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I stopped burning candles long ago, but was thinking of getting a wax melter for the little cubes.  I'd rather not use a candle warmer.

 

Does anyone use the cup liners for easy clean up?

 

I think I had one long ago, but cannot remember how I removed the wax from the cup.

 

Thanks in advance.

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I use Scentsy burners and buy those as well as other refills when I find ones I really like. When the scent dissipates, I put the wax container in the freezer overnight and the melted wax comes right out.

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I use wax melts almost daily. Make sure you get a warmer with a removable dish which holds the wax. This way you can pop it on the freezer to make removing the wax easier..Just press the tip of a knife into the edge of the frozen wax melt. Should come out cleanly. You can also remove wax residue with a cotton ball dipped in alcohol.
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I use candle melts all the time.  I got my warmer from Amazon and it has a removable cup for the wax.  I remove the old wax by running it under hot water for a couple of minutes.

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I use wax melts all the time, and I have a Happy Wax melter, and when you done with the scent you just pop it out-no freezing required. It is so easy and nice, and no mess!

 

They have a small variety of burners and wax melts as well.

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Hi, @Witchy Woman !  I do use a candle lamp to melt my cubes.  We have three, one in each bedroom and one in our living room.  I bought the lamps and the disposable cups from Amazon and my first sets of cubes; the cups were 150 per package but I don't remember the price.  They came in white and black.  Now I get my cubes at my grocery store (Smith's = Kroger) for $1.99 - $2.99 for six cubes.   We use a cube each day in the bedroom cups; the warmer in the living room has a regular candle.

 

Anyway, this is what I've found.  The disposable cups can hold 3 cubes worth of wax, so each day, I just put a new cube into the cup.  On the fourth day, I pop the cooled wax puck out of the cup and toss the puck, and use the same cup as long as I'm using the same scent of cubes.  I change cups when I change fragrances.  Cuts down on wasted cups.


The warmer is a good idea since you wouldn't have the bulb replacement costs of the lamps.

 

Heres a photo of my set up in one bedroom and the cups and cubes I use.

 

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I put my wax melts in silicone cupcake liners that I bought at Walmart. They pop right out after the wax cools. 

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@Witchy Woman   I quit burning them years ago too mainly because of the soot it creates.  I have 2 or 3 old burned down empty yankee candle jars.  I have a jar melter I got from Amazon. I just use the empty jar inside the thing and keep throwing tarts in the jar so I never have to clean it out.  I never turn it off so wax is always melted. When jar gets half full, I dump the wax into an old glass jar n just put the yankee jar back in the candle melter.  Start all over.  Been doing this for years and years.

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@bmorechick 

 

Very clever.  Like this idea. I may reconsider on the warmer.

 

The wax melter I found was a cute Jack O' Lantern and I couldn't resist.  But, you are right, the darn bulb will need replacments.  

 

Might have to change plans Cat LOL

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@MJDinVegas 

 

Looks very nice!

 

I thought those little cups were a good idea.  I really like how yours looks.

 

Thanks!