Somewhere it was not made clear to her, that you are the Mom and she must obey you…I would start there!
My 11 year old daughter is forever making magic mixies 
Told her only on the kitchen bench. Not the bedrooms or bathroom floor
Oh boy that’s such a hard stage! I would find the grossest stuff in cups or play dishes and yup… making potions! It drove me crazy! My youngest is the messiest:tired_face: she would get into my food coloring, dish soap, waste all of the shampoo, glitter oh God! Everything!!! She would try to.make slime and it was disgusting…they learned to make paint from sidewalk chalk…just keep correcting her and eventually she will move past this stage:crossed_fingers:
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My autistic daughter is 17 and does the same. I let her do it but only in kitchen. I tell her that the potions don’t work if they are made anywhere else in the house. She sits at the counter with a pot of water and I give her a blend of herbs and spices.
I’m so sorry but this is just too cute/ funny 
but GOOD LUCK HUN LOL and be careful she might just turn you into a toad jk lol
I don’t think I know kne kid who didn’t do that. I redirected my daughter outside to do it. Got her like a sand table or something similar added slats if possible, n let her use that for her creations meds left outside, sliced fruit as to not waster per se, than an easy hose off rince
Or an outdoor organizer of some kind and an actual sandbox or tarp to sit on. Mini plastic picnic table also easy rinse off.
Or the bathtub during a bath, play then shower off
Give her a place to do it that’s easy to clean… an outdoor table whatever… get her in the kitchen let her make cookies… don’t squash her creativity, encourage it.
Give it another 7 years or so
Watch her more closely. Engage her in playing with her. I admit I sucked at being a mom but I’m rocking the grandparent life. My youngest grand kids lived with me for the first 3 yrs of their lives. Let me tell you they were never out of my sight. From the time they woke up until the time they went to bed. We ate, played, watched some TV, read books, played some more. Kids get bored really easy and then tend to get into mischief.
Make her a potion station with water and food coloring.
Get a subscription box for chemistry experiments.
Embrace the creativity and place firm boundaries on what she’s allowed to use.
I used to do that as a kid and my mom told me I was going to make a bomb by combining all sorts of chemicals and I got scared and never did it again. 
now that I’m an adult I’m mad as hell she lied to me 
My son who is 8 just did this with dish soap, milk, tea, shampoo and idk what else. Said he learned it from youtube🤣
My kid got an actual potion making kit with glitter, beads, and bottles- she made them and then hasn’t really messed with household items since! They are all nice and neat on her dresser
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Instead of stopping her, make an area where she can do her potions and make her different colour water and texture pastes and liquids.
My son loves drawing but used to draw on everything. Since we made a little area fir him to do it and brought different kinds of pen/crayons he doesn’t go around drawing anymore.
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If she steals she has to do chores to replace it. She cleans up her mess, not mom.
Her behavior is telling you she’s into science. Buy or make her a science kit/book. Do experiments together. This way you can control the messes as well as have her clean up with you. Most importantly she will be learning & have an outlet for her interests.
Always try to figure out what your child is telling through their behavior. We’re quick to punish. But disipline is a lot more punishment.
Send her outside with mud water ,leaves and sticks that’s what we put together at that age…
A not with safe items that she’s allowed to use if she cleans it up. My Mom got us a giant book with easy crafts and had all the stuff in a box. You could do the same thing for her potions plus if she knows she has to clean it up it will encourage her to enjoy cleaning so it won’t be a fight when she’s a teen. An early love of chemistry and science is a great thing. You could tell her she has to mix her potions in the bathtub and only give her baking soda and drain safe things
Dollar Treeee - get her own things to make her potions with😂
Lock up the items and have her ask for them. Buy cheap versions of lotions and stuff, that way she isn’t destroying expensive ones.
Look up potion kit on Amazon for kids. Might help her stay out of your stuff and once the stuff runs out take her to dollar tree and pick out some things to fill the bottles with
Teach her how to clean her own messes and let her have at it???
Mine did that. We just did make potions in the bath with different soaps. I think its just a kid thing.
