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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The wax is burned as fuel. Modern candle wax is a fairly efficient fuel, leaving only fine dust-like ash. The wick is less efficient at burning, but it‘s function is to carry liquid wax to the flame.
As u/GenXCub said, you‘d see the residue in the area as dust. The wick may leave a smoldered carcass in the jar, but that‘s not what the spirit of the question is.
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