How to save a broken yankee candle - cracked candle jar

[@karenricci8885]

This has happened to one of my candles as well. But...... I just put the entire broken candle in a bag. Hit the jar with a wooden spoon, and broke the remaining glass. Took the candle out with an oven mit. Rinced it off. I then put the candle on a plate.

[@mzurilovebeautyfragranceslove]

Brilliant idea too!

[@deshauntabrown6405]

This was a great idea. Thank you so much.

[@ivo-ng9br]

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[@lisayoung9750]

Mines was delivered smashed...but i smashed all glass to get it out...so im left with just the candle no glass...How can i get that into another yankee candle with glass...putting it on a plate would that destroy the yankee... I just wish i saw this before i smashed the glass around it

[@freeganjustin6699]

@@lisayoung9750 You could carve the candle down to fit in the new jar, then pour melted wax round it to fill. Less fiddle with the wick like that.

[@maldenom]

I worked for Yankee in the US for more than five years...1) If you have an nearly empty jar, refrigerator/freeze it for about 15 minutes and you can get that last inch of candle out more easily so it can be refilled. Use the wax you remove as tarts; 2) please be careful with re-using empty jars--they're really only designed to be used once and are not tempered glass. Keep an eye on any candle rescued this way b/c it *may* (not guaranteed) shatter upon reheating; 3) never fill the candle up to the top, stop at where the jar begins to curve in; 4) the warehouse folks are not particularly happy right now because the company has been taken over several times so they sometimes don't care very much about packing well.

[@stareyes2306]

What if you have a 3-wick tumbler that you want to transfer?

[@muadaumua93]

Hi sir, can i ask you something? Glad to see your reply

[@thepcgamer2169]

I had a Candle arrive last week cracked & smashed on the jar. In the end I just wrapped the candle in a tote bag & lighty tapped the candle with a small hammer. Took the candle out, cleaned the candle and put the candle in to a new jar!! I did get a replacement Candle too.

[@matyashale6768]

I bet her kitchen smells divine!!!

[@osmanabdelazim9277]

Mátyás Hale maybe with is abouns

[@crystalstephens2015]

Awesome video. Glad I don't have to toss out an almost full candle.

[@luna1of1solaria]

A small tip. Wrap the wick around a pencil or pen so you don't need to hold it

[@MyLittleCody120]

Thank you! I just had a box arrive with two smashed ones but they are really good scents and I didn’t want to throw them out

[@sphere4560]

thank you so much. i had bought a very new candle and broke it as soon as i got home. i was so upset but then i found your video and it saved my candle! so, thanks again for making this video :)

[@brehanisikkema]

This is perfect. I just received broken Yankee Candle jar. I'm going to follow your video tutorial. Thank you.

[@StitchingJoanne]

Thanks for sharing. I have a Glade candle and the wick ran out before the wax did. Now I know how to melt it down and re-wick! :D

[@katrinar2071]

You are a godsend!! My husband broke one of my candles this morning. Luckily I do still have a few empty jars the same size that I can use. I'm going right now to do this! Thank you so much!

[@jenniferleslie6020]

Thank you! I now know how to move my broken candle over to a new jar now. perfect.

[@GinaLynnGuesby]

Thank you so very, very much for this video! I just finished following your directions for my own broken Yankee Candle and I have it in a clay pot now instead of a broken glass jar. It DID take a while to melt and the wax DID get into the water but everything cleaned up nicely. Thank you again!

[@theishadavis6918]

How long did it take to melt?

[@GinaLynnGuesby]

@@theishadavis6918 oh my goodness I forgot! Not long, though!

[@alisonforder1693]

I just had a Xmas present for my daughter delivered completly broke on top going to do this thank you

[@theanimalkeaper]

I just brake the rest of the glass off and put pieces of the candle in the warmer

[@miabuck3596]

Same. MUCH easier!

[@celest1289]

Or put in the jar of a candle that you've already used.

[@AffordableREI]

How do you break the rest off? I mean, without getting glasss everywhere.

