love all your wax hauls, such a great idea cutting up candles into cubes, I need to work on my fall scent wax melts from my fall candles, enjoy your bath and body haul videos you decribe the scent so well and many wax melt ideas. thank you for sharing!
+G&S Byers Thank you so much!! It is really relaxing to chunk up the candles. Definitely give it a try on a few and see how you like it. Also it is easier to change scents without having 15 candles sitting around half burned!!
I like this idea for summer scents because it's so hot here down in S. Texas. Great idea! Thanks for sharing the step-by-step process. Have a great rest of the week!
Thank goodness for this video, I was so worried about how I was going to melt down my bbw candles and then pour them into trays without making a mess, letting them cool and all that related mess. I'm sure it's much easier than I'm picturing it in my head, but this is actually perfect for me!
+jessicagreen518 You're welcome!! Definitely give it a try because it is so easy and you don't have to worry about soot and puny wicks and off smelling wax!!
I did this after you mentioned it in your other video and it worked great!! I'm enjoying my Radiant Red Maple candle and it smells so much better. No kerosene smell. It's just lovely. Thanks so much for doing this video. 🤗🤗
+Nicky Roberts I am loving this method because I can change out my BBW candles scents whenever I want and I don't have to wear myself out with burning the whole candle to get to the next one!!
New subbie here! Great idea. Hubby used to help me with this a long time ago after burning one of those large grubby candles. Ever heard of Warm Glow candles. Well, that's my hometown. You are basically left with a large chunk of wax because it burns with a huge tunnel. One year he bought me an oversized one. I think it was like 60-90 oz. 😱 anyway we didn't want to waste it so he chunked it for me. I think I continued to enjoy it for at least two more years. 😂 I'm not sure if I would do this with all my candles but great idea for puny wick syndrome or sooty candles. 👍🏻
+Careyloveslipstick Welcome!!! I am so glad to have you here!! I love burning candles but I had to put a new ac system in last year and I have already gone through four filters because they were getting really dark gray from the soot. I really don't want to have to spend that much money on another system or $25 every three for a filter. That's why I have started chunking mine up. I also love that some throw stronger when melted!!
If this was vendor wax it would be like .50-.75/oz! That's a lot of wax! I melt my candles too but I keep the wax in the jars as is and just cut out little chunks with a buyer knife whenever I want to melt. I like keeping the packaging and wonder if the wax would keep for longer as an intact candle? Not sure. But I do bag some of it when the jar gets low.
I always knew you could freeze and cut, but the melting and then molding method produces much better looking tarts that are uniform in size and appearance, a unit dose, if you will. It's just easier in every way. So I am sticking with melting them :) (It does look a lot more patience and cleaning sometimes though.)
@@brandi5730: been doing it for years now. the loss is minimal. I melt them with the candle lid ON, so the fragrance is still trapped. the loss only occurs during the pour and re-solidifying stages, which I speed up by using the freezer (once they are hard enough). again, loss is inevitable, so you're CORRECT! But I really haven't experienced loss of enjoyment if you're prepared and quick about your process.
Love ur videos and all ur ideas, Brenda. Thanks so much for taking the time to share ur findings with us. How long would u leave a B&BW 3 wick in the freezer? Do u start to cut it up immediately, or do u let it sit for a while?
+Carol Stella Thank you so much for your kind words!! I would leave it in the freezer for a couple of hours and then try to get it out. As for chunking them up I let them go back to room temperature because it would be like cutting an ice cube. I am a big enough danger to myself I don’t need anymore help!!😂😂
A few weeks ago I was melting down a few of my candles and i had a waxident!! :( and of course some of it fell on part of a rug. T_T After that I was thinking maybe I could have just frozen the candle and popped it out like I do with my wax warmer dish. Thanks for this video!! Do you warm up the wax a little in the microwave before you start chopping? Also what size of bags are those? I've only seen those little bitty ones that hold like one tart each.
thank you for sharing:) I will be trying it this way, it seems like, it would be a lot easier than melting the whole jar and than , pouring it into a mini muffin pan or ice trays:) which this is what , I have been doing:)
Does the clump of wax also fall apart in pieces if you let the wax go back to room temperature first? I was thinking of putting it in the freezer and once it is out of the glass, then slice it with fish line into nice equal pieces.
+Erica W You're welcome!! You need to get polypropylene bags. If you use ziplock bags it will leach the scent out of the wax. You can use the BBW jars or mason jars as well.
