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Assuming it's a hydrocarbon, one of the reactants will be wax, in the form CxHx+2

Another reactant would be Oxygen, in the air.

The products would be water, H2O and Carbon Dioxide, CO2.

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The reactants during the burning of a candle are: wax, dyes, fragrances, wick.
The components of a candle may be very variable, many receipts exist.

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