I have a question about my purples turning green

[Candle Makin Momma]

I make Country Berry Hotcakes containers using Ezsoy and Orchid dye chips ( 1 pp)

Just recently I keep getting greenish spots on my candles. Like one side will have this greenish tint to the purple.

What is causing that? And how do I stop it?

[Demenshia]

how long before it changes colors? If it's over a long period it could be one side is sitting in the light? I've noticed my purples do that if I leave them in the light(not just direct sunlight either).

[Candle Man]

I had the same thing happen with blueberry FO. They were colored blue and over time would fade to a moss green color.

You need to add UV additive to keep it from fading.

[Candle Makin Momma]

THis last batch happened over night. Before I would just have a little spot or two and that happened over time. But this was fast.

So I should use a UV inhibitor?

[Fern-Marie]

I had the same problem about two months-three ago while trying to get 'Spring' florals made. The lilac....same thing.

What I did was to heat to 175, and add the dye, and stir gently, but three times longer than anything else I normally would do. Then, I added the FO at 140 instead of my usual temp, and did the same. It was more time-consuming, but in the end I was satisfied that the extra attention alleviated the problem I only had the problem with Lilac. It was almost as though the color was coming apart(?), but I had pinks showing up. Now, it certainly didn't look like that in the pot, nor when I poured. It was the next day when I noticed it.

I thought that maybe I hadn't blended it long enough.

Well, it worked for me. It was an odd thing to see.

[Candle Makin Momma]

I think I will take a pic. brb

[Fern-Marie]

...I'm sorry, I should have specified...I was using Orchid dye chips.

The purples too, yes you are right, I have seen the green. But same thing..I made sure that the chips were fully melted, dissolved, and well blended... even by putting them in a bit of wax and melting them apart from the batch. I think that is what happened with yours, they are not melting and blending fully.

[Candle Makin Momma]

I will try that seperate wax thing. I can't find my camera of course.