Re: Re ear candles

[Guest guest]

> No, I think the ones I had were cheesecloth and beeswax. The woman who

> gave them to me (she wanted me to attest to their effectiveness or lack

> thereof) said it's crucial to get the right ratio of wax to cloth

and that

> most ear candles have too much wax. At any rate, it just seemed to

burn

> off. The candle I burned on its own didn't accumulate anything at

> all. Good beeswax candles are drip-free, aren't they?

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You're always right, seems. All I know is I put one in an empty

wide-mouth pint Ball jar and burned it down--and it looked *exactly*

like what I'd been pulling out of my clients' ears: all ear wax-y and

yeast-y looking. Maybe my kitchen hygiene is lacking? I also

speculate that the chimney/suction action could be happening anyway

and having a good effect.

What matters to me is that you had palpable results. I had clients

get relief from ear troubles, too, but I wondered later if it wasn't a

placebo effect. Hearing your story makes me feel a lot better because

for a time I wanted to refund everyone's money.

I never had ear problems so I couldn't tell on myself.

B.

[Guest guest]

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>You're always right, seems.

It's a gift. <g> Actually, though, I really don't know much about ear

candles generally.

>Maybe my kitchen hygiene is lacking?

Maybe my experience was a fluke or I was mistaken, or maybe it's just that

your ear candle had too much wax. Now that I think about it, though, I

have a dim memory that the woman who gave me some also said something about

mixing beeswax with something else and having to get that proportion

right... or not. I don't remember, and we fell out of touch years ago.

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