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Slime - also known as ghost slime is currently available at most elementary and secondary school gates. This is a toy not very far away for children when being advertised online is capable of stimulating the creativity of young children, because it can create many different shapes.

However, this toy is causing parents to worry because they are sold at school gates but the origin is not clear, especially small children when holding in their hands are easy to swallow.


Only 5,000 to 15,000 VND, children can buy a ghost slime container. Looks like a colorful liquid, but when poured out, it has a high degree of adhesion.

According to salespeople at Nghia Tan Secondary School, spooky slime has the ability to clean small interstitial tools, besides, they can be played by children by placing patterns to shape like jelly. This lubricant is placed on the skin, soft, cool like water, not sticky so it is very popular with children.


Not only is it widely sold at school gates, if you go online and type in the phrase Slime - the ghost slime, there will be hundreds of results showing about the use and usage of this toy. There are even videos showing how to make them from available ingredients like toothpaste, washing powder, shampoo, shower gel, lake ... However, not everyone knows how Do it yourself, instead go to the store and buy a bottle of spooky slime for only 5,000 VND.

It is worth mentioning that, these jars containing ghostly slime have no labels, do not specify how to use, nor listed chemical ingredients. Only "Made in China" is printed on the bottom of the container. This raises concerns for parents when it is unclear whether the ingredient making this ghostly slime is really safe.

Ms. Thanh Hien (Cau Giay, Hanoi) shared her worries: "My first daughter used to buy spooky liquid to play. It was cheap so I bought her many different colors. But once the 2nd child I was only 2 years old to play the spooky liquid with me putting this toy in my mouth because I thought it was jelly jelly.

Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh - Institute of Biotechnology and Food ( Hanoi University of Technology ) said: "Ghost slime is inherently a toy, many people also make this to play and use. If the ingredients of the ghost slime bottles sold are as they are, it will not affect the use, but if the child buys unknown toys, If it is not clear, parents need to supervise their children when playing. Ghostly slime is something that doesn't stick to their hands but after they finish playing, they need to wash their hands ".

Associate Professor Thinh also said that, although ghostly slime made from safe ingredients such as lakes, toothpaste or washing powder, is also something that cannot be eaten. But their eye-catching, liquid-like shapes are easily mistaken for small foods by children. "No matter how safe they are, it is necessary to keep an eye on adults when they play with this toy, to prevent them from voluntarily putting it in their mouths."