Slime With Shaving Cream Contact Solution and Baking Soda

Are you looking for an easy fluffy slime recipe without Borax? A few weeks ago we made a gorgeous batch of 3-ingredient glitter slime, and today we're sharing how to makefluffy slime.

My kids are crazy for slime, and they're clearly not alone! After making countless batches of slime, I wanted to figure out how to make this fluffy slime with saline solution so that my kids could take full control over the recipe on their own.

This is the perfect fluffy slime, and the recipe does not disappoint. Of course you could buy slime, but isn't the DIY route much more fun?

The difference between slime and fluffy slime is the texture. Fluffy slime actually has the consistency of marshmallows.

It's bouncy, puffy, and, well, fluffy!

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Why is slime so exciting to kids?

We've been making slime for years (take a look in the book, TinkerLab: A Hands-on Guide for Little Inventors or click here our original recipe!), and even at ages 7 and 9 my littles still go bananas over this stretchy magical material.

What is it about slime?

It's a sensory material with a texture that's playful and stretchy, and encourages children to invent, build, sculpt, play, and even relax.

My kids played with this slime for an hour the other day and they didn't want to stop.

How to Make Fluffy Slime without Borax

There are four key ingredients in Borax-free fluffy slime: white glue or PVA glue, shaving cream, baking soda, and contact lens solution

For the shaving cream, Barbasol (shown below) is the best one we've tried).

For the PVA glue, Elmer's School Glue is my hands-down favorite. It's a classic and we buy it by the gallon.

Slime comes together with an activator, and this is usually Borax. Why? Borax contains sodium borate, a combination of boric acid and salt. When boric acid combines with water and pva glue, a chemical reaction binds the glue molecules, pulling them into what we recognize as slime. It's all pretty magical.

Some folks are concerned that boric acid could be dangerous to kids. I've read the reviews and I'm not concerned, but I have found that it's a whole lot easier to give kids a bottle of contact solution than it is a box of 40 Mule Borax.

Some (not all) contact solutions contain boric acid, further proof in my mind that boric acid is nothing to worry about as it goes in my eyes each morning.  For this Borax alternative, Renu saline solution by Bausch & Lomb works great!

Fluffy Slime Ingredients

White shaving Cream – 3 cups (750 ml) (Barbasol brand works!)

Elmer's School Glue – 1/2 cup (120 ml) or a 4 ounce bottle. We love this glue. If your kids love making slime, splurge for the gallon!

Baking Soda – 1 teaspoon (5 ml)

Contact Solution with boric acid as an ingredient – 1 tablespoon (15 ml) (Renu brand works!)

Food Coloring: optional

Instructions for the Best Fluffy Slime Recipe

Step 1:Add three cups of white shaving cream (not clear shaving cream) to a large mixing bowl. Don't worry about exact amounts. This recipe is forgiving and a little more or less will be fine.

Step 2: Add 1/2 cup Elmer's School Glue to the mixing bowl

Step 3: Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the mixing bowl.

Step 4:Stir everything together with a spatula or large spoon.

Step 5: Add a tablespoon of contact solution (15 ml)  to the bowl. Stir it all together!

Fluffy Slime

Regular slime with the addition of shaving cream to make it extra fluffy.

Prep Time 10 mins

Active Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

• Add three cups of white shaving cream (not clear shaving cream) to a large mixing bowl. Don't worry about exact amounts. This recipe is forgiving and a little more or less will be fine.

• Add 1/2 cup Elmer's School Glue to the mixing bowl.

• Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the mixing bowl.

• Stir everything together with a spatula or large spoon.

• Add a tablespoon of contact solution (15 ml) to the bowl. Stir it all together!

• Once the slime comes together, remove it from the bowl to knead and stretch it with your hands for a few minutes. It will be sticky at first, but it becomes non-sticky and pliable pretty quickly.

• Play with your slime!

This slime can be store for about a day in a tight container. Longer than that and the shaving cream sort of melts away and it loses its fluffy consistency.

Make the Homemade Fluffy Slime Recipe

Step 1:Add 3 cups shaving cream (750 ml)  to a bowl. Don't worry about exact amounts. This recipe is forgiving. 4 cups (1000 ml) would be fine, too.

Step 2: Add 1/2 cup Elmer's School Glue (120 ml) to the Bowl

Step 3: Add 1 teaspoon baking soda (5 ml) to the bowl.

Step 4: Stir everything together.

Step 5: Add 1 tablespoon contact solution (15 ml) to the bowl.

Stir everything together with a spatula or large spoon. See the next set of photos to see how it comes together in about a minute!

Once the slime comes together, remove it from the bowl to knead and stretch it with your hands for a few minutes. It will be sticky at first, but it becomes non-sticky and pliable pretty quickly.

Play with your slime!

This slime can be store for about a day in a tight container. Longer than that and the shaving cream sort of melts away and it loses its fluffy consistency.

Slime Safety Tips and Precautions

• When playing with slime, if you're concerned about it getting on your furniture, be sure to cover the table with oil cloth or a non-porous table covering.
• Always supervise children when making and playing with slime.
• Slime is not a food – do not allow children to eat slime. Always wash hands after using slime.

Make Regular Slime

If you'd like to make a batch of regular slime with Borax, this is our original slime recipe that came before all the slime craze hit the world.

Make Clear Glitter Slime

Similar to fluffy slime, Clear Glitter Slime uses contact solution and baking soda. Instead of white PVA glue, we'll use Elmer's glitter glue. This stretchy, gorgeous slime is fun to make at birthday parties, with each child taking home their original DIY concoction.

For more sensory activities, see our list of 30+ sensory activities here.

Create more awesome things with kids.

If you'd like to join a community of families and educators who want to raise creative kids, you'll love TinkerLab Schoolhouse, our online Art Club for Kids. Join us and gain access to hundreds of art and STEAM activities that boost imagination and creative thinking skills.

You might also enjoy signing up your little maker in a live class in the TinkerLab Studio.

Slime With Shaving Cream Contact Solution and Baking Soda

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