Handmade slime has become a new creative craze for children and adults with endless possibilities to get messy in creating your custom combo. The basic slime recipe contains glue, borax or contact lens solution and water but the real fun is in adding mix-ins to change texture/ color both visual/sensory appeal.
Glitter and Sequins
Traditional components all the way up that sparkle as well as shine to slime. There are many craft stores that sell different kinds of glitter or even online retailers who specialize in slime supplies
Foam Beads and Charms
These foam beads or charms help improve the texture and appearance of slime. You can find them in different sizes, colors like tiny microbeads or larger balls. Mix enough into slime for a satisfying crunch, or use just a few at the end of your slime.
Scented Oils and Extracts
Making slime with essential oils or extracts can also help to create a unique sensory experience. A fruit such as strawberry, or watermelon are crowd favorites, whilst sweet scents like vanilla and cotton candy work well for other products. The scents can be incorporated into the slime mixture or added to the finished product for a pleasant aroma that helps create an immersive experience.
Colorants and Pigments
Try out all the colors with liquid food coloring, acrylic paint or even slime pigments. With these colorants, you can make slime in the most vibrant colours ever! Swirl two or three colors of slime together for a rainbow effect, where the colours mix into each other but do not combine fully to create one colour. If you want a high-shine metallic or pearlescent finish, try mica powders or use metallic paints.
Where to Buy Decorative Extras
A lot of these fun decorative accessories can be found online from stores that sell to slime lovers. A shops aimed solely for slime supplies make a huge selection of glitter, beads, charms and even scented oils or colorants to enhance your slime creating fun.
There are infinite possibilities out there of all the myriad ways you can add glitter for sparkle, foam beads to give a nice touch and feel, scented oils play with aroma or bright colors appease our eyes! With a willingness to try out diverse types of decoration and procuring them from trusted sellers, it is possible for you to build more personalized as well as captivating slime creations that are finding lots of takers among not only children but also adults.