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These are the top 12 solutions:

1.  My Stock Solution:

- 70 ml Joy
- 20 ml Glycerine
- 230 ml H20
- 115 ml Miracle Bubble

2.  Charles Windsor Solution:

- 70 ml Joy or Ivory
- 230 ml Distilled H20
- 20 ml Glycerine

3.  Recipe Three

- 1 part Glycerine
- 2 parts Soap
- 3 parts Water
- 3 parts Wonder Bubble

4.  Recipe Four

- Use 8 oz of Wonder Bubble
- Add 1-2 oz of Joy
- Add 1-2 oz of Glycerine

5. Recipe Five

- Equal parts - Joy, Glycerine, & Water

6. Recipe Six

- 1 part Glycerine
- 2 parts Soap
- 3 parts Water

7. Recipe Seven

- 2.5 oz. Joy liquid detergent 
- 8 oz. distilled water 
- 6.5 oz. glycerine

8. Recipe Eight  -  To make long lasting or permanent bubbles

- 60cc H₂O

- 1 tablespoon  Knox Gelatin
- Heat to 90⁰ C

- 9cc Glycerine

- 3cc Joy

 

9. Recipe Nine - Gerald Zani's solution

- 5 drops of Liquid Soap
- no more than 1 drop of glycerine

- 1/2 gallon of distilled water 

10. Recipe Ten - Karen Bouffard's Solution

- 1:10 dilution of Dawn to water 
- 2-3 drops of glycerine

11. Recipe Eleven - Brad Shue's Solution

- 17 parts water 
- 2 parts Kids Bubble stuff 
- 1.5 parts glycerine

- 1.5 parts Dawn (BLUE)  - NOT YELLOW!

 

12. Recipe Twelve - Zig's Soap Solution

- 300gm of H2O
- 200gm of Glycerin
- 200gm of Ivory Liquid (the dark colored  stuff)

 

13. Recipe Thirteen - Fun Zone Bubble Stuff - Basic Bubbles

- 1 ounce Dawn dish soap
- 2 cups distilled water
- 1/2 ounce glycerin

 

14. Recipe Fourteen- Fun Zone Bubble Stuff - Long Life Bubbles

- 1 ounce Dawn dish soap
- 1 cup distilled water
- 1 ounce glycerin

(let mix stand for 24 hours)

15. Recipe Fifteen - Fun Zone Bubble Stuff - Bubbles for One

- 1 ounce Joy dishwashing liquid
- 6 ounces distilled water
- 2 ounces Karo syrup

16. Recipe Sixteen - Fun Zone Bubble Stuff - Karo Bubbles

- 2 cups Joy dishwashing liquid
- 3/4 cup Karo syrup
- 6 cups water

 

17. Recipe Seventeen

-1/4 part liquid dish soap

-3/4 part water

-1 to 2 tablespoons glycerin