Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 44 minutes ago
Making soapy transparent spheres around figurines like Sue Storm from the Fantastic Four is safe and easy. Using liquid corn starch and/or glycerol (same thing as glycerine) in a watery soap bubble mixture allows the formation of bigger and stronger bubbles.
The chemistry of soap bubbles:
• A bubble is made of three very thin layers of soap, water and soap.
• A bubble pops when the water that is trapped between the layers of soap evaporates.
• The glycerol or corn starch mixes with the soap to make it thicker.
• The thicker layer of soap prevents the quick evaporation of water.
• The stronger layer also allows the formation of bigger bubbles.
Making soapy transparent spheres around figurines like Sue Storm from the Fantastic Four is safe and easy. Using liquid corn starch and/or glycerol (same thing as glycerine) in a watery soap bubble mixture allows the formation of bigger and stronger bubbles.
The chemistry of soap bubbles:
• A bubble is made of three very thin layers of soap, water and soap.
• A bubble pops when the water that is trapped between the layers of soap evaporates.
• The glycerol or corn starch mixes with the soap to make it thicker.
• The thicker layer of soap prevents the quick evaporation of water.
• The stronger layer also allows the formation of bigger bubbles.
