Making fireworks requires chemicals with very specific properties and characteristics. Skylighter offers a wide variety of chemicals used to make fireworks and pyrotechnic devices. Here you will find all the common oxidizers and fuels such as potassium perchlorate, potassium nitrate (saltpeter), sodium nitrate, strontium nitrate, aluminum and other metal powders used in making fireworks. But Skylighter can also provide you with many less common and hard to find fireworks chemicals such as Parlon, saran, red gum, starpol, Chlorowax, and dozens of others. More resources on making fireworks and using pyrotechnic chemicals.

Unless otherwise noted, all fireworks and pyrotechnic chemicals come packed in a twist-tied plastic bag in a sealed, reusable plastic tub. Some, very light-weight, high-volume pyrotechnic chemicals (like air float charcoal, lampblack, and Cab-O-Sil) are packed in boxes instead of tubs. Each container is labeled, shows the chemical's safety rating, and contains a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for that chemical. The pyrotechnic chemicals we supply are generally technical grade, sometimes better. Technical grade is generally defined as "chemicals of reasonable purity." Our fireworks chemicals' descriptions have been excerpted from The Illustrated Dictionary of Pyrotechnics and Fireworks: The Art, Science and Technique.

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Item No.	Description	Unit	1 - 4	5 - 9	10 +	Qty.
CH8169	Lactose [C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁�2H₂O] White powder -200 mesh powder. Used in smoke formulations; as a low reactivity (accessory) fuel, often in blue star formulations. Order Mon-Thur by 12:00 EST - Use Tomorrow - Overnight Shipping Available	lb.	$9.95	$9.15	$8.56
CH8170	Lampblack [C] An extremely lightweight black powder Used in fireworks to produce very long lasting, finely dispersed dim gold sparks; in rockets, used to opacify rocket fuel grains. The opacifier accelerates the rate of surface burning and prevents infrared energy from penetrating the propellant grain and causing motor pre-ignition. Order Mon-Thur by 12:00 EST - Use Tomorrow - Overnight Shipping Available	lb.	$13.19	$12.13	$11.34
CH5517C	Lead Tetraoxide [Pb₃O₄] (lead oxide, red lead, minium). Red-orange colored powder or crystals Commonly used to make crackling stars (�Dragon Eggs�); occasionally in hot burning primes. Ground Shipping Only - No Air or Overnight	8 oz tub	$21.95	$21.95	$21.95
CH8178	Lithium Chloride [LiCl] White, granular powder Used as a red color agent; also used as a relatively safe coloring agent for campfires, pine cones, and fireplace logs; also as a liquid flame colorant when dissolved in methyl alcohol. Must be milled to fine powder or dissolved before use. Order Mon-Thur by 12:00 EST - Use Tomorrow - Overnight Shipping Available	lb.	$24.49	$22.53	$21.06
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CH8179	Lycopodium powder (Dragon's Breath, club moss spores, lycopodium seeds, vegetable sulfur) Pale yellow, very lightweight fluffy powder When propelled through an open flame, it will produce a jet of orange fire. Used in stage, magic, and theatrical effects. Ground Shipping Only - No Air or Overnight	120 cc (2-4 oz.)	$23.31	$23.31	$23.31