Glow in the Dark

Glow Painted Nails in Light — Make DIY glow in the dark nail polish that glows better than anything you can buy in a store. No black light needed! There are two methods that work really well, so you can pick the one that works best for you. Using Glow Paint As Glowing Nail Polish For […]

DIY Glow in the Dark Nail Polish

This entry was posted on February 13, 2016 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 19, 2021)

Glowing Resin Rings — It’s easy to make a glowing resin ring. You don’t need any prior experience with either resin or glow in the dark (phosphorescent) materials. The length of time the ring will glow in the dark depends on the type of glow powder you use, ranging from a few minutes (zinc […]

How to Make a Glowing Resin Ring

This entry was posted on January 14, 2016 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on September 29, 2020)

The incandescent light bulb glows when current passes through the filament and heats it enough to release light. (photo credit kessLflickrZ) — Here’s a handy list of things that glow in the dark. I’m talking about objects and substances that truly emit light and glow on their own. This is different from a list of things that glow under black light, which are fluorescent and phosphorescent, not truly luminescent. Really glowing includes […]

Things That Glow in the Dark

This entry was posted on October 19, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on June 4, 2022)

Your homemade glow in the dark paint is safe enough to use on your face and your bod. You could even add it to your hair. (H Heyerlein) — Take your Halloween costume to the next level with glow in the dark face paint. It’s easy to make safe, non-toxic glow in the dark paint to use on your face or as body paint. While you can buy glowing paints [glowing face and body paint at Amazon], there are […]

How to Make Glow in the Dark Face Paint

This entry was posted on September 22, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 2, 2021)

The glow treatment on this quartz crystal is invisible under normal light. — You can make any clear or translucent crystal glow in the dark! Here’s how I made a genuine quartz crystal glow. You can apply this method to make other natural gemstones, glass, or plastic items glow. If you’d rather grow crystals that glow in the dark, try my glowing alum […]

How to Make Glow in the Dark Crystals

This entry was posted on September 5, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on December 20, 2021)

Modern glowing pigments glow brightly enough to cast a shadow. — Did you have glow in the dark stars on your ceiling as a kid? The old stars would glow green (sometimes orange or yellow) and faded fairly quickly. If you were to get glowing stars to put on your ceiling today, chances are they would glow much more brightly, last […]

How Glow in the Dark Stars Work

This entry was posted on August 5, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 19, 2021)

Soft Contact Lens (Nieuw) — Have you ever wondered whether contact lenses glow or fluoresce under a black light? Here’s an interesting question from a reader: I have a friend who constantly loses a contact lens. I was wondering if I bought him a black light flashlight, if the light would help him find a […]

Do Contact Lenses Glow Under Black Light?

This entry was posted on July 19, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 19, 2021)

The striped bark scorpion glows under black light. (Ralph Arvesen) — Have you ever noticed a lot of common stuff glows under black light or ultraviolet light. What things have you seen glow in the dark? Offer your idea or read about glowing materials observed by other readers. Ground up Vitamin B Tablets Glow Under Black Light When one ground up pill […]

Stuff That Glows Under Black Light

This entry was posted on June 30, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 19, 2021)

Things that glow under black light — A black light is a type of light bulb that emits mostly ultraviolet radiation. Although most bulbs also give off a faint violet glow, the majority of the light is outside the visible range. This energetic radiation excites molecules, often producing fluorescence or phosphorescence. A visible photon is released when […]

List of Things That Glow Under Black Light

This entry was posted on May 11, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on April 5, 2023)