Slime is a fun toy. The texture is sticky, elastic, and slimy. The ingredients commonly used to make slime are glue and borax, but what if you don't have both? Fortunately, there are many ways you can follow to make slime. In some methods, you don't even need glue at all! Perhaps the most surprising ingredients for slime making are shampoo and toothpaste.
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Method 1 of 3: Making Basic Slime
Step 1. Pour the thick shampoo into a small container
Choose a shampoo with a thick consistency. A white or non-transparent shampoo may be a better choice. Dispense about 2 tablespoons or two presses (30 ml) of shampoo into a small container.
- If your shampoo is white, try adding 1-2 drops of food coloring.
- Consider the scent of the shampoo. Toothpaste that will be added later will give a slight minty aroma, so a mint-scented shampoo will be a better choice than a fruity-scented shampoo.
Step 2. Add a little toothpaste
A non-transparent toothpaste (white or min) is best, but you can also use a "striped" toothpaste. Add toothpaste with a quarter of the amount of shampoo used. One teaspoon of toothpaste is enough.
Pepsodent toothpaste may be the best option, but you can also use other brands of toothpaste
Step 3. Stir the two ingredients using a toothpick
When stirred, shampoo and toothpaste will form a thick mixture. This process takes about a minute.
If you don't have a toothpick, use something smaller, like a popsicle stick or a small spoon
Step 4. Add more shampoo or toothpaste if needed, and mix the ingredients again
If the slime is too tough, add more shampoo. If the slime is too runny, add toothpaste. Stir the ingredients again for about a minute or until the texture and color are lighter.
- There is no surefire way to make slime. Most of the aspects or steps you need to follow actually depend on your preferences.
- Don't worry if your slime dough feels too runny or smooth at this stage. You still need to freeze it, and after that the dough will have a firmer texture.
Step 5. Freeze the slime for 10-60 minutes
Check the dough after 10 minutes. The texture will be firmer, but not as dense as ice. If the slime still feels too runny, refreeze it for about 50 minutes.
Step 6. Knead the slime dough until the texture is smoother
Remove the slime from the freezer. Roll out and knead the dough using your fingers until the texture feels soft and elastic again.
The slime texture will not return to its previous texture (when you put the dough in the freezer)
Step 7. Play with the slime that has been made
The texture of the slime will feel thick and thick, almost like putty. You can squeeze and stretch it. When you're done playing, put the slime in a small plastic container with a lid.
Eventually, the slime will dry up. Discard the slime if it starts to harden
Method 2 of 3: Making Monster “Snot”
Step 1. Remove the 2-in-1 shampoo product into the container
This shampoo has a thicker, slime-like consistency than other shampoos, making it the perfect base for making monster snot. You need to add shampoo 1-2 times.
A popular brand that you can use is Cussons Kids 2 in 1 shampoo. However, you can also use other brand products
Step 2. Take some toothpaste out
Use a toothpaste with half the amount of shampoo added. If you want to make your monster snot slimmer, reduce the amount of toothpaste.
You can use any type of toothpaste, but Pepsodent toothpaste (white) may be a better choice
Step 3. Stir all the ingredients using a toothpick
You can also use popsicle sticks or even a small spoon. Keep stirring the ingredients until the shampoo and toothpaste form a sticky slime dough. This process takes about a minute.
Change the direction of stirring. Stir the ingredients in one direction, then change the stirring direction
Step 4. Adjust dough consistency if necessary
If the consistency of monster snot feels less runny, add more shampoo. Don't forget to knead the dough again after you've added any ingredients (about a minute).
Add a pea-sized amount of toothpaste first, and a grapefruit-sized shampoo
Step 5. Play with the slime that has been made
This type of slime tends to clump together into a dough. The texture was sticky, slimy, and disgusting, like monster snot. When you're done playing, put the slime in a small plastic container with a tight lid/seal.
Eventually, the slime will harden. Once it hardens, remove the slime and make a new dough
Method 3 of 3: Making Salt Slime
Step 1. Put the shampoo in a small container
Dispense the shampoo 1-2 times pressing the bottle for now. You can use any type of shampoo, but thick white shampoo is best.
If you use white shampoo and want to make colored slime, add 1-2 drops of food coloring
Step 2. Add toothpaste
Use a third of the amount of toothpaste that was previously added. You can use any toothpaste. Non-transparent toothpaste is the most popular choice for making slime, but for this project, gel toothpaste may be a better choice.
Don't get too hung up on the amount of ingredients. Keep in mind that you can still add more ingredients to get the consistency you want
Step 3. Stir the ingredients until combined
You can stir the ingredients using a toothpick, popsicle stick, or small spoon. Continue to mix the dough until the color and texture of the slime is even. Don't worry if at this stage your dough doesn't look like slime yet.
Step 4. Add a pinch of salt and knead the dough again
Keep stirring until the shampoo, toothpaste, and salt form a slime. This process takes about a minute. Now, your dough is starting to look like slime.
Salt is the “magic” ingredient that turns shampoo and toothpaste into slime. Use regular table salt whenever possible. Hard rock salt does not dissolve or mix well
Step 5. Adjust the consistency while still kneading the dough
Add the shampoo, toothpaste, and salt a little at a time while still kneading the dough. The slime is ready to play when the dough starts to clump together and is no longer sticking to the walls of the container.
There are no specific or definite rules for making slime. In most of the stages you go through, you actually need to "outsmart" the amount of ingredients until you get the texture you want
Step 6. Play with slime
The slime texture will feel thick and soft when you squeeze, knead, or stretch it. If you don't want to play anymore, place the slime in a small plastic container with a lid.
Eventually, the slime will dry up. Once dry, you can throw it away and make a new slime dough
Tips
- At first, the toothpaste will not mix with the shampoo. Keep stirring the ingredients until everything is evenly mixed.
- If you use colored toothpaste, use white or clear shampoo. Otherwise, the colors produced by the two materials will not look neat/beautiful.
- If you want to make colored slime, add a drop of food coloring to the white or clear shampoo first, then add the white toothpaste to the mixture.
- To make shiny slime, use a gel toothpaste. Usually, this kind of toothpaste contains shimmer grains. You can also add a fine shimmer powder to your shampoo.
- If the dough doesn't turn into slime, try using them a different shampoo or toothpaste.
- Experiment! Replace shampoo with lotion, liquid soap, or conditioner. Use sugar instead of salt. Look at the end result!
- Usually, the slime will feel sticky. Therefore, don't be surprised if the dough you make feels very sticky.
- If the dough is too sticky, add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch/flour and mix into the mixture. Keep adding flour/starch until you get the desired dough texture.
- If you make salt slime, the dough will smell bad in the end. Try adding a hand wash gel.
- If the slime feels wet, place it in the freezer for 10-15 minutes (or more).
- Don't add too much salt so the slime mixture doesn't crumble.
- Add conditioner or lotion if the slime always sticks to your hands.
