1. Place 1 tablespoon of water in a small plastic cup. Add ¼ teaspoon of borax. Mix until as much borax dissolves as possible. This is your borax solution. If you would like your slime to be a certain ...

Elmer's glue is reportedly selling out in stores thanks to this online trend. Facebook, YouTube and Instagram are full of videos and photos of various colored slime that you can make in your home.

Pafundi shows how to make the magnetic slime on his channel. All you need is white glue, borax, magnetite powder, and hot water. He needed one pound of slime to cover the magnets completely.

These substances often form into a chain. Glue is also a type of polymers. A solution of glue with borax and water produces a slimy material that is elastic enough to clump up to make a smile.

This is because some ingredients listed for slime, such as contact lens solution, contain borax and often slime recipes do not list the quantities that need to be added.