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phoenixinchains -> RE: ear candles (5/19/2008 8:42:47 PM)
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i can't see ear candling as anymore a "snake oil scam" than clipping your toe nails, enamas, or brushing your teeth.
Of corse, i have rolled my eyes at the sight of some selling for $8.00 a pair. Retail, a good set should cost no more than $2.00, and they cost pennies to make, so you're paying for the know-how of the product being properly made.
i'm not thrilled about the term natural for ear candles, i'd think "old fashion" would be more appropriate. Such products are often effective and inexpensive to manufactor, becuase of this i am aware some people have siezed the oppertunity to make a buck off those on a "all natural" kick. i roll my eyes a lot, i've had folks come into the herb store i worked at, asking for willow bark. i advise that it's a lot easier to pop a couple asprin tablets, (if you are medically advised to use asprin or other substances that thin the blood, suffer allergies to asprin... and if not than you should never have asked for white willow anyways) than it is to extract the goodies out of the under bark, brewing forever a decoction for the head ache you're currently suffering...
Common sence is a factor here. if your tooth is absessed, you go to the dentist. if your ears are in pain, go to the doctor. Going to the doctors was a luxury our grammies didn't always have, thus health maintainess was a big deal.
Ear candling works. There are other methods to remove wax build-up, this is just my favoured method.
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