Encourage her to do it but only with “her special ingredients” and get he a box she can take outside and play with & clan up.
Cheap dollar store stuff or whatever you feel comfortable
My son used my $100 shampoo so we stated this he later learned a cool trick with milk dish soap and food coloring Inwas nervous he was going to use all the milk so weave a special rule if he needs any ingredients not in his key he had to ask for them
Get a bunch of empty plastic bottles and fill them with water and a few drops of food coloring. Add some,citrus fruit, herbs and flower petals to the bottles and tell her those are only for her potions, but she has to clean them up when she is done. It’s inexpensive to make and she will feel very special with her own bottles for potion making.
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Some stuff not gd to mix either just make sure dnt get ahold of anything that can hurt her/him
Make her cleaning up her mess and let her know XYZ is off limits. Tell her you’ve made a decision: Making potions is too messy and it has to stop. Tell her you’re not angry with her, but also tell her there will be consequences if she makes potions again. As a mom you have enough on your plate without having to constantly clean up the potions. (You’re not being a mean or unsupported mom by doing this. Sometimes you have to draw a line in the sand for your own sanity.) Besides, she’ll be going to kindergarten soon. She can’t make potions @ school. Stop this before it goes that far. Good luck.
Why would you want to take your child’s passion away?
Make her a station somewhere safe of mess like the back yard and provide random ingredients… these don’t have to be the real things either, add some food dye and maybe some dish soap to make it bubbly. My daughter loves mudd and potions so she has a station in the back yard. She knows where she has to keep the mudd because I don’t care for it to be on our patio set…lol
She has colored bubble mix that she adds to it and a set of finger, foam paints that she mixes with it.
Get used to it. It progresses to slime. I’m sure we spent thousands on that sh*t. 
Let her make her potions outside 
Have her clean her own potions 
or simply say no potions allowed in the room but give her a specific place to do her potions like the sink
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My almost 9 year old STILL does this 
it’s a pain to constantly remember but I keep my good mommy stuff put up so it’s not mistaken for potion supplies. She’s the worst about taking all the body wash and shampoo too so I have no shame in keeping my own private mommy shower caddy to and from my closet lol and I just keep a very large stash of dollar tree shampoos and conditioners the kids like. The general rule we have around here is that mommy won’t go ape bananas over potions as long as they’re cleaned up and don’t contain food. She keeps it in check fairly well.
Vinyl table cloth on the kitchen table and supervise her, then make her help clean it up
Allow her to do it in a controlled way. A little “chemistry” section in the bath/shower (different types of soaps & gels & bath oils etc).
Baking, if that interests her. Doesn’t necessarily have to be edible at the end I guess .
I still don’t know with my 10 year old.
You buy them a kit to make more…they’ll instantly be bored of it 
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Don’t know either 10yr still does it worse in the bath turns it into a slippery tub! Along with any boxes.it everywhere. Buy slime kits if you can.bare it! Or playing magic sand
Big wipe clean table cloth! Or section of the garden for mud pies! Good luck
Is this a real question 
I mean do you think she a witch or something
Just tell her to stop
Omg i did this as a child and my daughter did too. There was no getting her out of it. She just had to grow out of it and all the expensive nice stuff was put up far from reach and hidden. If she watches youtube on your phone i can probably guarantee that’s where she’s getting the ideas from. Between that and maybe achool as thats about kindergarten age and teachers like to do sensory stuff like oobleck with kids
I would buy cheap stuff from dollar tree and make her a potion making basket
Give her things she can use (bubbles soaps and such) take her outside and allow her to do them there under your supervision.
It’s a phase. Instead of getting mad nurture her curiosity. Buy her a lotion making kit or something
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Nothing. Mine is 12 and still does it from time to time… with the expensive shampoo and conditioner
Developmentally appropriate. Uaing hwr little brain. I agree make her a bin to use at the table, maybe get some dollar store stuff for her creations.
Provide her a space that she can do it in. Like a sensory table. Make her clean up the messed. Also provide her with things she can make potions out of.
Have her do the potions outside, have a spot she can make the mess with mud and plants for the potion.