I melt a lot of wax. I find that they don't last or are strong. What is the best wax you have found on the market. The waffle one sounds like a winner so far.
Can you do this with candles that has already been lit? I have a candle that isn't burning good and this would be a great way to save the candle instead of me throwing it away!
+Amanda Young Yes you can freeze a pre lit one as long as it can come straight out of the jar. If it a traditional Yankee jar with the lip it won't work.
Wow really the wax just come right out of the jars if this works for me this would be so awesome I love the glade candle and t1hat would be awesome I could do this to. Maybe it will last me longer then burning the candle
+Sandy Marie I would say several hours. It will vary as to whether it is a strong scent. I think to me it lasts as long as you would have a candle burning. I think it amps the scent up more than if you were burning it.
What is better cutting up the candles or making tarts? I saw in another video u melted candles and made wax tarts out of them. And do it need a special bag for them
+Holly Ragland I get the same results either way. I tested it with the London calling candle and they both threw the same. The only difference is it is easier to freeze and cut them up then waiting hours for it to melt and the pouring in ice trays or muffin pans. There is also less mess. Yes you special polypropylene bags for your wax because if you use regular ziplock bags it will leach the scent and oils out of your wax. I would get these from wax vendors because they will have the correct bags for you and different sizes. You can also reuse your candle jar but it won't all fit back in there once it's chopped up or you can use mason jars as well.
Ramona Tulk --I don't know about Brenda but for me the fragrance is quite a bit stronger when the wax is melted, especially for those candles that are pitiful performers.
+Ramona Tulk I definitely agree with both people. It does make 99% of the candles better. There has only been one that I still couldn't get scent out of and it was the Endless Weekend. It is awesome not to have to deal with the soot and you can change scents so easily and not have 15 half burned candles running around!!
How can we get some of those bags to keep the wax in? Would a craft store have them or a vendor?? I want to do this so I can have the same fragrance in some of my rooms.
If it is a BBW candle I put it in the freezer and pop it out of the jar. Then I chop it up. If it is a candle the have a smaller opening than the candle I melt it down and make melts out of it. I hope this helps.
Ok thanks ;) I know the hotter they get the faster it burns out the scent. I just chunked up a medium wine seller and threw some in my 24 watt one in my sons room. Super strong lol I had to shut it off
+Holly Ragland Yes I cut it up and melt them. I got a new ac unit last year and the filters are $25 if I get them off amazon or $50 for the ac place. I had replaced 4 in the first year of having the unit because of soot. I don't want to tear it up the unit but I still want to enjoy my candles. I don't have to fight the puny wicks and when melting the candles I find that it brings the scent out more.
Yeah that Berry Waffle Cone is super strong lol! How come you need the special bags? I need some of those for old wax I've been saving, used Ziploc instead oops
+MissGlamBAM Regular ziplock bags leaches out the scent from your wax. The polypropylene bags won't leach the wax from your melts. You can also use the BBW jar or a mason jar to keep them in too. Just make sure it is glass and not plastic.
Brenda you are a life saver!!! Im putting candles in the freezer now and ordering bags!!! Love you soo much!!!❤❤
So happy I found this video. Can’t wait to try this method on my b&bw pumpkin pecan waffles candles 😍
love all your wax hauls, such a great idea cutting up candles into cubes, I need to work on my fall scent wax melts from my fall candles, enjoy your bath and body haul videos you decribe the scent so well and many wax melt ideas. thank you for sharing!
+G&S Byers Thank you so much!! It is really relaxing to chunk up the candles. Definitely give it a try on a few and see how you like it. Also it is easier to change scents without having 15 candles sitting around half burned!!
I like this idea for summer scents because it's so hot here down in S. Texas. Great idea! Thanks for sharing the step-by-step process. Have a great rest of the week!
That is such a great idea! I never thought about cutting up my candles :O
Thank goodness for this video, I was so worried about how I was going to melt down my bbw candles and then pour them into trays without making a mess, letting them cool and all that related mess. I'm sure it's much easier than I'm picturing it in my head, but this is actually perfect for me!
Not to mention, we can mix scents now without melting two candles and hoping they'd commingle w each other!
Thanks for walking us through the process! I may have to try this out :)
+jessicagreen518 You're welcome!! Definitely give it a try because it is so easy and you don't have to worry about soot and puny wicks and off smelling wax!!
I'm totally going to do this with some fall scents from BBW. Great info Brenda!😀😻~Kim
+CanadaKim1978 There are about 7 more candles setting on my table that I need to cut up. I like this way much better than the melting down method!!
