Hopi ear candles 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 the candles are made from natural ingredients that include sage st johns wort chamomile and beta carotene otherwise known as thermo auricular therapy the original source of the technique seems t