The eyeballs of SOOM are made of 100% of silicone. The silicone eyeballs has a well adhesive feature and it is also easy to adjust the angles of the pupils with the silicon eyeballs. Especially, compared to the existing silicon eyeballs, the ones of SOOM are smooth on the surface and the glossiness is superior. So, when the silicon eyeballs are used for dolls, the depth of facial expression is doubled. First of all, the best quality of the eyeballs is guaranteed since the silicon eyeballs of 'SOOM' are carefully selected through the strict quality control.
Currently, the eyeballs of 'SOOM' are categorized into 'Single Dome' and 'Double Dome' and 70 eyeball designs for each one of four sizes in total, (14, 16, 18, and 20 mm in diameter) are fully ready.
'Single Dome' is a simple type of dome like a glass eyeball or an acryl one but 'Double Dome' is a double dome type that another dome is put on the surface of the eye lens (a transparent object). The feature of 'Double Dome' is in producing luminous eyeballs looking as if they are about to drop tears since it collects lights around the pupils and then disperse the lights through the eyeballs. It is so called 'SOOM Circle'. 
Several misunderstandings about silicone eyeball:
1. Is silicone eyeball scared or torn easily?
>> Silicone eyeball is soft and tender, and so, stronger to the external impact than glass eyeball. Silicone eyeball is not broken or little scared in comparison with glass eyeball and acrylic eyeball, and not torn if you do not cut with a sharp tool such as a cutter or knife.
2. Is it blurred when plasticine, thinner, coating agent or acetone is stained on the Silicone eyeball?
>> Silicone eyeball is not reacted to acetone, lacquer and thinner at all, and also does not absorb dyestuffs and paints.
3. Is it weak to temperature such as sunlight, heat or cold weather?
>> Silicone eyeball is strong not only to high temperature so as to endure the temperature of 3000 c or more and but also low temperature (melting point of glass is normally 550 c or less).
How to handle silicone eyeball:
Wipe with wet tissue or with cotton swab which is wet in clean water, when the silicone eyeball is stained with plasticine or dust. Safely keep it in a case if the silicone eyeball is not used. 
How to apply SOOM eyeball:
The silicone eyeball can be adhered on the head in the same way as the glass eyeball.
Please follow the following order. 
1. Prepare plasticine as much as two joints of a finger.
2. Coil the plasticine in thickness of about 1.5cm.
3. Surround the rim of the eyeball with the coiled plasticine.
4. Grasp the rear grip of the eyeball, adjust the eyeball to the eyeball position of the head, and then, press and adhere the plasticine.
5. Wipe the surface of the eyeball with cotton swab or wet tissue in order to remove dust. |
