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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To explain like you’re 5, the wax turns into the energy and heat and light of the flame. You burned the wax- it’s not floating around the room sticking to your walls. You turned it into fire, into energy.

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