Reborn dolls are hand-crafted, one of a kind, life-like dolls that are created to resemble real babies. The doll artist is referred to as a Reborn Artist and their goal is to make the doll look and feel as life-like as possible with unique detailing.
There are several hours poured into creating a reborn doll. It involves taking a vinyl doll kit and adding several layers of paint, other details, (such as mottling, shading, veining), sealing the paint, and then baking in a special oven, before adding a cloth body filled with Polyfill and finely grained glass beads. Hair is then added to the doll one by one with a needle. This process is called Rooting. Once the hair is applied, the hair is sealed with glue to prevent the hair from being combed or brushed out. The doll is then assembled, clothed, and shipped to its mommy or daddy.