GETTING WAX OUT OF CLOTHING OR CARPETING

Hot wax splashes from a candle and hardens in a second. How do you get it out of your carpet or your best shirt?

YOU’LL NEED SEVERAL BROWN PAPER BAGS ( LIKE YOU GET AT THE GROCERY) AND A HOT IRON (NO STEAM)

 Cut or tear the bags open and flatten them out. Position them, one at a time, over the wax. Then iron on top of the bags. The wax will come through the paper. As it fills one area, turn the bag to a clean place. If you use one bag, replace it with another. Keep ironing until no more wax comes through.

A GREAT RESOURCE FOR  STAIN REMOVAL TIPS ( IF YOU CAN’T FIND IT HERE, GIVE UP—IT’S THAT GOOD)    http://www.chemistry.co.nz/stain_frame.htm

Is that wax from your favorite scented candle?

We've known for centuries that fragrances effect moods. Think of a cold winter day when your feet are wet with slush, your nose is running and you hate life. Now imagine stepping into your grandmother's kitchen where an apple pie sits hot from the oven--or a plate of chocolate chip cookies.

Envision the feeling you have lathering with citrus blend shampoo. Or maybe lavender.

Cinnamon has a calming effect on the brain, it seems,

Cloves seem to empower us.

Lemon or grapefruit scents invigorate us.

Is it possible that burning a scented candle in your home can help you control your moods, and the moods of your kids?

It's worth a try.

from  the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 4/1/2004; William, Rose Marie

Upon inhaling a particular scent, the odor travels through the nose to the limbic section of the brain that controls stress levels, heart rate, blood pressure and breathing. Fragrance chemicals easily alter the brain's neurochemistry. Dr. Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment Center and Research Foundation in Chicago believes smells can change a mood state faster than anything else. Through the ages we have accumulated much information about the positive effects of essential oils on mood and general well being. Unfortunately, we know very little about the effects of synthetic fragrance on the brain.

And here are some to consider:

Oils and Their Effects:

Spruce.....................................refreshing
Rosemary..............................reminiscent
Peppermint..............................energizing
Orange......................................cheering
Lemon................................clean, homey
Sandalwood................................sensual
Cinnamon..................................warming
Lavender....................................calming
Grapefruit................................refreshing
Rose.............................................loving
Ylang-Ylang..........................aphrodisiac
Jasmine...................intoxicating, euphoric
Tea tree....................................medicinal
Spearmint.....................crisp, invigorating
Marjoram..............comforting, mothering

Source: Kris Wrede

An added bonus to the mood-effect?

Scented candles cover up the smell of urine, dirty clothes or mildew in a laundry room, and the "fragrance" of little boys' rooms.

(Little boys are like monkies: cute as all get out, but they're dirty and they smell bad.)

WARNING: DO NOT USE CANDLES IN A CHILD'S ROOM. NOT EVEN A TEENAGER'S. ESPECIALLY NOT A TEENAGER'S.