Oh yup loosehead they ARE different to normal candles....can't imagin anyone sticking wax candles in their ear unless they were halucinating they were a birthday cake lol:-)
Hope candles are quite different from conventional wax candles, a Hopi ear candle is actually a cotton tube, impregnated with beeswax, honey and therapeutic oils, that is painlessly inserted into the ear to draw out impurities, relieve pressure in the head and sinuses, and aid hearing problems.
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