How to Get Wax Out of Carpet

Candles can help create a special mood, but their wax can find its way onto your carpet.

Candles can bring a relaxing and romantic ambiance to a room, but it doesn't take much for an accident to happen and to have wax drip on your carpet. Your first thought is that the carpet is ruined, but it's actually a pretty simple procedure to remove the wax from your carpet.

Things You'll Need

• Clothes iron
• Paper towels

Instructions

1. Plug in the clothes iron and set the temperature on medium heat.

2. Place a paper towel over the spot where the wax is located. After the iron is warmed up, run the iron over the paper towel and apply a light to medium pressure. Do not let the iron stand still -- keep the iron moving at all times. After a few passes, lift the iron and check the paper towel. The wax should have melted and absorbed in the paper towel.

3. Repeat Step 2 with a new paper towel until no more wax comes up. The wax should be gone once no more wax appears on the towels.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure that you will not be distracted while cleaning your carpet or material that has the wax on it. If the iron is left unattended, you could melt, burn or ruin exactly what you're trying to clean.

References

• Mrs. Clean: Candle Wax Stain Removal