how exactly does a candle "sucks up" the cigarette smoke? I thought it only uses oxygen for burning,not smoke.

Question

Everybody light up candles to reduce cigarette smoke; I want to know how exactly does that helps, as we know that candle needs oxygen to stay lit, thus reducing the capacity of oxygen in the room, and not the cigarette smoke, which is low with oxygen.

Answer 1

Candles don't "suck up" cigarette smoke. They mask odors from the cigarettes or other aromas.

Answer 2

candle it pulling the air as fire burns cig smokes just get caught up in flow and looks like its burning