History

The Hopi ear candles are named after the oldest of the Pueblo people, of northeast Arizona, who are renowned for their extensive medicinal knowledge and a high degree of spirituality. Ancient rock paintings on the Hopi, (Hopi means ‘peaceful people’), Tower wall in the Grand Canyon show the use of ear candles and their importance in initiation rituals and healing ceremonies of the tribe.    Their knowledge was introduced to Europe where increasing numbers of people enjoy and benefit from the pleasant effects of this age-old therapy.

Although ear candles have been used in recent times throughout Asia and the western world there is also evidence of their use in the widely diverse cultures of Siberia, the Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Mayan and Aztec people for centuries.

The ancient therapeutic art was believed to be developed with the domestication of the honey bee as beeswax is one of the key ingredients in making a candle.

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