10 Things I Hate About Slime

Slime annoys me. It’s my guilty pleasure. I hate slime. I hate most slime Youtubers. I hate the many hours I spend watching said slime Youtubers and browsing Etsy and slime shops. It’s a complex love-hate relationship. Some days I think to myself, “Hey! I like slime. It’s just that I like grey things, and grey slimes happen to be underrated as many kawaii-stricken Youtubers consider them boring.” and other days I think… “Slime needs to die. I want to burn it. Burn it down, baby. No slime shall be spared.”

Whether I like or hate slime flip-flops depending on my mood. Right now I’m tipping towards the “hate” side of the scales. So ladies, gentlemen and nonbinaries, I present to y’all… 10 things I hate about slime.

#10 – It’s Messy

With the rise of slime, carpets, hair and pretty much every surface known to man are in for a bad time!

We all know this one. Slime is like a magnet attracted to everything – carpets, hair, the dog, the floor, your hands, even other slime. And once it’s stuck, it’s tricky to undo. This reason alone is more than enough to convince parents across the globe to hastily ban slime from their household.

#9 – Overhype

If I had one penny for each time I’ve seen a “Cotton Candy Cloud”, I would be a billionaire and the proud owner of nine different California beach houses, thirty Ferraris and an entire museum of Gucci handbags.

All communities have their fair share of the good, the bad and the ugly, and slime is no exception. Some slime shops, especially the more famous ones have fans that misinterpret the slightest hint of constructive criticism as an attack on their favorite slime shop. Also, slime can get pretty overhyped for what is essentially just blobs of glue. One particularly-jerky moment of the slime community is when slimers go out and mass-buy the entire supply of a certain ingredient for use in slime, thus ruining it for non-slimers who actually need said ingredient for a use more important than mixing into glue dollops.

#8 – Overpriced

Why pay $15 for one container of overhyped slime when it’s cheaper to make your own unique recipe that fits your own style (and who knows, is also perhaps better quality)?

This one’s self-explanatory. Some slime shops price their products reasonably, but we can’t help but think that some people go a bit over in terms of price. On purpose.

#7 – Mickey’s Happy Rainbow Unicorn Cookie Cheesecake Thicky (aka weird, complicated or overdone names)

Go onto Etsy and scroll through all the slimes, taking a shot for every Mickey Mouse slime you see. Your liver will be begging for mercy in just minutes!

Is it me or does everyone have a strange obsession with Mickey Mouse and Homer Simpson’s donut? Also, slime names exceeding three words tend to be overly-complicated. The “(insert name of fictional character or person)’s (adjectives) (food)” trend is getting on my nerves. I say it’s time to throw Cookie Monster’s Cosmic Brownie Cookie, Rapunzel’s Strawberry Bubblegum Milkshake and Barbie’s Disneyland Cake Pop IN THE TRASH!!!

#6 – Rude Slimers

Let’s just put a picture of birbs and not say any names.

Not giving any names or throwing any shade, but there are a few rude slimers out there. Let’s leave it at that, and move on, okay?

#5 – DIY Clays are kinda stupid

This sophisticated diagram summarizes what most DIY Clay slimes are like Before and After being mixed.

I kinda like the name “DIY Clay” but the concept of DIY Clays is stupid and gimmicky. You’re basically paying more for a hunk of clay/slime/whatever which resembles food or some pop culture character, or whatever. Sure, your DIY Clay Sundae looks all pretty and creative… for two seconds, until you mix it in. From then on, your creation is ruined forever, and it’s just another average slime because it’s almost impossible to recreate it again.

In my opinion, it’s just not worth it. In general, slimes which you pretty up before mixing are stupid, because it’s a one-time thing that lasts less than a minute. It’s like a colorless bath bomb – it’s all fun and fizzy for around a minute or so, but after that it’s just regular bath water. (DIY clays are pretty and creative for around a minute or so, but once they’re mixed, it’s just an average slime.)

#4 – The Word “slay”

Let’s “slay” the dragon! (me = the knight + the word “slay” = the dragon)

Ugh… this word just gets on my nerves. This is more of a personal pet peeve but this is MY list, so I’m allowed to rank it based on my opinions and be as biased as I want. I just hate the word “slay”. Apparently, a “slay” slime is supposed to be halfway-between a butter slime and a normal slime, but I’d rather call it “half-butter” or “semi-butter”. Some people hate the sound of the word “moist” but my personal “moist” is the word “slay” (unless it’s being used in the context of killing a dragon/animal/etc). I hate weird modern slang words in general.

#3 – “Unicorn Poop”

My appetite just *magically* disappeared.

Nothing makes my stomach do a 360 more than this phrase. Yuck. The concept of “unicorn poop” is disgusting and it makes me feel unsettled. Why do so many children want to play with crap? Why are toy companies producing so many toys themed around crap? We will never know.

