Glitterbaby dye

[Astralav]

Hi,

I'm not sure what liquid is in a glitterbaby (glycerin, or propylene glycol like glitterlite?) but I want to change its color.

What dye is good to use?

Food coloring, or candle dye, or else?

(I tried gookit dye with propylene glycol: it doesn't work).

Thanks.

[Arne]

For the mathmos glitterbabys food dye works great. just dont try purple, there doesnt seem to be a good purple due that doesnt look like crap...mixing red and blue also doesnt work. good luck!

[Arne]

the gookit stuff should work for living jewels as they dissolve the wax and as far as I know the gookit dye is just heavy pigmented wax

[Astralav]

Thanks Arne.

[Astralav]

If anyone interested, I think Glitterbaby is made with propylene glycol + something else (it smells a little like alcool).

While pourring the content of the glitterbaby into a jet bottle, I added 1cm of propylene glycol to raise the level to the cap and the lamp works perfectly.

(I didn't dye it yet, not sure I will)