color needed

[Lin]

can someone tell me how to make the color of a pina colada in a gel candle. Not sure how to get it white looking with that tint of yellow. Thanks Lin

[Vicky_CO]

What I do is as add a little bit a regular wax to the gel to give it that milky look.

[jenniejr]

I do the same as Vicky.

[Candle Man]

Which type & how much do you mix with gel, votive/pillar or container? Does it matter and is either better than the other?

[Vicky_CO]

I prefer container wax as it will have closer to the same burn qualities as gel. I uaually use around 5% but I have used as little as 1% depending on how cloudy(milky) I want the gel to look. Also make sure your candle is totally cool like the next day to determine if you need to go up or down in you contianer wax usage as the gel will keep regular wax in a liquid form a lot longer.

[Candle Man]

Thank You Vicky

[Lin]

Thanks so much Vickey and do i add a little yellow color to make it look like it has pineapple in it? Lin

[Vicky_CO]

Sorry Lin I was not clear but yes I add a little Yellow die to get the ezact color I want.

[Mtngrl]

I have absolutely no idea if what I'm about to suggest would work for wax as it does in printing photos ... if you're trying to neutralize the yellow to make it look white, you could add a touch of blue. I'm thinking either a cyan blue or sky color would work better than say a navy or "country" blue. HTH

[Vicky_CO]

That might work after you aready have the milky effect I do know it hard to keep from getting them too yellow. But gel no matter what unless you get it to cloud with another wax will always just be clearno matter what color you use.

[beverly]

I do the same, add a little container wax to the gel, it makes it look great! I have also added white pigment, then yellow color, that works well too.

Bev