(id_003) tara gum slime

by Juliette Collas, Philomena Theuretzbacher

Recipe Distributed under a CC-BY license: feel free to use and modify while citing the original source.

Recipe

Ingredients 1L water 7-15 g tara gum (Tara spinosa) 100mL hot water 3g salt 0.2g borax (sodium tetraborat)

Preparation 1. Heat 1L of water , stirr in tara gum just before it starts boiling 2. cook on high heat for at least three minutes (dont leave unattended, the mixture likes to boil over) 3. let cool until mixture is cold enough to put your hand in 4. dissolve salt and borax in 100 mL of hot water 5. pour the salt-borax solution into the gum mixture and mix by whisk or hand until texture changes

Disposal

cleaning: he slime can easily be removed from smooth surfaces by just picking it up or collecting it with a silicone bladed squeegee to reverse the reaction that forms slime, one can use acid like citric acid or vinegar

disposal: small amounts can be disposed of by treating it with citric acid and then flushing it, greater amounts should be disposed of properly by contacting your local garbage disposal company

Comments

very beautiful reflections, glossy look

     **viscosity**
 
     liquid soap
 
     **elasticity**
 
     rubber band
 
     **brillance**
 
     reflective
 
    **fluorescence**
 
         no
 
    **transparency**
 
        glas
 
    **flammability**
 
    non-flammable
 
     **hazardous**
 
         NA
 
      **toxicity**
 
      inedible
 
    **ecotoxicity**
 safe for sewage treatment plants 
       **smell**
 
        mild
 
     **stickyness**
 
         jam
 
      **wetness**
 
         wet
 
   **Monetary-input**
 between 0 and 1 € /liter 
     **complexity**
 need to stir, need to cook, need to rest 
     **durability**
 
        hours
 
    **slipperyness**
 
     wet shower
 
  **cleaning-clothes**
 laundry plus pretreatment 
 **comment_on_laundry**
 
         NA
 
  **cleaning-surface**
 
 collect with tools
 
   **transformation**
 acid, ph-neutral colors
comment_on_reversability slime forming reaction can be reversed by adding acid 
   **body_toxicity**
 watch your skin/ low ( irritation / dryness), borax is a controversial substance, form your own opinion 
     **Time-input**
 
       >1 hour
comment-on-laundry-treatment pretreat stains with acid