[mikecena]

 Hello,  Forgive me but i am a newbie on this forum and very much out of my element.

 
 I have recently purchased a quantity of soft flexible PVC key chain toys....and after several months i have noticed an oily substance on them.

 I am told this is plasticizer migration.

 I have also noticed a white substance shedding off of them. It looks a bit like skin flakes or dandruff actually.
 I am not sure what this is.


 My questions are,

 what can i do to extend the life of these toys?

 Is there any coating i can apply?  Is there any temperature i can store them at? 

 Anyway to stop the plasticizer migration? Anyway to have it not impact the shelf life of the toys?
 
 I would appreciate any insight and advice.

 thank you

 

[Enthalpy]

Oops! You should check how toxic the plasticizer is!
Instead of "impact the shelf life", the urgent question could well be "is contact with users still safe", especially for toys.

[NatalieMeyer]

Plasticizers are the additives used to make these PVC toys soft. These additives may be the reason for your toys getting degraded. I would suggest you to replace these at suitable timings when they start degrading else it can get converted to a health issue.