Where do burned candles go?

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I know this sounds like a silly question but when a candle bought at Yankee Candle burns away, and the jar is empty, is there a waxy coating on the walls of my room? Would one eventually over the years, be able to notice the waxy coating in the room? Are we breathing in wax while the candles burning? I have a lot of questions just like a five-year-old LOL. Someone please help.

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In our last apartment, we noticed as we were moving out that there was a build up of residue on the walls, especially near the vents. My fiancé worked from home during the pandemic, and likes to burn candles. So a candle was always burning when we were home, for around 16 hours a day, for a year.

Good thing they were painting the walls when we left anyway…

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