NaturallyTru Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I'm having trouble getting a pale baby pink color in soy. When I use pink liquid dye I end up with a color that is too bright. I need something softer. I have every color liquid dye that CandlesandSupplies carries. Can anyone help? How many drops of what color per pound(s) have you used that worked?TIA,Trudi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I have been getting a pale pink by using the "toothpick swirl" (less than drop) with red dye per pound of soy (PB, 444, 464, and others). Also have gotten a pale "fleshy pink" color by using 1/2 of a dye chip of salmon per pound in soy. Don't know if it is the color you are looking for, but the red does make a nice pale pink.Cheers,Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudMarineMom Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 NaturallyTru, below is a link from a thread on trying to achieve a Hot Pink color. EricofAZ gives a very good discussion on creating various colors using the RGB or CMYK methods. Maybe you'll be able to create your own with colors you already have. Below that is a link to a color chart I use that has over 500 different colors and their RGB equivalents. Might be a color there that you can use. I realize the chart is geared more toward creating colors on the computer but the same principal still applies to the dye.Hope that helps.Jhttp://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94301http://cloford.com/resources/colours/500col.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orchid Lake Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 We also will employ the "toothpick swirl" method (good description, W) If you wish to limit your investment in colors, since there are pale pink dyes available, that's about the best way. as far as color matching, you will always have the possibility of slight variations even using the same chips or number of drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyTru Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thank you everyone. I have tried the toothpick with pink dye. I will try red next. Trudi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I have had the best luck with the toothpick trick using red, to get that baby pink. Red is softer than the bright pink I have, which comes out quite "highlighter pink" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candlebuddy Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 For a pale baby pink color, I use Pale Pink Dye Color Chips from www.candlescience.com. In 6006, I use 2 chips per pound of wax ... in soy, I use 3 chips per pound of wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Phelps Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I use the really bright florescent pink. It takes a lot of drops to get it bright wild pink, but 1 or 2 drops makes a great baby pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I second the pale pink dye chips from CS. Best pale pink I've found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnj Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I third the pink dye chips from CS. The pink dye block also works well in getting a soft pink color in my Pink Sugar candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinnamon Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) see if this works for ya......Red/Dark Pink and Plum/Rose 2:1in 3 to 4 lbs wax (assuming your using soy wax) Edited January 22, 2011 by cinnamon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLOZ Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 We get a pale pick by using red blocks. Darker than baby pick we use 0.25g in 1000g soy. For a lighter pick somewhere between 0.05 and 0.1 would most likely do it. You will of course need a scale than measures in 1/10ths of a gram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyTru Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 I was able to manage it with 1 drop of red and in another batch 2 drops of plum.Then I decided i want to go dye free...lol. But I feel better having solved my question.Trudi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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