Daisymay66 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 For those that color your wax could you recommend a good supplier to try? Are all dyes created equally? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belinda Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I love the dyes from Flaming, Lone Star and Rustic Escentuals. They all have good liquid dyes to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 The evo colors from Candlewic are awesome. Bright, vibrant, zero smell, and very easy to completely mix in. I've used them in paraffin and natural waxes. They offer more color stability than other colorants too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErronB Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I've only used colors from CandleScience and The Flaming Candle, but both have been good no issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Ov Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Do you add dye before the fragrance, is there a certain temp to add in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura C Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Karen Ov said: Do you add dye before the fragrance, is there a certain temp to add in? Follow the manufacture's suggested temps and later after you have more experience with it then you may come up with a different temp you prefer. As for when to add the color, that depends on what you are making. Generally it is recommended to add the color before the FO because some colors require a hotter temp in order to mix properly and then the FO requires a little bit lower temp. If the product I'm making is going to be all one color and one fragrance then I do color then FO. But, if I'm making a multi color candle or wax melt that uses only 1 FO then I will add the FO first do my first pour then add my color and do the next pour. You should also do a search on here for this topic because it has been discussed in other threads. Edited March 27, 2020 by Laura C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Ov Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 10:36 AM, Laura C said: Follow the manufacture's suggested temps and later after you have more experience with it then you may come up with a different temp you prefer. As for when to add the color, that depends on what you are making. Generally it is recommended to add the color before the FO because some colors require a hotter temp in order to mix properly and then the FO requires a little bit lower temp. If the product I'm making is going to be all one color and one fragrance then I do color then FO. But, if I'm making a multi color candle or wax melt that uses only 1 FO then I will add the FO first do my first pour then add my color and do the next pour. You should also do a search on here for this topic because it has been discussed in other threads. Thanks..I just got some blue dye from flamming candle and i haven't used dye yet, so I'm going to try it out tomorrow .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Ov Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hi...Do you clean your dye dropper with water when your done? Does water stay inside like moisture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 9:58 AM, Karen Ov said: Hi...Do you clean your dye dropper with water when your done? Does water stay inside like moisture? There's really no need to clean the dropper each time you use it. You can get pipettes if you want a clean dropper each time. That's kind of a waste of colorant though. I wouldn't chance using water to clean the droppers, some could get trapped and you wouldn't know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Ov Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 14 hours ago, Jeana said: There's really no need to clean the dropper each time you use it. You can get pipettes if you want a clean dropper each time. That's kind of a waste of colorant though. I wouldn't chance using water to clean the droppers, some could get trapped and you wouldn't know it. Thank you.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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