Homemade Ear Wax Candles

Most zero waste blogs are going to tell you that Q-tips (or cotton swabs on a stick) are dangerous for your ears and that you shouldn’t use them.  Case closed. What about the rest of us who can’t rely on voodoo magic and prayer to keep our ears clean? Because I’m a classy broad who finds satisfaction in an unusually clean external auditory canals, I say go ahead and use Q-tips!  If I were stranded on an island with only three things, one of those things would be a box of Q-tips. I’m not talking about the cheap generic kind that does nothing, I mean actual Q-tip brand Q-tips, the kind that gives you an ear-gasm with each and every use.  Yes, an ear-gasm. The Q-tip brand offers a recyclable package. I know recycling isn’t the answer but in this case, it’s the best I can do. The paper for the sticks is sustainably resourced and the other part is just plain old cotton. Our family tosses them in the compost because they are biodegradable.  What about homemade ear wax candles? Gross. That was just click bait baby!