I did this after you mentioned it in your other video and it worked great!! I'm enjoying my Radiant Red Maple candle and it smells so much better. No kerosene smell. It's just lovely. Thanks so much for doing this video. 🤗🤗
+Nicky Roberts I am loving this method because I can change out my BBW candles scents whenever I want and I don't have to wear myself out with burning the whole candle to get to the next one!!
Wow....looks like a lot of work. Great video!
+Geraldine DoCouto Thank you!!! It's actually really easy compared to melting the candle and pouring it into molds. I like this way so much better.
If I do this what can I put it in because I heard no zip locks any other suggestions
New subbie here! Great idea. Hubby used to help me with this a long time ago after burning one of those large grubby candles. Ever heard of Warm Glow candles. Well, that's my hometown. You are basically left with a large chunk of wax because it burns with a huge tunnel. One year he bought me an oversized one. I think it was like 60-90 oz. 😱 anyway we didn't want to waste it so he chunked it for me. I think I continued to enjoy it for at least two more years. 😂 I'm not sure if I would do this with all my candles but great idea for puny wick syndrome or sooty candles. 👍🏻
+Careyloveslipstick Welcome!!! I am so glad to have you here!! I love burning candles but I had to put a new ac system in last year and I have already gone through four filters because they were getting really dark gray from the soot. I really don't want to have to spend that much money on another system or $25 every three for a filter. That's why I have started chunking mine up. I also love that some throw stronger when melted!!
If this was vendor wax it would be like .50-.75/oz! That's a lot of wax! I melt my candles too but I keep the wax in the jars as is and just cut out little chunks with a buyer knife whenever I want to melt. I like keeping the packaging and wonder if the wax would keep for longer as an intact candle? Not sure. But I do bag some of it when the jar gets low.
I had started to do the same thing with my candles and I love it. My Yankee Candles I'll have to crock but I can wait for that. Happy melting!
Love your lipstick!
CoraBleu Thank you!!!
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+Rachel Crisp Thank you!!
I always knew you could freeze and cut, but the melting and then molding method produces much better looking tarts that are uniform in size and appearance, a unit dose, if you will. It's just easier in every way. So I am sticking with melting them :) (It does look a lot more patience and cleaning sometimes though.)
But melting them causes scent loss
@@brandi5730: been doing it for years now. the loss is minimal. I melt them with the candle lid ON, so the fragrance is still trapped. the loss only occurs during the pour and re-solidifying stages, which I speed up by using the freezer (once they are hard enough). again, loss is inevitable, so you're CORRECT! But I really haven't experienced loss of enjoyment if you're prepared and quick about your process.
Love ur videos and all ur ideas, Brenda. Thanks so much for taking the time to share ur findings with us. How long would u leave a B&BW 3 wick in the freezer? Do u start to cut it up immediately, or do u let it sit for a while?
+Carol Stella Thank you so much for your kind words!! I would leave it in the freezer for a couple of hours and then try to get it out. As for chunking them up I let them go back to room temperature because it would be like cutting an ice cube. I am a big enough danger to myself I don’t need anymore help!!😂😂
Great video! Thanks 👍🏻 what size polypropylene bag do you use?
Do you use a sharp knife and cut or a butter knife and chunk if that makes sense? This is a great idea!!!
+Marisa H I use my wax cutter. You can get them at hobby lobby in the soap making section and use a coupon.
A few weeks ago I was melting down a few of my candles and i had a waxident!! :( and of course some of it fell on part of a rug. T_T
After that I was thinking maybe I could have just frozen the candle and popped it out like I do with my wax warmer dish. Thanks for this video!! Do you warm up the wax a little in the microwave before you start chopping?
Also what size of bags are those? I've only seen those little bitty ones that hold like one tart each.
Where do you get the big poly bags?
That's awesome!
thank you for sharing:) I will be trying it this way, it seems like,
it would be a lot easier than melting the whole jar and than ,
pouring it into a mini muffin pan or ice trays:) which this is what ,
I have been doing:)
Does the clump of wax also fall apart in pieces if you let the wax go back to room temperature first? I was thinking of putting it in the freezer and once it is out of the glass, then slice it with fish line into nice equal pieces.
Great video! May I ask what warmer you like the most when using this process?
+Miss. Carter Thank you!! I use the Ashland warmer from Michaels.
