I got my daughter the book Chemical Magic to help spur her interests in pyro as well as chemistry. In the book there is a section with formulas regarding the fire crystals(colored flame) that you can throw in a fire for colored flames. There is very little direction in the book and a little difficult to search for good consistent information on the application/creation methods. We have tried just throwing the mixed combo on the fire and it burned quick. Tried a thin wax puck with a 50/50 mix of the wax and combo but it didn't work that great. Thought about coating a pine cone 'leave' with the mix as well as a stir stick or a wic. Right now we have some drying that we added 5% dextrin to and granulated through a 8 mesh screen.
Does anyone have any experience with the fire crystals. tips, suggestions or ideas on how best to make some up? We have had a lot fun working together and experimenting on these. Are the crystals more like a micro star?
The mix we are focusing now to get our system down is:
1-Antimony Trisulfide
2-Sulfur
6-KNO3