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How to make slime without Borax

The best DIY goo recipes
  • 25 Jan 2018

A slime-making craze has captured the globe, transforming household ingredients into blobs of tactile and mesmerising goo.  

There are a plethora of recipes for slime online, but many of the popular ones include borax as an ingredient. 

Borax is a naturally-occuring mineral that is used in multipurpose cleaners, stain removers and deodorisers, but there is concern that it may cause irritation. There have also been reports that it has caused burns in children.  

Here, we've rounded up three alternative slime recipes that don't include borax.

1. How to make fluffy slime without glue or borax

How to Make Fluffy Slime WITHOUT Glue or Borax // Testing Popular No Glue No Borax Slime Recipe

2. How to make slime with glue, water and salt

How To Make Slime with Glue, Water and Salt only! GIANT slime without borax or liquid starch! Easy!

3. How to make dish soap slime

How To Make Dish Soap Slime! Giant Fluffy Slime without shaving cream, borax, baking soda, detergent
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