How to Make Giant Bubbles w/Guar Gum

Guar Gum can be purchased here (this is an affiliate link): ebay.to/1IStyHZ
I decided for this video I would experiment with a Guar Gum based Giant Bubble recipe after many requests over the last year. It seems to work very well! On par at least with the J-Lube based recipe that I used in this video: • How to Make Giant Bubbles That is also the video to watch if you would like to learn how to make the giant bubble nets.
The best dish soap for bubbles is up for debate, but generally Dawn Platinum Power Clean is seen as one of the best. I also like Dawn's hypoalergenic dish soap which seems to work nearly as well and can be easier to find in stores. Anything labeled as a concentrate of '2x' is typically not very good.
Giant bubbles will work best in high humidity and in cool air, so mornings and late afternoons will give the best results. The middle of the night can also give great results, and the colors created in the bubbles by artificial lights are quite interesting as can be seen in this video: • Giant Soap Bubbles at ...
For more information on making giant bubbles the soap bubble wiki is a great resource: soapbubble.wikia.com/wiki/Soap...

[@jcole8476]

I’m in San Diego using your recipe with Seventh Generation dish soap, j-lube & baking power though I increased the baking powder another tablespoon to 4. On the beach when the winds were about 3-5 mph, the bubbles went often about 1/2 to 3/4 mile before bursting!!! Very impressive! I’m trying to determine the perfect amount of wind… seems anything above 8kts is too much!

[@DIYPerks]

I used to be called 'bubble boy' by my parents because I loved making bubbles! I've really got to try this sometime, thanks for the video!

[@jonahplayscello]

I am subbed to you

[@HouseholdHacker]

Amazing!

[@antiantim5541]

HouseholdHacker :D

[@RimstarOrg]

Summer must be here... it's bubble time! Awesome as usual!

[@electronicsNmore]

Very cool. Great video!

[@sinzofarock]

This was one of the best videos ive seen in a while.The soundtrack is so soothing and goes really well with giant bubbles :3 Keep up the good work man!

[@NickAcott]

This has given me an idea for a photo project. Thanks dude.

[@cristal7412]

dude, this is so inspiring. you have a beautiful creative mind. GENIUS!

[@HeatherFeatherASMR]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I feel like people must have so much fun hanging out with you in real life.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Heather Feather ASMR Thanks Heather!

[@TimothyTonguet]

Heather Feather ASMR You remind me of when I celebrated learning science in second Grade. I still love Science. We did this at my grade school Ms. Gatti

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Your yard is awesome, love when the bubbles break and fade away.

[@BeyondSlowMotion]

Looks like fun!

[@aprendacomedu]

Muito incrível o efeito que fica.

[@SpecificLove7]

Those are some awesome bubbles

[@ihikearoundcom]

Thank you for all the projects....as a school teacher my students will love to see this one and others as well.

[@bassventura8813]

You never disappoint... Great videos

[@wop1629]

tried the first recipe it worked pretty well tried the guar gum recipe it was ok but seemed to work better when I mixed the two batches. just made the original recipe and added two teaspoons of guar gum a little more (2 oz) of soap and tripled the baking powder..... it's 10:43 pm trying not to go outside and see how it works. either way this was a blast.

[@Krush3r]

There is something about watching bubbles that makes me happy and relaxed, thanks!

[@christhebirb]

Beautiful! They even seem to be more shiny and colorful than before. Or maybe it's just the sunlight. Either way, great video.

[@baldvino55]

That place looks so peacefull...

[@infinitestarz]

Thanks for this man! Just had a blast with the kids!

[@RogerSwanson]

Very cool bubbles...this would be great for a small group of kids to enjoy!

[@ninjarooster9258]

Somebody liked their heaping table spoons! Haha! Great video.

[@thelegobrain]

If only everyone spent their time being creative and making beautiful things like this instead of using time, effort, and resources for war... The world would be so much better.

[@WalcomS7]

Just in time for summer.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

WalcomS7 Yep, that was my purpose in making this video when I did.

[@hussianbentiba7659]

Great video looking forward to the next as usual .

[@DARJA.SAVARUS]

Thank you! Amazing video!

[@jonathanburrows1338]

Thanks Champion I am now using this mix in my shows an its perfect!!

[@loficoto6223]

HERE AGAIN BECAUSE I ❤️ LOVE ❤️ it!!! 🔥💕

[@IsakZve]

Amazing video keep up those great projects and have a great day :D

[@BenDover-md8it]

Great video like always! Keep up the good work :)

[@kaiapipanya2114]

Thank you. From Thailand.

[@debbiecale9926]

It’s so cute and awesome

[@SlurponMuhdickKillTheState]

Those are massively HEAPING spoonfuls. You should write up your final recipe using level spoonfuls so its accurate every time.

[@latvianexperimenter991]

Great video again, NightHawkInLight.

[@k.g.8667]

Worked Great!!!!!

[@DaCawps]

You are the coolest guy on youtube!

