If fire burns because of oxygen, how come candles don’t lit up when we blow on them, but instead they go out?

Question

If fire burns because of oxygen, how come candles don’t lit up when we blow on them, but instead they go out?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

There’s moisture in your breath. But also, you are blowing away the wax vapors (which are what’s actually burning) No fuel, no fire.

Now blowing on a fire is a great way to help light one, so your premise is completely valid.