Candle Jar Cleaning...

Fill a pan with very hot water and hold a jar in it for a minute. The wax on the sides will melt enough for you to put a dull knife in and scoop the wax out almost whole. Remaining bits can be washed out with water and a little amonia.

Hard wax should just come right out. I use a butter knife or exacto knife. I have cleaned out many a jar this way. Freeze wax if necessary. You can wash by hand or put in dishwasher if you mean cleaning the remaining scent.

I think you could put them in the freezer for a bit to try and break off the remaining wax, but I'd be careful b/c you don't want to leave glass in there too long it will crack. Otherwise I guess I'd say run them through the dishwasher a few times? I don't know, I think it would be hard to clean them well enough to use again.

I thought i saw on pinterst to put them on an old cookie sheet maybe covered with foil and one that has deep sides, adn then turn it upside down and turn the oven on and melt it off.

after that i don't know how else to get any left over wax off. maybe when it starts to cool slightly wipe it out with a paper towel carefull so youdo'nt burn yourself

I'm sure there will be better responses, but one thing I know that helps with candle wax is the freezer! If you've already melted most of it out of the jar, pop the jar into the freezer and then pop the wax right off.

I read a tip somewhere to put them in the microwave. You'll want to be careful and google it to because I don't remember how long. The last thing you need is a fire. Also, I tried it once on a metalic painted ceramic snowman. It was not pretty, well it was pretty scary with the arcing light and popping in the microwave. The jar also ended up with a wierd crackled look. I would imagine this would work really well with JUST glass though.

I put them on my warmer burner on the stove (on a plate) when it melts I just wipe it away with a paper towel and then put it in the dish washer.

I don't use the hot water method altough it works because of the pipes - my husband says its bad on the pipes. I don't know.

If you place them in the freezer over night, you should be able to scrape them clean with a butter knife. There may be a better way to do it, but I've found that works really well.