I personally wouldn’t touch anything with the word “poop” in it with a 10ft pole, even if I know it’s just slime with a gimmicky name. Something that you’re sticking your hands in and the word “poop” are two things that do not belong together in my opinion. Crappy pun intended, this trend is absolute horse poop.

#2 – Nothing Is Safe

Think of any fictional character. ANYONE. Go on, don’t be shy… Okay, you’ve thought of someone yet? Good. Well… if they exist, there’s probably at least one slime inspired by them somewhere on this globe we call “Earth”.

Scientists predict that by 2029, Mickey Mouse slime will outnumber the human race 10:1.

Yep, you heard me right. Nobody’s safe from this trend. Think of any fictional character, or anything that exists, and there’s probably a slime out there based off them. Disney character? You bet. Adventure Time? Lumpy Space Princess was on the front page of Etsy today. Steven Universe? There’s an entire slime shop dedicated to Steven Universe characters. Thanos? I’ve seen at least four Thanos slimes by now. Harry Potter? Countless times, and I think there’s at least TWO slime shops dedicated to HP at this point. My point here is that NOTHING IS SAFE. And that’s not good so we suppose… we should let it (the slime trend)…. DIE, let it DIE, let it shrivel up and DIE! (There’s probably a Lorax-inspired slime out there somewhere… I’ve seen 5,000 Grinch cloud slimes, one of which I think was even from a famous shop.)

This trend has gotten so extreme that today I was browsing Etsy and I saw a Pickle Rick slime. Yes. IT EXISTS. And I am not happy about it, because a while back I stated that one of my worst fears was seeing a Rick and Morty slime pop up somewhere.

#1 – Sexism

A quick diagram I made. The message is high-quality even though the design of the graphic itself isn’t.

One of the most inexcusable things I’ve seen is male slimers getting hate for being male.

Males are allowed to like slime! And besides, male slimers are cool.

Slime isn’t just for girls. Let people like what they want. Slime is unisex, and anyone can play with it.

Anyone who thinks slime is only for girls deserves to be shoved into a 100-ft volcano.

Because let me say this again: Slime is unisex, and anyone can play with it!

~Raptor

Parakeet Slimes Marble Cake Batter

Don’t pay $15 for a generic and overactivated butter slime when you can make your own at home – one that’s actually nice to play with and without that Mr Krabs price tag.

Why is it $15 for this tiny container of slime? Money.

Ingredients:

White Glue
Activator
Daiso Clay
Foaming Hand Soap
Lotion
Brown paint
Yellow paint
Toothpick/Fork
Cake scent (optional)

Pour desired amount of glue into a bowl. Add some foaming hand soap – a good estimate is 3 pumps of foaming hand soap for every 1 cup of glue you use. Add desired amount of lotion.
Activate your slime mixture. Mix some Daiso Clay into it, but not too much. A good estimate is to use 1/4 of a block of clay for every 1 cup of glue.
Add the scent if you like scent. If you don’t like scent, skip this step.
Split the slime into two halves, add a few drops to one half and mix until you achieve your desired shade of brown.
For the other half, grab a toothpick/fork and grab an extremely tiny speck of yellow and brown, and dab it in the slime. Mix in your tiny specks until you get a light beige color.
Swirl the two colours together into a container.

Snoopslimes Jerry’s Melted Cheese

Ah, crud. The link to the original slimes has snapped out of existance. A lot of the links to the original slimes just lead to “404 not found” pages because once they’re sold out they rip them from their site. Like that’s gonna stop me from leaking the slime anyways. HA!

Ingredients:

White Glue
Activator of your choice
Lotion
Daiso Clay
Model Magic
Foaming Hand Soap
Paint (Yellow and peach/orange-colored)
Cheesecake Scent

Pour desired amount of glue into bowl.
Mix in your lotion, foaming hand soap.
Activate your slime.
Take some Daiso Clay and Model Magic, and use a ratio of half Model Magic, half Daiso Clay. Mix the two clays together, softening the Model Magic with lotion if required. Now mix that into your slime.
Add the yellow paint, as well as a tiny bit of peachy/orange pant to acquire the slight tint.
Add your cheesecake scent unless you hate scents/are allergic/etc

I taste Easy Mac just by looking at it. Am I weird?

Snoopslimes Magic Kingdom Cloud Slime

ORIGINAL SLIME (CLICK)

Ingredients:
– White Glue
– Blue Food Color
– Instant Snow
– Foaming Hand Wash
– Rainbow Sherbet Scent (Optional)
– Mickey Mouse Sprinkles
– Activator

Pour some white glue into a bowl.
Mix blue food color into the slime until you get the right color – a medium blue.
Mix in the rainbow sherbet scent. If you do not like scented slimes, leave it out.
Add a few pumps of foaming hand soap, and stir it in.
Activate the slime.
Put a couple of teaspoons of instant snow into a bowl, and add water so that it activates. Do not over-activate the snow.
Dip the slime into the instant snow, and mix the slime and snow together until you end up with a medium blue cloud slime.
Add the mickey sprinkles. Done.

