Than wash the wax?

Contents:
  • What is wax?
  • How to wax the furniture?
  • How to remove wax after depilation?

In our time, electrical energy gives us all the benefits, but despite the fact that the technology has reached perfection, there is no escape from the use of candles, when lights were switched off throughout the district. In addition, the candles sometimes create a cozy and warm atmosphere, ideal for a date, a conversation "heart to heart" or a relaxing solitude with yourself. But, the romance ends, electricity turns on and you discover that the candles have left their tracks. Than to wash wax or paraffin, when this happened, you will read in this article. And to exclude any questions on the removal of such substances, we added information on how to wash the wax after depilation.

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What is wax?

The most common substances for making candles are wax and paraffin. We all know what wax is. We also know the words "paraffin" and "stearin".But most often in the market there are candles from paraffin - easily melting material, obtained from oil, without taste and smell, very similar to wax. The very same wax most recently used most often for depilation and other cosmetic procedures. Therefore, the solution of problems will be different, depending on whether you need to wash the wax or paraffin.

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How to wax the furniture?

When getting on hard surfaces, wax or paraffin wither and simply erase such "bloopers" with a rag, especially with furniture, is unrealistic. When scratching with a knife or metal brushes, you risk irreparable damage to the coating. Below you will find some practical tips on how and how to wax wax and paraffin wax from furniture and other hard surfaces without harm to them.

Suede upholstery

First let's talk about the upholstery from suede, because it's very delicate and fastidious stuff. If at you such precisely, you need:

  1. For the beginning iron it with moderately hot iron through pure not thick paper.
  2. Then raise the pile with a brush.
  3. Immediately after that, you need to take a special brush for suede, moisten it with a solution of "water plus ammonia" and clean the textile( enough 3-5 drops of ammonia per 1 glass of water).

Important! In the case of suede clothing, do not use the same method. The iron can deform the shape. Keep things over the steam and then clean the damaged places with a stiff brush.

Wood

Than wash the wax or paraffin, if there was a confusion - knocked over or shook the candle and hot molten substance hit the wooden surface: table, armrest, chest of drawers and other furniture? We operate so:

  1. First it is necessary carefully to scrape off - not a knife. Take something plastic, such as a bank card or a store discount.
  2. After having scraped off, heated hair dryer melt the candle marks, but do not allow very hot temperatures to not spoil the material.
  3. After seeing that the wax has heated, blot the stain with a dry absorbent cloth or toilet paper.
  4. Polish the surface with a lint-free cloth.

There is one more way to wipe the wax from the wooden furniture:

  1. Cover the surfaces with spilled and frozen substance with paper towels. Use a warm iron until all the paraffin is melted and absorbed into the paper.
  2. After this procedure, still a warm surface, wipe with a damp cloth soaked in table vinegar, wipe dry with strong movements, as if polishing.

Important! The furniture, which has been varnished, should be rubbed with polish after the performed operations. It is advisable not to iron it, but to act by the first method, otherwise - if the heat is too high, the varnish will swell. Also pay attention to the fact that wax from a colored candle usually leaves, respectively, colored spots. After removing the oil marks, then use the standard technology that you normally use to remove dyes and other soiling from suede and wood.

Utensils

With the dishes it is much easier than with any other items. Here you will find such methods useful.

Method 1

The easiest method is how to wash the wax and paraffin off the dishes, if you do not want to damage it and leave scratches. To simultaneously remove the frozen substance and degrease the surfaces, do this:

  1. Type the water in a large saucepan.
  2. Pour the dishwashing liquid into it and add all the utensils on which the wax has remained.
  3. Put the resulting construction on fire, allow the water to boil and everything is done.
  4. Paraffin has departed, washing has cleaned all fat.

Important! This is a very gentle option, which is suitable even for glass and porcelain.

Method 2

Another option is to hold the dishes over the steam with the place on which the candle marks:

  1. Boil water in any convenient container.
  2. Substitute all the parts of the utensils on which the stains are under steam.
  3. After unpacking them, wipe them with dry clean absorbent paper until they are completely erased.

Important! Glassware before this procedure should be very carefully dipped in boiling water, so that it does not then crack from the steam.

