I used to work for a retail company that sells a lot of candles, so I got a lot of free candles and everytime there was a sale I would splurge and get 3 large candles at a time.... and my I always love to have them burning in the house.....
I save containers like it's the Depression Era... I inherited this trait from my Dad's Family and My Mom....
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If you're like me... You probably hoard candle jars too.... thinking I'll use this for something else at some point in time....
You probably wonder... How do I get the wax out?.... You've probably double boiled your containers realizing that you can't seem to get all of the wax out.... You've probably even spilt wax in your kitchen and had to scrape it up....
In this post I'm going to share with you how to clean your spent candle jars....
This is the easiest way to clean your candles vs. the Double Boil Method...
There is far less mess and less clean up....
Supplies:
*Spent Candles in Glass Containers
*Freezer
*Butter Knife
*Sink
*Hand-Hot Water
*Dishwasher or Hand Washing
Step 1: Pop all of your candle containers in the freezer.... The wax used and the oil content of the wax will effect how long your candles need to stay inside of the freezer...
The easiest ones that I've found are the Bath and Body Works candles, Glade Candles, and Scentsational Candles....
Freeze Time:
5 - 24 Hours
What freezing will do to the wax is cause stress fractures... this is exactly what you want to see...
Step 2: You'll need a dull knife to pop out your wax... You want to slide your knife into the cracks and the wax should pot right out.... Don't worry if some of the wick holders are stuck in the bottom that can be fixed in the next step...
Step 3: After your containers have gotten back down to room temperature you can fill a sink with "hand-hot" water.... This will loosen the glue from the wick holders, loosen the labels as well as any residual wax....
Step 4: Load your dishwasher with the pre-cleaned jars to further clean them....
*This particular container is a dw Home Candle and it does not have a regular label on it and will not remove with hot water washing....
Now You have your clean container!!!
The easiest candle containers that clean well with this method are:
*Bath & Body Works
*Glade
*Nice
*DW Home(Candles with Regular Labels not the embossed labels)
*Scentsational
I did a whole set of containers in a day and set them aside for my next project....
There are so many things that you can use these containers for...
*Storage and Organization
*Candles
*Drinking Glasses
etc.
Hope This Post was Helpful to You,
Heather
P.S. In the Comments Below, on my Instagram or my Twitter... send me your pics of what you do with your clean containers....
