AAngels Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I am sure this must have been on the board somewhere before. How has it worked for everyone?I know color attracks people and people like to decorate their rooms with color but do you think no dye candles would sell better too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkysoycreations Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I don't use dye in my containers but do for pillars, votives, pies, etc... I just like the look of containers without it. That way people can put it in any room they want and not have to worry if it matches their decor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 My soy is usually undyed that way it can go in any room nicely but I colour my paraffin.I do want to try some liquid dyes in some of the soy tho just haven't got around to it yet.Presentation also attracts people to products regardless of it's colour. So it's worth experimenting with that too.Sally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I use soy and have gone both routes, I like the no color look where hubby likes the colored look. All comes down to your preference I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane42 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 We do put color in our paraffin candles...no color in the soy...but we have not been selling long enough to be able to see if one is more popular than the other....sorry.It is so much easier not doing color. We made up our "color recipes" for six jars, so trying to do just one or two for an order doesn't work very well.As a buyer, tho, I prefer the color.Aren't I a big help?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerinarkansas Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I like no color but alot of people do like it. Sometimes uncolored strawberry jam doesn't really smell like strawberry jam. It's a mind game. I made a pillar once that was scented with pomegranate but the guy wanted it purple in color. Purple pomegranate smelled like grape kool-aid to me and I'm the one who mixed it. Mind game. Ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenOH Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I started out with color but went natural after the first year of pouring soy. The natural color of soy is so pretty that to me it just made sense. As for how customers feel about it, for the most part I think my customers prefer natural ....my sales actually increased when I went natural. But there are some customers who equate color with scent..they smell my candles and actually will ask if it's scented...as soon as you say yes, and tell them the scent they say "Oh, now I can smell it" Customers like this are few and far between but it does happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 You're right in a sense about it being a mind game. You create memories with your sense of smell and color. So a fragrance can remind you of a color and vice versa.I use color in both my soy and parrafin candles. And my soap too. I also have some that are 'natural' with no color added. I prefer color so thats probably why I do use color. But I do have customers tell me they love the colors of my products-- including the 'white' soaps and candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAngels Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 Great answers!My daughter suggested to me to try both and see what happens. Make a few of the same scent, with color and natural and see what happens. But as a buyer also, I like color too. But natural too. What to do, what to do??LOL:laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 IMO....if you aren't color blind...colors sells. Why do you buy clothes?....Color attracts the eye. Ivory candles are always a good seller, but people love colors....all of them...that is why I mix them up. Walk onto a car lot and tell a salesman that you only want a green car.....bet you end up buying a red one. If the price is right........Most people think in color. I make up my own.....just because. My favorite color candle is gold. I looks so pretty when it is burning and when it isn't. But of course I have all of the colors because I am always testing. When I have a table full of red, blue, green, gold, white....it is spectacular....but most people don't' burn 20 candles of different colors at the same time. I love my experiments....(smile) Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagerboy Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 The only time I use color is in my votives and tarts. My soy containers I leave natural and I have never had any problem selling them. I do however dress my containers up, insted of selling just a jar.As a landlord, it gets tiring going into rental units and seeing spilled wax on carpets. Usually it is red, blues and greens and the dye stains the carpet, even if you can get the majority of wax up. One thing with a natural color wax, you don't have the bad stains. We have done some experimenting with this where we took an old piece of carpet, poured hot wax on it and then tried to clean it up. The soy wax always cleaned up with no lasting effects. You could always use that as a selling point if need be, but it never came to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAngels Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 Awesome ideas!!!Will really have to talk it up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I use color and lots of it but if I had to do it again, I think I'd go natual. It would certainly make cleaning my pour pots and melt pots much easier!~:lipsrseal Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbug Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 My experience with dyes is this....if it's soy we don't color them because most soy waxes don't color well. I realize that some soy waxes will dye well initially but usually they don't hold up well(the color fades) and our customers don't like that. So we asked our customers if it matters to them if they are dyed or not and most say that it doesn't matter as long as it burns well and smells good. To our customers,scent is more important to them than is color...go figure???? So that is how we approach dying our soy candles.However,I like color and now that we are doing palm candles we do color them and that seems to be doing very well indeed. Soy....no color added.....palm wax...add color.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I agree with Gingers mind game theory. Very interesting. I think food would suddenly be very bland if it all came in white and beige. (Might not be a bad idea for me though!:rolleyes2 ) But I definitly think the natural colors can look very elegant and sophisticated. I guess my preference is color. Karen-I would probably be one of those customers that couldn't smell an uncolored candle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 We have done some experimenting with this where we took an old piece of carpet, poured hot wax on it and then tried to clean it up. The soy wax always cleaned up with no lasting effects. You could always use that as a selling point if need be, but it never came to that.Okay actually just had this just happen for real though and I was so thankful there was no color in it and it was soy. lol one twin was messing around and down went the lite candle, thankfully the flame went out as it hit the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I don't use color in my container candles anymore. You'll find that half of the people prefer it not to be colored and half will ask why you don't color it (but they'll still buy!) If you want to go "natural color" you might need to rename certain fo's in order to prevent the mind game. It is true when you see the name Strawberry, you expect to see a red candle, but if you change the name to Sentual Fruit (or whatever!) the mind doesn't think red. JMO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmeroo Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I use color but I always leave it up to the customer! They realize it will have to be ordered and usually they end up buying the colored one! I have a craft show in the Fall and plan to leave some uncolored then I have it covered! HTH Kimmeroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 kandlekrazy...love your way of thinking and I agree if you change the name the mind is find with the "strawberry" candle not being red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAngels Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 Love your idea!!Taking orders for the color ones only!!! I think I will put that in my brochure.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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