Prepping the Bottle

Step 3: Prepping the Bottle

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Soak off any labels in soapy water and rinse thoroughly. Fill the bottle about 3/4 full with warm water. Add 7-10 squirts of the handsoap, screw on the lid and shake well until the soap is mixed. Then "top off" the bottle by adding water to about 1" from the top. (This allows for air expansion as the bottle heats up). I recommend creating a rubber seal for the lid by cutting another piece of the mousepad you used for the base. Cut to fit inside the lid. This helps insure that no water leaks out of the top.

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shortblock says: Jan 8, 2008. 11:16 AM

Hey what brand of soap did you use.

TOMCRADICK in reply to shortblockNov 3, 2009. 2:37 PM

I CAN,T FIND LIQUID SOAP WITH GLYCOL STERATE OR GLYCOL WITH DISTERATE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW BRAND AND WHERE TO BUY. EVERYTHING ELSE IS FINISHED. TOM

knotherexx in reply to TOMCRADICKDec 20, 2010. 7:36 AM

cvs brand handsoap, softsoap, mine is the "milk and honey" version. i'm about to make the lamp so i'll let you know if it doesnt work....

andyellison says: Oct 4, 2007. 1:17 PM

So whats the effect of adding more soap? or what about colored soap (ie soap with food coloring in it)?

babblin5 (author) in reply to andyellisonOct 4, 2007. 5:30 PM

More soap = thicker clouds. Not sure about colored soap, but I think the ratio to make any difference would be at least 25% soap, which would ruin the effect 8(

TOMCRADICK in reply to babblin5Nov 3, 2009. 4:11 PM

I NEED THE SOAP, NAME AND WERE I CAN BUY IT. THANKS

babblin5 (author) in reply to babblin5Oct 5, 2007. 1:59 AM

But food coloring might work fine... haven't tried that as I usually just "paint" the bottoms of the jars with permanent markers of different colors. You can get a really nice sunset effect by coloring one half of the bottom yellow, and the other half red. =D