Epoxy does turn yellow over time as well. I've used Enviorotex Lite to good effect before, but it's important to give it UV protection, and as Snitchy says, it's kind of a pain to mix and apply. Something to do with it's consistency, I think, and also the bottles which are very much not designed for pouring small or precise amounts.
This is an interesting thread for me too, as I also have a figure I want to do up as wet with soap suds when I get to it in the pile, and I've been trying to come up with a way to do suds foam without it looking like something solid. Best notion I've come up with on my own is glass microbaloons or retroreflector beads mixed with clear acrylic or glue, but I'm not convinced that would look right either.