Q&A for How to Color Slime

It's a laundry additive that stiffens fibers and prevents wrinkles. You'll find it in stores alongside laundry detergent and dryer sheets.

You could wear gloves, but you could also add tiny bits at a time, to reduce how much you get on your hands.

In the Things You'll Need section of the article, eye shadow is listed as an option to powdered pigment paint as a colorant. Your choice depends on the amount of slime being made and the level of color desired. Powdered paint may be more economical if a large amount of slime is needed. Eye shadow may provide unusual colors that cannot be made with paint powder.

Oobleck consists of 1 part water and 2 parts cornstarch mixed together. Most slime have glue as a component. Each will behave differently because of the structure of the materials, so you cannot make slime turn into oobleck and vice versa.

You can try mixing red and orange food coloring for the lava look. You can even make swirls with the orange to give it some detail.

You can add more activator (whichever one you made it with), and if that doesn't solve it completely, add shaving cream. It might change the texture a little, but it'll dry it out (not the same thing as harden) and might solve the problem of it being drippy.

You can use borax activator by mixing 3 tablespoons of borax and 1 cup of water. You can also use other laundry detergents like tide. You can also mix baking soda (not baking powder) and contact solution as an activator.

Ink will work! Because it is really messy you can wear gloves, but it's okay if you get ink on your hands. Just wash with soap and water or vinegar to get the ink out.

You might be using the wrong glue or saline solution. Elmers glue works best but other PVA glues will work too. Also check if the saline solution has boric acid in it or it will not activate the slime. (use baking soda not baking powder) If none of these solutions work try adding borax and water to glue.

You can always add water, shaving cream/foam, or white paint/dye to make it a lighter color.