Reddit reviews JellyBeadZ Brand 2 -12 Gram Packets of Clear Water BeadZ Gel,
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JellyBeadZ are a #1 Seller on Amazon. Non Toxic, Biodegradable Environmentally Friendly2- 12 gram pack will make about 20 Cups (5 Quarts) of hydrated bouncy beadZThe product you're buying is the clear water bead gel NOT the actual pearl beads or any other decorations. We sell the pearl beads separatelyOur water gels have MAXIMUM TRANSPARENCY. The amount included will make about 20 cups of hydrated water beadZ. Soak your beadZ for a minimum of 12 hours in distilled water ( for best results) and they will hydrate into clear balls., about the size of marbles...
It's these transparent gel beads I ordered off Amazon, they're pretty awesome :). They definitely stay suspended in there. the only issue is that they do float, so you can see them a bit at the top, but overall I'm really happy with them.
The beads are about 1% some kind of polymer (frustratingly non-specific, but there are a bunch of different ones and I don't know which is the common one) which absorbs a bunch of water and about 99% water. The liquid is water. You could also theoretically do it with various combinations of plastic or glass beads and oil (you just need to match the refractive index).
Example of the beads usually called water beads, jelly beads or hydrogel beads:
https://www.amazon.com/Overstuffed-Packets-JellyBeadZ-Beautiful-Bouncy/dp/B00A2UG7B4/