[@shaikai3]

@@AffordableREI you can wrap it in a towel or something and smash it. It’s easier to clean that way

[@traciewilliams8851]

I had my partner break the remaining glass and that left the candle in tact .. gave the whole candle a rinse under cold water to remove any glass particles then crumbled the while candle by shaving and chopping .. took a while but quite therapeutic. . then I just spoon the required mount into a burner 😊

[@barrettbarnyard1959]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I have a yankee candle where the wick burned poorly and now all I have is a jar of candle with NO wick.

[@kevinsavage7322]

Fantastic video. I am very happy to have passed by your video on getting candle wax from a candle. Thank you again.

[@jen21ash3]

Thanks. I'm definitely trying this. My candle is broken too.

[@maitaselina9522]

I received The White Company candle in my favourite scent (wild rhubarb) as a gift but it arrived broken. I wanted to do this but the glass was broken too far down so I broke the rest of the glass off using two teaspoons whilst it was still in the original box. I used kitchen tongs to take it out and held the candle over a pyrex jug whilst I poured kettle boiled water over it (in order to remove any little glass particles and rinse it). This melted/ rinsed the candle for about 10secs but I guess in doing so the wax poured over the wick so that when I transferred it to a recycled jar (of the same size and brand so that it fitted perfectly), the wick couldn't set alight. I used a blowdryer to soften the wick for about 45secs and then lit the candle for the first time. Good as new & I didn't have to handle hot wax or buy wicks etc.

[@kathleenrutbell4890]

Hi Nilla.. Im new to your videos but I just love them and have enjoyed watching many of them. You are so talented and I enjoy watching your DIYs. I love watching your videos on your Yankee Candles.. Im a big candle lover so I gravitate toward candle hauls. I loved watching you advent calendars reviews.. I will be watching more of your wonderful videos. Thanks for demonstrating how to crochet with your fingers.. That is amazing! Take Care and Thank You for your great hauls and videos! xoxo

[@osmanabdelazim9277]

Kathleen Rutbell

[@therealmissglamBAM]

So cool to see how you do the wick part! Just subscribed, these came out nice!

[@blindlybeautiful3586]

Thank you so much for this video girl it was extremely helpful!

[@lossypooh]

Thanks for this... It saved me

[@lilyjameson5156]

I just lined the bottom of the kitchen sink with aluminum foil, put the candle on top of it, and then hit it a few times with a hammer (wearing protective goggles). The large pieces of glass fell off from all around the candle. I then put gloves on and rinsed it off to remove the smaller pieces. It took less than 5 minutes to do.

[@xiloaduarte8505]

Putting the entire jar in a plastic bag and hitting it slightly will release the wax and then melting the entire wax and adding it to other jars evenly. Also adding the wick to just the right size and holding it down with chop sticks or other utensil will releave you from holding it for a long period.

[@halloweenville1]

Who has time for this Fraf, not only is there a 50% chance the glass will shatter in boiling water, causing even more of a mess for yourself. just wrap it up in cloth, smash it with hammer gently, take huge complete wax out, and chunk it up and put it into a melt warmer or burner. Stronger scent, lasts longer, throw broken glass away, no Fraf.

[@PickThePixie]

The glass shouldn’t crack, when the wax is originally poured in the jar it’s about 180 so it should be okay

[@halloweenville1]

​@@PickThePixie Glass expands and becomes weaker during heating process, it's never a good idea to stick any thin glass into boiling water before or after burning a candle, Glass jars are at their optimum strength when wax is poured in, but once wax is burning and glass has cooled it is less durable, so would crack more easy. not worth the fraf in my opinion.

