removing candle wax from clothes?

[Csara]

Last night one of my candles "exploded" leaving candle wax all over my countertop and on my clothes. Anyone know how I can remove it? TIA

[Sexy Strawberry]

I've done a quick search on google, I don't know if it works but you can try:

The first thing you'll want to do is heat your iron up, just as if you were going to iron a regular shirt. Now remember that the iron will be hot, so you should always be careful when using one. Once it's warmed up, you should find a few sheets of old newspaper and place them on the spot with the stain. Place a few sheets around the stain too which will prevent you from burning other materials around you. Now this may seem simple, but all you have to do is iron the sheets of paper. This method of cleaning can sound strange, but as you do this you will start to notice that the stain will be disappearing.


As you iron the sheets of newspaper, you should start to notice that the wax is absorbing into the sheets of paper which is a good sign. This will look like little spots of water or grease. Once you've seen these little spots of grease, you know the wax is coming out of your carpet.


http://oh.essortment.com/removewaxcar_rdwg.htm

[Turtleheadfred]

Strawberry - that sounds exactly correct from what I've heard. C - you might also double check on Mary Ellen's tips... just do a dogpile search and I think she's on iVillage. But the iron thing is what I've heard too... only with old cloth instead of the newspaper.

Good luck!

[FarmGirl]

Too weird!

I just got wax all over my brand new suede jacket - never even been worn! I actually cried when it happened. Yesterday was not a good day for candles!

Hope you get it all out! The iron thing does work well, I've managed to get all the wax out of my carpet where it spilled. I'm going to see my dry cleaner about my jacket - maybe they can do something (cross your fingers!).

[THTZMSPRINCESS2]

I've noticed Farmgirl had cangle wax on her jacket, did you get it off?? I have some candle wax on my expensive long jacket and I really need to get it off now that its cold again