Mix 3 tablespoons of Borax for every 1 cup of boiling water. Stir until the water is clear; if a little powder stays at the bottom, the solution is perfectly saturated.
| Problem | Likely Fix | |--------|------------| | Nothing grew | Your solution wasn’t saturated enough. Add more powder. | | Crystals grew on the jar instead of the string | The jar was too rough or the string was touching the side. Scrub the jar and recenter. | | Cloudy, not clear | Too much dust, or the solution cooled too fast. Try distilled water and slower cooling. | | A weird, fuzzy growth | That’s likely salt or impurities. Start fresh with clean equipment. | making crystals
Bend your pipe cleaner into a shape—a star, a heart, or a simple coil. The crystals need a surface to "climb," and the fuzz on the pipe cleaner is perfect for this. Mix 3 tablespoons of Borax for every 1 cup of boiling water