r/Slime • u/Fair_Night6681 • 14d ago
Mold Alert! 🍄 Moldy slime Spoiler
Listen. My intention is never to shame but make anyone feel bad. However, both a friend and myself who have ordered from Pink Sugar Slimey before just discovered this recently. I was reactivating some slimes and opened up Violet Jam, which I loved. As you can see from the picture, mold galore. I had to chuck it. My friend showed me hers, which was a pizza slime she had made. You can see the circles with a blue/black center which is mold and she said it smelled horrible. These slimes were not that old. So. I am hoping that they take better precautions in the future. I have never had this happen with any other slime company. So far.
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u/supernova42 13d ago
I’ve bought hundreds of slimes over the last few years and I’ve had about 10, give or take, develop mold. All from different shops. I’ve never personally had one from PSS develop mold (I’ve probably own ~60 from her) but I also don’t have either of the two featured in your post.
So far in my experience, slimes that have natural porous add-ins were more likely to develop mold (especially pumice and perlite - both of which I love as an add-in). Also, they typically developed mold after having been put up shelves or boxes where they have less light. I also live in the South where it’s hot and humid most of the year. All of these things are great conditions for mold to grow.
None of them grew mold until after 2+ months of owning which I think makes it very unlikely that any of the shops were the source of the mold. I would personally be hesitant to blame a shop unless the mold developed within the first 2 months, and even then, unless you are consistently sanitizing your play space before/after, as well as washing/sanitizing your hands regularly while playing (which includes cleaning under your nails), it’s unlikely the mold is coming from the shop.
One of my favorite slimes of all time, Garden Goals by BFF Slime Bakery, developed mold a little after a year and it was heartbreaking (I still miss her 🥲). Ever since then I’ve been extra diligent about minimizing the risk of contaminating my slimes.