Snoopslimes Barbie Metallic Slime

Here the slime is. Let’s get straight into it!

Ingredients
– Clear Glue
– Rose Gold metallic pigment
– Red food dye
– Baby Oil
– Rose Scent (OPTIONAL)
– Activator

Pour clear glue into a bowl.
Mix the tiniest bit of red food dye into the slime. Either do one drop, or dip a fork or toothpick into the bottle, and dabble that tiny bit into the glue.
Mix it, so that the glue gets the slightest pink hue to it.
Add your rose gold metallic pigment until the slime turns metallic
Add a squirt or two of baby oil.
Add the rose scent. (Optional)
Activate the slime.

I’m not the girliest person alive but I’m digging this metallic pink – it looks so cool!

Peachybbies Marshmallow Twist

What I also dubious is that some slime shops don’t give much info about skin allergies. They just say to “oh if you’re allergic to my slimes be careful” or whatever. If people don’t know the ingredients, they can’t know if they’re allergic to them. First-time customers won’t know if they’re allergic or not if you don’t list the ingredients… isn’t that common sense? So, if you have skin allergies or sensitivities, don’t buy from a slime shop unless they list all the ingredients, or at least have good precautions on allergies. The slime shop with “secret” or unstated ingredients could be harbouring some nasties which they refuse to list all in the name of keeping their recipe hidden and earning more moolah – that’s right, they just want money, and don’t actually care about their customers’ health. It’s easier to make your own replicas, and leave out/substitute ingredients you’re allergic to. (i.e. some brands of soap, lotion, activator, etc) Another plus is if you find scents overwhelming and/or they make you sneeze, you can also keep them out. Not only is it safer, but it’s also (usually) cheaper. I will not leak the recipes of slime shops which do actually state their ingredients, and/or which seem humble and fair-priced, and/or worth the money. Rant over, let’s get onto the recipe…

We’re gonna be pulling apart this marshmallow twist slime over at Peachybbies. Sold out at time of this article being written. But when making a replica at home, there is no need to worry about whether 100 people are going seagull over the last ~~chip~~… container.

Ingredients

White Glue
Scents – marshmallow and/or pink sugar (SCENT OPTIONAL)
Pink food dye/paint
1-2 tablespoons of instant snow
Activator

First, pour equal amounts of white glue into two bowls.
Add marshmallow scent into one bowl, and mix it. Into the second bowl, add 1-2 drops of pink food dye/paint, and some pink sugar scent. The scents are optional.
Add 1-2 tablespoons of instant snow into each bowl. Don’t add water, just add it straight into the glue.
Activate the mixtures, until they combine into a pink slime and a white slime.
Swirl them together in a container.
Done! Wasn’t that easy?

This looks like an actual dessert. Nope, it’s a bundle of paint and fake snow held together by school glue and borax.

Peachybbies Yoshi Puff

Yoshi Puff. THIRTEEN DOLLARS for a container of slime? And that’s without the shipping! We don’t think so – we think you deserve this delightful Nintendo-themed slime for a cheaper price. The slime is also sold out at the time of writing this article, so why wait for a restock when you can just make your own? The slime is described as a “soft, super inflating butter slime.” If you like soft butter slimes and Mario, be sure to give this recipe a whirl!

Ingredients:

Glue-All
Foaming hand soap/wash
Lotion
Shaving Cream
Activator
Cornstarch
Model Magic (You can either use white, or use green and skip the food coloring unless the final green color isn’t bright enough)
Green food dye
Red sprinkles
Activator
Green Grass Scent (Optional)

Pour about half of the Glue-All into a bowl.
Add a few pumps of foaming hand soap.
Add a few pumps of lotion.
Activate it.
Add a very tiny amount of cornstarch – not too much, just a tiny bit! Say around a pinch or two.
If you want a scent, add your green grass scent. If you don’t like scents, leave it out.
You are halfway done! You should have a nice white slime!

Pour about half of the Glue-All into bowl.
Add around 10 pumps of foaming hand soap.
Add a few pumps of lotion, and some shaving cream
Activate that slime. You will get a fluffy slime.
Add a little bit of cornstarch to that fluffy slime. Not pinches this time, but perhaps fill a bowl with cornstarch and keep dipping it in, like you would with instant snow or floam beads.
Use a bit of lotion to soften some Model Magic, then mix that into the slime.
You now have your self-inflating butter slime!
Dye it a bright green. (if the Model Magic you are using is white or the green Model Magic didn’t make the slime bright enough)
Add your green grass scent if you want. This step is not necessary!
You’re done making your slimes – time to assemble!

Place the white and green slimes into a container. Don’t swirl or mix them too much yet.
Sprinkle some red sprinkles over the top.
DONE! Your Yoshi Puff is complete and ready to go!

I hope this recipe works for you 🙂

Use this as a reference – it’s the finished product 🙂

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