How to Make Bubble Solution Without Glycerin

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere!

While many homemade bubble solutions call for the use of glycerin, there are a number of ways to work around this. Using certain brands of the foundational soap ingredients and/or substituting the glycerin with other things can help to produce higher quality homemade bubble-blowing solutions and help your bubbles to last longer.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Dishwashing liquid (Joy or Dawn brands work best)
• Corn syrup
• Measuring cup
• Clean, empty gallon milk jug

1. Measure out 11 cups of room-temperature or lukewarm water, pouring them into the milk jug as you go along.

2. Add 4 cups of liquid dishwashing detergent to the water in the milk jug.

3. Add 1 cup of corn syrup to the detergent/water mixture.

4. Place the lid back on the jug, and gently shake and swirl the liquid around to mix it. For best results, do not shake vigorously enough to create a lot of foam.

References

• Bubble Blowers: Homemade Bubble Solutions