Why can you blow a small flame out?

[Rocket Man]

I'm yet to meet a tea-light that I can't put out with my breath or hands.

 

if you get one to flash point, it stays at flash point. if you starve it of oxygen and then remove the cover, the flame reappears.

blowing at it simply makes it hotter, the flame is all over the surface of the wax, you can even remove the wick if you have long enough tweezers.

as for hands, hands contain water, wax is a heavy oil. deep fried hand perhaps?

the tea light candles you've met were just lazy sods