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Published: May 23, 2014 · Updated: Sep 30, 2022 by Carole Jones · 20 Comments

Silky Soft Playdough

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Conditioner playdough is my favorite indoor activity idea for my kids becasue it is made from hair conditioner and corn starch.  That is the whole recipe!  It turns out super soft and silky ever time and I love that it is a no cook recipe.

Silky Soft Conditioner Playdough

I really do adore summer break. Honest. It is just hard for me to get into the new laid-back version of my day. All school year long, my body is well programmed for the alarm to go off every morning at 5:30 am and then almost every minute of my day pre-scheduled between my family, my work, my home and my church. I honestly thrive in that type of setting.

Summer requires me to throw all of that out the door and suddenly, I have to be spontaneous and easy going.  Just typing those words makes me a bit anxious…..
 As a momma to six kids, one of my tricks to having a successful summer is to have options for my kids.  Not just a few options.  A large, long list of options.  If my kids are bored, they get into trouble.  So to combat such situations,  I have a long list of activities for them when boredom sets in and then the Jones household can remain at a somewhat tolerable level of craziness.

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I have made many different types of playdough, including a classic playdough and a foam dough.  This conditioner playdough recipe turns out exactly like the title describes:  silky and soft!  We used a cheap strawberry conditioner, which made this dough smell good enough to eat.  It isn’t extremely stiff either, which makes it so fun to squoosh and squeeze through your fingers.  (Is squoosh even a real word??)

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Silky Soft Conditioner Playdough

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An easy homemade playdough recipe that is super soft and silky since it uses conditioner as it’s base.

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  • 1 C hair conditioner – the cheaper, the better!
  • 2 1/2 C corn starch

Instructions

  1. 1. In a large bowl, combine both ingredients until a dough forms then turn out the dough onto the counter dusted with corn starch. Knead the dough, adding any additional corn starch as needed. Store in an airtight bag or container.
  • Author: Carole Jones

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Categories: Kid's Recipes Tags: Kids, Play Dough

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About Carole Jones

Carole Jones is an Arizona-based cookbook author & food blogger. She's authored The 30 Minute Cooking From Frozen Cookbook and the self-published Take 5: Chicken e-cookbook. For the past 15 years, Carole has shared her culinary adventures cooking and baking for her six brutally honest children here on My Kitchen Escapades. Hot, crusty bread is Carole's love language, but her two adorable grandchildren are a close second. Yes, second. Don't judge.

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  1. Jensine Kinser says

    May 27, 2014 at 11:56 am

    I love playdough–I like seeing what they come up with when they’re playing with it. Silky sounds fun! And, funny enough, I just sat down with my kids to make a list this morning of things they can do during summer break. We’re going to call it our Phineas and Ferb list. 🙂

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    • Carole says

      May 27, 2014 at 12:42 pm

      Jennie – We make a list like that every summer as well…but I love the name of your list 🙂

      Reply
  2. Rachel says

    March 28, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    May i have recipe

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    • Carole says

      March 28, 2016 at 8:31 pm

      Hi Rachel! At the bottom of the post, there is a link to click on for the recipe.

      Reply
  3. Kate says

    March 29, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    Thank you for the recipe! For how long can it be stored? In a fridge or freezer?

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    • Carole says

      March 29, 2016 at 4:19 pm

      I kept mine just at room temperature. In an airtight container, it stayed good for quite a few weeks.

      Reply
  4. Debi says

    July 13, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Can you color the dough with food coloring?

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    • Carole says

      July 14, 2016 at 8:41 am

      Absolutely Debi!

      Reply
  5. Renee says

    August 25, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    Could you use flour instead of corn starch?

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    • Carole says

      August 26, 2016 at 4:55 pm

      Hi Renee. Unfortunately, that will result in something dry and crumbly. Stick with the corn starch.

      Reply
  6. Izzy Canham says

    September 24, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    Would this work with shampoo instead of conditioner??

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    • Carole says

      September 26, 2016 at 11:39 am

      Hey Izzy! It won’t work with shampoo. Sorry.

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  7. Joyce Ilves says

    February 03, 2017 at 3:57 pm

    If it cracks wh2you roll it what can you do to fix that

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    • Carole says

      February 03, 2017 at 7:00 pm

      Hey there Joyce! I would add more conditioner because I think it is just too dry.

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      • Sue says

        March 15, 2018 at 9:18 am

        Is corn starch,cornflour .

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        • Carole says

          March 15, 2018 at 10:55 am

          Hey Sue! No, corn flour and corn starch are two different products and not interchangeable in this setting.

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  8. Nellie Fauth-Provenzano says

    February 21, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    I made this for kids this morning. It didn’t turn out well. I will try again with CHEAP conditioner maybe. It was either dry crumbly or stiff sticky…no in between

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    • Carole says

      February 21, 2019 at 3:18 pm

      That is a bummer Nellie! I hope the cheap conditioner works well for you!

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  9. Alex says

    February 24, 2019 at 6:42 pm

    Does foam conditioner work?

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    • Carole says

      February 25, 2019 at 1:50 pm

      Hi Alex! Unfortunately, it doesn’t.

      Reply

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