Yes, you can actually make shaving cream play dough! But be prepared, because this is MESSY! And while on the inside, I was trying to hold back my mini freak out about the mess, my 3 year old and 5 year old were loving it. I mean REALLY loving it. I haven’t seen them enjoy an activity this much in ages! I’m not sure if they were more into the play dough, or more into the giant mess I was letting them create. Either way, this was tons of fun! (And the clean up wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be.)
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Oh, fun! I love these kinds of homemade kids crafts. I don’t have any children, but I bet my nephews will love this. Thanks for sharing on Great Idea Thursdays Debbie. I hope to see you again next week.
awesomely fun idea!! ? For u: can you store & keep a while? Just curious….thx-can’t wait to try with my boys!!
Playing in shaving cream is really popular, but it may be something you want to reconsider. The ingredients in shaving cream are really nasty, add to a child’s chemical burden and can have negative effects upon their health. As they play with the shaving cream, the ingredients are being absorbed through their skin. In fact, most of the ingredients in the shaving cream are really scary. For instance, triethanolamine is a skin irritant, It is also a strong immune and respiratory irritant. Repeated exposure can cause liver and kidney damage.It is the 3rd ingredient, which means there is quite a lot of it.
Isobutane, the 4th ingredient (which means there is also a lot of it) is a strong toxicant. It can cause organ toxicity, and it is frequently contaminated with butadien, which is a carcinogen. Laureth-23 is usually contaminated with Ethylene oxide, which is also a carcinogen.
The first 5 ingredients are the highest volume. And these are 3 of the top 5. Additionally, sodium lauryl sulfate is a skin irritant, fragrance is made up of hundreds of chemicals, often including parabens which are hormone disruptors and linked to cancer. Hormone disruptors can interfere with the development of children and teens. And, shaving cream actually contains propane! This is used as a propellant, but the kids are exposed to it as well.
Wow. If being exposed to these ingredients in shaving foam would cause liver and kidney damage, there most be millions of people out there not knowingly walking around with these issues, right?! This is outrageous!
Now, I learn this. I am nearly 74 and have been using the stuff for decades to clean the bathroom mirrors so they won’t fog up plus my 77 yo husband uses it on his face every day when he shaves. I guess we are beyond hope by now.
Thanks for the info though.
This dough can be made with dollar store hair conditioner instead of with shaving cream with the same silky product but not the chemicals or stinky shaving cream smell. Equal part conditioner and corn starch. It does take a bit to get it all worked in together. Might be able to mix it in a ziplock but haven’t tried that.
Thank you for the great recipe for fun. Can’t wait to try it with the grand girls. Pinned.
Thank you for this! Love it! My nieces and nephews are going to love this!
what Is the white powder for the shaving cam playdough
Wow , that is really creative way to make home made play dough. We are going to try this!