Slime is a fun and simple craft activity that has become a big trend among children who enjoy experimenting.
Many children make their own slime at home and it's both easy and fun!
However, most recipes contain questionable and unnatural ingredients. What about contact lens solution, glue, laundry detergent, shampoo, or shaving foam?
Glue can contain allergy-inducing preservatives or other substances that are not permitted in toys.Some recipes also contain borax or boric acid, which is directly unsuitable for children to come into contact with. Borax can, among other things, affect human fertility.
Since playing with slime involves a lot of skin contact for the child, we recommend using a non-toxic slime recipe with completely natural ingredients.
That way you can mess around as much as you want without worrying about questionable ingredients, and it doesn't matter if the child accidentally gets a little slime in their mouth!
Here we offer two simple and completely natural DIY slime recipes!
1. Magical Slime
Ingredients:
3/4 cup potato starch
2/3 cup cold water
1-2 tsp Pink Pitaya (we used 2 tsp in the pictures)
Instructions:
Mix Pink Pitaya and potato starch in a bowl.
Stir in the water in the bowl. It may seem like the mixture becomes too thick, but work it with your hands for a while.
Add more water if you want a looser mixture or more potato starch if you feel it's too thick. The slime behaves differently depending on the consistency, so it can be fun to experiment.
The slime gets a fantastically lovely bright pink color and a magical consistency! It's hard when you take a lump in your hand, but when you then hold the lump in your hand, the slime melts.
A cozy and fun experience for both big and small!
Tips!
Keep in mind that it can get messy and a bit sticky when playing with slime, so it's good to have a protective covering on the table.
And feel free to put on an apron or old clothes and wash your hands thoroughly afterwards so all the color from the Pink Pitaya disappears. Pink Pitaya is a vibrant powder that can stain light textiles.
2. Sticky Slime
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups water
1.5 tbsp powdered psyllium husk (there are different varieties, make sure to choose a finely ground one, we used Fiberhusk)
1-2 tsp Pink Pitaya (we used 2 tsp in the pictures)
Instructions:
Whisk together all ingredients in a saucepan. Note! To avoid lumps in the slime, you should gradually whisk the psyllium husk into the water.
Place the saucepan on the stove and simmer the slime on low heat. Remember to stir constantly so it doesn't burn on the bottom!
The slime should simmer for about 5 minutes or until it releases from the edges of the pan.
For a more slimey slime, you can use a little less psyllium husk. This recipe produces a slightly thicker slime with a dark pink color!
Good luck with your experimenting!
Source: kemi.se (questionable ingredients in homemade slime)
