# Zit Butter Candle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 25, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652 "2012-01-25T23:53:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652/1 "2012-01-25T23:53:06Z")

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There was an episode of Mythbusters where they constructed a candle entirely out of earwax.

:eek:

(earwax does not support combustion)

What about Zit Butter?

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Can sebum sustain a burning wick like tallow and paraffin?

Imagine if a couple hundred acne sufferers came forward to be “harvested” of their pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads.  
However, you probably would have more success with a sebaceous cyst.

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652/2 "2012-01-26T00:38:24Z")

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You reminded me of that zit popping topic. Ugh…

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652/3 "2012-01-26T01:29:18Z")

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Well, the first problem is, you don’t make candles out of butter…

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652/4 "2012-01-26T02:08:51Z")

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What about a booger ball instead?

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652/5 "2012-01-26T02:55:59Z")

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Boogs don’t burn :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652/6 "2012-01-26T02:56:53Z")

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> [@Enola\_Straight](#):
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> Boogs don’t burn :rolleyes:

Do you speak from experience?

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-butter-candle/610652/7 "2012-01-26T03:25:51Z")

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Why, yes!

I have incinerated a number of my emanations! 😉

BTW…" boogs don’t burn " is an excellent band name, yes?