Sili-Gel

Sili-Gel is a cosmetic product found in the Sapphire Fox (SF) universe. Developed by a company known as Cosmetic Enhancements, it is used by several characters as a form and/or figure enhancement product. While the exact science of it is not entirely explained it is implied to be a special chemical mix of Silicon commonly used in plastic surgery implants but instead of being placed in the body through surgery the initial variant is injected into the skin by needle which effectively delivers a mass of the silicon material into the body under the skin and the later cream based variant simply being rubbed into and absorbed by the skin presumably inflating the adipose or fat tissues to give the appearance of natural growth. This then creates the Sili-gel product that allows temporary yet very convincing curve enhancements though the added silicon under the skin that the body will eventually flush out of the system and revert to their natural size. The Initial Sili-Gel Formula lasts roughly 6 hours before the material is flushed out of the system. The later more sophisticated cream applied version lasts about 12 hours witch later comes up with extra strength variants that lasts up to 72 hours before the swelling begins to go down. There is also a Perma-Sili-Gel variant that is later developed in a complex way that is explained to allow the body to actually maintain 10-20% of the swelling it causes thus with continued use could fully replace cosmetic surgery all together. Sili-Gel is composed of roughly 80% Silicone and 20% various other compounds such as Glucose and Amino Acids. 
While primarily used to give curves in the breast and hip areas to either give women an enhanced figure or allow men to take on a womanly figure it is also learned that Sili-Gel can be rubbed into muscles and even genital areas to increase the size and appearance. Thus, allowing men to use it to look more muscular. So, a scrawny man could effectively use it to make himself look like a body builder. However, it can be assumed that the muscles added in this way are purely cosmetic and while the user may look buff, they do not actually gain any physical strength as the muscles are merely swollen with Silicone not actually worked out and grown. It is unclear what Perma-Sili-Gel used in this way would do. The user may simply gain a permanent muscular looking form but still no genuine enhanced strength or the Perma-Sili-Gel's ability to be metabolized into natural muscle and fat tissue may suggest the muscles could eventually grow to be genuine. This has never been confirmed however. 
== Design and Appearance: ==
Sili-Gel appears as a light blue or Aqua colored Gel like substance initially sold in syringe vials but now exclusively sold by the tube as an application cream. Sili-Gel appears as the semi-transparent Aqua colored gel in the container and in the hand but once applied will quickly fade to translucent and then seemingly disappear as it is absorbed into the skin. Each Sili-Gel Container is marked with the Sili-Gel and later the Cosmetic Enhancements Logo and depending on the variant may also show what version it is such as Extra-Strength Sili-Gel Saying, "Now lasts 72 hours" The Tubes of Sili-Gel all appear the same and tend to look like a common Shampoo or conditioner squeeze bottle. Early designs were a dark purple bottle but newer later versions are shown in a white and pink bottle with more elaborate labeling. 
== History: ==
Sili-Gel was first introduced in Earning Those Tips as a unique new beauty product that could be injected through needle into the hips and chest to allow the user to greatly increase the size and curves of their figure(s). The Main Character Phillip heard about it from the waitresses at the Restaurant Toucan's and in order to help with his financial situation decided to use it to give his already skinny body a womanlier figure so he can apply to be a waitress there and earn decent tips for his-turned-her appearance. 
When Sili-Gel is first seen and used in Earning Those Tips: Episode 1 Philip states the instructions (of the injectable variant) detail that one injection or full syringe is the equivalent of adding 2 cup sizes. Philip uses 2 1/2 injections on each side of his chest to give himself the equivalent of a DD cup breasts (though later added another vial to each side before the interview to better her chances) and 2 injections on each of his hips to give himself large curves that help him become his female persona Pheobe. The Original injectable Sili-Gel lasts 6 hours per injection before it is flushed out of the system. (Though there were a few times where using too much made it last slightly longer in the hips) This original form of Sili-gel is sold by the vial and is implied too be fairly expensive yet growing in popularity. 
While it is unclear the exact point in time when Sili-Gel went from an injection to an application cream it is shown in the Non-Cannon Beyond Comic Earning Those Tips: Give it a Chance that Philip/Pheebe originally uses the injection variant at the beginning but finds the application cream variant for sale later in the comic suggesting that by the end of the cannon Earning Those Tips series the Cream may have already been available but not too wide spread yet. 
Sili-Gel is reintroduced as a new cream base variant in Getting Into Character. This version is a cream sold by the tube and is squirted into the hand then rubbed into the areas the user wants to grow and expand on their body. It is used by Austin in order to give himself breasts and curves to appear as a girl so he can audition for the lead female role in his High School Play, having been denied the lead Male role due to his short and scrawny body and at first unaware that Sili-Gel could be used to make him look more muscular. Using the Sili-Gel Cream given to him by his sister Madelyn, Austin gives himself breasts, but he initially uses more than he intended and ends up with Breasts much larger than hoped for. Despite this Austin adopts the Name Alyssa and gets the lead role in the play. This version of Sili-Gel is not only applied through a skin cream instead of injections but is also longer lasting with the swelling not going down for 12 hours instead of the original 6.
