Types of slimes

What slime is made of

Slime is made on the basis of a polymer (often polysaccharides) and an activator, in the role of which are borax, sodium tetraborate, Naphthyzin, and means for storing CL. The main component gives the mass an elastic structure, any of the stabilizers enhances this quality and makes it "long-lasting".

Dyes that are used in very small quantities give different shades. For some types of slime, sparkles are needed, a different kind of decor.

Slime ingredients

To make a slime, you may need the following ingredients:

• Sodium tetraborate (borax / borax), which works as a thickener and preservative. Slime can also be made without tetraborate, but it is replaced with soda or another activator.
• Adhesive that acts as a base. It can be PVA, PVA-M, transparent stationery or something similar. You can also really do without glue if you use a cosmetic film mask, gelatin, shampoo.
• Starch, which is the most harmless thickener. Dyes, liquid, shampoo are added to it.
• The water used in the simplest and most effective recipes. It gives elasticity to the structure of the toy, it can "resurrect" a slightly dried mass.
• Soda used as an activator. It can be replaced with hairspray, gelatin.
• Soap, shampoo, shower gel, used for greater plasticity of the structure of the toy. It is better to take thick formulations.
• Dishwashing detergent that acts as an activator. It can be used in recipes with or without glue.
• Flour is a good thickener. Gives density to the composition.
• Shaving foam used to add airiness to the mass. It is used for recipes with glue. You can also make a slime without foam if you replace it with shampoo.
• Plasticine, giving flexibility to the mass. It is also added for beautiful color.
• The toothpaste that makes the toy creamy. Do not just use a bleaching agent, it contains aggressive ingredients.
• Gelatin, which helps to thicken the composition. The component will also require the addition of water.
• Lens fluid containing sodium tetraborate. It also acts as a stabilizer.
• Paint as an optional component. They take very little of it, use dyes of different purpose, the safest are food.
• Washing powder. This is another thickener. Its efficiency is not less than that of sodium tetraborate.
• Air freshener used as a stabilizer. There should be glue in the mass with it.
• The paper that imparts density to the composition. However, it should be thin, such as napkins.
• A film mask for the face that successfully replaces glue. It needs components that prevent the slime from falling apart into pieces.
• Chewing gum used as a base component. You need to take the toughest gum and supplement it with water.
• Boric acid, which plays the same role as sodium tetraborate. You can take powder or solution.
• Kinetic sand, which gives more hardness to the composition. Slimes are made from it for sculpting figures.
• Hand cream that makes the consistency of the mass especially delicate. You need as thick as possible.
• Hydrogen peroxide used to liquefy and stabilize the composition. With it, you can make a toy without glue.
• Salt that is a thickener. And with its help, you can give a second life to a dried slime.
• Glycerin with a jelly-like consistency. With it, the composition will become more elastic.
• An egg, the protein of which will be a good base for a toy. It is necessary to take it necessarily raw.
• Nail polish, most often used for coloring the mass. But it can also become one of the main components due to its viscous structure.

Slime Supplements

As an additive for slimes, use:

• colorants, including food in the form of powder or liquid;
• gloss intended for makeup;
• small pieces of foil;
• foam balls;
• pearl powder;
• "Silver" for painting metal;
• watercolors and gouache paints;
• mother-of-pearl kandurin, necessary for decorating confectionery;
• glitters designed for manicure.

All kinds of slimes

Today there are several types of slimes:

