Breastforms with cancer

[Felicity]

Has anyone had experience making their own breast forms from latex and a filler? I made two some time ago and one worked and the other I made a mistake on and it leaked. The process I found was on the internet and was a layering process of latex over plaster sculpture or cast breasts. The filler mix I used was the Borax/white glue mix and works great. I meant to do this endeavor again at some point, but now I have a concern. There is some chemistry going on that made the good breast form I created go bad. The water separated from the mix leaving a large hard lump in the latex form, but I have a jarred mix, the same batch, that is like the day I made it! A nice thick fluid…. No separation. Therefore, the latex apparently acts as a catalyst or something, causing the breast form to go bad over time.

Any ideas? Any chemists out there? Anyone know of a stabilizing agent that can be added?

Site for reference:
http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/feature/forms/
http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/feature/forms/casing.html
http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/feature/forms/filler.html
http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/feature/forms/newgoo/index.html
http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/feature/forms/together.html
http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/feature/forms/notnstuf.html

[DonnaT]

Don't know about all that, but there is a gel you might be able to use. In some craft stores, like JoAnns fabric and crafts, they sell a gel for making candles of any shape. You heat the gel in the microwave and pour it into the form. It solidifies back into a gel, like jello. Body heat will not melt the gel.

[Felicity]

Sure, but some of us like the challenge of creation, and other ideas hoping to make things better.

[Felicity]

I think that gel might be some good stuff. I haven't checked yet, but plan to. Do you have a name for it?

[Vallari]

Maybe the laytex material lets in more air then the jar material and the air causes a separation in the mix? I honestly do not know, but thats the first thing that entered my mind thats sounded probable. :o I tried the borax-glue method a while back and found it to be very good. I ended up ruining a bra in the process but practice makes perfect I guess. :rolleyes:

[DonnaT]

Don't have the name off hand. But it might be made by Penreco and called Versagel. There may be other suppliers.

If a store caries it, it won't be hard to find, and the store emplyees should be familiar with it.

You can do a google search for "candle gel" or "gel candles" and get a large number of hits.

Some can be melted in the microwave, like those I saw at Joann's Fabric store. Others have to be melted on the stove top.

A little on the subject:
http://www.azcentral.com/home/crafty/articles/0531craftyideas31.html

[Felicity]

Actually the jar is sealed with a large amount of air and the latex form had no air in it. I still think some kind of a reaction occured with the latex. Maybe as a catylist.

[Felicity]

TY, I'll definately check that stuff out.

[new2jersey]

Instead of making them myself, I bought a Natural Bra, it's are strapless, pull you togther to form cleavage, and adhere to you skin with double sided tape. They feel so real. And only twenty bucks! :p I love them, better then dirty socks! :o

[new2jersey]

https://www.asseenontvnetwork.com/vcc/telebrands/naturalbra/122871/
Here is the link. Check it out. :p

Ciao!
Marisa

[Felicity]

I have two sets of them and love them. I posted something about them the same day I joined, several months ago, but thanks.... they are great.

Anyway, today I bought some of that gel wax. The stuff looks like it will do what I want. I will make a better mold than I already have and try again.