People are only just realising the amazing hack to get candle wax off your carpet... and it won't cost you a penny
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During the cold, dark and seemingly endless winter months, candles are the perfect way to brighten up a room. However, while they do wonders for your ambience - trying to remove spilled wax from your carpet makes you wish you'd kept the light on. Fortunately, advice from a DIY YouTube channel has shared how to remove candle wax from a carpet for free.
![[How can you get rid of candle wax if it sticks to a stubborn material? Advice from a DIY YouTube channel has shared how to remove candle wax from a carpet for free]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93227175-14200883-image-a-7_1734432641902.jpg)
Posting a video to the social media platform, the channel Family Handyman, which has over 230,000 subscribers, explained the best way to remove the sticky substance from stubborn carpet. Introducing the video, presenter Kel said: 'Candle wax accidentally dripped on a carpet might look like a hopeless mess but it's actually quite simple to clean up'.
![[Kel advised dampening a white cloth and placing over the spot where the wax spillage occurred before applying an iron on its highest setting for 10 seconds over the top of the cloth]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93227177-14200883-image-a-8_1734432648764.jpg)
During the cold, dark and seemingly endless winter months, candles are the perfect way to brighten up a room while providing an extra heat source (File image). How can you get rid of candle wax if it sticks to a stubborn material? Advice from a DIY YouTube channel has shared how to remove candle wax from a carpet for free.
Noting what to do first, he said you will require a butter knife to be able to scrape off any hardened wax. Kel continued: 'After you're done doing that, you can hoover up any loose wax'. Next up, he advised dampening a white cloth and placing over the spot where the wax spillage occurred before applying an iron on its highest setting for 10 seconds over the top of the cloth.
