Melting paraffin wax without heater? (2025)

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  • Start dateJun 25, 2014

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Hi Geeks!

Help needed. I've never been asked to do a paraffin wax treatment before. Ever since completing my course 2 years ago, my clients just like shellac or nail enhancements. I've done a couple of oil treatment during manicures as a "luxury" but that's as far as it's gone really. Now, I have my first ever paraffin wax treatment during a pedi and mani but I don't think I have time to get a heater for the wax. Is there any other way I can heat the wax at all? I remember at college they told us never to use a microwave. Wondering if a bowl of boiling water with another bowl for the wax to melt would work? If not then I guess my fella is gonna have to go grab me a heater from somewhere. Didn't really want to buy one as it's not something that's very in demand.

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Hi there. I had a lovely surprise this morning my wax heater just burned in the front of my client.. lol so I run to the kitchen to warm it up ( as I'm working from home) just boiled as you said in the different pot with paraffin wax and was absolutely fine the wax melted the same like in the heater Melting paraffin wax without heater? (8)) going tomorrow to buy new wax heater lol

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zivill said:

Hi there. I had a lovely surprise this morning my wax heater just burned in the front of my client.. lol so I run to the kitchen to warm it up ( as I'm working from home) just boiled as you said in the different pot with paraffin wax and was absolutely fine the wax melted the same like in the heater Melting paraffin wax without heater? (10)) going tomorrow to buy new wax heater lol

Aaaah so I can do this method easily then?

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yeah it's absolutely fine I think cause you don't use regularly parrafin wax so just buy the heater for couple of times no point Melting paraffin wax without heater? (12)

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Don't forget it's flammable so be careful if you have a gas cooker!

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Thanks again for the tip! I'm only going to use a small amount so the rest I'll use on myself as a treat (I don't treat myself often enough lol)

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I forgot to put mine on before a client last week so I used my hair drier ! I've got a paraffin bath though and it wasn't that full, if you were to do that then you would have to out it in a bigger bowl so it didn't go everywhere but I managed to heat it up really quickly

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EmJ said:

I forgot to put mine on before a client last week so I used my hair drier ! I've got a paraffin bath though and it wasn't that full, if you were to do that then you would have to out it in a bigger bowl so it didn't go everywhere but I managed to heat it up really quickly

I'll deffo try a couple of methods out on myself before I actually do it then. Seems there's various ways to do it. All I know is that it will need to be quick

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