How to make crystal mud without glue

Many people don’t know much about crystal mud. As the name suggests, this product is a kind of mud and it is also transparent. The price of this product is not expensive in the market and you can make it yourself using the correct method. Its main function is to replace soil. Like soil, it can provide nutrients, grow flowers, grass, etc., and it does not pollute the air. It not only has a good water absorption effect, but can also be reused. Here’s how to make it.

Sodium alginate, calcium chloride, preservatives, pigment powders of various colors, tap water.

A container bottle, a blender, a clean container, a small plastic bucket, an awl and plastic bags.

Methods/Steps

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1. Put a certain amount of sodium alginate into a container and pour in water with a temperature of about 60 degrees (1 kg of water should be added for every 10 grams of sodium alginate). After adding water and stirring it evenly, and then letting it stand and soak for 24 hours, the sodium alginate will dissolve into a paste-like state for use.

2. Add a proper amount of clean water into a clean container, then pour in calcium chloride in proportion, stir well and completely dissolve it in the water, then add a little pigment powder (liquid) according to the required color. Use one color for each batch of processing, and mix different products together to form colorful crystal soil.

3. After all the above work is completed, drill a row of holes with a diameter of about 8 mm on the bottom of the prepared plastic barrel with a smaller volume container, and then pour all the sodium alginate that has been dissolved into a paste into the small barrel. At this time, the sodium alginate gel will drip down along the rows of small holes on the bottom of the barrel, and the gel that drips out will all drip into the prepared calcium chloride solution water. When all the glue has dripped out, let it soak in calcium chloride water. After a few hours of soaking, the seaweed glue will solidify and dry by itself, forming bright and transparent crystal beads. At this time, you can take them out of the calcium chloride solution and rinse and rub them repeatedly in tap water to completely wash away the debris and chemical active substances. After the water is dried out, put them into plastic bags.