I tried buffing candle wax onto my faucets to prevent watermarks – it worked brilliantly, but here's what to avoid

White bathroom with shiny faucets and sink.

You can never have too many candles. Adding a pleasing scent to spaces far and wide, acting as a source of light and helping you create a tablescape of dreams – candles are the gift that keeps on giving. But now there’s one more purpose candles serve – and that’s helping keep pesky watermarks at bay.

After spotting the candle wax cleaning hack on social media and trying it out for myself, I can confirm rubbing candle wax into your faucets can help create an impenetrable barrier that water and its mineral deposits can’t get through, stopping watermark in their tracks.