Cleaning tips: How to get candle wax out of carpet and walls

Cleaning tips: How to get candle wax out carpet and walls – genius Nancy Birtwhistle tip

CLEANING candle wax from carpet and walls can be tricky, but expert Nancy Birtwhistle has a clever tip to do just that.

Cleaning tips: How to get candle wax out of carpet and walls – Nancy Birtwhistle tip (Image: ELIZABETH CLARKE AT PINK FEET PHOTOGRAPHY/GETTY)

Burning a candle in autumn and winter is a soothing way to pass the time and decorate the house. Candle wax, on the other hand, is an infuriating stain.

Thankfully, The Great British Bake Off winner and cleaning expert Nancy Birtwhistle has a clever tip to lift the stain off.

She spoke with Express.co.uk and said: “Candles around the house at Christmas provide the perfect ambiance and atmosphere.

“But, it’s not so good when, in the cold light of day, you spot splashes of dried candle wax that have stained your expensive wallpaper when the candle was blown out the night before.”

By trying to pick the wax off, it’s likely that you might damage the wall. So, what should you do?

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How to get candle wax off the wallpaper

Nancy said: “Try and scratch it off and you will lift the paper at the same time.

“Instead, take a piece of absorbent kitchen paper and your hairdryer.

“Hold the paper over the splashes, switch on your hairdryer and as the wax melts from the heat, the paper will soak up the liquid wax.”

A very similar method can be used for carpet, using an iron.

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How to get candle wax out of the carpet

You will need a white cotton towel and an iron.

Dampen the towel and fold it in half. Then, put it over the wax and put the iron – on a high setting – on the towel for 10 seconds.

This should draw the wax from the carpet onto the towel.

Make sure you scrape any excess dry wax off the carpet before you try this.

After the wax is soaked up, use a normal carpet cleaner and scrub it into the damp carpet, allowing it to air dry.

Cleaning tips: The Great British Bake Off and cleaning expert Nancy Birtwhistle (Image: NANCY BIRTWHISTLE)

If your party is in full swing, it’s best to remember to blow out candles.

Another cleaning tip to clean the oven door left a Mrs. Hinch fan “astounded”.

Cleaning the oven is one of the most taxing household tasks, but this 8p hack can clean the door in “five minutes”, it’s claimed.

The simple trick involves using a dishwasher tablet for the oven door.

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A Mrs. Hinch fan wrote about the trick in her Facebook group.

“Literally never going to be able to stop telling people about this hack,” she said.

Anneka explained exactly how she used the dishwasher tablet to clean the oven door.

She said: “I sprayed the glass with water from a spray bottle, and used a Finish Powerball tablet without much pressure needed at all, literally spray, rub and wipe away the excess.

“Used one dishwasher tablet and it didn’t scratch the glass at all and took about five minutes.”

Clean & Green: 101 Hints and Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home by Nancy Birtwhistle is available now (One Boat, £12.99)

Clean & Green: 101 Hints and Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home by Nancy Birtwhistle is available now (One Boat, £12.99)