Clean a cloth doll s body with cornstarch or talcum powder. Never use water. Rub the cornstarch into the fabric. Leave it for about 8 hours, then gently brush it off. Always store vinyl dolls in a cool place.
Heat darkens the vinyl.
If you have to remove dirt or pencil marks from a vinyl doll, wrap her in a towel with only the marks visible. Apply vegetable oil to the dirt and leave the doll in the sun for five hours. If you do this for several days, the mark will vanish. Soft vinyl dolls were popular in the 1950 s. These dolls are often stained with black and green marks.