How can I get the rest of my candle out?

Denise Cryer
by Denise Cryer

When the candle is almost gone and there just a little bit of wax left. how do I clean out the candle in a very safe way?


  13 answers
  • Hillela G. Hillela G. on Mar 02, 2017

    You can blow-dry the bit thatch left to melt it and spill it out into the trash ( or into another container if you want to repurpose the wax) good luck!

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Mar 02, 2017

    www.wikihow.com/Get-Wax-Out-of-a-Jar-Candle

  • JD Livingston JD Livingston on Mar 02, 2017

    Run very hot water, as hot as your sink will produce. While it is heating up, use a fork or spoon to crack apart the rest of the candle residue and scoop it or dump it out. Then run the candle jar under the hot water in your sink and let it stay in the flow for several minutes. Finally, add a grease-cutting detergent, like Dawn, and wash it out with a sponge or bottle brush. If you still think there may be some chemical or wwax residue remaining, run it through your dishwasher, if you have one, or simply wash it again. Viola! dry it and use it for anything from a candy dish to another candle.


    • Kathy Spaeth Kathy Spaeth on Apr 02, 2017

      Do not try to break it out if it in a glass holder, I tried using a spoon and cut my hand and had to have stitches! Be careful! Put in freezer!😀

  • Kate Baxter Kate Baxter on Mar 02, 2017

    Stick it n the freezer and then it will pop right out.

  • Pat5829378 Pat5829378 on Mar 03, 2017

    Freezer does the trick

  • Queti @ Fancy Momma Queti @ Fancy Momma on Mar 15, 2017

    I've placed mine in the coolest part of the fridge and left it there for a day or two. Then when you try to take out the wax it should be easier. There will be some wax left that you can scrub off dry then wash it with sponge.

  • Claude Claude on Mar 20, 2017

    Put the glass into the freezer...it will pop out cleanly.

  • Ann M Ann M on Apr 02, 2017

    Yes the freezer method works. But next time before adding your candle to the holder, put a little water in first. After it melts and you want it out, it will pop right out.

  • Wanda louque Wanda louque on Apr 05, 2017

    I put mine in the freezer for few hrs or overnight and thr residue just pops out. Sometimes a case knife around the inside.

  • Rachel Metz Rachel Metz on Apr 05, 2017

    I boil water and then pour it into the candle. The wax floats to the top after a bit! I wait until the water cools down then dry it. I go back in with rubbing alcohol to clean it thoroughly and run in through the dishwasher.

  • Zest it Up Zest it Up on Apr 05, 2017

    We've been successful using flathead screw drivers! Excited to try the other methods!

  • Ann Ann on Apr 20, 2017

    I also use the freezer method. Some of my glass is fragile and I'm afraid of using boiling water. Also sometimes the item won't hold water because of the design in the glass. Freezer works every time. if you have wax on a goid table cloth or other linens, put a paper towel over it and use a iron on a low setting. The iron melts the wax amd the paper towel absorbs it!

  • Maria Noble Maria Noble on Apr 21, 2017

    put it in the freezer!