Chemistry: Elephant Toothpaste

Chemistry is such an interesting topic when you get to experiment. An experiment is a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. The best part of an experiment is mixing elements and making them EXPLODE. But can some of these experiments harm you? Are we harming kids?




The experiment that I chose to focus on was “Elephant Toothpaste”. The basic definition of elephant toothpaste is a colorful, foamy substance. The materials needed to make this is a water bottle, dish soap, food coloring and hydrogen peroxide. You can have fun with the food coloring and choose almost any color you want. The only thing you need to do is have supervision if you are younger than 5.






The main ingredient that teachers are started to get suspicious is Hydrogen Peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide is something that you would use to clean out a cut or bruise. People have been putting too much in their solution that leads to harmful burning. There was an incident where a kid put too much peroxide in his solution and when he touched it, it burned his hand. Always follow directions and put the right amount when dealing with chemistry!






First, elephant toothpaste is going to stay in the trending topic. Scientists will find a less harmful way to create this substance. People will still continue to make it until trend soon dies. A new experiment will come to social media then everyone is going to forget about this. It’s today’s generation.