[@Em22-wtf]

An even better way to do it, as to not loose scent in the melt down of the original candle is to put a towel over the glass and hit it with a hammer a few times lightly, throw on some working gloves, carefully remove the glass, make sure all glass is off... I usually wipe it down with a rag...then you'll have a big candle, usually you'll loose the wick bc its glued pretty good to the glass... But, what I do is take a screw driver, put it on the candle and hit the top of the screw driver w a hammer to break up the candle. Then, put those pieces into an electric wax warmer. Or, use an old knife and cut up the candle into pieces and again throw the pieces into a wax warmer. I usually have a lot of pieces and crumbs by the time I'm done (I cut it up on a tray or mat of some sort). You can even get a wax warmer at the Dollar Tree (not electric, the ones that you use a tea light to warm the wax on top), so you don't have to buy anything extra. I have a couple electric wax warmer pot of various sizes going 24/7 and will even find people that sell off their broken candles cheap, saves me money and my house always smells good!

[@sammiepanus1536]

Will this method work if the crack is alongside the bottom of the candle versus the top? Or will it explode or leak out into the water

[@kathleenrutbell4890]

oh littlexlola I was so sorry to hear that all your bath and body works candles were shattered. That's just awful! I buy my candles from that store myself and love them but its so disappointing and upsetting when they come all shattered and broken!

[@meredithpugh7254]

This is great. Thanks!!

[@secondstory2678]

I'm going to try this because I order Yankee Candles and sometimes they do arrive broken.

[@melshark13]

You can call the store, and they will send FREE replacement candles. They do NOT want the broken candles back, so you can reuse the broken, keep a brand new too. *personal experience on an order with broken candles from Bath & Body works* 💛

[@robse3799]

The best way is to first carefully break the glass (with gloves and a hammer) and clean the wax and remove splinters with a brush, then scrape off the wax with a sharp knife all the way around the wick and collect the wax - until the remaining block fits into the opening of a large houswarmer. Place it in the middle and then liquefy the scraped off wax (in a water bath bain-marie) and pour it into the glass!

[@gabi_bird]

Are you saying I can't just put some good ol' duct tape on it?

[@lisab302CC]

Thanks! Love your accent too!

[@jojodesca]

I would not pour as much as you did into the first jar...

[@bcgrant6582]

joann descallar I thought the same thing. I wonder if the wick drowned in the melted wax.

[@maldenom]

I worked for Yankee. You're right, it should only be filled to the part where the jar begins to curve in -- to the level a store-bought Yankee would be.

[@ElizabethG1005]

I don’t see why not really. Yankee only fill them as much as they do to make profit. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@jenniferlenny9107]

the quickest way to get the wax out of the jar is by placing it in the freezer, the wax will loosen and come out. use a knife to crack the wax.

[@ronan66]

that happened me and the store just told met to fuck off. Merry christmas

[@mycloudish]

hi, by warming the candle up does it lose off of the scent ?

[@miabuck3596]

No.

[@alyssapelletier7132]

Put the candle in the freezer for a few hrs and it should come out easily. Then rinse of any small glass w hot water. I just had to do this w 2 broken bath n body candles.

[@misshayongvlogs]

Thank you for saving me 😭😭😭... My problem is wick not the broken glass 😭😭

[@zendayalove9221]

Can I use an old pickle jar? I don't have an old candle jar so I'm confused on what containers I can use.. or maybe an oven safe dish?

[@YourJellyFishAteMyTV]

U r a life saver!!!!

[@foprob]

Oddly enough I did enjoy it. Until the end I thought you were saying pirates cup. lol. thanks for the advice.

[@annaleedaughterofyhwh7767]

Very informative. Thanks so much, luv.

[@edwardkay319]

Make sure you boil your eggs for the week when doing this! ;-)

[@veejack9196]

😃Hey I just ran across this video are you still making videos?

[@Bhnbhn]

Is it a good idea to find some other glass containers to put the candle in if I’m using the candle burner?

[@jadechungrough]

Will it lose off of the scent?

[@lynnjepson8218]

you said the wax that was above the cracked part would not be usable? Of course it is. It will melt into the water, but when the water cools down, just scoop up the wax as it hardens....another dish to get wax in would be a bigger pain than scooping up wax in water.

[@stareyes2306]

What if you have a 3-wick candle that you want to transfer?

