How to remove candle wax Stains from clothes


          A candle-lit dinner followed by a soothing drink is perhaps what comprises a perfect night. Yet the perfection of this beautiful night is marred by candle wax which might drip on your favorite table cloth. The situation tends to be even worse, if this candle wax accidentally drips on your pants or skirts and ruins them as well.

These colored candle wax stains can be difficult to remove, since this stain happens to be a combination one, i.e. oily/ waxy combined with a dye. Owing to this particular reason, it ought to be given a special treatment.

Prior to the stain removal treatment, what you have to do in any situation where you are faced with a candle wax stain is to primarily scrape off the excess wax from the stain using a dull knife. This is followed by the removal procedure. If apt and swift measures are taken, then you would be able to successfully remove any wax remnants from your table linen or clothes successfully by using any one of the following methods.


Method One (Using paper towels and an iron)

The following method enables you to get rid of any wax stains from your clothes by melting them. It is pretty simple and makes use of merely two ingredients. This method deploys iron and paper towels so that the wax is melted, absorbed and consequently removed from your clothes.

Things that you will require:
· Kraft paper/paper towels
· Iron

Steps that you need to take:


1.   After scraping off the excess wax from the cloth as mentioned in the introduction, take hold of some paper towels or Kraft paper.

2.   Place these paper towels or Kraft paper on top of the stain and below the stain as well.

3.   Make sure that you place several layers of this paper underneath the stain so that an appropriate absorbing surface is made available.

4.   Next, take an iron and adjust it on a low heat setting.

5.   Iron the paper towel or Kraft paper placed on top of the stain.

6.   Continue this procedure until the wax is drawn out of the stain and is absorbed by the Kraft paper.

7.   For effective and economic absorption, keep on moving the paper around so that all of it is satisfactorily utilized in candle wax absorption.

8.   Hopefully, repetition of the above procedure will draw out all of the candle wax from the stain, leaving you with a stain free fabric.

9.   Lastly, launder the clothes like you usually do.

Tip:

If iron is not available or if you do not want to go for it, then using a steam cleaner is also an option worth considering. Apply steam for about 10 minutes and then dab the spot with an absorbent towel. Hopefully steam will melt the candle wax and draw it out of the stain.

Method two (Freezing the Wax)


Although, this method is contrary to the one mentioned above, yet it can also guarantee equally successful results. While, previously you were melting the wax in order to remove it, this time you would be freezing the wax so that you can just snap it right off your clothes.

Things that you will require:

· Freezer
· Rubber bands
· Boiling water
· Large bowl

Steps that you need to take:

1.   Primarily, take the wax stained cloth and place it in the freezer.

2.   When you feel that the candle wax has turned brittle and can be easily cracked; take out the cloth and remove the wax by breaking it off.

3.   This action would help you to get rid of the maximum candle wax from clothes. For the removal of wax traces which have been left behind, take a large bowl and spread the stained area over it.

4.   Secure it with rubber bands, and then pour some boiling water over it.

5.   The heat from this boiling water will draw out any candle wax remnants effectively and melt them

6.   Lastly, you can wash the clothes like you normally do, and restore it to its original state.

Tips:


1.   If you want your candle to drip less and burn more, then place it in the freezer for an hour or two, before lightening it. The results will be decidedly fruitful.

2.   Small candle wax stains on your clothes can also be treated with a large dollop of vegetable oil. Rub the wax stain with this oil. Eventually wipe off any excess oil with an absorbent towel and wash the fabric like you usually do.

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