How to Clean a Candle Jar
Blow out the candle's light., Reach into the candle with a knife, when the candle is burned down to the point where the wax is only 1/4 to 1/3 thick., Use a paper towel to wipe out the candle jar., Place a dishcloth, folded four ways, into the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Blow out the candle's light.
Push the point into the wax several times in a line until the candle puck cracks.
It should come out in one or two pieces.
These can be remelted for other candles later, so save them. , This should remove some of the carbon or oil film found on some non-paraffin wax candles.
This will also remove most of the flakes and chips of wax left over from removing the wax puck. , Place the jar on the cloth. , Add room temperature water to the pan so that it comes up to the side of the jar. , Do not leave this jar unattended from here on in.
Depending on the candle, the waxes melt at different temperatures.
The column candles that you often see in Hispanic stores or in roadside memorials melt at very low temperatures, some can be spooned out at room temperature.
This wax is not good to add to other waxes. , Turn the heat down when the temperature reaches 140°
- 160°.
Paraffin, bees wax, and soy wax all melt at different temperatures.
You don't want this to just be melted, you want the wax to be as liquid as possible.
The wax chips should all be melted and floating on the top of the water at this point. ,,,,, You shouldn't need an abrasive cloth.
What's left should come right out. -
Step 2: Reach into the candle with a knife
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Step 3: when the candle is burned down to the point where the wax is only 1/4 to 1/3 thick.
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Step 4: Use a paper towel to wipe out the candle jar.
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Step 5: Place a dishcloth
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Step 6: folded four ways
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Step 7: into the bottom of a saucepan large enough to hold the jar.
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Step 8: Fill the jar with room temperature water right to the top so that it overflows.
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Step 9: Turn on the heat under the pan no higher than medium.
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Step 10: Check the water temperature using a probe or stick thermometer.
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Step 11: Use a ladle or small dipper to carefully pour hot water into the full jar
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Step 12: making it overflow into the pan.
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Step 13: Turn off the heat from the stove
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Step 14: and let the water settle to room temperature.
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Step 15: Let the remaining wax solidify on the water's surface.
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Step 16: Pour the remaining water through a sieve and knock the wax chips into the trash.
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Step 17: Scrub the inside of the jar with a bottle brush and hot
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Step 18: soapy water.
Detailed Guide
Push the point into the wax several times in a line until the candle puck cracks.
It should come out in one or two pieces.
These can be remelted for other candles later, so save them. , This should remove some of the carbon or oil film found on some non-paraffin wax candles.
This will also remove most of the flakes and chips of wax left over from removing the wax puck. , Place the jar on the cloth. , Add room temperature water to the pan so that it comes up to the side of the jar. , Do not leave this jar unattended from here on in.
Depending on the candle, the waxes melt at different temperatures.
The column candles that you often see in Hispanic stores or in roadside memorials melt at very low temperatures, some can be spooned out at room temperature.
This wax is not good to add to other waxes. , Turn the heat down when the temperature reaches 140°
- 160°.
Paraffin, bees wax, and soy wax all melt at different temperatures.
You don't want this to just be melted, you want the wax to be as liquid as possible.
The wax chips should all be melted and floating on the top of the water at this point. ,,,,, You shouldn't need an abrasive cloth.
What's left should come right out.
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