Slime	Description	Photo
Fluffy Slime	It looks like a whipped cream, characterized by lightness and airiness. At the same time, the mass crunches loudly and stretches well
Bubble, or bubble	Light and fluffy, it looks like freshly whipped cream as it contains a lot of air bubbles. When compressed, they burst and make loud sounds, but instead of those that disappeared in the mass, others are formed.
Glossy, or glossy slime	It is a bright and shiny mass. It shines not because of individual reflective particles, the shine is uniform, glossy, like gel nail polish
Butter slime, or clay	It is similar in consistency to melted butter, so it is easy to spread it with a knife. The mass is thick and elastic, it is soft and tender
Crunchy slime, or bead	Its peculiarity is foam balls of different sizes in the composition, which make the mass crispy. Slime keeps its shape well
Squishy	It is a thick substance that, after stretching, tends to return to its previous shape. Even when pressed, it makes a sound, like a bursting bubble from gum. Squishies are often in the form of animal figurines.
Pupsy Unicorn Slime	These are horse dolls with thick hair, hooves and a horn on their heads. They know how to "poop" with slimes. You just need to put the ingredients that come with the kit into the toy's mouth and select the "food" mode
Slime iceberg	Has a hard crust on the surface, as if ice. But from kneading it easily disappears
Magnetic slime	There are different shades, but each such slime has the ability to attract small metal objects. Interestingly interacts with the handgam, pulling it out in pieces
Transparent, or clear	It is a viscous, very soft mass that spreads easily. May be bubble-free or bubble-free, but always colorless
Slime hendgum	This is an elastic mass, the name of which is translated as "chewing gum for hands." She does not sink in water and gathers well in a pile. You can make a ball from a handgam that will stick to the wall and hardly change shape
Standard, or original	It is the most common of all, liquid, with a damp sheen, spreading quickly when left alone. But the slime stretches well and is hard to break
Black	It differs only in color, and the properties may be different. This is handgum, glossy, butter, and others.
Monster with eyes	Flexible and malleable, but retains its shape well. And thanks to the eyes, the "monster" has a funny look
Ninja	Packaged in a container in the form of a rounded cylinder with a flat bottom. Balls can be blown out of it, the mass glows in the dark, magnetically, changes color from heat
With insect	It is a colored jelly-like mass with a spider, fly or lizard hidden inside. Due to their transparency, they are clearly visible
With aroma	The stretching multi-colored mass smells good. The aromas are predominantly edible, i.e. fruits, berries, vanilla, coffee, etc.
"Lost World"	The mass has a weak consistency, and itself is transparent, albeit colored. There must be a dinosaur or lizard inside with a tube to make bubbles. Slime packed in an egg
Phantom	In natural daylight, it is a white mass. But in the dark, it takes on a bright color. The most intense - mint, less bright - blue, violet. Slime is charged by the sun, electric bulbs
Spitting	The mass is hidden in a smiley, when pressed, it jumps out of the figurine's mouth. But in any other position, the toy itself is pulled back
Mountain	This mass is a multi-colored "layer cake".The layers lie unevenly, crawling on top of each other, like rocks
Glossy, or jiggly	It also has a soft structure and even shine, comparable to the effect of gel nail polish.
Chameleon	This is a thermoslime, which changes color when kneaded by the warmth of the palms. For example, it can turn yellow if it was orange
Ombre	It resembles a mountain one, as it also consists of multi-colored layers. But they do not lie on top of each other, but stand side by side, like books on a shelf.
Pigment	The main thing in this mass is an unusual color. It can be bright acidic or delicate pastel with transitions.
Antistress	It is a crunchy substance. When kneading, they emit soft sounds that have a beneficial effect on the nerves.
Two in one	The mass is hidden in a jar with a tube, with the help of the latter, balls can be blown out. And when kneading, it acquires two colors (blue with yellow, red with orange, etc.)
Space	Looks like a starry night sky. It is dark with sparkles and color tints.

Types of slimes (slimes)

Standard

Standard - wet, semi-liquid, flowing, stringy. Does not hold its shape, spreads at rest. It becomes harder when squeezed.

Glossy (mercury) - Silver color, glossy shine. It spreads like a slime - a puddle.

Fluffy Slime

Crispy (fluffy slime) - the texture is soft, crunches and stretches well. Fluffy from English. Fluffy. Made from shaving foam.

Hendgam

Hendgum is a clever plasticine, elastic and stiff, like a ball bouncing off a wall easily. Keeps in shape. It's a kind of neogamous. The material is jelly-like, easy to assemble.

Bead (Crunchy)

Bead - performed on the basis of the original or transparent. Small foam balls hold firmly inside, do not fly out, crunch pleasantly when pressed and stretched. Keeps its shape well.

Bubble (Bubble Slime)

Bubble - airy, fluffy and light, like a cloud. When squeezed, it crunches - these are bubbles bursting, of which there are a lot of them inside. Stretches well in any direction, almost does not spread. Consistency - crispy, whipped, porous, springy.

