Where Does Earwax Come From? What Does it Look Like Under High Zoom???

Questions regarding earwax appear to be quite common... Where does it come from? What is it made of? Why is mine black? Why does it smell? How come I have so much. How come I have so little? How do I get rid of it?

In any case, two videos shown here utilizing superzoom and ultramacro along with standard high magnification have been created to address most of these questions...