What is Thermal Auricular Therapy or Hopi Ear Candling?
The Hopi people of Arizona, USA handed down the tradition of ear candle healing. They used them to induce a trance like feeling in their initiation rituals. Ear Candling is sometimes referred to as Thermo-Auricular therapy or Thermal Auricular therapy. The candles used here are based on the traditional Hopi candle, and are made from 100% beeswax and pesticide free cotton. They also contain Sage for antiseptic and anti inflammatory properties, St Johns Wort to balance and Chamomile to soothe. What happens in an Ear Candling session? The candles are a gentle and natural alternative to ear syringing. The heat from the candle eases pain and discomfort in the ear. The ingredients impregnated in the cotton vaporise and are drawn down the hollow centre of the candle via a ‘chimney effect’. Impurities are drawn out of the ear, into the candle and either burned away or collected in the filter. Both ears must be treated, and the treatment takes approximately an hour. A soothing facial massage is
