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I’m guessing that since you landed on this post either you or someone in your house has joined the slime obsession that is sweeping the nation! My daughter learned how to make slime a few months ago and she has made some almost every day since! She has tried all different kinds of slime but her favorite by far is FLUFFY SLIME. Have you heard of fluffy slime? It only needs three ingredients (plus food coloring if you want) and it’s really easy. No wonder it’s her favorite! If you want to learn how to make slime too, see below! We have step by step instructions and tips for you.
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The three ingredients for Easy Fluffy Slime:
It’s hard to come up with exact measurements (and who wants to measure things out anyway?) for slime and the nice part is, you don’t have to! You can tinker with it until you get it right so don’t fret!
HOW TO MAKE SLIME (FLUFFY SLIME)
- Pour enough glue into the bottom of a container to cover the bottom. Make the glue about 1/4 inch deep.
- Add food coloring if desired. For this we put in 2 drops blue, 2 drops red.
- Mix food coloring into glue.
- Add about 1.5x as much shaving cream as glue (again, this is not an exact science so don’t worry!)
- Mix together the glue and shaving cream.
6. Add contact solution about 1 Tablespoon at a time and mix.
7. Keep adding a little more contact solution and mixing until your slime begins forming into a ball-like form as you mix. It will begin coming off the sides of your container and sticking together.
8. Put slime on flat surface and begin working it with your hands. If it is too sticky, add more contact solution and knead it in.
9. If it’s too “watery” add some more shaving cream and knead it in. (Steps 8 + 9 may not be necessary! Just add those things if you need to!)
10. Stretch, squeeze and play with your new slime!
Brynn and I did a Facebook LIVE on how to make this fluffy slime if you’d like to watch that! You can view it here:
And now you know how to make slime! Join the craze and be the coolest mom on the block. 🙂
Also check out these other Homemade Slime Recipe ideas for you to try! I’ve found the best ones from all across the internet!
william says
May 15, 2017 at 7:16 pmawesome
Cerys says
August 18, 2017 at 1:16 pmI know how to make slime
Tracy says
September 21, 2017 at 1:46 pmIts not about you knowing how to make it, if you do know then why did you come here and she putted it out here for people who don’t know this for them to know it or try it.
Hailey says
October 15, 2017 at 8:34 amYah I didn’t know how to make it
Hailey says
October 15, 2017 at 8:38 amYah I didn’t know how to make it
You might know how but some of us don’t
Iris says
November 26, 2017 at 5:28 pmI think she meant to say….know i know how to make slime..literally
Autumn Valentin says
December 29, 2017 at 7:09 pmI don’t think 🤔 so
J says
December 9, 2017 at 1:52 pmY’all are crazy. It was probably a very young person who wrote that! This is a kid’s craft! Kids might comment for goodness’ sake.
A says
December 9, 2017 at 2:33 pmu might be a kid!!!
GMA Betty says
March 22, 2018 at 9:10 amAlways someone who has to ruin a comment page…. just be nice. It always amazes me…… just have fun making the slim…..
Gina Foxton says
October 17, 2017 at 6:21 amThen why are u looking on here if you know how to make it eh
Love it! says
November 18, 2017 at 7:29 pmThis recipe REALY does work. It makes perfectly good fluffy slime. You should try it !?
Tricia says
March 3, 2018 at 5:46 amWhat type of contact solution? Is it just Saline or something else?
Vinny says
March 21, 2018 at 3:20 pmJust regular contact solution
Meow Meow says
March 12, 2018 at 6:10 amThe contact solution works as an activator without baking soda?
bob says
December 30, 2017 at 8:56 amexcuse me it works better than yours
Kathryn Welsh says
May 17, 2017 at 12:05 pmis it possible to substitute the shaving foam with shaving gel?? I love your blog btw :))))) xx
Landee Anderson says
May 17, 2017 at 9:53 pmHi Kathryn! I don’t think shave gel would work the same. You really need the foam to create some volume with the glue! But if you give it a try, let me know how it turns out!
Kathryn Welsh says
May 18, 2017 at 9:51 amUnfortunately it didn’t turn out very well. Wasted a lot of slime :((((( I’ve definitely learned to use shaving foam now :))))
Landee Anderson says
May 18, 2017 at 8:07 pmGood to know, thank you! Sorry you had to do all the experimenting for the rest of us!
