It depends on what is causing the smell and what type of material the doll is made.
Get rid of old vinyl smel lon dolls.
Usually hard plastic has no smell or just a very faint odor.
Next rinse the dolls in cold water.
A friend for young children or a new piece for a collection hard plastic dolls are popular with children and adults alike.
Then let the dolls air dry on a rag or towel.
Other types of dolls made of porous materials may smell but be more difficult to wash such as dolls made from wicker or dried corn husks.
For vinyl dolls there are several methods you can try.
Many agree that poor storage conditions are to blame such as storing the doll in a damp loft warm moist conditions or wrapped in a plastic bag.
If she is second hand the vinyl may have absorbed the odors of other dolls she was stored with that did have hard plastic disease.
This may be enough to do the trick.
First wash the doll s vinyl thoroughly then wash the doll s hair.
Baby wipe your doll.
The oil allows dirt and debris to stick to the doll s vinyl skin.
Let stand for at least 10 minutes.
After a little research i found out that this doll the head at least is vinyl so she can t get hard plastic disease there.
Cleaning the doll really good and airing it outside for awhile will sometimes work.
If the doll has just a light smattering of grime and looks a tad grungy you can wipe down its skin with baby wipes.
Try airing her away from other dolls for a while.
Do not use bleach.
You can buy a product like lysol fabreeze or others to spray on them to speed up the process.
Frequently the first indication of hpd is a smell of vinegar or acetone a lingering unpleasant smell.
The odor should dissipate.
Run the water through any hair present on the doll s heads.
High humidity also plays its part.
All of us humans leave behind traces of our own sweat and oil when we play with a doll for any length of time.
If the doll s cloth body seems to have absorbed the odor if it s minor you can use the air it out or absorb it techniques below.
I had to deodorize my mini dollfie dream mdd2 body that i bought second hand because it stinks of cigarette smoke.
I purchased some reborn kits on ebay from a seller that disclosed that there was a smoker in the home.
This is a follow up to my box opening video for illyasviel von einzbern.
This can be a tricky.
If it s strong you ll need to wash the cloth body.
If a cigar smoke smell is present soak the dolls and clothing for an additional 10 minutes.
The kits came with that distinctive smell i m very se.
This is my preferred method for dealing with odors.
These fragile dolls probably can t be washed so try a product specially designed for removing must smells from things that can t be washed such as odorxit clo2 a spray often used for deodorizing the pages.