Get her in the kitchen making cookies etc… kind of same idea mixing up items to create something
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Omg I used to do this at her age! Only I did it in the shower and I was pretending to be a bartender Yes, I grew up in a dysfunctional family. Yes, I did grow up to bartend in my 20s, lmao. She’ll grow out of this (maybe). In the meantime, maybe you should appeal to her interests with a science kit or this potion kit linked. Fix up a designated little area for her concoctions that way she isn’t making a mess all over the place and just roll with it because you’re most certainly not going to “stop it” so you should do what you can to appeal to her interests.
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Buy her a science kit, she is clearly experimenting. Or a Harry Potter potions set.
Well I don’t know! If she’s making potions maybe you need to try to stay on her good side.
Mine’s nine and still wastes all our dish and hand soap on her creations. Not to mention takes our Tupperware outside and loses it or gets it filthy. I’m waiting for her Hogwarts letter because she’s clearly a future Potions professor.
Buy her fun age appropriate kits from Amazon.
They have bath bomb, soap making, lip balm, science experiment ones, slime, play dough, etc…
Just find something you’re okay with that she can enjoy and learn from.
Lakeshore is more pricey, but they have a lot of fun educational items.
You don’t! Let her imagination run free and wild! One of her potions may lead to a cure for cancer one day! Gradually introduce her to the concept of cleaning up after herself!
Encourage her!
Get her some age appropriate YouTube about applied chemistry…Which is what cooking and gardening and medicine and pharmacy are all about.
Set her up in the kitchen or laundry. Give her some ingredients that will thrill her.
We used to do all that in the tub with the like body wash and shampoo and stuff. No cleanup and they get clean
Buy her age appropriate chemistry sets, they even have sets where you can make lip balm, lotions, sugar scrub, etc, you tell her it’s too make potions and she can only use what’s with them and if you prefer, tell her with your supervision or at the kitchen table, but not on her room
Give her an area to work at and put an old shower curtain on the floor . Get her some supplies that are safe that she can use. You never know. You might have a scientist in the making.
She is a baker, or a chenist. Or a witch? 
Find a way to stop her from using your stuff but still encourage her curiosity. Maybe hit up the dollar store if you can to buy her some “supplies”…on the condition she helps clean and stops using yours
You get that child flower petals and you show her how to make “perfume” with petals and water. Give her a jar and strainer. She’s doing the same shit with things that won’t upset or hurt anyone. I loved making flower water when I was a kid, so that’s why I thought of that.
You can buy those little lotion bottles and fill them with stuff. Lotions, waters, colored water, shaving cream, that way she’s not trying to use anything and everything you have in the house.
This is completely normal and just a phase. It’ll pass. Let your kiddo be creative and have fun, it won’t last forever.
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Set boundaries but encourage it.
Build her her own “lair” (designated area) and teach her to clean up after herself.
If you have the space could you make her an outdoor potions lab, just a little study desk with bottles that she can fill with different stuff? Have a fake cauldron if you can find something, you could even make a fake fire pit to ‘hang the cauldron over’. You could add potions books where she can practice writing her recipes or what the potions do ect.
When my daughter was younger from 3 to 7 years old she was always making potions…she loves it and it shows a creative, imaginative mind. I never once tried to make her stop. It was the cutest and i loved the smile on her face. To this day, (shes now 11) has been extremely creative and makes things and comes up with solutions so fast. Shes been a strong and driven girl.
Let you child be a child while you can. They grow up so quickly and before you know it, they are so big you can no longer hold, they then will become taller than you, graduate high school and then off on their own to experience life. Its actually hard to think about sometimes for me. As my oldest is going in the 10th grade. I dont want to let go and so wish my kids could me little again.
Truly enjoy them while you can. Life is to short. Have fun and live freely.
Be kind to yourself, and i wish you and your family the best.
I think it’s awesome she is so curious and creative! Can you set up an area where she can do it while you supervise and encourage?
Let her have this phase. It was one of my favorite memories and it’s normal.
