is ear wax the same as candle wax?

Answer 1

Put a wick in your ear, light it, and find out for yourself.

Answer 2

Hahaha!!

I don't know...

Try getting enough ear wax to make a candle out of it and light it up. I think it'll smell awful though.

Or you could give them both a little taste to see.

Honestly I don't think serumen (ear wax) is the same as candle wax at all, but that was really funny.

Answer 3

Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish, waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and many other mammals. It plays an important role in the human ear canal, assisting in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides some protection from bacteria, fungus, and insects. A comprehensive review of the physiology and pathophysiology of cerumen can be found in Roeser and Ballachanda.[1] Excess or impacted cerumen can press against the eardrum and/or occlude the external auditory canal and impair hearing.

A candle is a light source usually consisting of an internal wick which rises through the center of a column of solid fuel. Prior to the mid 19th century, the majority of candles were tallow (a byproduct of beef fat rendering). The fuel now is nearly always some form of wax, with paraffin wax being the most common. Gel, soy and vegetable-based candles are also available. A candle manufacturer is usually known as a chandler.

Answer 4

No
Generally candle wax is made from Paraffin, a petroleum product.
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Bee's wax, a product of (as much as I hate using Wikipedia):

Beeswax is secreted by young honey bees of a certain age in the form of thin scales. The scales are produced by glands of 12 to 17 days old worker bees on the ventral (stomach) surface of the abdomen. Worker bees have eight wax-producing glands on the inner sides of the sternites (the ventral shield or plate of each segment of the body). Wax is produced from abdominal segments 4 to 7. The size of these wax glands depends on the age of the worker. After daily flights begin, these glands gradually atrophy.

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Answer 5

No, were you just asking that as a joke, to just get people to answer your question, or did you seriously not know that?

If it was, there would be a huge market for make your own candles out of your ear wax kits wouldn't there?

Answer 6

No, human ear wax has too low a melting point for it to be useful as a candle.

Answer 7

I was burning an ear wax candle last week...It doesn't really hurt until it gets right down to the ear...No it is not the same...

Answer 8

No -ear wax is not the same as candle wax.

Answer 9

if ear wax is the same as candle wax, then i;v been paying way tooo much for candles. i could have made them myself for free, and just added a bit of perfume

Answer 10

yes it is , i use my own ear wax and i have made some beautiful candles over the years (excuse the pun) and friends and family always know what they are going to get for bdays and xmas !

i am thinking of setting up my own business and employing people with a large amount of ear wax to come and work for me , i have already made inquires at my local gp's as to who goes there for a regular ear syringe ....
wish me luck !

Answer 11

of course not. ear wax is a natural secretion of the ear canal candles are usually made from paraffin or ozokerite wax, a solid of mineral origin with a low melting point.