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Candle Tips + Tricks: Wax Removal
Come along as we share our lab notes on the best methods to remove spent wax to create a clean vessel for your candle refills. FREEZER METHOD Place cooled candle into the freezer for two hours The remaining wax will form a puck you can remove from the bottom Scrape any left over wax from the sides Clean with warm, soapy water BOILING WATER METHOD Fill candle vessel with boiling water Stir and let sit until the left over wax forms together and rises to the top Scrape any left over wax from the sides Clean with warm, soapy water Refill with our biodegradable candle refills. Enjoy!
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Recycle with Terracycle
We’ve partnered with TerraCycle®, a social enterprise Eliminating the Idea of Waste®, to recycle components of Good Chemistry's personal fragrance. It’s free. It’s easy. It’s good-for-all innovation that recycles our packaging into new, useful items. Follow these simple steps to do good and feel good Sign up at terracycle.com/goodchemistry Collect empty applicators, pumps, and caps Request then print free shipping label Send back to TerraCycle® Recycle what you can at home. Look for a 1, 2 or PET on our packaging and drop just that portion in your curbside recycling bin. All of our cartons and glass bottles are locally recyclable, too! Everything else--like applicators, pumps, and caps--ship for free to TerraCycle®. Learn more here.
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Candle Tips + Tricks: Refills
Refill our glass candle again and again (sold separately) with mood matching fragrance and color with a biodegradable vegan plant-based wax blend. DIRECTIONS Are you starting with an approved Good Chemistry glass for this refill? Ok, now... 01 Remove refillable candle from packaging by pushing the bottom of the refill container upward and ever so gently pulling out the candle by the wick. 02 Place refill in the clean, Good Chemistry glass. That’s it, you’re done! Enjoy! TIP: Place refill 15 to 30 minutes in the refrigerator or freezer before step 1. Caution! This container is flammable. Do not burn the refill in this container or on its own. Do not microwave or melt. Paper cup refillable not intended for food or drink reuse. GOOD TIP These earth friendly cups are compostable at commercial compost facilities. The paper top is recyclable at curbside. Win-win!
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