Thank you for the information. Would I need to use special bags to hold the way or could I just use baggies?
+Erica W You're welcome!! You need to get polypropylene bags. If you use ziplock bags it will leach the scent out of the wax. You can use the BBW jars or mason jars as well.
I melt a lot of wax. I find that they don't last or are strong. What is the best wax you have found on the market. The waffle one sounds like a winner so far.
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Can you do this with candles that has already been lit? I have a candle that isn't burning good and this would be a great way to save the candle instead of me throwing it away!
+Amanda Young Yes I have done this with candles I started burning. Just don't have them lit while melting.
Prettypolkadots you've froze pre lit candles? I seen your other video were you melted them, but I wanted to try this method of freezing it first!
+Amanda Young Yes you can freeze a pre lit one as long as it can come straight out of the jar. If it a traditional Yankee jar with the lip it won't work.
Prettypolkadots thank you, I'm gonna try it!
Wow really the wax just come right out of the jars if this works for me this would be so awesome I love the glade candle and t1hat would be awesome I could do this to. Maybe it will last me longer then burning the candle
Do you feel that the candle lasts longer as a wax melt than using it in canfle form or about the same?
where did you get your poly bags in that size?
Are those poly bags ?
Brenda, what is a guesstimate on how long the wax chunks last when you're melting them?
I was wondering the same thing.
+Sandy Marie I would say several hours. It will vary as to whether it is a strong scent. I think to me it lasts as long as you would have a candle burning. I think it amps the scent up more than if you were burning it.
What is better cutting up the candles or making tarts? I saw in another video u melted candles and made wax tarts out of them. And do it need a special bag for them
+Holly Ragland I get the same results either way. I tested it with the London calling candle and they both threw the same. The only difference is it is easier to freeze and cut them up then waiting hours for it to melt and the pouring in ice trays or muffin pans. There is also less mess. Yes you special polypropylene bags for your wax because if you use regular ziplock bags it will leach the scent and oils out of your wax. I would get these from wax vendors because they will have the correct bags for you and different sizes. You can also reuse your candle jar but it won't all fit back in there once it's chopped up or you can use mason jars as well.
Brenda, are you finding that candles with a poor throw are performing better when chunked and melted?
Ramona Tulk --I don't know about Brenda but for me the fragrance is quite a bit stronger when the wax is melted, especially for those candles that are pitiful performers.
Ramona Tulk I think they preform better like this. So clean and lovely. Now I really get to enjoy them. Give it a try. You won't be sorry.
+Ramona Tulk I definitely agree with both people. It does make 99% of the candles better. There has only been one that I still couldn't get scent out of and it was the Endless Weekend. It is awesome not to have to deal with the soot and you can change scents so easily and not have 15 half burned candles running around!!
How can we get some of those bags to keep the wax in? Would a craft store have them or a vendor?? I want to do this so I can have the same fragrance in some of my rooms.
Sheila Perena vendors usually have ten bags for 5 bucks
I'm a little confused... So you just put the candle in the freezer? Or do you melt it first and then put in the freezer....
If it is a BBW candle I put it in the freezer and pop it out of the jar. Then I chop it up. If it is a candle the have a smaller opening than the candle I melt it down and make melts out of it. I hope this helps.
What happens when you stick them in zip loc gallon bags?
+Ashley Rose It leaches the fragrance out of your wax.
@@Prettypolkadots where do I get the bags you have?
What's the wattage on the warmer that you use to melt them??
+java1019 So far a 24 watt but I have a 20 watt that I want to try it in as well.
Ok thanks ;) I know the hotter they get the faster it burns out the scent. I just chunked up a medium wine seller and threw some in my 24 watt one in my sons room. Super strong lol I had to shut it off
So you don't burn them. You just cut up and melt like a wax tart
+Holly Ragland Yes I cut it up and melt them. I got a new ac unit last year and the filters are $25 if I get them off amazon or $50 for the ac place. I had replaced 4 in the first year of having the unit because of soot. I don't want to tear it up the unit but I still want to enjoy my candles. I don't have to fight the puny wicks and when melting the candles I find that it brings the scent out more.
Yeah that Berry Waffle Cone is super strong lol! How come you need the special bags? I need some of those for old wax I've been saving, used Ziploc instead oops
+MissGlamBAM Regular ziplock bags leaches out the scent from your wax. The polypropylene bags won't leach the wax from your melts. You can also use the BBW jar or a mason jar to keep them in too. Just make sure it is glass and not plastic.