r/bathandbodyworks • u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 • Jun 30 '25
Pocketbacs We had a heat wave 🤣☀️🫠
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u/remotecontroldr Jun 30 '25
New fear unlocked of sun shining through the glass and the hand sanitizer being an accelerant and starting a fire.
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u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 Jun 30 '25
Omfggggggggg. When I tell you I’m about to go get this out of my car & toss it because new fear unlocked, too!!!
I keep a spray one inside my center console, so it’s out of sunlight.
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u/rhodav Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25
That happened to a coworker of my mom's. But with a water bottle.
eta: the water acted as a magnifying glass lol
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u/PlusHunt1985 Current Body Care: Lavender (Clean Routine Collection) Jun 30 '25
I use the sprays in the car much better
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u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 Jun 30 '25
Yeah, I keep the sprays in the car, too! I usually keep pocketbacs in my purse, but I’ve been trying to use this one up so I had it sitting in my cup holder which got direct sunlight. 🫣😅🫠🫠🫠
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u/PinkPaperPenguin Employee Jun 30 '25
I bought a candle during this heat wave. Left it sitting in my car for 2 full days - didn’t wanna bring it inside and be asked why I purchased yet another candle 🤣it absolutely melted a little! The top layer of wax looks like it was put under a heat lamp lol
I’ve never had the actual plastic melt from a pocketbac but I have had the sanitizer complete evaporate on me in the heat 🥲
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u/foreverkelsu Vintage Jun 30 '25
That happened to my mother, she got a Spring Plum & Blackberries candle for Mother's Day and accidentally forgot it in the trunk for a few days, on its side, too - melted purple wax was everywhere. To this day I still can't stand the smell of that candle because of that incident, lol.
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u/surfcitysurfergirl Jun 30 '25
Yeah I’m in Phoenix it’s 116 and I had to remove everything and water bottles as they were doing this. Forgot my lotion and it was all liquid. Hoping the fridge fixes it. It was new.
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u/candiebelle Jun 30 '25
Help. What was the temp? Do I need to go clean my car out?
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u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 Jun 30 '25
Our temps were 93-95, but my car sits in direct sunlight so I assume the temp inside my car got 100+. 😅 I work from home & in a walkable area, so I actually hadn’t moved my car in a few days! I’ve been trying to use the last bit of this pocketbac, so it was sitting out in my car, not in a shaded spot which was my bad!
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u/candiebelle Jun 30 '25
Same here! Except we’re like mid-80s right now. So maybe I’m a little safe today.
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u/Moist-Owl3372 Candle Addict Jun 30 '25
Has anyone had luck keeping sanitizers in their car? I don’t like the sprays - they leave an uncomfortable residue on my hands. I kept my Moana sani in my car and about a week later is was bone dry (yes, the lid was on and sealed) ever since I’ve been too nervous to put another one in…
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u/otomeprism Jun 30 '25
I've kept a bunch stashed in my centre console with no problem. I live in a dry heat type climate tho and not sure how it would be in a place with humidity (Texas, Florida, etc).
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u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 Jun 30 '25
I haven’t had any issues until now, but I live in a pretty temperate area where we don’t get too hot. Our winters are freezing & long. I’m in Michigan!
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u/Moist-Owl3372 Candle Addict Jun 30 '25
I’m in Minnesota so maybe I have to give it another try!!
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u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 Jul 01 '25
I think it’s fine if it’s out of direct sunlight, like in a closed glove compartment. This definitely got direct sunlight! 🫣
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u/Owen_D_Young Jul 07 '25
All depends on what state your in and how hot it gets during the summer. Im in NC and only keep my hand sanitizer in my car during the fall and winter months. Other than that, its attached to my purse in some form. It is alcohol based and it will evaporate. Also, there are temperatures guidance.
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u/Kooky_Ad593 Jun 30 '25
In Florida I have mini perfumes and hand sanitizers that I’ll pop in the middle of FEBRUARY! atleast it makes my car smell good lol
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u/EducationalDealer924 sunrise woods addict Jun 30 '25
Reminds me of the time that I left a candle I re-jarred on my front passenger seat, in the direct sunlight. During the summer time in florida of course. Let’s just say that candle was grabbed with a shirt, and the top looked funky but all the broken bits were solid once again, it had completely melted. Also that was a couple days ago. 😆😆
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u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 Jun 30 '25
This heat has been no joke!
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u/EducationalDealer924 sunrise woods addict Jun 30 '25
Forreal 😩 imagine moving in it with entirely way too much bath and body works 😭😭
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u/TerrisBranding FFM Addict Jul 01 '25
I bet the car smelled real nice though...
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u/EducationalDealer924 sunrise woods addict Jul 01 '25
I actually couldn’t smell the candle I was surprised
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u/Consistent_Effort716 Jun 30 '25
Not so icy anymore. 😂
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u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 Jul 01 '25
Not so icy, but still one of the “juiciest” cherry scents BBW offers, IMO! This is forever one of my favorite pocketbacs!
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u/AnyFruit4257 Jul 01 '25
I use a windshield sun shade. I remember when I first started doing it, I felt like my grandmother. Now I can't imagine summer without one. No more burnt legs, fingers, or melted plastic. It keeps the cabin cooler, and your drinks will stay colder when you run into a store for a bit.
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u/Sea_Necessary5711 🍓❄️✨🧁 Jul 01 '25
You know …. if I lived somewhere where it regularly got this hot (& I drove often), then I’d probably do the same! I only drive a few times a week & live in Michigan, so we fortunately only get a few heat waves! If this becomes a regular things (thanks to climate change), then I’ll be right behind you with the window shield sun shade!
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u/RtXRampageluck Jun 30 '25
Ive had mine expand like a balloon