Answers to Common Questions

What is Ear Coning?
Ear coning is a safe, simple home remedy for gently removing excess wax and toxins from inside the ears. Long, tapered cones are inserted into the ears and lit. The herbal smoke generated works to draw debris out of the ear by osmosis. The entire process is relaxing and noninvasive.

What Are The Cones Made Of?
The cones are made of strips of unbleached cotton dipped in a mixture of beeswax and extracts, oils and/or herbs. They look much like cotton candy cones. The particular cones sold by the Coning/Candling Company are handmade by us. Though there are a large variety of cone sizes and styles, we have settled upon this particular cone for a variety of reasons. Our cones tend to run 12 to 14 inches in length; some make cones that are 8 to 10 inches. When you burn a cone, for safety purposes, it is wise not to burn the last 4 to 6 inches. On short cones, this greatly reduces the usability of the cone. Often it requires 2 short cones to do the job of one longer cone.
We prefer to make rose cones. The rose oil becomes a part of the smoke that goes into the sinus and nasal cavities and soothes them. We are interested in having cones of the highest possible frequency. We use the lightest beeswax available. Rose oil is also the highest frequency. The human body has the potential of vibrating at 200,000 cycles per second. The average persons frequency is about 20,000 cycles or one tenth of what is possible. Since ear coning elevates the electromagnetic frequency of the body, we prefer to use the highest possible grade of cone ingredients. The higher your frequency, the easier it is to function and create.

What is the History of Ear Coning?
The art of ear coning dates back for centuries, to the ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Tibetan, Aztec, Mayan and American Indian cultures. Cherokee, Mexican Indian and European healers interested in reviving the lost traditions still practice coning. German medical students are taught coning as a part of their medical practice. It is said that the Amish use ear cones as well.
In working with clients over the past few years, I've heard interesting stories about ear cleaning which have included the Turkish bringing coning to the middle east, and beautiful girls cleaning ears in Thai barbershops. The culture of India gives its own special brand of ear care with men who publicly walk the streets offering to clean your ears with long instruments carried in their hats which they will whip out and use to clean your ears for a penny. they produce some amazing results). Ear cleaning has been practiced for at least five centuries by many cultures and is considered as necessary a part of personal hygiene as is tooth brushing.

How Does The Process Work?
As the cone burns, smoke moves the debris out of the ear. Osmosis (diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane - e.g. skin) plays an important role as the smoke soothes the sinus and nasal cavities. Excess earwax is moved through the ear canal into the cone. This is a very gentle and non-invasive process. Frequently participants appear to have just awakened or have a sweetly stoned look.