What is glow powder with glitter?
Glow powder with glitter is a mixture of fine, transparent glitter and glow pigment based on strontium aluminate. In the light the glitter sparkles, in the dark the pigment glows. The grains are approx. 75–120 µm in size and do not dissolve in water.
How long does glitter powder glow?
Glitter powder glows for up to 12, 4 or 2 hours depending on colour, after a full charge, in complete darkness. Because the glitter itself does not glow, the afterglow is slightly weaker than with pure pigment of the same colour.
| Product | by day | in the dark | Afterglow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glitter Powder Green 50 g | light, slightly greenish | green | up to 12 h |
| Glitter Powder Blue-Green 50 g, whitish | light, whitish, slightly greenish | blue-green | up to 12 h |
| Glitter Powder Yellow 50 g | strong yellow | greenish yellow | up to 4 h |
| Glitter Powder Rose 50 g | rose | greenish rose | up to 2 h |
| Glitter Powder Blue 50 g | strong blue | bluish | up to 2 h |
| Glitter Powder Blue-Green 50 g, blue by day | sparkling blue | greenish | up to 2 h |
| Glow Glitter Set 5 × 15 g | five colours | depending on colour | up to 12, 4 or 2 h |
If a long afterglow matters more to you than the sparkle, choose pure glow powder from our glow pigments.
What is glitter powder used for?
Glitter powder suits anything that should sparkle by day and glow in the dark. Typical projects are resin art and decoration, nail design, glow jewellery and a starry sky on the bedroom ceiling. The strong blue glitter powder is popular for river tables made of casting resin with a metallic effect. The light shades Green and Blue-Green suit almost any surface.
How to use glitter powder
Glitter powder is stirred into a colourless carrier or sprinkled onto a sticky surface.
- Choose a colourless carrier such as epoxy or casting resin, clear varnish, gel, wax, wallpaper paste or glue.
- Stir in approx. 20% powder relative to the carrier (10–50%). The higher the proportion, the stronger the glow.
- For visible sparkle, work the powder in close to the surface or sprinkle it onto the still tacky layer.
- Test the mixture on a small sample first.
Do not stir glitter powder into water-based paints without a binder. Outdoors, use weather-resistant binders such as synthetic resin varnish; indoors, solvent-free carriers such as clear varnish or wallpaper paste. Ready-mixed glitter is also available as glitter glow paint.
The glow glitter set for trying out
The set contains five glitter powders of 15 g each and a UV lamp (400 nm, batteries not included). The colours are Light with yellow-green afterglow, Light with blue-green afterglow, Yellow, Rose and Blue, each with glitter. Use the lamp to charge the powders right before use in a dark room. The powders also fluoresce under UV light.
Good to know
Glitter powder is heat-resistant up to 150 °C. It is not classified as hazardous under CLP – see safety data sheets. Even so, it is not a toy: avoid dust and contact with skin and eyes when processing. Store the powder dry and sealed. Like any afterglow, the effect is only visible in real darkness and is not a substitute for lighting.