putter5775 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I finally got the time to start testing, Got everything going, started to put dye drops in and one, then two, then squirt. I was so mad. Anyway, my black cherry candles are hot pink. Any idea how many drops of their red die to the pound of soy 464 to get a rich red color? Should I have put couple drops of black in? thanks for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I'm using the dye from either Peaks or Candle Science, on average I use 2 drops per pound, 3 if i want a dark color but in my short experience, less color is better as to how the candle burns. If it is a test candle, why not leaves as is. Or, use it a color "chips", this works great for me if I want less strong colors, some times even a drop of liquid color is too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putter5775 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 tks for the reply. I just dont understand if I put too much dye in, why does red go to pink? I will call them in the am, again tks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Wonder if it is pH effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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