Spun or unspun, everything we make starts with real ingredients.
The color comes from fruit, vegetables, and plants — no synthetic dyes.
That's the whole idea.
Most brightly-colored candy on the shelf uses FD&C synthetic dyes — color additives derived from petroleum. Parents increasingly scan for these on ingredient lists.
Some families avoid them because of sensitivities in specific children. Others avoid them because the ingredient list is shorter and clearer without them. Either reason is a good enough reason.
We made Colorwayz for any parent who's ever read the back of a candy bag and wished for a different answer.
Our color comes from real fruit, vegetables, and plant-based concentrates — not petroleum-based dyes. Same brightness, different source.
Every bag of Colorwayz is made at our production facility in Sultan, Washington. No contract manufacturing, no shared lines, no guesswork.
One family owns and runs Colorwayz. No corporate parent, no outside investors.
No peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, or sesame. Our own facility means no cross-contamination concerns.
Candy has always asked parents to make a choice: vibrant OR real. Pick one. We never agreed to that trade.
So we made cotton candy that doesn't force it — spun from real ingredients, colored by food.
— Janna, Co-Owner
"You can't beat the ingredients."
"Absolutely AMAZING product. I am an organic chef, food innovator and formulator and do a lot of confections. It worked splendidly in my machine and for my party, and the flavors were on point. Blueberry is my absolute favorite, but all the flavors are amazing — and you can't beat the ingredients."
"A huge hit at the birthday party."
"I've been trying to go dye-free for years, and there aren't a ton of options out there, so I was excited to try this. Just because I avoid dyes doesn't mean I don't still love sweets, and this cotton candy sugar totally delivered. It worked really well in our cotton candy machine, and the flavor was sweet and fun without any artificial colors. My kids absolutely loved it at their birthday party — it was a huge hit."
"Tastes just like fresh fruit."
"We love the Colorwayz Dye-Free Cotton Candy Sugar. Each flavor tastes just like fresh fruit, and the colors are beautiful even without artificial dyes. It's perfect for parties, movie nights, or just a little weekend treat. We love that it's made with simple ingredients but still gives that classic cotton candy flavor we all adore."
In January 2025, the FDA revoked its authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 in foods and ingested drugs. The action was based on long-standing statutory requirements rather than new exposure data, and products containing Red 3 may still appear on shelves legally until the mandatory reformulation deadline of January 15, 2027.
In April 2025, HHS and the FDA announced a broader initiative to transition away from petroleum-based synthetic food dyes. Implementation timelines continue to evolve, but the direction is clear. California has passed legislation restricting synthetic dyes in K–12 school meals beginning December 31, 2027, and industry groups have announced voluntary commitments to remove FD&C colors from products served in schools.
Colorwayz cotton candy — spun or unspun — has always been made without FD&C synthetic dyes.
Whether you're spinning your own at home or opening a ready-made bag, every Colorwayz product is made the same way: real ingredients, real color, no synthetic dyes.
Shop Dye-Free Cotton CandyYou can shop the full line at colorwayzcandy.com, on Amazon, or at our Sultan, Washington storefront (opening May 17, 2026). Shop dye-free cotton candy.
Every Colorwayz product gets its color from real food ingredients — fruit, vegetables, and plant-based concentrates. No FD&C synthetic dyes are used in any of our cotton candy or cotton candy sugar.
Like cotton candy — sweet, light, spun from real fruit. We make each flavor to taste like the ingredient it's named after, not a stronger artificial version of it. If you've only had the bright-blue cotton candy from a county fair, ours will taste different. Closer to the fruit.
"Dye-free" specifically means no FD&C synthetic colors — Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3. "Artificial-free" is a broader claim that can also include flavors, preservatives, or other additives. Colorwayz is dye-free across the full product line. Specific ingredient statements are on every product page.
We don't label Colorwayz as vegan. Commercial sugar is sometimes filtered through bone char during refining, and we don't have verified sourcing documentation to back a vegan claim. If that matters for your household, it's worth knowing.
Colorwayz cotton candy and cotton candy sugar are free of all nine major food allergens: peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, and sesame. All our products are made in our own production facility in Sultan, Washington — no shared-facility cross-contamination concerns.
Yes. Colorwayz cotton candy sugar is compatible with most home and professional cotton candy machines. Two tips: natural sugars melt faster than synthetic-dyed blends, so start at a lower temperature for best results. If your machine doesn't have temperature control, it may run hotter over time — a brief cool-down between batches helps keep the spin consistent.
