{"id":2339,"date":"2020-11-11T17:46:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T01:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2021-11-04T18:41:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T01:41:53","slug":"can-you-use-soap-coloring-for-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/can-you-use-soap-coloring-for-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Use Soap Coloring for Candles?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Candle and soap making are great hobbies to take up, whether you pursue these hobbies alone or with a friend. It’s also convenient because you can use essential oils in both soap and candles so you can coordinate your fragrances. Many people enjoy adding some more personality to their candles and soaps by adding color too. This can bring up the question of if you can use soap coloring in candles like you can use essential oils interchangeably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Candles cannot be dyed by soap coloring because the glycerin in soap coloring does not mix well into the oils in wax. To color a candle, you need to have an oil based coloring agent, which excludes soap coloring agents because they tend to be water based.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Making candles is a fun way to spend a day as long as you know what products to use and what to stay away from. In this article I’ll go over the types of coloring agents you should be using for your candle making as well as why you should avoid other coloring agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n