Heating System

This option adds a heating system to your doll.

How it works

Inside the doll, over the skeleton, a heating strip is stretched. This strip runs along the torso and legs. To activate the option, it needs to be plugged into the mains.

Unlike a silicone doll, which has a frame inside, on a TPE model the strip is stretched over the skeleton itself.

Once plugged in, the doll heats up to human body temperature. Heating usually takes around 4-5 hours: the material is dense, so it takes a long time for heat to "transfer" from the strip stretched around the frame through to the surface.

After that, the doll's material will gradually cool back down to room temperature. This also usually takes around 4-5 hours.

Heating zone

The heated areas include the stomach, waist and legs (down to mid calf). It's worth noting that in areas with a thicker layer of material, such as the buttocks and thighs, the heating effect will be less pronounced.

The head, as well as the feet and palms, don't heat up. Only the main part of the body heats up.

TPE and temperature

TPE is a heat sensitive material. It softens at high temperatures, and prolonged overheating can deform the material and speed up the release of oils. The built in heating system is calibrated to a safe human body temperature, but the general rule stands: don't leave the heating switched on longer than necessary, and don't use the doll as a "hot water bottle" on an ongoing basis.

Like any electronics, this upgrade doesn't like moisture. For a TPE doll, this requirement is stricter: the model needs washing more often, so contact between the electronics and water is more likely. During washing and care, avoid contact between the charging port and moisture.

Also, never leave the doll unattended for extended periods with the heating switched on, and disconnect the system from the mains before going to sleep: this is a basic safety rule for any heating appliance.

Our recommendation. An alternative to this option

This option takes a very long time to heat the doll. On top of that, it fairly often breaks down. So as an alternative, you can use an electric blanket. It heats the doll much faster: the heat travels from the surface of the material inwards, rather than from the skeleton outwards. So the doll becomes warm faster than with the Heating System switched on.

An electric blanket has other advantages too:

  • It doesn't add anything to the doll's construction. Less electronics inside means fewer points of failure and fewer restrictions when washing.
  • The blanket also warms areas the Heating System doesn't cover: the chest, arms, and even the head if you'd like.
  • If the blanket breaks, you simply buy a new one. If the built in heating system breaks, repairing the doll is difficult and not always possible.

IMPORTANT for TPE

Only use an electric blanket on a low or medium setting, and don't leave it on the doll for long. Localised overheating is more dangerous for TPE than for silicone: on a high setting, the surface of the material can soften and deform. Warm the doll for 60-90 minutes, then remove the blanket, that's enough.

Is it worth adding

Taking everything into account, we consider a built in Heating System an optional extra. An electric blanket solves the same problem faster, more reliably, and without interfering with the doll's construction. Adding built in heating is only worth it if "warmth from within" without external devices really matters to you.