Leg wax soaked into my towel help!

Turning_into_scrooge

Badgergal wrote:

Hello again,

In preparation for my forthcoming holiday, I was waxing my legs yesterday and managed to kick over the tub of hot wax and it went all over the towel, a big patch.

I have tried ironing the towel in between kitchen roll and newspaper to get off the excess, and it has been soaking in hot water and washing powder in a bucket, but I think the towel is ruined and I don't have many towels.

Suggestions? Don't think vinegar can fix this one...?!

I think they use surgical spirit in salons to clean wax spillages up. could be wrong but its definitely worth a go. You can actually buy water soluble wax now. HTH

Turning_into_scrooge

xxbutterflygirlxx wrote:

A few goes through the washer might do it - I am always dropping wax on towels (although not a whole pot!) and it disappears in the washer.

SIZE=3]STOP DON'T DO THIS!!![/SIZE] I once did that and it made my washing maching drum all sticky inside. Had to clean it put with surgical spirit, took absolutely ages :eek:

xxbutterflygirlxx

Oh, sorry. I usually just drop 'strands' of it so there's not very much. I'll have to remember not to do it when I spill a lot.

Wirenth

Depends if the wax is water-soluble or fat-soluble.

Honey waxes tend to be water soluble and excess tends to come off in the shower. Fat soluble waxes take a bit of work to get off - I've used white spirit before now, but be careful, it can take the colour off fabrics.

smokey112

I know that when the lady who waxes my bits splashed wax on my new carpet , table and laminate floor :eek: (not all at the one time I hasten to add) she used Baby oil for this

Hope that helps - or perhaps you can heat the wax on the towel to the "waxing temp" and take the wax of with a Strip - I have done this before

HTH

Ang
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