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Make her like a tackle box of different things she can use. Safe play objects, less mess, encourage her imagination
My 5 year old loves to do this as well. She has a blast doing it. I just let her do it. I encourage her to do it at the table. Or in the sink.
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I don’t think it would be easy to stop this and it sounds amazing for learning & development! Instead I’d suggest buying particular things that she CAN use and remind her to store them safely? There’s also slime kits/chemistry kits etc that could be a good idea? Best of luck! Xx
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This was probably one of my favorite childhood memories… Making potions!
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Let her know that she needs to do this with you around, get her some mixing bowls and utensils from Goodwill.
My daughter does this too!You can’t stop it! LOL there will always be a mess! Just get used to cleaning it up until she grows out of it. She’s only this age once.
let her be a kid. some day you will miss picking up those messes.
I remember making potions in these little plastic bottles and it melted them!! I would encourage it by setting up an area that is safe to explore.
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All mine did that too lol i hate it when they use my body shop products lol
My granddaughter does this all the time at the table and out on the deck .
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I was allowed to make “potions” with anything I found outside. Daddy made me a spot beside the porch to make all my creations. They could still see me from inside the house, and I wasn’t making a mess in the house for Mama to clean up. Plus, the rain cleaned all my outside mess. It was the best!
I did this as a kid!!! I’m a phenomenal baker now. I know it’s frustrating but give her a place she can be creative. I wish my parents would have because their frustration really curbed my excitement and left me feeling discouraged. And join in on her fun!!!
I’m not laughing at you, I’m laughing at how little kids care about anything my girl grew out of it.
Get a big safe with an easy code and put it all away locked up
Let her do it in the kitchen ! My kids did it
My 6yo son loves making potions too so I just bought dollar store items so he wasn’t using our expensive stuff.
I put them up and out of reach. We only eat and drink at the table. But I do have a space outside where they can do these sort of things supervised at an appropriate time so I have time to clean it up and move on to our next thing.
My grandson loves doing it too. He loves to cook too and I encourage him. Maybe she’ll enjoy making her own bath and body products, check out Pinterest and maybe make things with her…kids enjoy activities that can include the family…and think of her as a little scientist…create to her heart’s content…
Designate spots where she can do it and then buy cheapie things she can waste in it. Tell her only use those items in that spot. If she doesn’t listen then either discipline or find out why she cant/won’t follow the rules.
i use to do this as a kid… i thought i made popuri … in reality it was dandelions and my moms perfume and always lotion… idk why then i had a daughter snd she use to do the same … this year she’s graduating high school…
it’ll pass mama… let her make the potion and have memories… anything expensive put out of reach…
time goes by way too fast trust me… these r memories 
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Get a child’s chemistry set and have a discussion about when and where it’s appropriate to use it. YouTube has some great videos on “potions “ that you can do together. She wants to learn. Encourage it.
I would put away what you can and if she is allowed to play then you ensure she only does it outside or anywhere else you approve
Allow her to do it but make rules.
We alllll did this.
Set her up in the kitchen, get her a kids science experiment kit
Buy her specific potion items that she can only use in specific places in the house, like the bath and counter or something. My daughter and I are always making spells and potions. It’s just messy when there is no rhyme or reason to it.
Watch her . Maybe do expirements or allow her to make potions outside my kids always did with mud and leaves and rocks and sticks
Maybe a mini children’s chemistry set???
My son is 4, soon to be 5 and he is obsessed with making potions and concoctions too! I set limits on what he is allowed to use in the house. I buy him those Color tablets for the bath, bath bombs, colored foam spray, etc. So he makes most of his potions in the bathtub. But he makes them outside too with mushrooms and grass and stuff like that lol
I think it’s just a phase alot of kids go through. I used to make snowmen out of the soap bars and make home made perfumes as I called it when I was younger despite this I know its a pain to clean up 
Ahh they’re called “soups” here I tell them in the bathroom shower or send outside with there”soups”. It’s a phase and it lasted about 6 months
My 6 year old daughter does this but they’re “perfumes” so I’m getting her a perfume making set for Xmas and she’s had a crystal growing set recently we did together. Defo encourage this as an activity you can do together