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Wax
Wax stains need a cooling step before any treatment. Chill the wax solid, scrape off what you can, then use heat and absorbent paper to draw out the remaining wax through the fabric.
Key rule
Ice → scrape → warm iron + brown paper → wash. Never skip the cooling step.
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The chemistry behind wax
Wax stains are solid paraffin or plant-based hydrocarbons that penetrate deep into fabric structure as they cool and solidify around the fibers. Chilling with ice first hardens any remaining soft wax for clean mechanical removal, then heat from a warm iron transfers the residual wax into absorbent paper through capillary action — no solvents required.
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