[@therealmissglamBAM]

Does anyone know where you can buy the wick stuff in person? Don't feel like waiting for shipping

[@TiaraMo]

MissGlamBAM Michael's maybe

[@Verde830]

Hobby Lobby

[@jordandlugosch3995]

should just put the broken unit into a garbage bag and gove it a good tap to actually break off the already broken glass... would have saved you lots of time, energy and electricity!

[@bensmith9714]

This is so useful. Thanks!

[@jonathonxxable]

Fantastic tutorial Nilla. How would you recommend transferring the labels over?

[@ChristmasCrafts]

jonathonxxable Thank you. I managed to peel it off and pop it on to the new jar. My jar was smaller than the original, so I trimmed it slightly. It did begin to peel off the new jar in the corner that I had used to peel it away from the first jar though so this isn't the perfect method! I'm still trying to figure that one out :)

[@maldenom]

They're designed to peel off. Some customers don't like to keep the labels on the candles.

[@DrAlisonMarks]

How long does boiling one of these large jars like this take?

[@GinaLynnGuesby]

I boiled water in a teapot first, poured that water in and then more tap water. The whole coming to a complete boil took me 30 minutes on high on the stove. Then another 20 to melt the wax in my candle.

[@TheBeekeeper]

I'd rather just re-purpose the wax for melts.

[@qwertyasdf1]

Super informative.

[@AChSamson]

Everything is reat but you loose a lot of essential oils from the candle

[@mergistribu]

Thank you!!! ❤️

[@LittlexLola]

too bad this wont work for me =[ i have 7 bath and body works candles that just came today and were completely shattered and the only glass thats left on them is the glass on the bottom and some shards stuck on the sides of the wax =[

[@missc78]

I would have asked for a refund. they didn’t package is well :-(

[@pupperdog1]

I have never had a problem getting a replacement when this happens. I buy a lot of bath and body works candles online. Call CS.

[@zhadom001]

Awsum video

[@flyback_driver]

Thank you

[@theblknight17]

Gotdamn Brits, gotta love 'em

[@1MSally1965]

You filled the medium one too much. Should have stopped at the shoulder. Then you also would have had a fuller small candle too.

[@comdnoive]

I just put my broken candle jar in another empty candle jar.

[@debbieburke3162]

Why in the world would you go to all this trouble when Yankee replaces broken candles with a mere phone call? Company policy, trust me on this.

[@michellegomes4905]

She said she got her money refunded, But did this to also keep and use the broken one as they wouldn't handle the candle as it was damaged, What would she do throw it ? I know that I wouldn't ☺

[@debbieburke3162]

So this is one of those “Have your cake and eat it too” situations? Better to have the money and try to salvage the broken candle rather than throwing the damaged one away and getting one that’s intact? Interesting point of view.

[@michellegomes4905]

+Debbie Burke That's right I know that I would ☺

[@elizabethking6395]

It's about not wasting perfectly good wax.

[@1MSally1965]

Debbie Burke if you worked in a business where this happens you would understand a consumer purchased an in tact product and paid good money. Why would she accept something broken?? They tell you they don’t want it back so yes she should get her mo eye and try to fix what she has. What country are you from??

[@jellybeanbear7017]

4:46 I would say thats not a very clever way. U waste too much wax in doing do

[@triinv5987]

How cute is that chonk of wax xD

[@alexandracelestin1775]

why didnt you just microwave the candle????

[@babyyvie]

You’ve now heated up all the wax and used most of the fragrance🤷‍♀️

[@endofanage223]

So what's your advice or are you just here to critique?

[@saradahlros7021]

@@endofanage223 break the glass and put the whole candle into another glass vase or something. Not that hard to find one where it fits perfectly. I did it once and it worked perfectly and the candle was the exakt size to fit the vase

[@cherrygirl7169]

wow that's not good 😥

[@lena-p]

How can anybody buy these candles? They cost a fortune and stink like hell.

[@shantelfullerton9865]

There are many similar projects in Stodoys plans's plans.

[@FamilyThinG101]

Looking for anyone to answer.. I have a candle i purchased from yankee but i want to replace it to fit in my wall mount holder.. can i do this ?? The glass isnt broken but i just want to transfer it from the yankee glass to the wall mount one