Chloe says
October 6, 2017 at 2:37 pmThis slime was sooooooooooooo cool!!!????
kylie says
July 7, 2017 at 8:37 amI use shaving cream it works fine
Lily says
October 23, 2017 at 11:17 amI tried to make slime and it just went watery I don’t know what happened plz help! Xx
Charlotte says
October 30, 2017 at 3:59 amCan i ise pva glue instead
Odele says
January 26, 2018 at 10:06 amI used shaving gel i had to beet it a little more but it worked very well 1 happy daughter. I used 150 ml glue to200ml of shaving gell with optrex multi action eye wash. Very cheap £3.50 for 100ml. If it starts to go sticky after playing with it add few drops more of they eye soloution to bring it back.
Caitlin says
June 1, 2017 at 5:04 amI would love to do this with my class! But is there any substitution for the constant lens solution?!
Roddy says
July 1, 2017 at 12:16 pmThere is borax or laundry detergent
Tracy says
July 21, 2017 at 1:50 pmDon’t use borax it can badly burn you.
CIndy says
August 17, 2017 at 2:44 pmBorax that is used for laundry doesn’t burn
Cierra says
October 3, 2017 at 3:34 pmI made slime with borax and i let mine dissolve and i didnt get burned and i am 10
Kilee Cape says
October 14, 2017 at 9:47 pmCierra, I’m ten too and I use borax everyday and I’ve never gotten burned and I’ve been working with borax since I was six
Why would you say that says
November 19, 2017 at 6:09 pmIt doesn’t burn its powder
Stephanie Blom says
April 15, 2018 at 1:16 pmLaundry detergent is the one you want to avoid. I made batches and batches of slime for my l/o and we ended up getting steriod cream for the burns on her skin. They were red raised and blotchy and literally burning her. Not all I’m sure causes it but stay away from GAIN laundry detergent with slime!!
Robert says
June 5, 2017 at 9:06 amVery cool and cute , but not as cute as you , good job & presentation !
Leslie Vann says
June 6, 2017 at 5:16 amThis is a silly question but….What can you do with it? Do you use it like Play Doe or Silly Puddy? How long does it last? How do you store it? Do you just manipulate it with your hands? It must have a calming effect. Good for really active kids.
Landee Anderson says
June 6, 2017 at 11:22 amExactly! You just stretch it, squish it, twist it and play with it like Silly Putty. We just store it in ziplock baggies or small plastic food containers. I think it will last a good couple of weeks. Depends on how much it is played with! Thanks for stopping by!
Maria says
June 13, 2017 at 1:59 amHi! Could you use glitter glue instead of just white glue?
Thanks!
Landee Anderson says
June 13, 2017 at 3:53 pmYes! It works the same but might look slightly different because of the sparkles but it should still make great slime for you!
Roddy says
July 1, 2017 at 12:17 pmYou can use holographic glue aswell
Christina says
June 25, 2017 at 1:59 pmCan you substitute laundry detergent for contact solution?
ivy says
July 17, 2017 at 7:20 pmyup
Phoebe says
October 15, 2017 at 7:53 amas long as the contact solution has boric acid in it, it should work. 😀
Paige says
July 14, 2017 at 10:29 amMy sitter and my kids made this the other day and love it! I do have a question though… Since it’s been a couple days it has now gotten very thick. What can we add to it to thin it back out?
Landee Anderson says
July 14, 2017 at 1:49 pmI think my daughter has added warm water to some of her older slime to make it a little thinner. She also says playing with it a lot after adding the water helps too! Make sure you store it in an airtight container to make it last as long as possible!
Faith berry says
July 15, 2017 at 2:56 pmI made slime with shampoo, foaming shave cream and salt, but it seems to be too fluffy, how can I fix it to make it more slime – like than it is?
Nancy says
July 26, 2017 at 1:22 pmWe used borax which didn’t dissolve well with the water. So added contact solution which didn’t work. Used shaving gel instead of foam because didn’t know.
It is very soft with no ability to real stick together like proper slime. Can we doing anything to it? Kids are getting so discouraged.
Emily says
August 19, 2017 at 11:44 amHello didn’t work for me I used everything in this. I used PVA Glue,shaving foam and contact solutions. Really upset. Can u help me
Landee Anderson says
August 19, 2017 at 11:56 amHi Emily. Bummer it didn’t work! Did you watch the FB Live video at the end of the post? Maybe seeing it done in a video might help with the consistencies and things that you are looking for. I hope you get it to work!