Clay

Clay - butter - rough - velvety, soft, delicate, elastic, thick. Feels like a marshmallow or marshmallow. Smeared with a knife like butter. Performing this manipulation, you can completely forget that this is an inedible product.

Iceberg - differs in that it has a hard crust on top.

Transparent slime

Transparent (liquid glass) - jelly-like. Stringy, soft, does not hold its shape. It differs from others in that it is transparent. Depending on the ingredients, it will come with or without bubbles. The priority for children is those that are completely transparent.

Black - Differs only in color. It has different consistencies, depending on the recipe you choose.

Monster

A monster with eyes like a ghost. They are made in different shapes, from different ingredients. The meaning of this slime is that it is animated with the help of the eyes.

Magnetic

Magnetic - harsh to the touch and attracts staples and nails. If you put a magnet on the handgam, the latter will pull the magnet into itself, and vice versa - the magnet pulls out the handgam in parts. Several color variations: black, gold, silver, bright red, blue.

Slime with an insect inside (spider, beetle, small lizard).

lost World

Lizun Lost World - figurine of a lizard or dinosaur (with a tube for blowing bubbles). As a rule, it is liquid. Stored in the egg, this makes it stand out from other slimes.

Aromatic limes

Aromatic oils can be filled with a wide variety of scents. Optionally, you can get a slime with scents: vanilla, ginger, jasmine, lavender, mint, cinnamon, raspberry, lemon, exotic fruits. The list is endless: strawberries, ice cream, chocolate, coca-cola.

Two in one

2 in 1 (with bubble tube). By combining the colors, you can see how a new color is obtained (two options: blue-yellow, red-yellow.)

Glowing in the dark

Phantom. During the day, just white.Glows in the dark and changes color. Rechargeable from sunlight, fluorescent lamps, from an ordinary light bulb. Mint is the brightest. Cyan, purple, violet charge a little longer and glow less brightly. If you roll it out like a pancake, then you can draw any drawing with the ultraviolet light of a flashlight, which will then disappear.

Spitting

Spitting (complete with a smiley face) - for physics lovers. Due to the formation of a vacuum in the slime during compression, the smiley, being in any position, will swallow it.

Thermoslime

Chameleons - orange - turns yellow, purple - turns blue, pink becomes brighter. Changes its color from temperature, due to a secret ingredient.

The Milky Way - has a cosmic effect, glows in the dark. It is usually black with sequins.

Mountain slime

Slimes of different colors are stacked on top of each other, usually light on top, dark below. Due to the different structure, one flows down onto the other, resembling mountains.

Ombre Slime

It looks a bit like a mountain, but does not flow from top to bottom, like the slime above, but from right to left (or vice versa). It's pretty easy to do.

Antistress

It is more popular with adults than with children, for obvious reasons. It has an unpleasant property - if you overdo it with a toy, then the toy may burst. Fortunately, it can be easily washed. There are two antistress agents - liquid and solid.

How to play

Not everyone knows how to use slimes correctly. Many simply stretch the slimes or throw them on the wall. But there are other entertainments with the toy:

1. If you want to get beautiful lips, a smile, then you need to stretch such a viscous mass so that the structure of the physiognomy changes. And now a photo for memory.
2. Children love to imitate playing a musical instrument. The surface of the sticky plasticine will become the piano keys. The only thing left is to choose a melody.
3. Elastic types are suitable for blowing bubbles. Contests are held for the largest ball or unusual shape.
4. Amusing figures of exotic animals are molded from the mass. It will make a great zoo.

And making slime yourself will also be an interesting game. Here creativity, knowledge of chemistry will come in handy. You can grow offspring from lizun. As soon as bubbles appear on the surface of the slime, then part of the solid substance from this place should be transplanted into another jar. Now you need to feed the kids, and a new slime will grow. Over time, it will reach its normal size.

Slime production history

All children know today what slime is. But the idea of ​​a toy was born in the last century. The slime was put on display by Mattel in 1976.

What a slime looks like is understandable if you imagine a thick slimy substance that can take shape. In those days, toys were produced in green: no other shades were produced.

