THE BEST WAYS TO CLEAN YOUR WARMERS
There are several ways that you can clean your warmers, and all of them work just as well as one another. I just have found ways that I find work easiest for myself.
IF YOUR WAX IS FULLY MELTED:
My favourite method is just by simply using paper towel to soak up old unscented wax, and wipe the dish clean. This works the best for me, especially with plug in warmers.
You may find that with plug in warmers, because they do not have a removable dish, if you try and unplug the warmer while the wax is still melted, it causes more of a spilling hazard.
Simply break off a piece of paper towel, and hold it in the dish, it will soak up the wax, and then use a second piece of paper towel to wipe the dish clean.
IF YOUR WAX IS SOFT BUT NOT COMPLETELY MELTED:
Use your Scentsy mini spatula! I offer these to my customers who place an order of $50 or more at no charge to them! They work great for removing "softened" wax. (As shown in the photo above).
If you'd like to receive your own mini spatula for cleaning your warmers, please contact me!
REMOVING SOLIDIFIED WAX:
If you wish to remove solidified wax from a warmer, simply use a DULL butter knife and score around the edges of the wax (follow the edge of the wax all the way around) and you will find that the wax will just pop out in one solid piece.
KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU ONLY WANT TO GET RID OF WAX THAT NO LONGER SMELLS!!
Always remember you can re-use your wax if it still has scent left. To reuse it, simply pour the remaining wax from the warmer BACK into its original container. It will re-solidify and you can re-use it again.
CLEANING LEFT OVER RESIDUE:
I have had a couple customers call me and question me as to what the "brownish" residue is in the bottom of their warmer, and why its there, and how to get rid of it.
This residue is caused by wax not being changed frequently enough. If you are like me and leave your warmers on 24/7 (because YES YOU CAN do this with Scentsy warmers), you will need to change your wax out a little bit more frequently than if you chose to turn a warmer on and off. I have found from personal experience that this residue occurs when uncented wax is left in the warmer for too long.
Its not a big deal, its not harming your warmer, it just causes the clean up to not be just a "wipe and your done"
What I do to remove it is simple... use the same methods as mentioned above to remove the wax. Then all I do is wipe it out as much as possible, and then spray some Eco-Friendly household all purpose cleaner in the dish and let it sit for 10 minutes or so, and then wipe it clean. (In our home we try to be as Eco-Friendly as possible with cleaners - my better half owns an Eco-Friendly cleaning company! Feel free to check them out as well!! www.mckeeclean.ca)
WAX ON THE BOTTOM OF MY WARMER DISH:
More often than not I find myself so overly excited to put in a new scent, or replace my current scent to have my house filled with my favourite aromas, that I tend to be slightly clumsy.
Sometimes I dump my wax into the trash can, or if I am reusing wax, back into the original container, and a drip of wax will flow over the side and go on the under part of my waming dish.
This is something you want to ensure that you clean properly. I say this because you have to picture what is going to happen if you put that dish back onto your warmer and begin to melt the wax... you run the risk of wax possibly dripping onto your light bulb and into the electrical components of your warmer.
Don't panic though, because again, Scentsy warmers (no matter the issue) are durable and easy to clean. What I do I try to soak up as much of the wax as possible with a paper towel, and then I soak it in really hot water, and then try to soak up more of the wax. I repeat this process (2-3 times) until the wax is completely removed from the bottom side of the dish.
HOW TO CLEAN UP A SPILL:
Check out my other post on tips to clean up spills