Kilee Cape says
October 14, 2017 at 10:43 pmYes I agree I did it and it didn’t work. I’m very disappointed I did everything you said but mine turned into a shaving cream mess!!
Polly Anne says
March 20, 2018 at 7:06 amHi Emily. You should check to see if the contact solution has boric acid in it. Some don’t have it and you need solution with boric acid to make it work.
anita says
September 3, 2017 at 4:18 amawesome. thank you for adding video. this makes me easy to understand …
Andrew Cooper says
September 10, 2017 at 12:17 amThank you so much for posting this blog and especially the video. My sons (age 12 and 10) had so much fun making slime following your instructions. We really appreciate you spending the time to share this. We live in Sydney, Australia. Thought your daughter might be pleased to hear that her instructions have reached all,the way “down under”.
David says
September 18, 2017 at 2:27 amDo you think adding baby oil after will make it last longer?
Lisa Lione says
September 24, 2017 at 2:28 amIs there a particular contact lens solution needed for activation of the slime?
We used PVA glue, shaving foam and ‘Tesco All-in-One contact lens solution’ (Ingredients:
Disodium Edetate 0.025, Polyhexanide 0.0002%, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hypromellose, Poloxamer, Sodium & Potassium Chloride in isotonic buffered solution) and nothing happened! We got a foaming mixture but no polymer ball. V disappointed daughter!
Looked at other posts and some use a saline solution (do we just need the contact lens cleaning solution i.e. saline?)
Many thanks,
Lisa and Katie.
Landee Anderson says
September 25, 2017 at 7:05 pmWe just use the store brand “multi-purpose solution” that people use to just store their contacts in. I’m not sure if what you used is the same or not. Maybe just try a regular saline solution and see if you get different results? Slime is a science experiment! 🙂
Meredith says
October 25, 2017 at 3:48 pmI was going to ask the same question bc the same thing happened to us. This is the second time I’ve tried to make slime with my daughter (this recipe and another one I found online) and both were FAILS! Not sure what I’m doing wrong, I’m great at following food recipes lol!
Lily says
September 25, 2017 at 3:35 amWhere do you get a big tub of pva glue? I live in south Australia and it all seems expensive.
Victor says
October 22, 2017 at 12:13 amHi,
I was wondering what the shaving foam does to the slime – is it a simple change in texture, or is there some properties change to the material too?
Any response would be appreciated. Thanks!
Landee Anderson says
October 22, 2017 at 9:21 pmThe shaving foam changes the entire texture of the slime. Before adding the shaving cream, the slime is very wet and “slimy” and after adding the foam it increases in volume and becomes a bit dryer to the touch. It’s a crazy science experiment! Good luck!
KindalStroud says
November 15, 2017 at 9:33 amThat is very cool i will try it!
KindalStroud says
November 15, 2017 at 9:34 amThat is very cool i will try it! thanks
Mary Beth Gutierrez says
November 19, 2017 at 10:48 amHow do you get it to the point of it not being a complete sticky mess to where my daughter can’t play with it…it’s a disaster. We did it exactly like the directions and all it turned to be was a sticky stringy mess. Please help! My daughter has been dying to make slime together and we just can’t seem to make it work.
Meredith says
November 19, 2017 at 1:34 pmMake sure you choose a contact solution that has boric acid in it. I didn’t know this the first time we tried it and it didn’t work. The more solution you add, the less sticky it will be, but go slow so you don’t overdo it.
Sabrina Eskridge says
November 20, 2017 at 11:15 ami love making slime
Hadia Choudhry says
November 20, 2017 at 4:42 pmHey, I wanted to ask if I can put shaving FOAM instead of shaving Cream??
Landee Anderson says
November 20, 2017 at 6:29 pmI think that’s the same thing. Just don’t use shaving gel!
Hadia says
November 21, 2017 at 7:35 pmOk thanks
Holly says
November 26, 2017 at 1:21 pmWorked great
Athedrianna Cook says
December 1, 2017 at 11:31 amYou make fluffy slime so good love you so much.
Payton says
December 3, 2017 at 11:21 amCan you use clear glue?
Landee Anderson says
December 4, 2017 at 11:38 amHi Payton! Yes you can use clear glue! It will just be a little bit “shinier” than what it looks like with the white glue. Have fun!
Madelyn says
March 29, 2018 at 2:44 pmThis recipe works great it is the best that has worked for me!!!!!!
Sheryl says
May 20, 2018 at 11:21 amIf the slime gets on upholstery, how do you remove it? Will the lens solution remove it?