How to dye a Grande Glitter?

[Astralav]

Hi,

I just refilled a Lunar, a Jet and an Astro with a Grande Glitter.

I tried to dye the jet bottle with the usual food coloring, and it just ruined the lamp :-(
Really cloudy.

I also tried to use the gookit dye in a little quantity of liquid just to see, and it didn't mix at all.

Then I was stupid enough to taste a drop of the liquid.
This not Propylen Glycol like the Mathmos glitter, it tastes acid, anybody knows what it is?
Toxic?

Thanks.

[Astralav]

Anyone?

[Erin]

You tasted a drop of the liquid?!?!

If it's Lava Lite China-made glitter, you can dye it with food dye. I dyed a clear one green a year or so ago.

[Astralav]

Mine is a Lava Lite china made glitter too, but food coloring didn't mix.

Yes I'm a little crazy about the tasting :-) (and I still don't know what it is)

[Erin]

What brand of food coloring did you use? I used the McCormick's brand (NON-gel). What do you have there in France?

[Astralav]

It's a liquid one, it contains:

E122, E202 and citric acid.

The liquid in the glitter Grande is faster than the mathmos one, and tastes acid.

It's not a solvent as it doesn't smell strong. I noticed some small foam (like soap) at the top when I received the bottle, so it must contains some of surfactant agent.

[Astralav]

I forgot to say there is also a lot of salt in the bottom of the globe.

I think it may be some citric acid badly mixed with the liquid...

[Erin]

I think I've seen something like that before. I think the China glitter stuff is a lot less toxic than the US-made glitter stuff we used to have. That stuff will melt your skin off. 

[Dr. WHAT?!]

I've dyed glitters using soap dye from hobby lobby, Dont know what you have over there but look for soap making supplies.