For Candles: add the chemicals to the wax, or soak the wicks in a
solution of the chemicals using the "recipes" below
To Add to a Fire: Put three level spoons of the chemical into a paper
cup; fill 1/2 full with water and stir. Soak several small chips of
wood in this solution overnight. The next day, remove the chips with
tweezers and lay on newspaper to dry. They can now be added to the
flames to produce bright colors.
Brilliant Red Flame: strontium chloride
Deep Red Flame: boric acid or stronium nitrate
Red-Orange Flame: calcium choloride or calcium
Orange flame: calcium chloride
Yellow-Orange Flame: calcium chloride
Bright Yellow Flame: table salt, Sodium Chlorate or Potassium Nitrate
Yellow-Green Flame: borax (sodium tetraborate)
Green Flame: Borax or Boric acid, copper nitrates or barium nitrates,
alum (thallium), or copper sulfate (blue vitrol/bluestone)
Blue Flame: calcium chloride
Violet Flame: potassium sulphate, potassium nitrate (saltpeter), or
Lithium Chlorate
White Flame: Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate)
Another special effect can be achieved by sprinkling powdered iron
into a flame. If this is done slowly enough, a number of yellow,
sparkling "stars" can be seen clearly.
WARNING: Add ONLY one chemical for color variation.
