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  • Question
    I do not have cornstarch, shaving foam, contact solution or detergent. What can I do?
    LunarEclipse
    Community Answer
    Alternatively, you could use eye drops, dish detergent, liquid starch or -- as a last resort -- flour.
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    I just bought slime from the store and when I opened it, it was sticky and kind of melted. I am 12 and so cannot buy slime activator. What can I do?
    LunarEclipse
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    Try laundry detergent! Most detergents will have borax, and I'm assuming you have laundry detergent at your house. If you're okay with it turning a bit blue/whatever color your detergent is, then it'll work!
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    I made my slime with shampoo, but it isn't thick enough. What should I do?
    Community Answer
    Try adding a small pinch of salt or two and mix until it looks like jelly. Put it in the freezer and check it every 5 minutes until it's not watery anymore.
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    My slime is too sticky and watery. It got watery because I added too much water and then used soap as an activator. What should I do?
    Community Answer
    Soap will not work as an activator. A teaspoon of borax in a cup of hot water will work, or some Tide or other laundry detergent.
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    If my slime is too watery, can I leave it outside to firm it up?
    Kh3347
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    No. The environment may ruin your slime even more. Try draining out all the water. If all of it is water, then add more glue to thicken it.
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    I just bought a slime from a store. When I opened it, it was sticky and almost melted. What should I do?
    Alexa S
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    Add a little bit of corn starch. It will thicken up the slime and give it a wonderful texture.
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    I got slime from a store. It wasn't sticking, so I added a little too much lotion, and then made a big mess by adding water. What can I do?
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    You can try adding activator if the store-bought slime is made of glue. If the slime is not made of glue, you can try putting it in the freezer for 10 - 20 minutes. You could also put it in a fridge for about an hour.
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    I tried making slime at home, but it's not sticking together. I used laundry gel and PVA glue. What should I do?
    Kh3347
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    Laundry gel is not the best activator. Your activator must include boric acid in the ingredients. Laundry detergent, contact solution, and borax are all good options for activators.
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    I made slime, but it was very watery. I put it in the microwave for 15 seconds and now it's even more watery. I'm out of borax and only have one spoon left, what should I do?
    Unicorn Fangirl
    Community Answer
    Add 1/2 cup of clear glue into your slime. It will help thicken it up. You may need to re-activate your slime.
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    My slime is watery but I don't have contact lens solution, borax, Elmer's magic liquid or clear glue. Is there anything else I can use?
    Community Answer
    You can use Tide or baking soda. If it gets to hard after that, use lotion.
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    I made my slime with laundry detergent and glue and food coloring. What should I use to thicken it?
    Community Answer
    The thing that will probaly help the most is to add more glue and over-activate it, then add one squirt of lotion.
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    I bought clear slime online, and it’s sticky and runny. What should I do?
    Community Answer
    You should try adding an activator like contact solution or Borax. However, be sure to add a little at a time so the slime doesn't over-activate.
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    I made a slime and its super liquidy. I don't have borax, shaving cream, corn starch, flour, or liquid starch. What should I do?
    Grace and Guinea Pigs
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    You can use contact lens solution or baking soda. You can also use some kinds of liquid laundry detergent, like Tide.
  • Question
    I made slime with glue activator and shaving cream, and it was a Cool Whip consistency. I added baking soda, but it didn't really help. What should I do?
    Community Answer
    Try adding more activator until it gets to the consistency you would like.
  • Question
    I tried to make a slime using salt, white glue, and water. However, my slime is too runny. How can I fix it?
    Grace Riddle
    Community Answer
    Add borax powder to water, and put that mixture in the recipe. If you don't have that, use laundry detergent.
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    What do I do if my slime hardens and I am not allowed to microwave it?
    Community Answer
    You can add some lotion, soap, or shaving cream to your hardened slime. Additionally, you may water down your slime with just warm water.
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    I used Elmer’s new magical activator and when I was finished making the slime, it was watery, What can I do?
    Community Answer
    Keep on using the Elmer's magical activator until you find the desired consistency. But be sure to not dump the whole bottle in your slime, it will harden it and you will waste your Elmer's acitvator.
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    What do I do when I added cornstarch to my slime but it was still runny, do I put it in the freezer?
    Community Answer
    Please do not put your slime in the freezer, it will mess up the consistency. You can use slime activator, one teaspoon of borax activator to one cup of water. Slime activator will help to activate the slime and make it a little firmer, just be careful to put it in a little at a time and knead it.
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    What do I do if my slime doesn't flow due to me using wood glue?
    Community Answer
    You could try making it thicker by adding clear glue. Add some activator, then try putting it in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes.
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    I used Elmer's new Magical Liquid as an activator, and I also used 6 ounces of purple glitter glue. It was fine at first, but now it's really sticky. How can I fix it?
    Community Answer
    You can add more Magical Liquid, or try another activator such as borax and water or tide.
  • Question
    Can I use color as an activator in my watery slime?
    Community Answer
    I would not recommend that, as color is liquid and won't firm up your slime. If you want to use an alternative activator, try contact lens solution.
  • Question
    My slime is way too watery, and I tried putting it in the freezer for 10 to 20 minutes, but nothing happened. What should I do?
    LunarEclipse
    Community Answer
    Ad more activator slowly, or leave it outside the container for like 5-10 minutes, depending on how watery it is.
  • Question
    How do I fix watery slime if I don't have cornstarch, borax or glue?
    Community Answer
    You could use eye drops, liquid starch or dish detergent to fix your slime.
  • Question
    I made my own slime using contact lens solution and bicarbonate of soda, but now I don’t know what to do because it is too watery! Please help!
    Community Answer
    If it is too watery, try adding some more glue to see if it will become less watery. If that doesn't work, try adding more activator.
  • Question
    My slime is very watery and soapy what should I do?
    Community Answer
    Hair gel reduces the effects of too much activator. If it is soapy, you can try another type of liquid or just throw it in the garbage instead of repairing it.
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    What do I do if adding shaving cream to my slime made my liquid slime worse?
    Community Answer
    Try adding a different kind of activator for the liquid slime instead of shaving cream. You can also try putting it in the fridge for a while.
  • Question
    What can I do if my slime is lumpy and watery?
    Community Answer
    You can add more activator, detergent, or contact lens solution.
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    How do I fix my lumpy and watery slime if I don't have borax, contact solution, or washing detergent?
    Community Answer
    Since it is watery, you can add corn starch, or put it in the freezer for 10 minutes. For the lumpiness, you can try adding lotion, but the lotion will probably make it more sticky.
  • Question
    I added cream and shampoo to my fluffy slime, thinking it would be softer. Now it is way too watery.
    Miss^w^thekawwaigirl
    Community Answer
    Try using clear shampoo.Its slimy and gooey. Or, you can add lotion or shaving cream instead.Try using a strainer to drain out the water before you do anything else!
  • Question
    My slime is very soupy and won’t come together I tried all the tips that I could with the materials at home. It is fluffy slime and I made a big batch.
    Pugs&pigs
    Community Answer
    Perhaps you have the wrong glue? Or the wrong activator? Check if you're using a lens solution that has enough sodium borate. Check if it's a borax solution that the borax dissolved. Check if the glue is PVA glue. Perhaps you have too much shaving cream. Simply try again.
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