Q&A for How to Make Blu Tack Slime

Add more Blu Tack. Next time, use less lotion or soap to get it to just the right consistency. Just a few pumps at a time!

Try adding some more Blu Tack to the mixture, it should help to thicken the slime.

Well, you should probably wait, because then your slime will be better. Slime that is not set is not that fun to play with.

It can be any amount, just make sure to be proportionate with other ingredients!

Food coloring is always optional. Feel free to use glitter if you really want the slime to pop!

This slime shouldn't be sticky, if it was, try adding more BluTack, it should help to thicken the slime. But yes, there are other websites which say how to make BluTack slime.

You may have not kneaded it enough just yet, and the dough may not be prepared. Be sure to press the dough so that the warmth from your hands transfers to the Blu Tack. If it is still not stretchy, the Blu Tack you have may be old and need replacing.

To make it stretchier, I would recommend using a hand lotion or a hand gel. Be careful with how much you add, though; you don't want to add so much you make it sticky.

It could qualify for slime, but adding lotion or soap makes it more slime-like. Without lotion or soap, it is hard.

Try adding some more Blu Tack, it should help to thicken it.

It depends where you store it. It will eventually dry up, but if you store it right, it will last at least a week.

Use rubber disposable gloves. If you don't have any, just wash your hands with warm soapy water.

Yes, although it takes longer than food dye or glitter.

Stir the food coloring continuously until the slime had been dyed the color of your liking. You may try adding more drops, too.

Foaming soap tends to work better than liquid. Make sure you don't use too much soap either way, though.

You have to let it get warm and because it is new, then it will be hard. And if you do not play with it, it will get so hard that you cannot play with it anymore.

Using shampoo could make the slime very sticky, but yes you can use shampoo.

You can use marker or dry food coloring. Anything that is colored and pigmented would work!

You could try using a different kind of liquid hand soap, or adding more blu tack into the mixture, as too much soap can make the slime sticky.

It gradually becomes like that but if it is breaking apart, then try to add foamy soap and it should become better. If it is too sticky, leave it out in the open air for about 2 minutes or more and don't touch it while you are doing that, also squeeze out excess liquid if there is any.

Try adding a little water, cornstarch, shampoo, liquid hand soap, hand sanitizer or antibacterial gel.

Yes, you can use foaming soap in slime. It makes it more fluffy and perhaps less sticky.

You can turn on the fan, or maybe even keep it in sunlight. Otherwise, you have to be patient.

You can't really do much about that. But you could try coating the beads in a thin layer of glue.

You can use food coloring to make it green or red or use different pigments and powders to make it gold or silver or a Christmas color, and you can also add colored glitter, beads, or other add-ins!

It is not a great idea to use paints for slime unless you really want to, as watercolors can be expensive. Technically, it will work with watercolors, but you would do better to buy some cheap acrylic paints or use actual food coloring.

The color will not come out of the slime. It might stain your hands if you’re mixing the color in after the slime has been activated or if you play with it for hours. If it is still too sticky, you can add more activator.

Store the slime in a normal Tupperware container or in a plastic bag. Remember to completely close it or else it will dry out.

It sometimes does after being left on the carpet.

You can also try adding perfume to your slime, it will also react like essential oil and will give your slime a nice scent.