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How to Make Slime with Lotion and Shampoo

How to Make Slime with Lotion and Shampoo

Posted on Author SuandersPosted in How To

Last updated on October 2nd, 2023 at 09:14 am

Kids and even adults love slime; it’s fun when playing. No matter your age, the slime is icky, gooey, and fun to poke and prod.

The famous recipe is using glue and borax, though not everyone has that available.

However, this doesn’t mean you have to let go of your joy of making and having fun with slime. All you require is a shampoo,  lotion, and salt, and you will have a 3-ingredient slime.

How to Make the Slime

Making slime is quick and easy. It is a fun activity that you can even teach your kids making it a great family or party activity. Here is a quick breakdown of what you need and how to turn the ingredients into slime.

What You Require

  • Bowl
  • Spoon
  • Shampoo
  • Lotion
  • Salt
  • Fridge

Steps for Making the Slime

  1. Add a good amount of thick shampoo into a container. Choose any shampoo, but having a thicker one is the best.
  2. Add some lotion into the mixture. It will help your slime become thicker; stir the two together until there are no more streaks.
  3. It’s best if your shampoo and lotion have similar colors.
  4. Add in some salt, stir until the mixture thickens. There is no definite amount of salt to use as different shampoo will react differently.
  5. Keep adding a pinch of salt and keep mixing until the mixture turns into a glob.
  6. Freeze your globe for 15 minutes.
  7. Once the 15 minutes are over, the slime will be ready to use; after playing, place your shampoo in an airtight container.
  8. You may consider re-freezing it if it becomes runny.

Making a Fluffy Slime

The slime is super soft and stretchy, it takes 5 minutes to make, and you enjoy it for more time. For this DIY slime recipe, you require three ingredients that you can easily find at home. You can also add food coloring, but it’s optional.

What You Require

  • One bottle of Elmer’s white school glue
  • Two tablespoons contact slime solution or liquid laundry detergent
  • 1-2 cups of shaving cream
  • Food coloring (optional)

Steps to Make Fluffy Slime

  1. Place your glue in a plastic bowl, and if your need food coloring, adds some now.
  2. When you have your desired color,  add some saline solution until you have a uniform mixture.
  3. Later add 1-2 cups of shaving cream and stir. The more you add, the thicker it becomes.
  4. Keep stirring and knead it with your hands. Keep kneading even if it’s sticky until you achieve the right consistency.
  5. If it becomes too thick, consider adding a teaspoon of water at a time to thin it out.
  6. If you need a slime with different colors, make another batch of slime and lay them together. Later stretch out and twist it together, so the colors swirl together.

Shortcomings of DIY Slime

Home-made slimes have so many disadvantages. Many recipes use glue, water, and borax, a compound that contains sodium tetraborate, a boron-containing compound that is an irritant to the skin and GI tract.

While making the product, you should be very careful and even supervise the kids as they use it. Again, ensure you use an as little amount of borax as possible to prevent any harm.

The end product of slime is safe playing with the kids, but the process may not be safe. While mixing ingredients, some reactions may produce gases that may affect allergic kids like an asthmatic.

Be sure you make the product for them; mix it up well with the correct amount of each ingredient. Again, avoid substituting some ingredients with others as they may not give the same results, and others may be harmful.

Tips to Follow While Making Slime

  • Use the appropriate glue with the PVA ingredient like crazy art glue, Elmer’s clear glue, Elmer’s white glue, etc.
  • Use the right proportions of slime, and if possible, measure the ingredients.
  • Avoid taking shortcuts while making slime; follow all the steps of mixing ingredients.
  • While making slime with lotion, ensure you put more as it makes the slime stretchy.

Conclusion

Making slime is a fun and inventive activity for the kids. It can be a helpful activity for kids who seek out sensory stimulation.

That’s because playing with slime can help with self-regulation. It’s also an excellent way to channel extra energy and excitement.