Getting the Perfect Black in Soy Wax Candles
Posted by Lyschel Bersch on
Getting a beautiful black in candles has always been a challenge. Each black color always seems to have just a tinge of red, blue or yellow. Many blacks in soy never really look "black". They often look just dark gray or purple. Or some other "kinda black" looking color. We at Candle Cocoon are working on improving the black that we have. Our Spicebush is a very good black when enough Flutter Dyes are used. Over the years the raw materials have changed a bit and the color doesn't seem to be exactly the same. So we are currently working on making a new black Flutter Dye that can give soy wax that deep down black color.
After months of testing we have found an incredible base dye. We are now working on perfecting our Flutter Dye formula!
Here is a picture votives made with our New Black Flutter Dye! Please keep in mind that all viewing monitors are different.
Pictured below are examples of votives made using .375, .626, .75, 1,1.75 and 2 Black Flutter Dyes per 2oz votive. When making the votive that uses 1 Flutter Dye per 2oz votive it's mold was not fully heated which resulted in "frosting" which makes the candle look more gray in pictures.
The picture above is a close up of our true black votive using 2 Flutter Dyes per 2oz votive.
Also! They burn great. Our normal base wick (no color, no scent) is a CD8. We test burned them and they did fabulous! There is just a tiny bit of cling left at the bottom which is how a candle should end. Beautiful!
Update!!! Just released the NEW and improved Spicebush! 2/22/17 To get a super deep black you need only 8 per pound. We could have stopped at 5 per pound for a good black. Many didn't notice the difference. Just test first and take good notes on what you like. Order Here
After months of testing we have found an incredible base dye. We are now working on perfecting our Flutter Dye formula!
Here is a picture votives made with our New Black Flutter Dye! Please keep in mind that all viewing monitors are different.
Pictured below are examples of votives made using .375, .626, .75, 1,1.75 and 2 Black Flutter Dyes per 2oz votive. When making the votive that uses 1 Flutter Dye per 2oz votive it's mold was not fully heated which resulted in "frosting" which makes the candle look more gray in pictures.
Also! They burn great. Our normal base wick (no color, no scent) is a CD8. We test burned them and they did fabulous! There is just a tiny bit of cling left at the bottom which is how a candle should end. Beautiful!
Additional Note-Candle glass is very old and wasn't washed before testing.
Still testing-Tea lights normally use a base wick of a CD3. We only tested one tea light so far. It had a tiny flame and went out in an hour. We will give an update on tea light candle testing with our new black dye.
Stay tuned! Our new dye is not available for purchase yet. We still have some testing to do!
Update!!! Just released the NEW and improved Spicebush! 2/22/17 To get a super deep black you need only 8 per pound. We could have stopped at 5 per pound for a good black. Many didn't notice the difference. Just test first and take good notes on what you like. Order Here