Candle Tips. These tips will help you to prevent candle wax from dripping everywhere. There are also instructions on how to clean candle wax off of wood flooring. To stop your candles from dripping, soak them in a salt water solution or store them in your refrigerator.

Cleaning Messy Candleholders. Candles can often create a mess in whatever you use to hold them. To remove wax from a candleholder, simply leave it in the refrigerator until all the wax sticks together for you to pull it off. To keep your candleholders from getting waxy again, spray them down with non-stick cooking spray.

Removing Wax Stains. Most wax stains will have to be removed by freezing the wax then scraping it off. If you cannot remove some of the wax, try using a hair dryer set to high or placing a cloth over the wax and ironing the cloth. If all that is left is a residue, clean it up with some rubbing alcohol. Finally, if you have crayon marks on the wall, try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.