[@Retroweld]

Great video.

[@anjumanaafrin5247]

Wow amazing

[@arifalimian1833]

good one and very new to me.

[@masseyf1285]

Have you ever thought about making a corn hole board with the upcoming summer ? Also great video!

[@evelynmcmasters1601]

I made this 3 years ago and it works the older the better so you can make it a munth ahead .

[@hopinandbeliefin]

Amazing

[@lucamajur2740]

Thanks man!!!

[@Correcto34]

I don't know if it was the music or watching the giant bubbles but I just got hypnotized..

[@matthewcondon1985]

I found that if you sift the guar gum with a wire strainer into the dish soap a little at a time while stirring it, it will mix in much better and much faster than if you just dump it all in at once.

[@antoniolevorin9298]

you are the best

[@GaryMcIntosh100]

I followed you other recip I love it, what recipe for you this is the Best.

[@johnnyreyes9968]

So cool

[@goldenboy82]

Very trippy!!!!!!

[@asakaz5880]

Awesome.

[@zebanijah]

i love your videos

[@iKoleff]

Amazing Video ! ;)

[@tolerancija]

Cool!

[@uksunko]

Really beautiful video. The colours of the balloons are amazing. Thanks to the crazy Russian channel for pointing me in your direction.

[@xxthedoctorparkerxx2630]

you give reason to my dismal graveyard shift. thank you!

[@therealaquachicken1473]

Wow those are large bubbles

[@ladyinky882]

I wonder if these huge bubbles would freeze in winter. I froze some small bubbles last winter. It was interesting to watch them freeze. These huge bubbles would be fantastic! There are some cool photos on the internet of frozen bubbles done by professional photographers.

[@ambervallerio4608]

I love your channel. Oh and you should try adding glow stick liquid to your bubble mix and do it at night. Or even add some florescent ink to them and set up a black light.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Amber Vallerio A lot of people have suggested that. I should try it.

[@akoyich]

I added some glow stick solution to my bubble juice. The bucket of juice was definitely glowing, but I think the bubble walls are too thin to see any of the glow. They were just normal bubbles. (And, yes, I did do this at night.) If anyone has better results, please comment :)

[@BIGBADBOB150]

Hi, have been creating giant bubbles for a couple of years. Love them! Recently had a major set back - first failure!!! We have had a heat wave in UK, with temperatures up to 30C/86F. Some big (not giant) bubbles formed on the strings, then instantly popped. I use Fairy Platinum liquid, J-Lube, baking powder & water (no dragon spit!). PLEASE ADVISE. Thanks.

[@blugram713]

How many ounces of Dawn ? Can't find recipe

[@MudassarAli-pj1sh]

hello how are you can you tell me which use j- lube and Guar gum and which shop I buy this please

[@gabrielleendicott3285]

What type of cotton rope do u have or does it not matter as long as it's cotton and what brand of baking powder are you using and can u use tap water or does it have to be store water

[@darinhumble4656]

Maybe Ill try this sometime.

[@suzanner8473]

When stating quantities, it would be very helpful if you could mention them in metric as well as most of the world uses metric ;-) You mention a bottle of dishwashing liquid - I'm not sure what this size would be? Many thanks for your wonderful and useful videos! :-) From New Zealand

[@lloydfisher1548]

This is awsome I hope when I get older I can do the cool stuff you do (I'm only 14)

[@sandibeek]

Are you doing cool stuff now?

[@GregDave17]

what size is the dish washing liquid bottle? and does this mix scale well, say in half?

[@TTime685]

Awesome. So did you use that whole tub of solution or did you just poor it out after the filming?

[@sonniabrouwer5419]

That's sooooo cool but i don't know the name in dutch for that powder... Yeah you have a fan in Holland! Bye from Sonnia

[@dianajennings4570]

What kind of tablespoons are those? So i should double whatever you said ?

[@cindafuqnrela]

Thanks

[@edgarleyva4664]

It'd be cool to dive into the bubble

[@SuperGonzales94]

thanks

[@HaloBalla]

liked this video.

[@sebbes333]

*@NightHawkInLight* Maybe you can add some kind of heating just in front of the bubble-ropes, so the air in the bubbles are slightly hotter & makes them rise up, instead of popping on a grass straw. Maybe like a thin copper coil that's short-circuit to a battery? ( *But first* research any explosion risks by short-circuiting the battery type you will be using ).

[@mrKein3]

Awesome - thank you!!! Would it be better if I use destil water or tap water?

[@davidscott5903]

distilled

[@YashaTheBest]

You said to add fool bottle of the soap, but what size bottle was it?

[@bobjohn1755]

Night hawk how far does your air soft gun shoot?

[@RodEvens]

About how many ounces of Dawn did you use?

[@khalkotauroio2417]

Hey NightHawkInLight, can you make another smelters that can melt steel, that would be very helpful!

