Better Homemade Soap Bubble Recipe with Glycerin

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Glycerin has many uses besides in soap and skin care. Add it to your standard soap bubble recipe to make it stickier and more like the commercial ones. Some recipes claim adding sugar makes better bubbles, but I say avoid it unless you want to invite sugar-loving critters to join in on the fun. Here’s my tried and true recipe:

Ingredients:
• 1 cup water
• 3 fl oz (6 tbsp) dishwashing liquid
• 1 fl oz (2 tbsp) glycerin

Directions:
• Using a 2-cup capacity measuring cup, fill it with 1 cup water.
• Add the dishwashing liquid and glycerin using the fluid oz measurements on the cup, much easier than using tablespoons.
• Stir the mixture to blend. Don’t shake.
• The mixture usually improves after a day or so.
• Variation: add food coloring and/or at most 5 drops of essential or fragrance oils
• Have Fun!