The Latest Craze Homemade Slime

(KS) TIME NOW FOR. EYEWITNESS NEWS CALL. 12 FOR ACTION... D-I-Y SLIME IS THE LATEST.

CRAZE AMONG TEENS AND. TWEENS. (MM) IT'S MADE OUT OF. HOUSE-HOLD PRODUCTS.

INCLUDING ---BORAX... WHICH IS OFTEN USED AS. A LAUNDRY BOOSTER AND. CLEANING PRODUCT.

SO SOME PARENTS MAY. WONDER - IS SLIME SAFE. FOR MY KIDS? EYEWITNESS NEWS--- CONSUMER REPORTER. SUSAN CAMPBELL JOINS.

US NOW WITH WHAT SHE'S. LEARNED. (SC) SLIME IS EVERYWHERE. KIDS ARE MAKING IT..

AND POSTING VIDEOS. ONLINE. THEY'RE SELLING IT AT. SCHOOL..

AND PARENTS SAY - STORES - HAVE EVEN. SOLD OUT OF SOME OF. THE INGREDIENTS. IT STRETCHES...

IT PULLS.. THIS... IS HOMEMADE SLIME... I just really like it OLIVIA BORDELEAU LEARNED.

HOW MAKE SLIME BY WATCHING. ONLINE VIDEOS... You have to use glue and you can use laundry detergent or you can use borax and contact solution. I use borax and contact solution.

Then you just mix that together. ONCE SHE MASTERED THE. MIXTURE - SHE GOT ALL OF HER. FRIENDS - INTO IT.

I think it's just satisfying to play with and to just make it it's so much fun! BECAUSE ONE OF THE. INGREDIENTS IS BORAX... SOME. PARENTS HAVE ASKED - IS.

SLIME SAFE? WE WENT TO DR. JASON HACK. AT RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL. FOR THE ANSWER.

It's made of fairly benign ingredients. It's a small amount of borax. It's not absorbed through the skin. It would take eating a lot of it to actually become toxic.

The only one caveat is it's not too pleasant if you get the dust in your eyes. DR. HACK SAYS YOU SHOULD. ALSO CHECK - TO MAKE SURE.

THE GLUE THAT'S GOING INTO. THE SLIME IS SAFE... DO THAT BY LOOKING FOR THIS. ACMI - APPROVED PRODUCT.

SEAL. Any of the glues you use, almost all of the elmers glues are acmi designated as approvided product, which is designated non-toxic. BOTTOM LINE - DR. HACK.

SAYS... SLIME IS SAFE. This is happening in my home. I.

Have a daughter who's making slime of various colors it's a great activity. (SC) DR. HACK SAYS IF YOU. GET BORAX POWDER IN.

YOUR EYES - RINSE THEM. WITH WATER. (SC) IF YOU HAVE A CONSUMER. PROBLEM YOU NEED HELP.

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