Paraffin and vegetable waxes and plastics:
Off-white shades (vanilla, ivory). . . . . . . . . . 0,004 %
Pale shades (peach, pink). . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02%
Medium shades (red, blue, yellow). . . . . . . . . . 0,2 %
Dark shades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0,4 %
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0,6 %
- (Less dye will give a greyer shade, more dye may cause problems with the candle's combustion).
These are highly concentrated paints, with a recommended amount of 0.1-0.2% of the product to be painted. For example: for 1 kg of wax, we recommend using 2 g of liquid dye.