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- As far as most of us love romantic evenings, they are prone to get spontaneously ruined for various prosaic reasons. Just spill the candle wax in your bed, and here you go—all the fancy mood goes out the window.
- Fortunately, it’s not the end of the world. There are some quick and effective techniques to remove wax from your bed sheets instantly. The most popular and easiest ways to remove wax stains from bed sheets are included in these three words: freeze, melt, and wash!
- We describe the whole process for you in detail in the article below. While removing wax from delicate items can be challenging, use our tips to get it going smoothly.
Dinner party with candles
Nothing creates a more romantic atmosphere than the intense light of candles in the late evening.
Even if the dinner isn’t the most delicious, candles do the job of keeping us dreamy, sensual, and delighted.
Unfortunately, there is a price to pay for such a romantic atmosphere. Sometimes, a candle wax will spill out on your bed, leaving grease stains on your favorite sheets.
On the contrary to what many people think, wax stains on the fabric aren’t permanent. But, unfortunately, some folks are probably a little bit lazy to look for information and claim it’s impossible to remove candle wax stains.
We have researched this topic thoroughly and managed to show you how easy it is to remove the wax off of the bedsheets. Everything is possible!
Luckily, we’re here with many easy tricks on removing those spilled wax stains.
It ensures that candle wax will break no romantic evening in the future—now you know that this particular issue is just not such a big deal!
So stay calm and keep reading! We’re getting there with handy solutions.
Tip: Before you get into the cleaning process, find out what material your sheets are made of. Is it cotton, linen, synthetical fabric, or silk? That spilled candle wax stain can be just a minor problem if you know what fabric you’re dealing with. Otherwise, you can ruin your loveable sheets irreparably.
Ways to remove wax
So what are the efficient methods to remove candle wax?
Let’s start with various tools needed to get rid of melted wax from your bed sheets.
Tools
Depending on the technique you choose, you may need some of the following:
- freezer or ice cubes,
- A soft brush or dull knife,
- brown paper, paper bag, paper towels,
- blow dryer,
- iron or very hot tap water,
- fabric stain remover, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide,
- washing machine;
Techniques to remove candle wax
Removing wax spots from your bed sheets isn’t hard to do. It just takes gathering some handy information and putting them into practice.
Let’s see how to pre-treat the wax spot on your bedding and how to get rid of all the wax once for good.
So let’s begin with the first method.
- ice cubes or freezer
Using plastic-wrapped ice to get rid of a candle wax spilled on your bed sheets sounds mysterious, but it’s actually quite simple.
To get rid of the excess wax from your bed sheets with ice, follow one of the steps below:
- harden the wax in the freezer—put your sheets in the freezer for half an hour and let the excess wax freeze, so it hardens and becomes easier to scrub off,
- use the bag of ice cubes—if you’re dealing with a small stain of wax, simply put some ice cubes into the plastic bag (e.g., plastic sandwich bag) and start rubbing the wax stain; this method takes longer than putting the whole bedding in the freezer, but it’s precise and just as effective;
- scrub the wax off—when the excess of wax is frozen, take a butter knife, another dull knife, or small scrub brush, and gently scrub the part of the fabric soaked in wax; at this point, the wax will pick off smoothly; otherwise, you can always freeze it a little bit longer.
- heat
Heat? Weren’t we just trying to freeze the hardened wax to the bone?
You need to melt the wax stains to get rid of the leftover wax.
The wax is tricky. After you’ve removed the outer part of it by freezing and scrubbing it off—there is still some wax remaining. It has soaked into the sheets and doesn’t come off with scrubbing.
So now, you’ll have to use some heat to get rid of all the remaining wax for good!
Tip: Keep in mind that bed sheets are usually made of delicate fabric. Before you take the steps we describe in this article, remember to check the care instructions of your particular fabric.
Here’s how to proceed with the second part of our “freeze, melt, wash” procedure:
- First, take brown paper bags or paper towels and cover the wax stain with them. In case you don’t have a paper bag or paper towel at hand, you can also use a simple rag or clean, soft cloth. If the material you’re using is thick, cut brown paper bag into a few layers to protect your bed sheet from the heat.
- Take iron and ironing board and preheat it to a specific temperature. Make sure its temperature is adequate. Set the iron to the temperature adjusted to the material of the sheets (e.g., cotton, linen). Some fabrics will be okay with a hot iron; for others, warm iron with low heat is enough.
- Move hot iron back and forth over the stained area with slow, circular motions. The idea is simple—hot steam will melt the remaining wax, and the paper bag or towel will absorb it.
- There is an alternative to the ironing method—you can use hot tap water or pour boiling water to help the wax melt. To do that, put your fabric into a large bowl and keep the stain under the running hot tap water for a while. Then, take a soft brush, dull knife, or butter knife and scrub the stain off.
Keep in mind that if you are not fully satisfied with the results, you can always repeat the process from the beginning.
- wash
The part that involves washing aims at getting rid of wax oil from the bed sheets.
To eliminate all the wax from your bed sheet, wash them, removing as much wax as possible.
Invest in a professional dry cleaner to finish the whole process with professionally cleaned bedding!
You have removed 80% of the wax stains in the first two stages of the process. Now, there is still one little—but essential—thing to do before you drop your bedding into the washing machine.
Remove excess wax oil that has probably stayed on the fabric even after scrubbing the hard wax off.
Here are the crucial points:
- remove candle wax oil—candle wax has various oils in it that add to its consistency, so even after you remove the most significant part of the hard wax mechanically—the stain remains visible. Luckily, you can easily remove those oils with your regular stain remover!
- Blot the stain generously with the fabric stain remover suitable or the fabric you’re dealing with. You can even let the sheets sit in it in the large bowl for a couple of minutes.
- Finish the washing process. Once the wax oil remains are dampened with the stain remover, drop the sheets in the washing machine and run it under the regular washing cycle!
As you see, it’s pretty simple to remove the wax from your bed.
The most important things are:
- investigate the fabric of your sheets,
- set the right iron temperature, and
- follow the process carefully step by step;
Tip: If you’re unsure how to proceed, we recommend you not to try to remove wax yourself. In moments like this, it’s okay to use the help of a professional dry cleaner service.
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