An iron or hair dryer.
Body wax off carpet.
Wax on carpet or fabric you will need.
To remove wax from carpet use a knife or plastic card to scrape up excess dried wax.
Repeat until the wax is gone you may have to hold the iron in place for up to 30 seconds.
Do this a few times to ensure you ve gotten rid of as much wax as possible with the knife.
Place a plastic bag of ice cubes an ice pack or even frozen meat on the wax.
If you cannot react immediately you can still clean up the mess after the wax solidifies.
If this method doesn t work or you have a deep pile carpet move on to the next method.
Mix one 1 2 tablespoon of carpet detergent with 2 cups of warm water.
Place the side of the blade towards the carpet and gently pull towards you and up.
While the methods below are safe for removing wax from clothing carpeting and hard surfaces like tile they should not be used to remove excess wax from skin.
A brown paper bag or old towel.
Soak a cloth in the mixture wring out and cover the stain with the cloth.
Place a brown paper bag or card stock over the wax stain and keep a towel nearby to protect the rest of the carpet.
Use rubbing alcohol method explained above or carpet detergent to lift any remaining dye from the wax from the carpet.
What you will need.
Be careful not to saw at the carpet fibers as they may fray.
The heat will draw the wax out of the carpet and into the towel.
Fill a plastic bag with ice.
As the melted body wax hardens it sticks to the carpet nap.
Spilling candle wax on your carpet can seem like a nightmare but it can be cleaned up with items that you probably already have lying around your house.
Steps to remove the wax.
It involves freezing the wax until it is solid enough that you can just lift it from the carpet.
Let the wax freeze for a few minutes.
You may want to wrap the bag or pack in a towel so the wax doesn t get wet.
As soon as you notice the wax stain it s important to take action.
In the case of skin follow the directions for use on the package instructions.
This is the easiest method for removing any solid stain from the carpet and it works especially great with candle wax.
Take immediate action to clean up the wax spill.
Remove the plastic bag and begin to scrape the wax off the carpet using a dull knife.
You may think the mess is permanent and impossible to clean up but you can remove the body wax from the carpet.
The goal here is to get the wax as cold as.
Dampen a white cotton towel fold it in half and place it over the wax.
Lay the plastic bag directly onto the area of your carpet with the wax stain.
Scrape the wax away with a butter knife.