Method 3

This method is good where there are no city amenities. In the same way as over the steam, it is possible to warm and remove the wax from the dishes over an open, but as safe as possible fire: a fire, a burner and so on. Act according to method number two.

Important! When using the last two options, it is recommended to put on your hands gloves to get baking trays or something similar, so as not to burn your hands. At the dacha or in the village, if there are none, just grab gloves for repair work, or, if there are no gloves at all, try to protect your hands with the kind of cloth you find.

Clothing

Than wash the wax and paraffin, got by negligence on clothes? The iron is your faithful helper, and here it will be perfect. It is necessary: ​​

  • to lay a multilayer dry paper napkin under contamination and contamination, or another well absorbing paper, pre-folded into several layers;
  • on top of the whole construction put something cloth - flannel fits perfectly;not too hot iron to iron the place of the spot, periodically changing the dirty paper to clean.

The method is suitable for both clothing and tablecloths, curtains and other fabrics that adorn your home.

Important! Remember candles with dyes. After getting rid of the wax, wash things with household soap - the colored spots will go away.

Carpet

When the oil substance freezes on the carpet, many do not know how and how to wax wax or paraffin from the carpet correctly, and make mistakes. This is done with the help of ice. Just replace the heat in the cold.

The plus here is that the thickness of the carpet does not allow the substance to seep deeply, which is why ice is an excellent remedy.

You will not have to do any complicated actions on this method:

  1. Place the ice on the stain, best wrapped in cellophane or the modern version - cellophane layer with frozen cubes.
  2. Wait until paraffin is very cold.
  3. Clean it from the surface with a knife.

Important! Apply a stain remover to the carpet and clean it as a standard if you get stained wax.

Another way that you can save carpets from paraffin wax and wax is the same iron. Do as you would with clothes, but you do not need to put anything under dirt - just from above.

Candlesticks

Before cleaning the wax and paraffin from the candlestick, it is necessary to take into account the features of the material from which it is made:

  1. Metal can be safely lowered into boiling water and wait for the wax to go away.
  2. But here stone, glass, clay and ceramic podstvochniki - on the contrary, it is better to freeze in the freezer. Frozen paraffin is crumbling remarkably.
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How to remove wax after depilation?

Than wax after waxing - a question that tormented, perhaps, most of the female population who produce this procedure for hair removal at home. The problem arises from various factors, but they do arise. Smooth and beautiful skin after the procedure brings joy, which greatly darkens the frozen waxy substance, which does not retract anything.

Prevention

In fact, such problems can be avoided if you carefully prepare for the procedure and do not miss important details:

  • When purchasing ready-made kits sold in stores, remember that there must necessarily be a special bag with napkins soaked in the onea liquid that painlessly removes absolutely all the wax after a home depilation.
  • If you use a special heating device, inside which is inserted a cassette with wax, and strips you buy separately, then you need a very fat lotion. With this method of depilation, it is necessary to act as quickly and professionally as possible - apply a thin layer of wax and wash the remains with lotion immediately from each strip, not allowing it to dry.
  • Strips should be pressed as much as possible to the hairline, then the hairs will take the maximum part of the substance with them, leaving a minimum on the skin.

Warning! Water to wash away the waxy substance is unreal. Better not even think about it.

Removing the remaining wax

Well, if you could not avoid this problem, here are some ways to clean the wax after a home depilation.

Option number 1

Soak in any available oil in the house dry napkin( can be several), preheating the oil to an acceptable temperature body. Or apply such oil on cotton wool - as it is more convenient, and make.

Now, what happened, wash your wax residue. Add to the arsenal of wadded disks - they are also convenient to work with.

Option number 2:

  1. Apply a cream or lotion to the places with the adherent substance.
  2. Wait a few minutes.
  3. Remove the cream and softened wax with a cotton disc.
  4. Repeat the procedure as often as necessary.

Variant number 3

Not everyone can take it, but the method is very effective. With a warmed-up hair dryer, you can melt the wax on the dispensed places and it will easily retire.

Important! There is a risk of getting burns, be extremely careful!

Now you have full knowledge of how to wash the wax from candles and depilation of any type, composition. Pamper yourself with pleasant moments and beauty of the body, and the question of frozen on the furniture, floor or skin of wax let you no longer worried.