How to Make Fluffy Slime: Easy 3 Ingredient Recipe (2024)

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   Combine 1 cup (237 mL) of shaving cream and a few drops of food coloring.^[1] Add as much food coloring as you’d like until you’re happy with the color—you may need several drops to create a bright, bold color.^[2]

   • Ingredients:
     • 1 cup (237 mL) of shaving cream
     • ¹⁄₂c (120mL) of white school glue
     • 1UStbsp (15mL) of contact lens solution
     • Food coloring (optional)
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   Mix in ¹⁄₂c (120mL) of white school glue. Mix the glue in with a rubber spatula, or just use your hands.^[3]

   • Lather your hands with baby oil before handling the slime if you’re worried about it sticking to your skin.^[4]

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   Add 1UStbsp (15mL) of contact lens solution and keep stirring. Be sure to use a saline solution that lists sodium borate and boric acid as ingredients—these “activate” the slime, or give it the non-gluey texture that you’re looking for.^[5]

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   Knead the slime with your hands for a couple of minutes. Use your fingers to really work all the ingredients together until a consistent, slime-like texture forms. If the slime still feels sticky after a few minutes of kneading, stir in ¹⁄₂UStbsp (7.4mL) of contact lens solution and see if the texture improves.^[6]

   • The slime takes a few minutes to transition to the proper texture, so don’t be discouraged if it feels sticky at first!
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   Refrigerate slime in an airtight container for up to 1 month. When stored properly, slime can stay in good shape for several weeks without developing mold or getting dried out.^[7]

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   Shampoo and cornstarch Pour 1⁄2c (120mL) of regular shampoo and ¼ cup (30 g) of cornstarch into a bowl, along with a few drops of your desired food coloring (if you’d like).

   Stir in 1UStbsp (15mL) of water first before gradually mixing in an additional 5UStbsp (74mL). Work the mixture together with your fingers for 5 minutes or so until it develops a fluffy consistency.^[8]

   Troubleshooting: Continue adding cornstarch to the mixture if it doesn’t feel fluffy enough.

   Ingredients: Regular shampoo, cornstarch, water, food coloring (optional)

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   White glue and cornstarch Combine ½ cup (60 g) of cornstarch and ¹⁄₄c (59mL) of white school glue together in a bowl. Stir in 3 drops of food coloring and then start working the mixture together with your fingers for 10 minutes or so.

   Stick the kneaded slime in the microwave for 20 seconds, and then continue kneading the slime for 10 minutes after it cools off.^[9]

   Troubleshooting: Add a little bit of cornstarch if the slime feels too sticky.

   Ingredients: Cornstarch, white school glue, food coloring

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   Clear glue and laundry starch Combine ¹⁄₂c (120mL) of clear school glue and a few drops of food coloring in a bowl together. Then, gradually pour in a little bit of liquid starch as you continue to stir.

   Once the mixture has a slime-like consistency, stop mixing the liquid starch.^[10]

   Troubleshooting: Pour in a tiny bit more liquid starch and see if the consistency of the slime improves.

   Ingredients: Laundry starch, clear school glue

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   White glue and borax Create a borax mixture by dissolving 1 tbsp (15 g) of borax into 1c (240mL) of warm water. In a separate bowl, combine ¹⁄₂c (120mL) of white school glue with a few drops of your desired food coloring, along with 1tsp (4.9mL) of the borax solution.

   Work the ingredients together, continuing to add extra spoonfuls of the borax mixture (as needed) to improve the consistency.^[11]

   Troubleshooting: Add a little extra borax to your slime mixture if it seems too sticky.

   Ingredients: Water, borax, white school glue

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• Make sure you put in the exact amount of ingredients, or it will not work! Even a tiny bit of extra cornstarch will mess up your slime and make it the wrong consistency.
• To give the slime a nice smell and make it a bit stretchier, try adding a little bit of scented hand or body lotion.
• If you don't have any shaving cream or foaming hand soap at home, try using hair mousse!
• If you don't have cornstarch, you can substitute it with baby powder.

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