How Do You Make Soap Bubble Solution?
Bubble soap is sold in small plastic vials. A ring attached to a wand is dipped into the solution and then is blown through to create floating, shimmering bubbles in the air. Blowing bubbles rarely works with dish detergent and similar soapy materials because their composition isn’t quite right. You need to add glycerin, which is used as a sweetener and liquid thickener in certain foods. (You can purchase it cheaply at any grocery store.) That secret ingredient allows you to make soap bubbles of your own quickly and cheaply. Fill a plastic bowl (whipped cream and butter tubs work well) with 4 1/2 cups distilled water. You can use tap water, but distilled water tends to make stronger, longer-lasting bubbles. Add 1/2 cup dish-washing liquid and 4 tbsp. glycerin to the water. Mix the ingredients gently but thoroughly; you want them blended, but you don’t want to create suds. Cover the bowl until you’re ready to start blowing bubbles. Twist a length of wire into a loop to make a bubble wan
