Dye chips are the most variable item we ship, because the same chip looks different in
soy versus paraffin and at different pour temperatures. We manage our side of that
variability by checking each batch against a reference card before packing. We cannot
control how the colour develops in your specific formulation — that is a function of
your wax type, temperature, and cooling rate — but we can make sure the chip you receive
is the shade we said it would be.
Shades currently in stock
We stock ten shades across warm, cool, and neutral families. Each shade has a
reference card enclosed in the shipment showing the chip colour and the expected wax
colour in soy at a 54-degree pour. That reference is a guide, not a specification —
your result may differ and that is expected.
- Warm family: red, orange, yellow, and ivory — well-suited to paraffin pillar candles poured above 60 degrees.
- Cool family: blue, green, and violet — most consistent in soy wax poured at the lower end of the melt range.
- Neutral family: black, grey, and natural white — useful for layered pours and two-tone container candles.
How to use dye chips correctly
Add one chip per 500 g of wax as a starting point. Increase in half-chip increments
to deepen the shade. Do not exceed three chips per 500 g — above that threshold, the
dye can affect the burn. These are working guidelines based on our testing with the
wax grades we stock. Results in other wax types are not covered by these guidelines.