How to Clean and Store Candles

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Candles are the furnishing accessory that most of all can give an atmosphere of warmth and serenity to the environment in which they are placed. Placed on a shelf or used to embellish a set table, they keep us company with the flickering of their flame.

So if we are lovers of candles and cannot help but always keep some at home, we must also know how to take care of them. So it is good to know that there are specific methods for cleaning and storing candles. In this guide, we will deal with this specific topic. So let’s read together and see how to do it.

Needed: Candles, Running water, Paper rolls of different sizes.

After a long period in which candles have been set aside, supplanted by electric light, they are becoming more and more popular in recent years. It is not uncommon to find them on restaurant tables or during outdoor evenings. As a result, they have gained an important place in the furnishing of our homes.

But whatever the use we decide to make of candles, it is important to know how to take care of them. So then, with the easy and immediate advice that we will enunciate, we will surely have candles always in excellent condition.

Now that we know how simple it is to clean candles let’s learn how they will be stored just as easily. To ensure that the candles we do not use remain beautiful over time, we will have to store them in cardboard containers. But obviously, it will not be easy to find the exact dimensions of the candles since they have the most disparate shapes.

The trick is straightforward: we recover the cardboard tubes of aluminum, parchment paper, or home paper. Therefore, we will find ourselves having many tubes of different sizes, and it will be easy to find the right one for our candles. But before storing them in cardboard tubes, let’s wrap them with house paper to protect them.

Candles can be made in different shapes and fragrances. They are used for their fragrance that intoxicates the room or creates a relaxing atmosphere or just a decorative object. They all need care candles are not immune from annoying dust.

Indeed, due to their fatty composition, they attract and retain dust. But don’t worry, the remedy is simple and immediate. First, it will be sufficient to wash them under a jet of running water. Then, with your hands and without using sponges or cloths, rub them lightly, without applying too much force. In the blink of an eye, they will be as good as new.

Note: We periodically clean the candles to always have them beautiful.