#silicone sponge

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[stimtoybox]

[image description: a photo of two silicone blending sponges sitting on a mottled blue and white quilt background. The left-hand sponge is shaped like a pink teardrop and is filled with pink glitter; the right-hand sponge is shaped like a figure-eight with a rounded point and is also filled with pink glitter.]

Silicone Blending Sponges - Typo, a set of two for $5 AUD*

Dimensions: Approximately 4 x 4.5 cm at longest/widest points.

* The price is complicated: these were in a sales box labelled 3 for $5, so I actually got this set of sponges and two phone cases for $5 AUD. The full, non-sale price for the set was $7 AUD, so I got a good deal on this (and the phone cases are both a soft plastic that looks and feels great on my phone).

I’m not sure if this clearance is at all Typo stores, since I know only certain stores are designated to carry some clearance stock items, so I’ll mention that I bought this set at Southern Cross DFO, Melbourne.

These are odd things! They’re quite a bit firmer than mochi squishies, but they still have stretch like any other silicone squishy or stretch cord. I can’t squish these quite as far as a blending sponge, foam squishy or silicone squishy, but they do squish and stretch, and they’re very good for digging in with fingernails: I can just stretch the sponge to remove any indentations or scratches. Short of taking scissors to them, I don’t think I can break them: I’ve been twisting the top of the teardrop rather roughly and nothing has happened.

The only downside is that they do leave a few glitter flecks on my hands. Like any silicone toy, they’re also dust magnets: I’ve had them open on my desk for only two days and they’re already covered! However, they’re not quite as sticky or greasy as some mochi squishies, so I wouldn’t be too worried about washing these.

I also find them a little bit too tough for my chronic hand pain, but I’m reviewing these with an eye to more avid stimmers as a mochi squishy replacement. Dad goes through those so quickly, and these sponges offer much the same stim in a more durable form. Since even replacing cheap stim toys gets expensive if you do it every fortnight, these may be a more economic alternative to mochi squishies.

If you find that conventional silicone stim toys wear out too quickly under squishing or you prefer firmer resistances for squish toys, keep an eye out for these sorts of silicone blender sponges!

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❤ Silicone Makeup Applicator ❤ please don’t remove this caption! (◕‿◕✿)

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[pakistaniweddings]

Thank you for these silicone sponges, so excited to try these out! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NCRXKV/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B071NCRXKV&linkCode=as2&tag=pakistaniwedd-20&linkId=f831b59e7e402e6e9799b79b27a90be3

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Silicone Sponge