A few episodes into Getting into Character Austin/Alyssa experiences more and more residual swelling left behind even after the Sili-Gel was meant to be fully flushed out of the system. Both Austin and Madelyn assume this is merely the result of using so much of it leaving his chest a bit flabby and swollen more and more each time he uses it. Halfway through Getting into Character Alyssa finishes her performance and elects to stop using Sili-Gel and become Austin full time again but after having used Sili-Gel for several days straight Austin wakes up to find his body completely unchanged and upon being examined by a doctor discovers the swelling has become permanent. Somehow Austin's unspecified medical condition caused his body to metabolize the non-silicone components of the Sili-gel into natural muscle and fat tissues. When this realization is brought to the attention of Geoff, the CEO of Cosmetic Enhancements, he offers Austin, now Alyssa full time, a contract detailing payment of 50 million dollars (possibly more) to let the company study her and her body in an effort to develop a permanent variant of Sili-Gel that could make the company a massive profit. Alyssa accepts and arranges monthly trips to the company headquarters for a series of tests for them to study how her body was able to make the swelling permanent. 
The same variant of Sili-gel is seen in Favors and Followers use mainly by Luke Jensen to take on his female persona of Lara or MsLovelyLara as a streamer to gain greater popularity though her appearance. It also appears in the miniseries Marriage Counseling used by Brandon to alter his body to pose as his best friend Amber so she can focus on a major step in her career and Brandon can live out his fantasy of sleeping with her husband Trevor to help her marriage and satisfy him while she works. The Sili-Gel Luke and Brandon use seems to work perfectly and has standard strength, lasting only 12 hours and not causing any residual swelling past the time limit.
Sili-Gel is shown again in the series An Untrusting Fiancé used by Cyrus and Kelvin but this version is considered extra Strength Sili-Gel as it is enhanced to last 72 hours before the swelling goes down instead of the conventional 12 hours. Apart from the time limit this Sili-Gel functions exactly the same way as the other cream-based variant. It is unclear if this Extra Strength version is the result of Cosmetic Enhancements study of Alyssa or just an improvement of the product on their own accord. But it seems implied at the beginning of the beyond comic "The Layover" to be the former rather than the latter. By the end of this series however Perma-Sili-Gel has been developed and is set to be released to the public soon but Cyrus manages to get at least one tube a couple months early thanks to some contacts and gifts it to Kelly who has elected to make her altered body permanent. 
Five Years after Alyssa was signed on as a subject of study for Cosmetic Enhancements the company successfully developed Perma-Sili-Gel witch was a variant that would allow the user to maintain 10-20% of the swelling as permanent thus with continued use they could permanently enhance their figure to the desired size effectively making this Perma-Sili-gel a painless replacement to cosmetic surgery priced at 135.99$ per tube. Though never specified exactly what the new formula is based on it can be assumed that Cosmetic Enhancements managed to isolate and add in the unique Enzyme or compound that Alyssa's body produced that allowed her to metabolize the non-Silicon elements into natural tissues. 
== Trivia: ==
* Sili-Gel has effectively rendered Ghost Skin Breasts obsolete in the SF Universe, but it could be assumed that some still buy them in preference of simply reapplying the glue every month or so instead of buying tube after tube and reapplying the gel every few days. 
* It is mentioned in Getting into Character by a Doctor that some who use Sili-Gel report numbness in the areas they apply it due to the Silicon material filling their cells yet several times we see users like Phoebe, Pearl and Lara who seem to display sensitivity as if their breasts were genuine.
* Sili-Gel is seen on the dresser in Alexis and Brandon's Apartment in the one shot Rookie Mistake clearly used by Alexis to increase her breast and hip size showing that Trans Women can utilize Sili-Gel as an alternative to surgery though it is mentioned she has had surgery on top of this meaning Sili-Gel can also be safely used on a body that already has permanent implants.
* By the End of Favors and Followers, Lara choses to get breast implants and hip injections thus is no longer using Sili-Gel presumably because Perma-Sili-Gel has not yet been developed and she felt surgery was better than buying and reapplying the gel every couple days.
* Apart from the reaction Austin/Alyssa experienced due to her preexisting condition there is never any other health issues or side effects experienced by other characters using Sili-Gel apart from maybe lasting a short while longer than desired due to using too much. 
* It is never specified why Sili-Gel is never absorbed into the hands when applied but it is presumably an unspoken quality of the product. 
* Though never actually seen it has been implied by some characters that Sili-Gel can be applied incorrectly and result in undesired shapes of swelling.
* It has been mentioned that overuse of Sili-Gel can have side effects such as stretch marks from over expansion. Philip/Phoebe has mentioned that she can only go as big as an F-Cup breast size without getting stretch marks due to his male body being rather skinny. HIs younger brother Darrius however mentioned that since he was overweight as a child his skin has a bit more elasticity to it thus he was able to go with a larger size despite his being a bit younger and smaller than Philip. 
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