that have unnatural colors, so pinks, blues, greens etc because of the dyes used for it. skintone colored vinyls i think are generally safe, but i wouldn't try testing it out. the long lasting effects are not worth the risk

 

[squibbletts]

Does anybody know if benzoyl peroxide has the same effects on other types of plastic? Or even the vinyl of other toys like doll heads? I know a lot of people in doll communities still use it, and I'm wondering if that's safe or not.

I've heard stories of bleaching in the LPS community. Not sure what exact type of plastic they're made of unfortunately, but it's harder than G1s, closer in squishiness to G3s; possible to squish on some older ones, but newer/less worn ones are pretty hard. Not sure how much any of that helps lol
Doing a quick search, it seems like the Monster High (and probably Ever After High by extension) communities have similar issues with benzoyl perodixe, so any vinyl dolls/toys are probably a no-go.

 

[minticat]

so i've read the book that discusses at length benzoyl peroxide for use in vinyl dolls - "The Definitive Book on the Care and Preservation of Vinyl Dolls and Action Figures" by Nicholas Hill. this book is cited on the pony preservation project and came out in the late 90s, so i'd assume what happened was doll collectors got ahold of this book and pony collectors tried out the methods inside to varying degrees of success. i can't go and check it, since i had to get it from interlibrary loan, but as memory serves the benzoyl peroxide was only used on light skintone colored plastics that hadn't been colored with any type of dye; and it's advised not to use it on dolls with a darker skintone, or on painted areas and clothes. from what i've read on doll forums and reddit the method continues to be used without any evident problems on light toned dolls, at least as of now, so it's probably ok for use on the dolls that are known to not have any adverse reactions. if you can't find any info on whether benzoyl is safe for your particular doll though, i wouldn't risk it.