Gradually slime became an element of pop culture. With its help, expressive pictures and plots were created. Kenner is the next company to use this brand. The toy was called Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters) and became the hero of the American cartoon of the same name. In the 1980s, Kenner experimented with colors, even launching sets for games.

Slime was created by other companies, giving it new names. It was used in American shows and put on participants as a joke punishment for breaking the rules.

Every child knows what slimes are. The popularity of the toy does not wane, but only increases over time, giving rise to options and modifications due to the addition of unusual components to the composition.

The original antistress is based on guar gum and sodium tetraborate (borax). The first plays the role of a thickener. Borax (sodium boric acid) is a crystalline substance that dissolves in water. When melted, it becomes transparent and glass-like. This connection property was used by the creators of the slimes.

Today, to speed up and reduce the cost of the manufacturing process, the toy is kneaded on the basis of glue, thickener and activator.As the latter, a mixture of borax with glycerin or a liquid for lenses (at home) is used. Manufacturers add additional elements (sparkles, airy plasticine, dyes) arbitrarily.

Note! You can make a slime yourself; all the ingredients are sold at the hardware store.

What is a slime and why is it needed?

Translated from English, the word "slime" means mucus. The toy is a jelly-like mass, while the substance does not spill and is easy to collect. Slimes have gained popularity not only because of their appearance. Their purpose is:

1. relieving stress in adults;
2. development of fine motor skills of hands, dexterity, coordination in children.

They can:

• stretch;
• spread out;
• pour from hand to hand.

It is pleasant for the fingers, helps to calm down, to distract from problems. The resulting air bubbles burst when the slime is squeezed. You can enhance the effect by adding to the mass, for example, foam balls, which crunch, touching each other.

Experiments with slimes help develop logical thinking and imagination.

For example, consider what this means - slime drizzling, how it turns out. Slime cloud can be nodrized by repeated stretching, as a result of which its structure will become porous. When draining, such a substance resembles falling snow - a slime drizzly.

General description and characteristics

The texture of slimes can be completely different.

Slime (Slime) is an original toy in the form of spreading slime. However, it tends to return back to its original form.

How did

For the first time slimes were created by MATTEL in 1976. At the time, they were made from guar gum and borax. Both substances are absolutely not harmful to the human body.

The very first slimes were green, they were sold in cups. Thanks to this, the toy was very similar to the hero of the same name in the movie "Ghostbusters". Gradually, newer artificial materials were used to make such a star toy.

Clear is a basic option from which you can make other types of toys.

What is it and why is it needed

Translated from English, slime means "slime". Indeed, the substance is very similar to her. If you leave it on the horizontal surface of the table, then it will spread, but not at all like water.

Initially, the toy was conceived just for fun, but gradually it began to be acquired to develop fine motor skills of the hands, and then to relieve stress. Therefore, very soon different slimes gained popularity not only among children, but also among adults. There is a fashion for their independent production, they can be found in schools and kindergartens. Various labels and brands produce similar toys and sets, come up with a name for a slime, and even develop a scent.

Note! Many people are engaged in the development of designs for slimes on a white basis, creating the names of slimes for restocking. Butter is very similar to butter or cream.

Butter is very similar to butter or cream.

What is the difference from hand gum

Slime and hand gum are pretty much the same thing. However, the second little thing is more rigid and easy to crush, resembles plasticine. It is also easy to stretch and curl and can be used to sculpt shapes of different shapes. The gum does not stick to your hands.

What is different from slime

Simple slimes, like slimes, do not stick to your hands. But on the other hand, they willingly stick to the walls and easily collect all the dirt and dust, sand. Such a little thing becomes unusable after a week of intense games, but more and more often children make it themselves from improvised means.

Ombre can have a variety of shades

How slime differs from slime

To understand how slime differs from slime, just look at the table:

In general, slime is the first type of slime, since it appeared earlier. And many toy lovers identify these concepts.

Description of all types of Ninja Slimes with photos

Many buyers who want to purchase the Ninja Slimes collection are interested in how many types of slimes are in the box. The standard set contains 20 different hand gum.

