Piedpipurr Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I've just started playing around with aroma beads and have used liquid colorants. Everything I have read about aroma beads says to use liquid colorants. I want to use Candlescience because I can pick up there. Their liquid colors are sort of limited. I do like the colors of the Reddig-Glo Dye Chips.Is there anyway I can make the dye chips work in aroma beads? I haven't even tried the chips in wax yet, just doing some investigating.Thanks!Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hi,I would think that the chips would not work. You would have to melt them and it seems like that would clog the beads and make it so they would not absorb properly.If all else fails, buy a color wheel so you can mix the colors they carry to create new colors. I also do a lot of color variances in mine. I have a Pear fo that I do two batches of beads with each batch having a different shade of green and maybe some clear beads. Then after the oils and colors have absorbed, I mix them together. It gives them a really cool look.HTHMichelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchenfairy Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 No advice on types of color to use, but wondering if anyone else has problems with the color bleeding back out of the beads when they encounter high temps? I sent some to my hubby and he said that the dye came off a little bit on the plastic bag. I know I didn't use too much and just wondered if it had something to do with the heat..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Not sure why they would do that Kitchen. I have never had any problems with mine doing that at all. What type of bags are you packaging them in??Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchenfairy Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Packaging is organza bags inside a polypro bag from uline.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I just put mine in the cello bags and don't have any problem. I wonder if maybe they are being stored someplace where they get too hot??? I can't see you use too much color, but maybe that could be the culprit too.How long do they sit in the bags usually before they are sold? Mine sell pretty quick so maybe that's why.I'm sorry I couldn't have been more help.Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyQ Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Do not use the dye chips!!! I actually tried it. I melted a tiny bit and poured it over them and shook them up really good. They clumped up and stuck together. It was a mess to say the least. I had to just about chisel them apart little by little to get them out of the jar I was soaking them in with the FO. Plain old food coloring works well for me, or the B&B dyes. HTH:smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piedpipurr Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 ohhhh, ohhhhhhhh, ohhhhhhhhhh......you can use B&B dyes? I have tons of those! Thanks!Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyQ Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 You are so welcome!! In a pinch I have even mixed a tiny bit of cake coloring with a few drops of water. :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I have tried the b&b colorants and they did not mix well with the oil at all!!Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyQ Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I get my beads from aromabeadsonline and mix about a cupful to a jar with about 2 tablespoons of FO and drops of the color to desired color. You are right, it does not mix real well, but you kind of stir that up, add the beads and shake every 30 minutes or so to keep them mixed up as all the FO and color will sink. As it soaks up, it soaks up everything. Just every so often give them a good shake until it is all absorbed. HTHJust an after thought....., if some beads (I have only used theirs and they soak like crazy) are harder to soak up, maybe try mixing a little polysorb 20 with the FO before adding the color. Of course I have never tried this but it sounds logical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 They say to use your candle dye, that is what I use and have no problem with the color mixing good with my oil. Candle dyes are made to mix with oil and that is what FO is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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