Silicone: Gel Butts vs Normal?

With the rapid advancements made in the world of dolls we are blessed with an ever growing options list. Sometimes it’s unclear what some of these options entail, or even if they are worth it. From moving jaws to breathing features.

I’ve been wanting to talk more specifically about gel butts and if they are worth it to you.

I have both gel and non gel here at home but as usual, this is doll world we are talking about! Nothing is so straight forward! Which is MY personal favorite you might ask? Well, it’s… complicated.

You see, I’m a doll enthusiast and would like to think of myself as a doll photographer. Yes yes: (I’m going to take pics of my sexdoll and post them on the internet :rofl:)

As an enthusiast I would like my dolls to be all cuddly and soft everywhere. As a photographer I also want them to be as durable as possible. So here is the conundrum. Do I go for a gel butt that is soft, or a normal butt that is more durable?

Well, it really depends on how the manufacturing process actually is! Let me explain: Some manufacturers will incorporate the foam core into the butt in order to make them as light as possible, which can make them hard. Others will not do this making the butt as soft as well… the silicone.

You also have some manufacturers using soft foam cores while others use hard foam cores and everything becomes, once again, more complicated. While I understand why brands keep their manufacturing processes a close guarded secret, I also wish there was some more transparency.

So which is my personal favorite? I like a ‘‘no gel butt’’ option AS LONG AS there is no weight saving core that goes into it, even more so if the said core is a hard one. Otherwise I’ll take a gel one over a normal butt.

You think I would write all this and NOT post a butt pic?!? No worries, I got you! :sunglasses: This is a super soft silicone no gel butt with no intrusive core:


Now I bring the question to you! I’d like to know your thoughts. Do you like gel butt options? Do you prefer normal? Why?!? :thinking:

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I have never had a gel butt, yet, I’ll have more input on that subject if my EB ever arrives :cry:
I agree so far AK solid butts are my favorite, SM is very soft and without weight reduction they have great soft butts, I’m all for softer if it doesn’t affect longevity/durability

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That’s very interesting!

Do SM dolls with weight reduction have harder butts?

Maybe we could compile a list of brands that have soft butts without the need of gel butts!

From the dolls I own there are only two. That would be Angel Kiss and D4E silicone.

If memory serves Piper also do this!

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From the way things are going, that list could be ‘ever growing’.

I sometimes have trouble telling a soft butt from a gel butt! They just feel so good :blush:

A nice soft butt would always be my preference over a gel butt because I have seen some very unsightly deforming of the butt where the gel meets regular silicone.

Having said that, our Lusandy has the nicest gel butt of all :purple_heart:

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I don’t have an SM doll with weight reduction, mine are from before that time, I think @dollface does?
I’d have to say my SM 168c has the softest booty in silicone I have, Candi is second
And yea I wouldn’t want something the deforms in some sitting poses

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Neither of our SM Dolls is weight reduced.

Penelope weighs 85 pounds.

Meadow weighs 55 pounds. She is only 136cm.

They are both soft :blush:

Do you also notice deformation with Lusandy when she is sitting down? With Zelex for example you can really see the deformation when sitting down

My Lusandy 161 has no deformation when sitting down on her gel butt. Granted, this is on a couch, but the way they made the gel inside the outer silicone layer it doesn’t go sideways like you sometimes see on some Zelex models.

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I know that look you referenced. Very unsightly bulging when seated

No deformation at all with Lusandy! :+1:

We have the 165cm and the 167cm. Both perfect.

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Can confirm, I have Zelex and Lusandy. :winking_face_with_tongue: :grin: Lusandy is wonderful. :+1: :100:

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Gel butt is A MUST OPTION on silicone doll!!!

Without the gel but on silicone doll the butt is too hard and unrealistic. I have owned silicone doll without gel butt and it was A MISTAKE! Anybody ordering silicone doll you definetly want gel butt!

I have not had any issues with silicone gel butt (SM/Siliko, YL and Lusandy) other than it can make the doll harder to balance in a seated pose. I have had non gel butt silicone (Elsababe) and the butt was like a basket or volley ball, very stiff (at that time, things may have changed). SM/Siliko and Piper (at least in the past, but possibly still) are soft enough (as soft if not softer to the touch compared to TPE, yet never will be as elastic) to get away without gel.

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