Q&A for How to Remove a Candle from a Mold

Pour a small amount of eucalyptus oil into the glass jar so it just covers the disk. Leave it overnight if you can wait that long otherwise after an hour or so you can try manually lifting it using a butter knife. You can also try freezing the glass overnight which should make the wax and disc easier to remove.

You were probably not careful enough. If you try again, handle it more gently next time.

Make sure you are using a hard wax for this and not a softer wax. The softer wax tends to break with ease.

You probably can't remove the seal mark from your candle. Trying to remove it by melting that part or scraping it gently maybe useful, but it may even destroy the candle.

Generally, try blending the wax with beeswax to make it stronger or add stearic acid (another type of wax), this will also strengthen your wax.

Spread oil around the mould and then pour the wax. The oil makes it easier to take out because it is slippery, so it should pop out.

it might not be because of cold weather. Maybe it is just stuck. Spread oil around the inside of the mould before pouring and that should work to release it in future.

Soaking the twine in a solution of water, salt, and boric acid strengthens the wick and helps it to burn steadily. You can make wicks without this solution, but they will burn faster and can cause your candle wax to melt unevenly.