Description
Luminous Advent Red for Festive Candles
20 g is enough for approx. 3–4 kg of wax, depending on the desired color intensity.
With this high-yield oil-soluble color concentrate (in powder or granule form), you decide how intensely your candles are colored. Advent red is the lighter, classic red of my wax colors. This allows you to create festive Advent candles, bright dip-dye accents, and personalized candle gifts.
Choose between 10 g and 20 g. The wax color is suitable for dip-dyeing and fully coloring paraffin, stearin, rapeseed, and soy wax.
One Color – Many Possibilities
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Dip-Dye Candles: Dip white candles entirely or partially into your colored wax mixture.
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Color Gradients: Create them with different color concentrations and dipping depths.
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Candle Casting: Color the wax completely and process it into your own candles with a suitable wick.
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Multicolor Layered Candles: Cast differently colored wax layers one after another. Please follow the processing instructions for your type of wax.
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Personalized Gifts: Match candles to favorite colors, seasons, or your table decoration.
What You Get
- Your choice of 10 g or 20 g of Advent red color concentrate in a bag
- Oil-soluble color granules for mixing into liquid wax
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20 g for approx. 3–4 kg of wax, depending on the type of wax and color intensity – even more for delicate shades
Please note: You receive color concentrate, not a ready-mixed dip wax mixture. Wax, candles, wicks, spoons, and other accessories are not included.
How to Mix Your Wax Color
- Melt your uncolored wax according to the processing instructions for the respective type of wax.
- First, take a small amount of color granules with a small, clean, and dry spoon and add it to the liquid wax.
- Stir until the color has completely dissolved. Stir again in between.
- Let a small color sample cool down and carefully add more if necessary.
Dosage: maximum 1 g of color per 100 g of wax. Start significantly more sparingly for light shades. The spoon is used for taking out the color; a precision scale is helpful for accurately measuring small quantities.
More color concentrate intensifies the shade. More uncolored wax lightens the mixture. The type of wax, the wax's natural color, and the processing method influence your color result.
What You Need in Addition
- Uncolored wax suitable for your project – for example, my paraffin wax pellets for casting, dipping, and coloring. Stearin, rapeseed, and soy wax can also be colored with the color concentrate.
- A suitable melting vessel
- A small spoon and a stirring tool
- A suitable electric hot plate with a water bath or a wax melter
- For dip-dyeing: candles to dip and a sufficiently high dipping vessel
- For candle casting: a suitable mold or candle vessel and a suitable wick
My Workshop Tip for Dip-Dyeing
I like to use clean, dry, heat-resistant old tin cans without sharp edges as dipping vessels. Place them securely in the water bath and make sure that no water gets into the wax.
Your colors are far from used up, but your candles already are? Here you will find suitable white table candles for coloring and decorating .
Also for Your Candle Casting Projects
With the oil-soluble wax color, you can fully color your self-cast candles. Whether a delicate shade or a vibrant Advent red: Start with a small amount of color and gradually approach your desired shade.
The required dosage may vary depending on the type of wax and the desired result. Observe the maximum color addition and first perform a small sample test.
Select the Right Wick Separately
For a candle that burns well, the wax, wick, and candle diameter must match. Color and fragrance additives can also influence the burning behavior.
You can get my ungwaxed flat cotton wick separately as a by-the-meter product in various thicknesses. Check which wick is suitable for your type of wax and project. A burn test with your own combination will help you make the right choice.
Important Safety Instructions
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Hot wax can cause burns. Never heat unattended.
- Observe the processing instructions and temperatures for your type of wax.
- Do not use an open flame or gas stove to heat the wax.
- Do not allow water to get into the liquid wax.
- Be careful with hot vessels and hot water vapor.
- Never extinguish burning wax with water.
- Do not ingest color granules, avoid direct skin contact, and keep away from children.
- Do not use spoons and vessels that have been used for wax for food again.
- Only color candles with children under supervision and with the assistance of an experienced adult.
Instructions and Ideas from My Workshop
Detailed Practical Knowledge on Coloring Candles
Would you like to prepare thoroughly? You can get my 16-page practical workbook on coloring candles separately as a PDF download for €10. It is not included with the color concentrate.
Free Inspiration and Videos
For initial design ideas, there is “Colorful Wonders” as a free PDF .
You can find further inspiration in my Kerzenelfe blog and on my YouTube channel .
Have fun coloring, experimenting, and creating!
Your Dinah – Candle Maker & Kerzenelfe
Note on the scope of delivery: This item contains exclusively the color concentrate in the selected quantity of 10 g or 20 g. The application images show design possibilities. Candles, wax, wicks, molds, equipment, and decorations are not included.
Please inform yourself about the respective technique before starting, the suitable materials, and the safe handling of hot wax. Observe the processing instructions for your wax and use a suitable guide for coloring, casting, or dipping candles.
