strugglebrother Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Hi, As IGI 4627 wax has a very grey'ish color and almost looks like vaseline. A quite unappealing color in my opinion. Have you tired and alter the color to more white (without blending it with soy)? Have anyone tried these dye flakes https://www.candlemakingsupplies.net/dyes/cate_31/p___P0837642.html "These flakes will not clog your wick and do burn off more easily. Our new white dye flakes make whiter wax and won't clog your wick like some inferior white dyes." Or does anyone recommend anything, in particular, to make the 4627 look more appealing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strugglebrother Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I can report back on the white dye flakes... It did whiten the 4627 and took away about 50% of the yellow-ish color which the wax picked up from the fragrance oil. The dye flakes definitely clogged up the wick - even though they are promoted not to do so. The flame died pretty quick, will test to wick up 1 and 2 sizes and come back with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) I don't use your wax but have you tried liquid colors? I personally don't like the flake or chips although you can melt them down with a bit of wax so they are easier to incorporate into the batch. I guess white wouldn't be as much of a problem if doing only white. Every additive to wax will change your burn, so yes testing again is necessary. Edited August 15, 2018 by kandlekrazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strugglebrother Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 26 minutes ago, kandlekrazy said: I don't use your wax but have you tried liquid colors? I personally don't like the flake or chips although you can melt them down with a bit of wax so they are easier to incorporate into the batch. I guess white wouldn't be as much of a problem if doing only white. Every additive to wax will change your burn, so yes testing again is necessary. Problem is that I haven't found any liquid white dye. Have you seen any? I also prefer to use liquid dyes even though some of them have an awful off smell, Candlescience liquid dyes smell the worst. General Wax liquid dyes don't smell as bad as Candlescience does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pughaus Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) @strugglebrother the evo liquid dyes from candlewic DO NOT STINK. It's a miracle Edited August 15, 2018 by pughaus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Yeah I agree Candlescience liquid dyes smell bad. Think I have some from Aztec or Lonestar that aren't as bad. White liquid only Candlewic have I seen it but I haven't looked for white specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strugglebrother Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/16/2018 at 2:56 AM, kandlekrazy said: Yeah I agree Candlescience liquid dyes smell bad. Think I have some from Aztec or Lonestar that aren't as bad. White liquid only Candlewic have I seen it but I haven't looked for white specifically. http://www.candlewic.com/store/product.aspx?q=c73,p815&title=White----Highly-Concentrated-Liquid-Dye- They don't seem to have it in stock anymore.. I will email and ask! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura C Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) On 8/15/2018 at 8:56 PM, kandlekrazy said: Yeah I agree Candlescience liquid dyes smell bad. Think I have some from Aztec or Lonestar that aren't as bad. White liquid only Candlewic have I seen it but I haven't looked for white specifically. Just wanted to throw this out there for anyone reading this post. I bought some liquid dyes from Aztec within the last 4 months and I hate them simply because they stink and I mean a strong, mothball, nasty repugnant stank. They just about make me throw up and I do wear a mask. They are very concentrated and they make pretty colors but I can't deal with the odor. Edited February 21, 2019 by Laura C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 11 hours ago, Laura C said: Just wanted to throw this out there for anyone reading this post. I bought some liquid dyes from Aztec within the last 4 months and I hate them simply because they stink and I mean a strong, mothball, nasty repugnant stank. They just about make me throw up and I do wear a mask. They are very concentrated and they make pretty colors but I can't deal with the odor. HMM, swear I've tried theirs and they didn't stink but it could have been Flaming. Since I sold all my stuff I can't go look, lol. Def have bought from Candle Science and phew. Maybe call Aztec and ask them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura C Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, kandlekrazy said: HMM, swear I've tried theirs and they didn't stink but it could have been Flaming. Since I sold all my stuff I can't go look, lol. Def have bought from Candle Science and phew. Maybe call Aztec and ask them. I was looking over Aztec's website and reading the reviews on the liquid dyes and other people also commented on the foul odor. As you suggested, I went ahead and called them to make sure they weren't rancid or something and the lady said they do have a strong odor. Guess I won't be using the Aztec dyes anymore, they are not for me. Plus, when I used those dyes in wax melts containing 444 Soy wax, the C&H scent throw of those melts had an odd odor very similar to the dyes. Sorry, I know this is off topic and referring to a different wax than this post was meant for but I wanted to mention it for anyone reading this post. Edited February 21, 2019 by Laura C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 8:13 AM, Laura C said: I was looking over Aztec's website and reading the reviews on the liquid dyes and other people also commented on the foul odor. As you suggested, I went ahead and called them to make sure they weren't rancid or something and the lady said they do have a strong odor. Guess I won't be using the Aztec dyes anymore, they are not for me. Plus, when I used those dyes in wax melts containing 444 Soy wax, the C&H scent throw of those melts had an odd odor very similar to the dyes. Sorry, I know this is off topic and referring to a different wax than this post was meant for but I wanted to mention it for anyone reading this post. Yes you def don't want it to affect your scent! yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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