Among the varieties there are bright slimes:

1. Gold. Looks like pearlescent honey. When assembled, it is soft, viscous, wrinkles well with your hands, while crunching and smelling good.
2. "Silver". The same resilient and elastic, but has 2 features - a magnetic field and an unpleasant odor. When the magnet is placed near the toy, the viscous mass begins to reach for it, changing its shape.
3. "Universe". A bright purple color with a smaller size compared to other slimes, because it contains white foam balls inside a viscous mass. During the game, a thin film is formed, reminiscent of starry space.
4. "Starlight Night". Black with foam balls. If the mass is placed on a flat surface, it resembles a starry sky - against a black background, light stars, when stretched, it becomes gray with slightly extinguished stars. When unpacking for the first time, the slime has an unpleasant smell and immediately sticks to your hands, but during the game, unpleasant factors disappear.
5. "Northern Lights". Lilac-nacreous tints symbolize the northern lights. The toy is similar to a transparent pearlescent and gorgeous-smelling shampoo, only stretches and inflates beautiful bubbles.
6. "Enchanting". Analogue of "Northern Lights" with the only difference that it is an iridescent acid-pink color.

The series of glow-in-the-dark slimes includes:

1. Yellow.
2. Blue.
3. Green with apple flavor.

In the dark, regardless of the color scheme, they glow green.

Chameleon toys include the following varieties:

1. Pink. Changes color to white.
2. Light orange. Turns bright yellow.
3. Purple. Changes to blue when heated.

It is not necessary to heat antistress. It is simply crumpled in the hands. The warmth of the hands contributes to the change in shades.

Flavored slimes have pleasant aromas of strawberry, ice cream, cola and chocolate.

The Mix Colors series includes 2 types of slimes:

1. Yellow with pink.
2. Blue with yellow.

In each toy, a plastic capsule with a viscous mass of a different color is added to the main color. The result is beautiful mixed play.

The most popular among children are slimes with children's toys called "The Lost World". A plastic lizard or dinosaur is placed inside a transparent jelly-like mass with air bubbles.

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Types of slimes with descriptions and photos

Almost all types of slimes have “speaking” names, which reflect their main characteristics: texture, type of filler, features.

Among the textures are:

1. Original. A basic slime that repeats the recipe and properties of the first product from Mattel. On its basis, other types of slimes are produced.
2. Glossy (glossy). Feels a little softer than the original, has a glossy surface with large even highlights, spreads easily and quickly. The main ingredient for obtaining this texture is body lotion.
3. Fluffy (fluffy). The softest and most airy type of slime. It is made on the basis of shaving foam.
4. Bubble (bubble).The mass is covered with a bubble film, and during manipulations the bubbles burst with a characteristic crackle.
5. Butter. From English, the word butter is translated as "butter". The toy received this name for its ability to gently spread on any surfaces, repeating the properties of a food product. Butter slime is made with the addition of clay or light plasticine.
6. Iceberg. Has a hard crust on the surface, which is pleasant to break through with your fingers or a pencil.
7. Water slime. Transparent or pigmented slime, which does not hold its shape at all, does not harden, imitates water splashes when moving.
8. Thermoslime. The second name of the species is chameleon. It is distinguished from others by its ability to change color under the influence of body heat.
9. Magnetic. Hard, has a dense consistency. Attracts small metal objects (paper clips, pins, nails), absorbs pieces of magnet.
10. Aromaslaym. The peculiarity of such a toy is its pleasant aroma. The palette of smells is large, but the most popular are vanilla, mint and coca-cola.
11. Phantom. During the day it is white or pale yellow. It is charged by sunlight, incandescent lamps, and emits a green, blue or white glow at night.
12. Float slime. A newly emerging species that is snowlime chunks placed in a clear base. Mixing two textures creates a new look: soft, airy, crunchy.

Antistress toys are also distinguished by the number and types of fillers. The table organizes data on what types of slime fillings are.

Slime fillings are often combined. So, glitter is added to the monochromatic base of insect slime, and crunchy with eye beads turns into a monster slime.

Slimes were so fond of children and adults that in 2016 the video game Slime Rancher was released, the main character of which lives on a slime farm and raises funny animal slimes. There are also many applications in PlayMarket and AppStore for creating jelly anti-stress in a mobile format.