goosebay_1999 Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Do any of you use liquid dyes in your soy? I have been using color block and/or chips and I either end up with specs of dye or inconsistent batches of color. I would really like to use the liquids but do not want any additional frosting if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryk Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Liquid dyes will pretty much solve your first couple of problems. So far I haven't had any issues with the liquids from CS - the solvent smell isn't too bad. If you use a soy which frosts, the amount of dye will just make it show up more. I just did a small test pouring two batches of the same wax/fo using 11 drops of liquid red in 7 ounces, and 4 full chips of red in the same amount of wax. There was no difference in frosting (basically, no frost). I used to have some issues with the solvents in dyes actually affecting the setup of plaln soys but I'm using CBA now and so far so good - no problems with the solvents yet. It seems to be more the FO type that can cause frosting.HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 I have never used anything but liquid dyes (from Lonestar) and have never had any problems with them. While it's sometimes difficult to get vibrant colors in soy, my colors are always consistent, not blotchy. I agree with Henryk in that If you use a soy which frosts, the amount of dye will just make it show up more. This, however, is something that probably bothers us chandlers more than it bothers our customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosebay_1999 Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 Thanks! I am waiting to order dyes from CandleScience. I really like their products. I am almost out of my current dyes. I also want to try some different brands of soy wax. I am not 100% satisfied with what I am using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroom2005 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 CandleScience The soy color chips that they offer in Red, Blue, Green, Yellow are absolutely wonderful in soy wax. They produce a very vibrant color unlike most liquids or chips we have tried before. Just wanted to let you know so if you are looking for vibrant colors they are the way to go. We just got another order of about 300 color chips from them!!!Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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