Q&A for How to Make Clear Slime

No, you don't need to use heat at all for this project. Heating your slime might change the consistency or look.

To make it 100% clear, you have to let the slime sit for 5-7 days. While it sits, you cannot touch it.

Start with one teaspoon, then add more if necessary.

Put your slime in a bowl, then add a little bit of saline solution and start playing with it. Try not to add too much, though, or your slime will turn stringy.

It will take about three days, but be sure to keep it in a container until then.

No. People often mix up baking powder for baking soda. This is a common mistake. Make sure that it is baking soda.

No. It is still glue, only a different brand. You could use any of those. People buy the one they want.

You'll need one cup and two tablespoons (separate from the cup) of water if you're using borax, and 200 milliliters of hot water and 60 milliliters of room-temperature water (separate from the 200 ml.) if you aren't using borax. Make sure to keep the two amounts separate as they are added at different times.

You can put fragrance on it, and it will be smelling better than it was before.

You can use any quantity of glue you prefer, just make sure to adjust the ratio of all the other ingredients while making the slime.

Yes, but then don't add the baking soda/water mixture, or it won't work as well.

Yes, but it's recommended to hold the slime while you drain the water.

To make it more stretchy and fun to play with, try adding less activator (contact lens solution or borax).

Saline solution is also called contact lens solution and it is usually used with contact lenses. You can find it in most drugstores or pharmacies in the eye care section.

Yes, you can put borax solution (borax and water) and clear glue together to make clear slime.

Add a drop or two of your favorite fragrance and kneed it into the slime. You can always add more at a later time, if needed.

You can add a bit of flour to make it less wet.

Yes, most brands will work for this.

Yes, it is necessary because the saline solution has borate, which makes it activate. Instead of borate, you can use borax. Make sure the saline solution has borate in the ingredients.

You could try, but it may adversely affect the consistency of your slime.

Yes. Use a teaspoon of food coloring.

You would want to leave the lid on.

No, because the ingredients in it are not edible.

You can use any activator you prefer, such as contact lens solution with baking soda or Borax with water.

I have used Specsavers eyeglass cleaner and baking soda with success. Window cleaner doesn't really work. Look for products that contain sodium tetraborate or boric acid.

Yes, you can as long as it is clear.

Add lotion or put the slime in hot water and then let the slime sit for a few minutes, the slime with turn into this gooey mixture. Then add activator, only a bit less this time. A good sign when your slime is ready is when the slime starts sticking to itself and stops sticking to the spoon or mixing tool. To test if the slime is actually ready, dip your finger in and if it sticks, add just a teeny bit more activator until it doesn't. If it doesn't stick, take it out of the bowl and start kneading it to make it less sticky. it will be super stretchy.

Setting the slime container in front of the window where the sun can shine on it may help. Also, using a container that is vacuum pressured will help the bubbles remove themselves.

Yes, just make sure the slime is sticky by adding water. Then put in glitter or sequins to make it look better, or to make it crunchy, add foam beads or glass beads.

The two are actually the same thing.