Reborn Dolls - What Exactly Are They?

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Article Title: Reborn Dolls - What Exactly Are They?
Author: Jay Villaverde
Category: Collecting
Word Count: 590
Keywords: reborn dolls,reborn babies,doll collecting,dolls,collectibles
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The life-like dolls known as reborn dolls have created a lot of buzz, both of raving and rants. It has emerged into a controversy without any intention. From the term, reborn, it clearly involves the process of removing out the parts and the paint of the dolls, then painting them again in a manner that will achieve a look that is realistic.

Some few years back, sculptors began to make new dolls that does comes with taken apart dolls or vinyl kits were made available so that taking apart a doll's body would not be necessary anymore.

The process of making these dolls start with vinyl doll parts and plastic eyeballs. The dolls were used to be painted with a wash of color purple to make the skin's undertone look real-like, but it tended to make a doll look bruised. When applying paint on the outside body of a doll uses varying techniques to make the doll's skin look translucent.

Then it comes to an even more delicate process of adding effects that would create an effect of baby-like veins, blotches and spots of milk is used. The hair and lashes are made through tools catered for rooting and needles for felting. It is then baked to seal.

The human hair or very thin mohair is applied per strand and, would you believe, it would take up more than 30 hours to complete the hair for a head of one doll alone. The original body of the doll made of vinyl is then exchanged for a weighted body stuffed soft. Magnets may also be placed inside to help attach a pacifier or ribbon for the hair.

There has been an amazing rise in number of these reborn dolls being collected all over the world by many women and some men alike. They can find hundreds of these dolls being sold online through sites like eBay. It was found out that a number of these collectors are women who treat these dolls like a live baby.

It was considered in studies that cuddling a baby, whether real or not, releases hormones that cause an overwhelming motherly feeling of affection and fondness contributing to a fulfilling effect on one's whole being.

There have been some qualms with some concerned citizens. Some even went to the extent of calling these dolls down-right creepy. There was even one incident when a reborn baby doll was left inside a car and was mistaken for a real baby. And the police who responded to the call then broke the car's windows only to realize later that it was indeed a doll.

There has been some finger pointing concerning the unspoken injustice when it came to the public's attention that some of reborn babies were replicas of children who unfortunately died due to some circumstances or these babies are made for people who want to feel what having a baby feels like.

To the "parents" of these baby replicas, there's nothing wrong. The depression that may have led to the ownership of such dolls only tells us that it is innate human affection and interaction that prevails. It is such a heart-warming gesture of having, at least, the feeling of a baby in their arms.

So although collected for various personal reasons, there's no denying that reborn dolls are the most lifelike dolls of are time and chances are they will only become more "real" as techniques and supplies improve.

If you're looking for the latest information and great deals on reborn dolls, then a visit to http://www.reborndollhouse.com is a must. From lifelike dolls to accessories, we're your home for all things reborn.
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