Easiest way to remove candle wax from used candle jars??

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I have nice jars that held scented candles. They have been used up & now I would like to know the easiest way to remove the remaining wax.

Jo · Answer

Put the jars in freezer, then it's easier to pop out the wax with some coaxing and a wooden skewer.  Kind of tricky, but better than heat.

Janet Pizaro · Answer

Put ice cubes in the jars. This will harden the remainder of the wax and be easier to remove.

Diana Deiley · Answer

I agree with Jo. Put them in the freezer for an hour or so. The wax can be chipped out with a spoon (nothing sharp). I've done this myself and it really works.

Doni · Answer

Freezing does work, but i have cracked a jar before, now I set the jar in hot water til it softens then use paper towels to wipe excess out then rewash the jar and its good as new

Michele · Answer

Put water & soap in the jar and put it in the microwave. Be careful not to get it too hot. The melted wax mixes with the water. Then place paper towel in a colander or similar and dump the water mixture out. The paper towel catches all the wax etc and you can throw it in the garbage. Wipe out any remaining wax bits with a paper towel and then just wash the jar with hot soapy water

Tina Hill · Answer

I put them in hot soapy water like when i hand wash dishes , as the wax softens up i stick a butter knife in to loosen it and let the water get under the wax and then the entire wad comes right out ! in fact I am doing that right now with 5 votive holders in a candelabra on my mantle , changing out the candles for thanksgiving ...

Krys Bearden · Answer

We had to do this every night at work & the microwave worked best. Wipe it out then put a little water in the cup & pop back in micro. the wax will float & just skim out w/ paper towel. Add just a little Pam type spray to prevent wax from sticking. Not too much or it will look greasy. Just be SURE your candle doesn't have the little metal wick holder on the bottom!!

Dannielle · Answer

A friend of mine puts them on the stove on a low heat, a pan with water

Jane · Answer

I put the empty (or almost empty) candle jars upside down on a rimmed baking sheet lined with lots of newspaper. Put them in the oven on about 250 until all the remaining wax melts and soaks in to the paper. It won't take long. Watch and take the pan out when the wax is melted. Wipe the wax residue out with paper towels then wash the jars with hot soapy water. Works every time. Great to clean your votive holders too. I put the paper towels on the newspaper, roll it up and use it for a fire starter. No waste.

Suzie · Answer

I use a small saucepan of water, warmed on the burner. As the wax melts, wipe the container with paper towel.

Elizabeth Dion · Answer

I put them in the freezer and once frozen you can break up the leftover wax and then wash your jars out with hot soapy water.

9530106 · Answer

I, too put mine in the freezer. I have done it this way for years. Often the whole remaining piece just pops right out, after loosening it a bit. I just wiggle a knife blade between the wax and jar, and it usually pops right out!

Katie Hammond Myrice · Answer

First I tried putting the wax filled jars(one at a time) into a pot of hot/boiling water. that loosened the wax from the glass & I was able to pour the chunks into a zip-lock baggie to save for a wax warmer later on. But there was still wax on the walls of the jar that a paper towel just wouldn't wipe out.. My next move was to place the jars upside down on a paper towel sheet on top of a foil lined cookie sheet in the oven at 200 degrees for approx 20/25 minutes. The wax ended up on the paper towel. I used a pot holder to pick up the jar and a big wad of paper towels to finish wiping out the wax inside the jar. once it cooled I used Dawn dish soap & warm water to finish cleaning them up..they now look like new glass jars ready to store all kinds of things...Thanks to all who entered input on this thread.. Happy Thanksgiving to All!!

Anna · Answer

I also put mine in the freezer.

Katie Hammond Myrice · Answer

Well ladies; I have cut my jar cleaning considerably? I now pop out the little metal wick holder with a table knife. Pop the jar in the microwave & heat to melting. I use a pot holder to pick up the hot jar & dump liquid wax into trash or onto a piece of foil for future use in my wax burner. While jar is still warm; take a wad of paper towels & wipe out the excess wax.by then the jar is cool enough to place into hot to warm soapy water to wash clean.

Fiddledd224 · Answer

Fill your sink with hot water and pour hot water into the jar. Let sit for a few minutes. Then pour it out. Wipe any remaining wax with a paper towel Then run through the dishwasher.

Anna Ezalb · Answer

boil them in a pot of water! just remember to put a small grate underneath to lift them off of the bottom of the pot, as not to apply direct heat, and heat them up with the water, so that it doesn’t shock the glass (and you when it shatters! it can sound like a gun shot!!)

Kim |Exquisitely Unremarkable · Answer

Pop them in the freezer for a bit and it'll come right out. I find it works much better...and it way less messy than the hot method.

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