making this another post just to get it out there and i really want to talk about someone with it
but one of the things thats getting to me now is that theres no real great solution to prosthetics in the pool, bath or sports, let me break this down.
the two types people use(or whats most recommended) are silicone and diys with fabric or yarn.
silicone because its the only skin like material that can be properly sterilized and cleaned, it also lasts the longest and is the most realistic(thats if you get a silicone soft enough, if you have to powder it then its soft enough) it can be repaired too, with sil-poxy.(this is a toxic finicky chemical please dont attempt this without looking up proper safety guides first, i have explanations and guides on my blog in the masterlist) and theres adhesive to adhere it so you dont have to use straps or bras if thats not your thing(also lets you keep the prosthetic on while naked ei sleeping naked, showering if you have ph neutral body soap)
i got off topic uhhh im saying you cant bring them into bubblebaths or the pool becasue the liquid isnt ph neutral, bubblebaths arent ph neutral and neither is chlorine.
and then fabric/yarn diy type prosthetics (sidenote you can absolutely diy silicone, i want to make guides on this eventually) but you cant bring this into water either because it soaks up water like a sponge and the plush filling would mold and it would be a hassle to ring this out wash it dry it every single time you want a bath or shower or go to the pool or work out or do sports (i live near alot of water i know most people are in and out of it every day and thats not even counting showering every day having to wash and dry a prosthetic every single time would be a major waste of time)
anyway what im getting at is there needs to be a better way to do this ive tried some things, dried rice and beans mold and sprout, the pellets in stuffed animals give it a nice weight and are waterproof but are too heavy to fill a prosthetic completely and they dont have realistic give or squish, and moister wicking fabric still holds water, not in the fabric but in the prosthetic where the filling is trapping the water there.
what i ended up planning was using the mesh lining from swimming trunks as the outside fabric, a loofah as the inside plush for squish, and weighted beads just a little at the bottom to give it that realistic hang. but that way between the holes in the mesh and loofah it wont trap water, and the beads dont absorb water either. the loofah gives it realistic plush and the beads give it realistic weight. while the mesh outside layer makes it so the loofah isnt irritating any skin, its a barrier as much as it is an actual skin, and i have tested the beads are big enough to not fall through the mesh.
now i just need a loofah and swimming trunks to sacrifice for this, but i need to buy actual priority type things first so unfourtuneately actually testing all this will have to wait
but im excited!! i think i really found a solution!! this is a big deal!! now people can have something to work out in that wont deteriorate, trap sweat, trap water, and can handle not being in neutral ph! bubble baths, working out, water sports, showers, pools, ocean, surfing, canoeing, whatever!!
also all the patterns in case anyone wanted to make this before me or just make fabric, crochet, knitted, prosthetics in general the patterns are linked and free on my masterlist, packer and breast forms.
i think the only maybe difficult part would be learning to stitch through mesh