[@Nashyj495]

Beautiful video and excellent choice of music, (wish I new what it was (it's not Darude - Sandstorm)

[@RunFunkyWolf]

Nashyj495 Sounds a bit like CMA of SDDx but not sure it's from one of them.

[@gungaans]

Hi! Thanks for the awesome videos! But i wanted to ask - which solution makes better and stronger bubbles - with J-lube or with this guar gum? Or there is no difference at all? Thank You!

[@Nighthawkinlight]

gungaans It's hard to tell, they both work pretty much the same to me.

[@PRASANTHVP]

nice man

[@Odood19]

Groovy!

[@Harryween]

Hello I love what your doing and Im very interested in the process and the effects it has on people.. The large wand your using what type of rope / string your using I would really appreciated if you came with some info... Keep up the good work..

[@Harryween]

Just read your earlier video got the answer Thank you

[@StefanBlurr]

how about adding a fan on the ground, to keep bubles in air for more time ? :D

[@jaciewillow]

you should try some where you are elevated off ground maybe the beautiful bubbles wont pop as quick x

[@ericreyna3060]

What do you think about mixing the guar with rubbing alcohol first? I’ve done it and it worked I just want to know what you think about the alcohol.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

That's fine, it's suggested by many others to mix with alcohol to avoid clumps. I do the same thing by mixing directly with the soap.

[@joesiemer3937]

I need some help with a school project. We have to design a catapult to launch and cotton ball as far as possible. We basically get Popsicle sticks, a spoon and some rubber band. Any help is appreciated. (P.S. Great job on the video I'm going to have to try this)

[@haldschultz]

Ha, you must not be a baker. To be accurate, those are not tablespoon amounts. More like 2-3 tablespoons. The measuring spoon needs to be leveled off to be a tablespoon amount.

[@stardust-fantastical1614]

MAN where you live is beautiful.What are those pine tree's called XD

[@hugomartins991]

15 grams?! Ok! Thanks man, for the information!!!

[@RustamSuItanov]

You're using new contour, that helps better?

[@mixemyth]

So what's your opinion? Do you like the J-Lube recipe or the Guar Gum better? Videos alone can't really tell us as we don't know what the humidity was between the two. Since I'm writing you, thank you so much for your first tutorial, since watching it I've been obsessed. I've been doing my own Giant Bubbling since August of this year and the meditative experience and the fun has enriched my life and brought a lot of joy to many I've surprised in my community's parks.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

I really don't know. I've had success and failures with each. Most say the guar gum works better for beginners but I'm not so sure.

[@guardiangamer2695]

I love this channel pwediepie is junk this is awesome

[@SandyzSerious]

This is amazing. I love bubbles. Can the extra solution be stored?

[@Nighthawkinlight]

SandyzSerious Yeah, it will last a long time.

[@SandyzSerious]

NightHawkInLight Thank you. This will be fun at the beach lol.

[@mpmattson]

I just tried some recipe that has been sitting a long time and it's expired for sure. I'd say three months tops.

[@MattFilms]

+NightHawkInLight I posted this recipe on the bubble wiki is that ok?

[@milliejeanvgc]

Ooooo I'm new to your channel and I'm so happy it was recommended. ^_^ I'm unable to get my bubbles to form, or when they do, they don't leave the rope net (I have one wand with nylon rope and one with cotton (without the inside removed). I'll try your bubble recipe! The one I'm using has glycerin, cornstarch, baking powder, dawn, and water. Is the link to making the net bubble wand that soap wiki page, or do you have a video showing us how? Thank you so much! Looking forward to learning!

[@Nighthawkinlight]

This mix will work much better for you than the one you've mentioned. The bubble net is made the same as a normal loop, you just tie other strings across it.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Doesn't matter how long. You should keep the tips of the pole together so the loop is closed until you pull it all the way out of the solution, then you can open it up. Otherwise the bubble can pop on the edge of the bin

[@milliejeanvgc]

@@Nighthawkinlight It worked!!! NIGHTHAWK IT WORKED! I just played in the backyard for like, 30 or 40 minutes making giant bubbles and the little neighbor kids next door screamed in excitement! This recipe is legit and thanks for the tip on removing the synthetic string in the cotton rope (And for keeping the poles closed when dipping/removing). I'M SO EXCITED! Thank you for your time and help!

[@rlemburg]

Any tips for doing this in a hot, dry climate? I'd love to do this at the summer camp in the CA Sierra mountains that I volunteer at, but I get the feeling the low humidity will make it tough.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Ryan Lemburg Smaller bubbles will stand a better chance so make the loops smaller than mine. Middle of the night or early morning will also be the highest humidity.

[@hamsteraufkoks5949]

have you ever tried do do bubbles over a fire, so they go up? I don't know but it may work :D

[@edwardspiegel]

Any chance that you could add a link to the soapbubble wiki (which is the original source of guar gum based recipes) in your video description -- it has a lot of helpful information for people wanting to explore giant bubbles.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Edward Spiegel Yeah of course. It's been in the description of my first video but I forgot for this one.