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Watch this Winter DIY: How to melt down and remould old candles

Want to give those old and unwanted candles new life? Watch this DIY video and learn how

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By Edwain Steenkamp  | July 25, 2023 | Diy

There’s nothing quite as charming as burning candles during Winter. Although, for most of us in South Africa, it’s more of a necessity than anything else. But candles can quickly become sooty, messy blobs of their former selves. That’s when they quickly get packed away under kitchen counters or old cupboards where they’re forgotten until an emergency summons them from storage. But the beauty of wax is that it can easily be manipulated, and in the case of candles: remoulded. Old candles can become brand new again.

Watch the video below to find out how you can do it at home.

@kelllzzbellz How to reuse left over candles #waxmelts #candle #lifehack #tiktokhacks #diy ♬ original sound - Kel

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