Hey makers it's Charlotte with the Wooden Wick Co. and today I'm going to teach you all
about playing with color. If you haven't seen our new line of eco dyes or our color wicks yet,
there are incredible ways that you can personalize and make your candles stand out in the marketplace
that you're going to need. Today I'm utilizing our virgin coconut soy wax from woodenwick.com
which is a luxurious blend of coconut soy and food grade paraffin waxes and it's super easy
to use for beginners because it's a single pour wax meaning you pour it and on the first try
you're going to set up with smooth creamy tops and it will give you a superb fragrance throw.
I love working with this wax for so many reasons, but it is a beautiful white creamy wax and again
if you're a beginner it's an awesome one to get started with. We're also going to need a vessel.
I have this super fun vessel that is from our aura collection and I'm going to be matching the colors
from the wick to the wax color to this vessel. Also we're going to need fragrance oil. I'm using
a juicy and delicious fragrance oil today it's starfruit sorbet and palm leaves it's a summer-
summery bright juicy oil that I thought goes really well with this whole color scheme.
I also have several eco dyes here and I'm going to be actually mixing the eco dies together today in
order to achieve the perfect color to match this aura vessel. I also have a color wick and I'm going
to be using a color x wick today that I'm super excited to share with you guys. So if you're using
other components that are kind of you know an inspiration from this project but not exactly
the same components I'm using and you need to know which wick to use head to woodenwick.com and
navigate to our wick selection guide where we'll ask you your wax type and your vessel diameter and
we'll give you a recommendation on which wick to use. Our color wicks and x-wicks come in a variety
of different sizes so that they'll work for most any candle project. Today, I'm using a half inch
wide x-wick. I also have some pipettes. This is what I'll use to get my eco dies and I'm going
to again be using color couple colors and mixing them together today. So I have a couple pipettes
with me. You will need a scale, a pouring pitcher, a thermometer and something to mix it all together
with. Because I'm making quite a few candles today I've already pre-melted my wax, however; typically
you would cut up your wax, weigh it on a scale and then melt it in a wax melter or a double boiler.
Our aura vessel holds approximately 12 ounces of wax and I'm going to be using a 10% fragrance
load today. This means I need 1.2 ounces of fragrance oil and 10.8 ounces of wax.
So, first I'm going to take my x-wick, I already have one assembled here, but if you've never put
together an x-wick when you receive them they will come flat in two separate pieces.
And you can simply slide them together, it is very easy to do, most of the time, and sometimes
get it in two seconds and sometimes takes me a second longer, but you'll assemble the two pieces together
and you're going to take an x wick clip and you're simply going to slide the entire assembly
into the wick clip. It's super easy and now we have a wick clip assembly ready to put into our candle.
You'll need a wick sticker to secure your wick clip assembly to the center bottom of your vessel.
So simply take a wick sticker, place it on the bottom of your wick clip assembly,
peel away the secondary side of adhesive and you're going to take this entire
assembly and you're going to place it in the center bottom of your vessel
as best you can. I place that a little bit off center but luckily, I have one more try
and there we go. Now we're ready to take our wax which I've liquefied and melted to 180 to 190
degrees Fahrenheit- that's the optimal mixing and pouring temperature for our virgin coconut soy wax
and I'm going to turn on my scale. So first I'm going to be mixing my fragrance oil
and my wax together and then I am going to be adding my eco dye.
Okay so pouring slowly and carefully I'm going to pour 10.8 ounces
of liquefied wax into my pitcher and now I'm going to get my fragrance oil
and I'm going to pour 1.2 ounces of fragrance oil into the pitcher as well. Invest in a scale
like this one from woodenwick.com that takes you to at least two decimal points so that you can
accurately and easily measure the right amount of fragrance oil and wax.
Okay now I'm going to stir these together and ultimately I'm going to stir them together
for about two to three minutes, but I want to incorporate my eco dyes as well so I'm gonna
stir this briefly and then I'm gonna be using the pipettes to drop in my eco dyes which I will mix
in as well. So it took a little bit of trial and error to get the perfect colors to match
our aura vessels but we've got the recipe down and I'll share it with you today. The first dye
I have is our marigold eco dye and you can see it looks pretty dark in the bottle these are highly
concentrated dyes, which means we do not need a lot of them in order to achieve a vibrant color. I need
four drops of the marigold dye, and I can set that aside.
Next is my scarlet eco dye, it's a beautiful reddish color. This is gonna be the primary
color in my recipe, so I'm gonna use eight drops of the scarlet eco dye. There we go. And last the
ebony eco die to add a bit of darkness to my color scheme here, I need just one drop of the ebony dye.
Here we go! Okay! Now I'm going to mix all of these fun colors and my fragrance oil together and
stir for two to three minutes and then we'll be ready to pour our candle.
Okay makers, we are ready to pour this candle use caution when you are making with the eco dyes,
because I mentioned they're highly concentrated and they can stain your skin temporarily if you
get them in- on contact with skin. So be careful when using them and also again you don't need much
because they are so highly concentrated. Our eco dyes- just a few fun facts about them: they're made
using a renewable solvent system and they are phthalate-free as well as vegan and cruelty free.
Okay, amazing we've officially made our own monochrome color inspired candle and now let's
check back in 24 hours to see the finished product. We're back, okay 24 hours later and our candle is
fully cooled it looks incredible. So playing with color is so much fun, you guys can mix color wicks
with different eco dyes, with different enhancers, like micas or crystals and vessel colors
to create candles and other products that are truly one of a kind. I can't wait to see how you
guys play with color so drop us a link to your favorite creation on social media or
hashtag Wooden Wick so we can see your incredible creations. Thanks so much for watching and be sure
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