Easily make butter slime with this simple recipe. You’ll be stretching, drizzling, and spreading this DIY slime in just a few minutes!
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This slime recipe is a unique and fun one to make! It’s soft, pillowy, and spreadable. You can shape it and it will hold the shape, which is how you can get it to look like an actual stick of butter! It’s like a stretchy almost play-doh version of fluffy slime.
I’ve also created a handy set of slime recipe cards to print and cut out. Download them below or from the shop.
14+ Slime Recipe Cards - Printable PDF
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Homemade Butter Slime Recipe
These materials include the water and borax to make your own slime activator. You can also buy a pre-made one. If you do, you can omit the water and borax.
- 1/4 Cup White Glue – Amazon
- 1+ Cups Shaving Cream (this is the one I used)
- ~1/4 Cup Corn Starch
- Water
- Borax – classic big box
- Yellow Food Coloring – Amazon
- 1 Tbs Lotion
- Bowl
- Spoon
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How to Make Butter Slime
Make the Base for the Butter Slime
Pour the glue into a bowl. I ended up using about a quarter cup.
Note: The volume comes from the shaving cream and corn starch so even though it might not look like much now, it will get much bigger!
Add several drops of yellow food coloring (a basic set like this one works great!).
Mix it thoroughly.
Tip: Add plenty of food coloring. The shaving cream and corn starch will make the color more pale so be sure to add in enough. I find it’s easier to add the color to the glue than trying to mix it in by hand later.
Activate the Butter Slime
Next, you’ll want to activate it. You can either make your own slime activator or use store-bought. To make your own, mix a cup of warm water with 1 teaspoon of borax until it’s dissolved. This will be plenty for multiple slimes.
Add the activator to the glue mixture a little at a time. Remember, you’ll only use a small amount of the activator for each slime.
Tip: If you’re not sure how much activator to use, add roughly a teaspoon at a time. You can always add more!
Once it starts pulling away from the bowl, I recommend using your hands to mix it.
It will be a bit sticky at first, but fold it over and stretch it until you smooth out the lumps.
Tip: Place the slime into the bowl and roll it around to pick up all the little slime bits that are left.
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Add the Key Ingredients for Butter Slime
Now that you have your base made, you’ll need to mix in the key ingredients that make butter slime so unique.
Start by adding in some lotion. Again, start with a small amount (~1/2 teaspoon) and mix it in by folding and stretching the slime. This will make it soft and, if you’re using scented lotion, give it a nice smell!
The next key ingredient is cornstarch. Measure out roughly a quarter of a cup and mix in a little bit at a time.
Keep mixing in cornstarch until the slime becomes matte, instead of shiny. When you stretch it, it should be slow to stretch and have little ripples that hold their shape, like in the image below.
Next, mix in the shaving cream, a little at a time (this is the kind I used).
Continue to add more shaving cream until you get a fluffy slime that holds its shape. You’ll know it’s butter slime when you can easily spread it!
Tip: If it doesn’t feel as soft and spreadable, add in a little more lotion.
If you make your own butter slime, I’d love to see it! Tag me on Instagram @ab.crafty!
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We of course have to show off the beautiful drizzle! It’s not quite as voluminous as fluffy slime, but it gives a faster and silkier drizzle.
One of the most fun things to do with it is to shape it into an actual stick of butter and pretend you’re cutting some off!
It’s so much fun to spread!
Troubleshooting Butter Slime
These are common problems that can happen. Thankfully, each can be easily solved by adding a little bit more of a key ingredient. For each, be sure to add only a little bit at a time.
- Too Sticky: Use a little more activator.
- Doesn’t Spread: Use more lotion.
- Doesn’t Hold its Shape: Use more shaving cream.
- Doesn’t Have Silky Texture: Use more corn starch.
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Butter Slime
Easily make butter slime with this simple recipe. You’ll be stretching, drizzling, and spreading this DIY slime in just a few minutes!
Materials
- ¼ Cup White Glue
- Yellow Food Coloring
- 1 Tbs Lotion
- ¼ Cup Cornstarch
- 1 Cup Shaving Cream
Slime Activator
- 1 Cup Warm Water
- 1 tsp Borax
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Spoon
Instructions
Make the Butter Slime Base
- Mix the glue and food coloring in a bowl¼ Cup White Glue, Yellow Food Coloring
- Add in the slime activator a little at a time. Just until clumps start to form. You can make your own activator by mixing 1 cup warm water with 1 tsp of borax.1 Cup Warm Water, 1 tsp Borax
- Mix and stretch it until it becomes a stretchy slime.
Add the Key Ingredients for Butter Slime
- Add in some lotion. Start with a small amount (~1/2 teaspoon)1 Tbs Lotion
- Mix in the cornstarch, a little at a time.¼ Cup Cornstarch
- Continue mixing in cornstarch until the slime becomes matte, instead of shiny. When you stretch it, it should be slow to stretch and have little ripples that hold their shape, like in the image.
- Mix in the shaving cream, a little at a time (this is the kind I used).1 Cup Shaving Cream
- Continue to add more shaving cream until you get a fluffy slime that holds its shape. You’ll know it’s butter slime when you can easily spread it!
Daniela Kretchmer
Daniela is a lifelong crafter who loves to share her passion for crafting. Through classes or learning on her own, she likes to say she'll do pretty much any craft aside from scrapbooking. Her current personal obsessions include garden crafts, felting, and spinning yarn.
