How do I get candle wax stains off clothing?
Once wax has dried onto clothing, several steps are required to remove it properly and completely. The first thing to do is to apply an ice cube or ice pack to the wax. This will make the wax brittle, allowing you to scrape off what you can. Use a credit card or a thin butter knife to gently scrape away as much of the wax as you can. Never use a regular dull knife that has serrated edges since this may damage the cloth. Once you have carefully removed as much of the wax as you can, it will be necessary to get your iron and a few clean paper bags. Place one paper bag underneath the cloth while you set the iron to heat on a medium to medium high level, depending on the fabric. Place a second paper bag on top of the wax. Gently iron the area until the wax has been transferred to the paper bag. Throw the paper bag with the wax residue into the trash once it has cooled. Repeat the process with another paper bag until all of the wax has been removed. Unfortunately, if the wax came from color
You could use Olive oil, warmed a little (comfortable to touch) being more effective, as a solvent for the wax. Washing up liquid/clothes washing liquid can then remove any excess oil left over as it would normally. The rule for solvents is generally than ‘non-polar’ molecules (i.e. those without excess charge on one or more parts of them) like wax dissolve in non-polar solvents like olive oil. Polar molecules, on the other hand, which have some net charge associated with them, like alcohols, can dissolve in polar (charged) solvents like water, vinegar, and other alcohols, for example. You could use lye solution which is alkaline (use hardwood wash mixed with water, but protect your skin), or stale urine after a few weeks, with is similarly alkaline having formed ammonium salts. Soak in both. Primarily, mechanical effort cleans most things without the need for any detergent or soap of any kind, and any thoughts to the contrary are actually just marketing. So scrub the wax off, and the
