I don't know about you, but I love candles!
They give a very pleasant atmosphere in the house.
The only concern is the wax stains they leave on the tablecloths...
Luckily, my grandmother gave me her trick to easily clean a wax drip on a fabric.
The effective trick is to use a blotter and a little baking soda . It's super easy, watch:
- blotter or absorbent sheet
- baking soda
- iron
- knife
1. Pass the blade of a knife under very hot water to heat it.
2. Dry it with a cloth.
3. With the blade, gently scrape off the wax to remove the bulk.
4. Lay the blotting paper over the stain.
5. Plug in your iron and heat it up.
6. Pass the hot iron over the blotter for one minute.
7. Put a teaspoon of baking soda in a container.
8. Add a little water to make a paste.
9. Apply this paste to the halos of the stain.
10. Rub a little with your fingers.
11. Without rinsing it, put your tablecloth in the washing machine and run the usual program.
Lo and behold, the wax stain is now completely gone :-)
Simple, effective and economical, right?
And this trick works to remove wax stains from tablecloths, napkins and also to clean wax stains from clothes.
And you can use the same trick to remove depilatory wax stains from fabric.
Blotting paper has a high absorption capacity. By heating the wax with the iron, it becomes liquid again and the blotting paper can absorb it easily.
As for bicarbonate, it is slightly abrasive. By rubbing it against the halos of the stain, we unclog the small particles of wax stuck in the fibers of the fabric.
With the machine wash to finish, there is no trace left.
To clean a wax stain on clothing or a tablecloth, you can also use brandy.
Soak a cloth in eau-de-vie and gently rub the stain with it, as explained in this tip.
