OverSoyed Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Right now, I am leaning more towards liquid. I dunno if it's the dye blocks I used (Yaley) or what, but with liquid, it seems there isn't as much hit or miss as chips. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 My thought is this is asked so frequently that I don't think my opinion ever changes ... both suit my needs, but then you left out color blocks, which also suits my needs. And then there's the flakes ... but haven't had a desire to try them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Dee* Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 i use the dye blocks, but i am considering switching to liquids.. the dye blocks just seems like i have to use alot to achieve the color i want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vio Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I use both liquid and some dye flakes as well that I get locally. So far, both seem to be very easy to work with for me, in C-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverSoyed Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Flakes over Blocks? My last pour, I had lil tiny pieces of dye block.... and had to scoop them out, manually mix them with my fingers (no comment), and before anyone says anything, my temp was correct. HEHEI'm guessing that the flakes are smaller and thus easier to melt and mix in?I use both liquid and some dye flakes as well that I get locally. So far, both seem to be very easy to work with for me, in C-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudiGa Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Never used anything but liquid, never had the desire to. Just love the simplicity of the liquid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 First we tried dye chips and hated them. Then we used liquid (ECO from JBN) and mostly still do. BUT we couldn't get a good black in liquid (except for the el stinko liquid), so we tried another brand of dye chips (Reddig-Glo Dye Chips) and that works great. We were so pleased with it that we are slowly trying the other available colors. So far, so good.Pros of Liquid - mixes easily usually; easy to blend colors on the fly; easy to use for small batchesCons of Liquid - several colors seem to promote frosting in soy-based waxes; bits of pigment sometimes do not dissolve despite heated stirring.Pros of chips - mix easily in hot wax; premeasured; uniform colorCons of chips - difficult to blend colors on the fly; harder to get uniform colors with small batches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverSoyed Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks for the Pros & ConsA thought... with black... as with painting and other craft applications, using multiple colors with a similar hue along with black deepens the color.First we tried dye chips and hated them. Then we used liquid (ECO from JBN) and mostly still do. BUT we couldn't get a good black in liquid (except for the el stinko liquid), so we tried another brand of dye chips (Reddig-Glo Dye Chips) and that works great. We were so pleased with it that we are slowly trying the other available colors. So far, so good.Pros of Liquid - mixes easily usually; easy to blend colors on the fly; easy to use for small batchesCons of Liquid - several colors seem to promote frosting in soy-based waxes; bits of pigment sometimes do not dissolve despite heated stirring.Pros of chips - mix easily in hot wax; premeasured; uniform colorCons of chips - difficult to blend colors on the fly; harder to get uniform colors with small batches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vio Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Flakes over Blocks? My last pour, I had lil tiny pieces of dye block.... and had to scoop them out, manually mix them with my fingers (no comment), and before anyone says anything, my temp was correct. HEHEI'm guessing that the flakes are smaller and thus easier to melt and mix in?Yeah the flakes are like thin...well flakes. Just picture almost like liquid dye, left to dry out and scraped with a scraper. They melt pretty easily in C-3. I tried just two colors to see if I like them, from my local supplier that I can walk in and pick up from. Liquids are easier, but if I can save on shipping and make something work, all the better. They're not bad to deal with. I get them from http://www.thenaturalartisan.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=dye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 My thought is this is asked so frequently that I don't think my opinion ever changes ... both suit my needs, but then you left out color blocks, which also suits my needs. And then there's the flakes ... but haven't had a desire to try them.I couldn't have said it better myself!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 A thought... with black... as with painting and other craft applications, using multiple colors with a similar hue along with black deepens the color.That holds true with candle dyes also; unfortunately, with soy-based waxes, less is better. :undecided In soy, it will achieve a very dark gray value - as close to black as I have been able to get thus far with soy. We use it more in palm wax and it gives us a pretty true black without purple, blue or red tones. I DO like the liquid black for darkening lighter colors - ie. blue to navy blue; green to dark green, red to burgundy, etc. I do lean toward liquid because I like mixing colors a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMary Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 All liquid here. I tried the chips, but it was (for me only of course) harder to keep consistent colors. Less than a drop was always a "skewer drop", but a drop is perfection (or 8 ). I couldn't measure small enough in the dye chips. Haven't tried blocks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane42 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 We use liquid...we have never tried anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 I don't use dyes in my candles at this time. But when I did, I preferred liquids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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