Rins Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 These are the latest candles that I made. I cant seem to make a decent looking marble type candle because we dont have any liquid dyes here in the Philippines - believe me, I've called every candle store possible. The only one available is powdered. Has anybody tried doing it using powdered dye? Please help. Plus we only have 1 kind of wax here too - it comes from CHina and they sell it in blocks. There's beeswax but its quite expensive. Is beeswax a good scent thrower? Also, does anybody know what icicles are? I bought some and when I melt them and put them in a jar - like the one colored baby blue, it turns white when it hardens. I dont see the icicles. Its nice because it doesn't leave a sink hole and it hardens fast! Also, can anyone tell me how much vybar do you put for 1 pound of wax? Can vybar and stearic acid be combined? Last question: isn't vybar the additive that locks the scent in the candle? If not, what is it?I truly would appreciate it if anyone can answer my questions since I'm just a newbie and my materials are limited because of my location.Rins:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris77 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 You've got some nice looking colors there. The pastels are nice, however I'm partial to blue...so your blue layered really got my attention. Nice job! looking forward to seeing more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I like your lastest color schemes better.You might find the powder dye a little hard to work with. It can be difficult to dissolve completely. It's rather dusty so you're liable to end up breathing some or finding little colored dots on any slightly greasy surface around your work area. Basically it's the concentrated stuff that other dyes are made from.No idea what those "icicles" might be.Vybar is designed to be a stearic replacement and does similar things, so there's generally no need to use both. Vybar just works in smaller quantities, from .5% to 2%. I can never remember what the "spoon" approximations are, but I think something like 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon per lb. of wax would be about right.The effect is to harden the wax and make it more opaque, plus increase the amount of fragrance it can hold. It will also get rid of any mottling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzeyez Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Love those pastels! Reminds me of cool fruity drinks in the summer tyme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I like these color schemes better also. As for liquid dyes, you don't need them to make marbled candles. It's easier with liquid, but if you have something that you can melt chips into and a dropper of sorts, you can essentially get a liquid dye by melting the chips down and use a dropper to transport it a little more cleanly to the wax. You'll need to melt more than one dye chip at a time. I have an egg poacher that I use to melt down dye chips on a warm burner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Rin,e-mailed you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragontears Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 wow i love those pastel colors great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Those are all great! I love the layered ones on the last picture, all the way on the right.Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I like your layers. And remember vybar 260 is for containers. I don't know what icicles are either. Your colors are great! Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rins Posted November 14, 2005 Author Share Posted November 14, 2005 HI! I want to say thank you to each of those who took time out to give their comments and answered my questions. You all inspire me to make more candles! Thank you so very much! Rins:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Oh, these are all so pretty. Looking good!Not sure what "icicles" are, but it sounds rather like a crystalizing palm wax. The darker you dye it the more the crystals show up.Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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