How to make a lizun from soap?

Slime has become a popular toy for children and adolescents, recently in the market there are so many of its options that eyes are staring. Not everyone knows that such a "slime" can be made independently if one of the popular recipes is used.

The first slime appeared on the market of children's toys in 1976, then it was made from a jelly-like material, which included guar gum and borax. Both components are not harmful to human health.

This magnificent toy appeared thanks to the work of a scientist, which was aimed at replacing rubber. The first color in which such a slime was sold was green, today the palette has expanded significantly, slimes with sparkles and even those that can glow in the dark are on sale. Slides that change color from the warmth of human hands are very popular.

Among the most popular species are:

• fluffy;
• jigli
• crunchy;
• normal;
• chameleon;
• bubbly;
• transparent.

But this list of options is unlimited, since there are many more.

If you have some ingredients that are easy to get, you can make a lizun with your own hands, spending only a few minutes on it.

The characteristics of such a toy depend on the composition of such a toy. Ordinary lizun quickly spreads in a calm state on the plane, but when pressed becomes denser, other species are denser and create a crunch when stretched.

The composition of the slime may include:

• PVA glue;
• corn starch;
• fluid used for lenses;
• shaving foam;
• sodium tetraborate;
• eye drops.

The slime stretches, but does not stick to the hands and surface, and this is its advantage.

There are many recipes on how to make such a toy yourself.

To make a slime, you will need to prepare some ingredients, such as soap, PVA glue, and a dye used in the food industry. We will analyze the manufacturing process in more detail.

• Pour liquid glue into a bowl and add 2 drops of dye to it. Stir until the color is evenly distributed.
• Then add about 3 tablespoons of soap. It does not matter what it will be, most importantly, to liquid.
• Mix everything with special care to get an elastic mass.
• Finally, soak the lizun in water for 3 minutes to remove any remaining cleaning agent.

You need to understand that ordinary solid soap for the bath is not suitable, you need to use liquid. The manufacturing process looks like this:

• soap and shampoo are mixed in a container in a ratio of 1: 2;
• mix both components well and add 5 drops of eye drops as an activator;
• constantly mix until a dough is obtained;
• if you want to paint the slime, you can add a couple of drops of food coloring and mix again until the color is uniform;
• the lizun is kept in the freezer for 10 minutes, after which it is ready.

Simple chemical ingredients will help create a cool toy at home. For cooking, you need one bottle of glue, a glass or ceramic plate and sodium tetraborate, which can be replaced with borax.

This method has become the most popular worldwide, as he is the simplest.

To prepare a lizun, you should proceed as follows:

• glue is poured into the finished container;
• water is poured into the empty container and poured into the PVA, everything is well mixed;
• at this stage, if you do not want to get a milky white slime, you should use dye;
• borax is diluted in warm water, and 50 g is enough for 120 ml, sodium tetraborate can be found in any pharmacy, it is added by eye to the prepared adhesive mass;
• All components are mixed well until the required consistency is obtained.

There is no sodium tetraborate in this recipe, but you need PVA glue and starch. The manufacturing process involves a number of steps.

• Glue 150 g is poured into a ceramic container, pour liquid starch into a small stream. For this amount of it enough 30 grams. The mass must curl up, but you cannot go too far, otherwise nothing will work.
• To create an interesting effect at this stage, you can add sparkles, acrylic paint or any other dye.
• You can mix 125 grams of dry starch and 120 ml of household liquid detergent.

To make a slice for this recipe, you need a little more ingredients, but any of them are easy to find on sale.

For preparation, you need 200 ml of glue, about 100 ml of water, half a teaspoon of soda and 20 ml of liquid for lenses. You can optionally use any dye.

For mixing, plastic, ceramic or glassware is best suited.. First of all, it will require mixing water and glue. The composition is mixed well and slowly add soda. Everything is thoroughly mixed until the desired consistency is obtained. The slime is soft, moist and cool to the touch.

There are several recipes on how to make your own slime. from regular toothpaste and several other ingredients.

• For cooking, pasta and flour are used. To knead the dough well, you need to grease your hands with glycerin.
• For 3 large tablespoons of sugar you need to add half a tube of pasta. If desired, dye is added, then the mixture is sent for 3 hours to the refrigerator. If the slime sticks to the surface, you can add a little starch.
• You can mix toothpaste and shampoo in equal proportions, mix everything thoroughly, then place the container with lizun in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• On 2 large tablespoons of thick paste add a spoonful of water and 2 tablespoons of shampoo. All shake up to a homogeneous mass for three minutes, then pour 3 tablespoons of PVA. As a thickener, you can use 10 ml of liquid starch.

Colored lizuns are obtained through the use of dyes, and this can be not only food. At home, you can use ordinary gouache or even acrylic. To achieve an amazing emerald shade is obtained thanks to a simple green.

An attractive shade is obtained even thanks to natural juices, for example, beets or carrots, they even use spinach. Turmeric and saffron also give a bright color to the slime.

Of all the options described, food industrial dyes that are supplied in liquid form are best mixed and give a uniform shade, but it is worth using them carefully, since they can leave marks on your hands.

Lizun, like any other toy, requires attention and care, otherwise it spoils. Over time, villi and small debris penetrate into it, since the child can drop the slime and roll it on different surfaces. To clean it, just rinse it under cool water.

If a piece of debris is quite large, then removing it is not so simple.

When a toy is stored incorrectly, it dries, ceases to be sticky, coarsens. Even in this case, you can reanimate the lizun if you put it in a plastic container, add a little water, and then close it. Slime is put in this form for several hours in the refrigerator.

It happens and vice versa. When the consistency becomes too liquid, then you will need to put a small amount of salt in the container and shake the tank easily. Excess moisture is quickly absorbed.

To increase the shelf life of such a toy, it is worth keeping it closed in a plastic container. The best place is a fridge, but not a freezer.

The average shelf life of such a product is 10 days.

A review of recipes for making lizun from liquid soap can be found in the next video.