Step-by-step recipe for making shiny slime with your own hands at home
There is hardly a teenager who does not know what a slime is. This toy started gaining popularity in 2016 and continues to captivate children to this day. It is believed that making the gooey, gooey substance with your own hands helps to cope with stress. There are several types of such a substance, but special attention should be paid to shiny mud, which has a shiny surface.
Description and characteristics of shiny slime
Today there are several types of slimes: sparkling, transparent, multicolored, crispy, sparkling, shiny. As a rule, glue is taken as the basis for such a toy. But you can do without it. It also often contains shaving foam, dish soap, or contact lens fluid.
Shiny slime features a distinctive shiny sheen. Such a toy looks like a shiny slime, which spreads on the surface in a puddle. It is pleasant to the touch, so it has a calming effect in the hands.
In order for the gloss to acquire an interesting appearance, it is worth painting in bright colors, which are often complemented with sparkles.
Components for slime
To make a shiny slime, preliminary preparation of the following components will be required:
- 100-120 milliliters of transparent glue;
- 100-120 milliliters of PVA glue;
- 1 tablespoon of water
- ½ tablespoon of fat cream or lotion;
- ½ tablespoon of transparent gel soap (shower gel or shampoo);
- Incomplete teaspoon of unscented body oil or vegetable oil;
- Sodium tetraborate solution as a thickener, borax, or lens cleaner;
- dye.
To note! It is impossible to use only PVA glue for manufacturing. Adding clear office glue is necessary because without it it won't work to get the slime gloss.
In addition to the components for slime, you will also need to prepare containers for cooking: a deep bowl, a container with a small lid, a teaspoon, a tablespoon. Utensils used for mud preparation should not be reused for cooking.
Before cooking, it is also important to protect yourself from the harmful effects of the components that make up the slime. This will require medical gloves, coveralls and an apron.
Procedure
A step-by-step recipe for making shiny slime:
- Pour clear office glue and PVA glue into a deep container. Stir the mixture until smooth.
- Add water, cream, shampoo and oil to the glue mass. Thoroughly mix the composition.
- Add the required colorant and mix again.
- Add 2 drops of sodium tetraborate to the mass and mix the mud again. With increased adhesion of the composition, you can add another drop of thickener. It is necessary to carefully inject the agent - 1 drop at a time, since an excess will lead to the formation of an incomprehensible lump, consisting of separate lumps.
- Once it becomes difficult to stir the mass with a spoon, you need to start the process of manual kneading. This should be done until the mass stops sticking to the hands, stretches perfectly and does not tear at the same time.
- Put the ready-made elastic compound in a container, tightly close the lid and leave for 2 days.
- After 48 hours, the mass will become homogeneous and shiny.
Tips for creativity
You can avoid using sodium tetraborate and make your own thickener. To do this, in a separate container, you need to mix 120 milliliters of water with 5-10 grams of sodium salt. When making slime, add 2 teaspoons of the prepared thickening solution to the total mass.
To note! Even a self-prepared thickener has to be added in small doses and watch the composition change.
A contact solution is often used as a thickener. The amount required to make a slime depends entirely on the brand of liquid. Therefore, it can also be added in small doses and observe the evolution of the mass density.
Often used to make slimes Moment Joiner glue... Using this tool, there are several recipes for making slimes. For a shiny slime, mix the specified glue with a film mask, add shaving foam, baby oil, shower gel and activator.
Prepare 4 different dyes to get multicolored shiny slime. As a rule, acrylic dyes or Easter egg dyes are used here. But the above recipe will change. It is necessary to skip step 3 during the preparation process.
How to make a multicolored version
To prepare multi-colored slime, after the mass is mixed, before sending it to the container, divide it into 4 parts. Add the selected dye to each piece in turn and mix until the color is evenly distributed. Send all the prepared parts to a container and tightly close the lid. Leave to act for 2 days. After the specified time, you can use colored mud.
Storage and Usage Rules
In order for the prepared mud to be used for a long time and to remain in its original state, the following rules for storage and use must be observed:
- Store any slime in a tightly closed container, which is important to leave in a dark, cool place. The refrigerator compartment is ideal for this.
- When heated, the slime begins to stick to your hands. To restore the original elasticity, add 1-2 drops of sodium tetraborate.
- With an excess of thickener, excessive hardness appears in the slime and it begins to break down. To eliminate this problem, glycerin, greasy hand cream or baby oil are added.
The process of making a shiny slime is quite simple. With a careful approach, any teenager will be able to prepare for himself a soothing and pleasant toy, pleasant in its interesting appearance..