Butter, cloud, clear, jelly, icee, floam, avalanche, thick and glossy… Every slime texture name explained in plain English, with the recipe for each one.
In videos and slime shops, every slime has a texture name: “butter,” “cloud,” “jelly cube,” “icee”… These names describe how the slime feels under your fingers and the sounds it makes. Here’s what each one means, with a plain-English description and, when we have one, the recipe to make it.
The definitions are based on the glossaries published by slime shops and slime experiences such as Sloomoo Institute and The Library of Slime. The names aren’t standardized: two shops may call similar textures by different names.
Clear
Crystal clear
A slime as clear as glass that makes bubbles when you squish it and “pops” when you fold it.
A thick, jiggly, very “poppy” slime: it snaps and makes big bubbles. Often made with instant snow or a very thick clear slime.
How to get it: start with a thicker clear slime (less water).
Jelly cube
Foam cubes inside
A clear slime packed with little colored foam cubes: it crunches softly and breaks into chunks when you stretch it.
How to get it: a clear slime with a clean sponge cut into small cubes (a dedicated recipe is coming soon).
Icee
Slushy
A wet-snow or slushy texture: damp and grainy, with a satisfying crunch.
How to get it: a cloud slime variation with extra snow.
Thick and glossy
Dense and shiny
A dense, smooth, shiny slime that makes nice bubbles and “clicks.” Thicker than a basic slime.
How to get it: an easy slime made with less water.
Snow fizz
Fizzy snow
A fluffy slime covered in a layer of instant snow that fizzes under your fingers.
How to get it: a fluffy slime rolled in a little instant snow.
Taste-safe
Food-based, safe to taste
Not a texture, but a label: doughs made from food (marshmallows, gelatin, chia) that little ones can taste without any risk of poisoning. They’re still not snacks, though.
Slime videos are full of nicknames for add-ins. Here’s what each one is and what it’s for; the job of every ingredient is explained on the ingredients page.
Add-in
What it is
Charms
Little decorations placed on the slime or in the jar: fruit, candy, animals. Take them out before playing with little kids.
Glitter
Fine or chunky, holographic or gold; add it to the liquid glue.
Sprinkles
Small colorful plastic or paper decorations that look like cake sprinkles. Not real sugar sprinkles, which melt.
Fishbowl beads
Flat plastic beads (vase filler) for crunchy slime. Small parts.
Foam beads
For floam. They stick to everything: play at a table.
Instant snow
A powder that swells in water, for cloud slime. Keep it out of reach of little ones.
Clay
Soft air-dry clay (lightweight modeling clay) for butter slime.
Fragrance
Food flavorings or flavored gelatin mix; no essential oils for kids.
Activator
The solution that makes glue set; see the activator page.
Sound and action words
ASMR videos also use words for sounds: poppy (snaps and makes bubbles), clicky (makes little clicks when you fold it), sizzly (makes a sizzling sound), crunchy (crunches). Holdable means you can hold it without it dripping, and inflate means you can blow it up into a bubble.
Why do the names vary?
There’s no official list: shops and creators come up with new names all the time, and the same texture can go by two names. On this site, each recipe uses the name you’re most likely to hear in videos, so you can easily find it again.
