Dye chips or Liquid Dye?

[Tricia76]

Which one is better?I hear the liquid kind leaves a smell in your wax..Someone help please!!

[debscent]

I use liquid dye and no problems with odor.

[Judy, USMC]

I personally had a problem with the chips. When I started out 8 years ago I must have gotten bad chips and had speckles in the candles. From there I went to powder dye and a grain scale.

Now I'm strictly using the liquid from CS. Haven't had any aroma problems with theirs!

[homecomfort]

The liquid dyes themselves have a "chemical" smell but once added to wax I've never been able to smell anything but the fo.

[Scented]

Haven't had any chemical smell from my liquids, but I use chips, liquids and blocks. Some are prone to leaving spots of unwanted color behind, even liquids. Recently had a green liquid leave blue splotches.

[Stella1952]

We use the "eco-friendly" (?) liquid dyes from JBN. They have no unpleasant odor. I did get some black dye recently from another supplier that did have a strong odor! Phew!!

[mindy5140]

If I were you I would try both to see which one you liked better. I use both but mainly the liquid.

[Tricia76]

I used the dye chips and the ruby red color left specks in my candle so I won't use it anymore..Because I tried it twice and it did it.But my other dye chips worked fine.I guess its just certain ones.

[kuepie]

I use the liquid occasionally with no problems of smell. Mostly though I use color blocks. Last longer and less messy.

[MissMary]

I tried both, liquid is much easier for me and like the others, I got flecks with the chips.

The chips also, since they are so concentrated, for me at least and probably only me, it was hard to get a consistent color, because I'd think 1/2 a chip or something, cut it up and it'd be more like .6 instead of .5 of a chip.

For some reason, I have total consistency with the liquid drops and I don't have to break anything up!

KISS system rocks!

[cybersix]

I use color blocks and until now no speckles, no bad surprises lol.

I only have a liquid black dye (peak) and it has a strange smell, but I can't smell it at all in the finisched candle.

HTH

[fredron]

As with most of the choices we have as chandlers, there is no better, only what you like best, and what you get used to. I tried the color chips the first week I made candles, and decided there must be a better way.

I have now settled in on the dye, because I can pretty consistantly control my colors. My "big drops" come from the eyedropper right out of the bottle, and my "small drops" are dipped using a small skewer point. Using big and little drops gives me a ton of flexibility in colors.

Fredron

[Blueroc85]

I use the Reddig Glo Dye Chips and have never had any problems!

[eugenia]

The blocks are much easier for me with rustic pillars. For containers or solid candles, the liquid are fine.

[Guest Candelishis]

I, too, use Reddiglo chips and LOVE LOVE LOVE them. I had a problem with the little specks of color in the first tarts I made with the chips, but I started stirring my wax a little more thoroughly after putting in the dye chips and even use a wisk with the darker colors since they tend to do it more than the lighter ones. I have no problems with the flecks anymore. I haven't tried anything but the chips, and if it ain't broke, I ain't gonna try to fix it

[Tricia76]

Yeah I use those chips to..I learned to stir it a little longer to and its ok.

[mz.choize]

I use both but prefer the liquid. The liquid does have a smell, but once its in the wax U cant smell it! With chips I prefer to drop those in as soon as I get the wax out of the presto (200-198*)when it's the hottest, this way they are completely dissolved waay before it's the right temp to pour in my FO. I stir really good, while they're on the griddle, to make sure there are no flecks I check it by sitting the clear pyrex on top of a white paper towel, and looking thru the top for specks. Seems like a lot, but actually its not!