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EAR CANDLES An Ancient Tradition for a New Age Supplies Needed for Ear Candling Before you begin, assemble the following items: -
Ear Candles -
Scissors -
A Small Bowl of Water -
An Aluminum Plate -
Matches or a Lighter -
A Small Pillow -
A Fire-Retardant Cover for the Pillow -
A Fire-Retardant Cover for the Hair and Shoulders -
Q-tips or cotton swabs -
Hydrogen Peroxide or ear oil 
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Find a quiet place for the client to lie down, out of drafts and traffic. -
Cut a hole in the aluminum plate just large enough to slide the ear candle through. Be sure to cut the hole off-center so that the plate does not get in the way of the shoulder.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR EAR CANDLING
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Make sure all supplies are together and everything is ready before beginning. -
Have client lie on one side, with a small covered pillow under the head, so that the head is as level as possible. -
Cover the hair and shoulders with a piece of fire-retardant material, leaving the ear uncovered. -
Insert the tapered end of the candle through the hole in the plate. Light the blunt end of the candle, then gently put the tapered end into the ear. -
Pull the ear slightly on the lobe and again just above and push very gently on the candle to seal it so that no smoke leaks out. -
Trim the candle into the bowl of water. Keep it trimmed so that the flame is always over the open end of the candle. -
When finished with one ear, allow the client to turn over so that the process can be repeated on the other ear. -
As the candle burns, a crackling sound will be heard. This usually begins soon after the candle begins to burn. The burning creates a vacuum effect which generates a smooth, easy flow of heat into the ear.
 
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