Do you ever reuse the jars your candles come in? I like to remove the old wax and pop in a new candle, or use the jar for storing little items {like bobby pins in the bathroom, nails on the HH’s workbench, or paper clips in my office drawer}. Removing the wax is actually pretty easy, so it makes it totally worth it.
Here’s a couple of different methods to try:
- For my Glade candles, I usually just put them in the freezer and a couple of hours later, the wax pops right out.
- Fill the jar with boiling hot water. The wax will liquefy and float up to the top. Let the floating wax cool for 15 or 20 minutes then fish it out with your fingers. Some might still be stuck on the side or bottom, but a butter knife will literally make it pop right out. Repeat the boiling hot water step, let it sit for 5 minutes, then dump the water out and wipe the jar clean with a paper towel.
If you are super crafty, you can save all of your leftover wax. I don’t typically, but there are literally a million potential re-uses for it {okay, maybe not a million, but lots}.
~Mavis
Heidi says
A Mr. Clean eraser sponge will take the sticker and residue off the glass in about 30 seconds.