Slime

4 oz clear or glitter Elmer's glue, or any PVA/polyvinyl acetate glue

4 oz C water

1/4 to 1/2 t baking soda

1 T saline solution containing boric acid and sodium borate

Optional:

3 C foaming shaving cream

glitter

beads
water based color

essential oils, lotion, or hand sanitizer

Add glue, water, and baking soda into bowl and stir.

If making fluffy slime, add shaving cream.

Add glitter, beads, and/or color and stir.

Add essential oils, lotion, and/or hand sanitizer and stir.
Add saline solution and stir vigorously.

When slime starts to form, knead with hands.
Add more saline if necessary.

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Notes 1:

I believe:

glue - elasticity

water - fluidity

baking soda - reduces stickiness, more form and firmness

borate ions -  thickness, rubberiness

shaving cream - fluffiness

glitter - sparkle

beads - texture

water based color - color

essential oils, lotion, or hand sanitizer - comfort & fragrance

Notes 2:

Slime must be well kneaded for saline to be at maximum effectiveness.

Adding too much saline can make slime too stiff.

Clear glue usually doesn't need as much baking soda as white glue.

Add extra glitter, beads, and shaving cream before saline.

Dissolve extra baking soda in water or glue before saline.

Extra glue, water, saline, color, oils, lotion, and sanitizer can be added any time.