Slime 101

Activator is a borax-water solution. There is 1 tsp of borax included in your order. It can be found in a small plastic bag inside the same package as your slime.

The standard activator is made by diluting 1 tsp of borax powder in 235 mL (~1 cup) of warm water. Make sure the powder has completely dissolved before using your solution.

Over time, a slime melts (becomes too liquid and tacky). We recommend you check its consistency by poking it prior to taking it out. Your slime may have melted a bit on its way to you due to the conditions during transit. Do not panic, you have all you need to revive it.

To get a slime back to a handleable phase, add 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of activator and knead very thoroughly. Repeat until your slime is as non-sticky and viscous as you'd like.

Tips:

1. Prepare your activator prior to touching your slime.

2. Store your activator in a marked, air-tight container for future use.

3. Start activating your slime inside its container, as to avoid getting both of your hands in a sticky situation.

4. Have someone help you pour the doses of borax onto the slime as you're kneading it. (Congrats, now you have a slime buddy. )

NOTE: If you add too much activator, your slime will become very stiff and breaky. Take your time kneading it after each dose of activator, as to make sure you do not overdo it. 

DO NOT ADD BORAX POWDER DIRECTLY INTO THE SLIME OR IT WILL BECOME RUBBERY AND HARD.

If you add too much activator and your slime becomes too stiff, there are a few ways of getting your slime back to a playable consistency.

1. Waiting. Slimes melt over time. If you have over-activated your slime, it should naturally go back to a runnier consistency within a few days.

2. Adding a few drops of glycerin (glycerol) and kneading thoroughly will make your slime runnier (and stickier). Tip: Add 1 drop at a time.

3. Warmth may help your slime loosen up. However, too much heat will melt it and dry it out. You may place your slime somewhere warm to try and reverse the over-activation, but you run the risk of ending its life sooner. If you naturally have very warm hands, kneading it could help loosen up your over-activated slime, but the first two methods are the most reliable and will yield better results.

Slimes can melt, shrink, dry out, become foggy, or look overall less pigmented.

Melted: If your slime is melting, use activator.

Dry/Shrunken: Slimes are mainly made out of glue, and glue loses moisture and dries when exposed to air. So the longer your slime is exposed to air, the sooner it will shrink/dry out.

Foggy: Clear slimes will become foggy over time, due to absorption of the natural oils in your hands. You may reduce this by making sure to always wash your hands with soap prior to playing with your slime and limiting sliming sessions to ~10 minutes at a time.

White Cast: Your slime will inflate with air when played with. The little air bubbles trapped inside a clear slime will cause the light to scatter and thus your slime will appear to have a white-ish/grey tinge. But worry not, it will return to normal after sitting in its container for some time.

At the end of the day, a shrunken, foggy, dry slime is a well-loved slime. <3

Sliming is all about playing with your slime in whichever way you enjoy the most. But here are some tips for keeping a slime from sticking to you more than you'd like.

To handle a tackier slime, you need to move quickly, or else it will stick to you. When stretching the sticky slime, try not to let the stretch linger. Rejoin the slime promptly.

Do not use your entire hand to hold the slime, unless you like being in sticky situations. To get out of it, pretend the slime is a stress-ball you want to squeeze very quickly.

There are lots of slime textures. They vary in stickiness, wetness, crunchiness, fluffiness, thickness, etc. All things that make them generally easier or harder to handle.

We rank our slimes' stickiness level "I", "II", and "III". I being the least sticky and III being the stickiest.

NOTE: If you generally have warm and sweaty hands, intermediate and advanced textures may be more difficult for you to handle. You may enjoy them more when slightly over-activated. Add 1/4 tsp of activator at a time until you find your sweet spot. But bear in mind (pun intended), that you will be exchanging stretchiness for lower-stickiness.

No slime lasts forever, but they will last longer when properly taken care of. What does that entail? I'm glad you asked.

1. Washing your hands prior to touching the slime

2. Cleaning any surface (e.g. table) on which you will play with your slime.

3. Storing the slime in an air-tight container, in a cool, dry place out of the sun.

4. Activating your slime often, as to not let it melt entirely. The more melted your slime gets, the harder it is to revive.

NOTE: Slimes containing clay will last less time than their clay-less counterparts, as will slimes with a high amount of beads (i.e. crunch-bomb and bingsu slimes).