Frequently Asked Questions

NO! Ear candles do NOT remove objects, including wax, yeast/candida, bacteria and/or fungus from the ear. Ear Candles do NOT create a vacuum.

We make our ear candles by hand. Each ear candle is handcrafted by highly trained home school families, people with disabilities, single mothers, Native Americans, the elderly and those in need of a job outside of the corporate rat race. We have farmers, paraplegics, homeschool families, and a wide diversity of religions and cultures working with us to create the best handcrafted ear candle in the world.

Ear Candles should never hurt. If they do, simply stop. Some people who have perforated ear drums experience an uncomfortable sensation. Please make sure that all air conditioning vents and windows are closed and fans turned off.

In general, all ear candles are made of muslin cloth, beeswax and/or food grade wax and/or essential oils. Please see our Ear Candles sections for further information.

Depending upon the person, one ear candle could burn out in 10 to 15 minutes. Each ear candling session probably will last an hour to an hour and a half.

No one knows where Ear Candles originated from. There have been claims from various parts of the world regarding their origin – Aztecs, Mayans, Chinese, etc. We have researched many stories and this is what we have learned: Native Americans (Muscogee tribe) used corn husks. Italians used cheese cloth or handkerchiefs. In India they used papyrus reeds and in Japan they used water reeds as a means to candle the ears.

We do not know. But what we do know is that after many years of international experience we have learned that people have known about and used ear candles for many generations. Friends are always sharing with us stories of their great grandfather or great grandmother candling their ears.

We do believe that the ear candle is an ancient technique that has been passed down from generation to generation, from parent to child. Ear candling has been taught by word of mouth from parent to child/student.

Some reactions and or allergies have been reported with beeswax ear candles. If sensitive to beeswax then food grade wax should be used.