Left Over Candle Wax

I love to burn candles and I have burnt many kinds and brands. I have my few favorites and they are Yankee Candles and Virgina Candles- wood wicks. Virgina candles you do not have to melt the left over candle. The wick is wood or bamboo, and you only need to light it for 5 minutes and the room is filled with wonderful aroma of whatever fragrance you purchased. Lately with Yankee candles I have had to melt the rest of the wax. I have a separate pot that I use to melt the left over wax jar in. I put water accordingly so that it does not over flow. I also put a little water in the jar with the wax. I put it on med heat, and wait till the wax is melted.

If there is enough wax from multiple "jar" candles. I will combine them in one nice jar. I will have a wick long enough that I will tie to a pencil, so that the wick is centered in the jar. If there is not enough wax, I usually will have a small container that I put it in. Once the wax is melted I will pour it into the cup.

I have two drain traps - one for candles and one for everyday use. I remove my everyday use and put my candle drain trap. The drain trap catches your melted wax that dried. Wax down the drain is not good.

I take the jar with caution, and put hot tap water in it with soap. I use a mirco fiber towel and wash the inside of the jar until the wax residue is gone, if there is any. While the wax was being melted it should have softened the label.

Once you remove the label you will need to remove the bottom label as well.

If you get a film residue from the label, I put soap on it and scrub. If that does not work I use a brillo pad in a circular motion to remove the residue. I rinse clean.