It is an air-dry modeling clay,[1] which is commonly made in the kitchen by combining one part corn starch with two parts table salt and heated and stirred till it stiffens to a dough-like consistency.
[4] Salt ceramic dries to a coarse[5] stone-like texture,[6] and so is often used in folk craft and children's art.
Popular uses of salt ceramic include making jewelry[7] and Christmas ornaments.
[8] In jewelry making, it can be rolled into balls and formed into beads,[9] or pressed into various shapes.
In making Christmas ornaments it is sometimes made into balls, similar to the bead-making process,[10] or rolled out with a rolling pin and cut with cookie cutters and painted.