subject: How To Care For Your Scented Candles [print this page] Candle connoisseurs have learnt from experience that scented candles must be looked after in order to get full use from them.
When storing candles, wrap them separately in a cloth or tissue paper. If your fragranced candles are scented, also wrap them in a sealed plastic bag, which helps them retain their scent.
Put them in a cool, dark place, but do not freeze them because they can crack. Frozen candles will crack. Long candles may bend, so storing them flat is a good idea. Exposing coloured candles to too much light means they will fade.
Remember to trim your candle wick to roughly an eighth of an inch with a first burn of eight hours.
If not, if will cause the scented candles not to be level, due to crystallisation and temperature. Keeping your wick from being an eighth will prevent you from having to dig the wax from around the wick and will end with you getting rid of the candle.
Remember these simple rules and your candle will last a long time and you get the most out of them.
Removing wax from your luxury scented and decorative candles
Owning beautiful scented candles does have a downside. Even if you have taken every precaution, you have to remove wax from anywhere that the candles unexpectedly drips.
To remove luxury scented candle wax from unwanted areas like tablecloths, put a clean paper bag, a newspaper or kitchen towels over the place you are planning to clean and one underneath is possible.
Set an iron to an appropriate temperature for treating and press down on the top layer, which will melt the wax. After the wax softens and is absorbed by the paper above and below the piece. This will need repeating, using fresh paper, until all the wax is absorbed.
Wax buildups in your candleholders can be placed in the freezer until the wax hardens and becomes brittle. You can then chip the hardened wax out, scraping it with a knife.
Use hot water to wash out your candleholders - dishwashers being the easiest method.
To remove wax from hard surfaces or furniture use a blunt knife or plastic spatula in a gentle motion so as not damage the surface. Then, rub the wax with a cloth. Hard surfaces such as worktops will need a surface spray cleaner too.
Melt scented candles
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