Question

Can anyone give me a clue as to clean candle wax from inside my jars?!? Thank you.  

Answer 1

If you fill it with boiling water all the wax should rise to the top xx

Comments

@soapsuds that's the way to do it  

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@sustenance not just a pretty face  

Answer 2

Try hot soapy water swirled round several times, each time dry with paper kitchen towel. normally works for me.  

Answer 3

Boiling water pour in a swirl round and pour out x

Answer 4

I use a cotton cloth and hot water

Answer 5

Kettle of hot water and the wax will float to the top  

Answer 6

Boiling water but don't empty down your sink ( like I did ). It blocked my pipes.  

Comments

@samons thanks for the additional tip  x

Answer 7

Boiling kettle right now  Thanks all x

Answer 8

I used to make candles and the best for cleaning wax was just washing up liquid by itself . Comes off easily

Answer 9

Put in freezer an wen frozen will come off really easily

Answer 10

Put them in the freezer for an hour or two and it’ll all just fall out

Answer 11

Fill em with boiling water and let it cool it should all fooat to the too

Answer 12

I put mine in a pan of hot water when melted put in small tub and use as melts

Answer 13

Hairdryer, kitchen towel if you can get your hand inside

Answer 14

I put them in freezer then it comes off easy

Comments

@carbonate/activity" class="qa-user-link">carbonate great idea @carbonate/activity" class="qa-user-link">carbonate but, atm, the freezer is full of batch cooked meals  x

Answer 15

Warm it up and use cotton wool pads to soak it up x

Answer 16

Hairdryer with kitchen roll so u don't mess up the rope

Answer 17

Thank you all - it worked brilliantly xxx

Comments

I slowly heated 2 up in front of the gas fire before adding the water. The third (which I had forgotten about) I just added the boiling water - cracked but not shattered, so still usable  

Answer 18

Fairy liquid and boiling water

Comments

This defo works it’s how I clean my Yankee jars out

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@john5422 same  

Answer 19

Freezer for a couple of hours then breaks up easily I then put them in dish washer x

Answer 20

Cold water