A Client Wants 1,000 Candles but Also Wants a New Fragrance — How Much Development Time Should I Allow Before Production Begins?
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1,000 candles · a fragrance you have never made
Screen two oils, judge at day 7, burn the confirmation candle to the end, and quote delivery from approval.
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SraddhaVerified buyer · Mar 2025
Gardenia Fragrance Oil
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"I am really happy with this fragrance.Its absolutely overwhelming fragrance. I used it in champagne candle and received a very positive review from my customer."
Ranjita RAOVerified buyer · Feb 2026
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"Warm comforting fragrance"
M AVerified buyer · Sep 2025
Autumn
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"Fragrances are pretty decent , quite versatile."
Tina RahaVerified buyer · Jun 2025
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"Good quality wax"
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CSI Bulk Orders · New Fragrance + 1,000 Candles
A new oil adds weeks, not because testing is slow but because cure and full-life burns run on the calendar. Here is the step-by-step development calendar, three timelines, the kit priced at real CSI packs, and how to quote a date you can keep.
24–32 days
of development before production can start, then 20 days to hand-over · CSI live pricing, October 2026
Quick answers — read this first
How much development time does a new fragrance add to a 1,000-candle order? On our worked example, about 32 days before production can start, and hand-over on day 52 from the brief. Paying for parallel samples cuts that to 24 days and day 44. If the full-life burn fails and the wick has to change, add 12 days (day 64).Why so long when pouring a test takes an afternoon? Two things cannot be bought back. Cure is calendar time: both candidate pages state 48–72 hours minimum, and we judge at day 7. A full-life burn takes your candle's burn life in attended hours (40 hours in the worked example, 5 burning days).
What does development cost? ₹4,060.20 in CSI lines on the standard route: two 100 g candidate oils, a second 100 g of the winner, 4 kg of Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 and a few wicks, for 19 test candles. That is 4.4% of the bulk oil bill, or ₹4.06 per saleable candle.
How do I quote it? Never quote a fixed delivery date from the enquiry. Quote "20 days from written sample approval and materials in hand", give the development window (about 24–32 days), and quote both oils' prices. Briefed on Monday 12 October 2026, a new fragrance cannot be a Diwali gift.
The short answer
The settling number: 44 calendar days from brief to hand-over is the floor for 1,000 candles in a new oil on the compressed route, and 52 days on the standard route. A client date earlier than day 44 cannot have a new fragrance from you.
The calendar: samples in (day 4) → 6/8/10% ladder poured → hot-throw sessions at cure day 4 and 7 → client picks from coded candles (day 15) → confirmation candles on the final jar and wick → 7-day cure → full-life burn → written approval → bulk oil → 20 days of production.
What to buy now: 100 g of each candidate, never 1 kg. Bulk oil (34 × 500 g of Bergamot Amber, ₹92,412.00) waits for the client's signature.
If the date is too close: offer one of your proven fragrances, which moves you straight to production (the 1,000-in-21-days plan), or split: proven scent now, new scent later.
In this guide
- Straight answer: how much time to allow
- Your order, and the clock a new oil adds
- The development calendar, step by step
- Three timelines: compressed, standard, wick re-loop
- The development kit and the bulk oil, priced
- How to quote the timeline to the client
- What to buy for development, and what to wait for
- Frequently asked questions
Three ways through development for the same order, drawn in calendar days from the brief. Grey is cure, hatched is the full-life burn, white is waiting (transit, client replies) and black is production. Money can shorten the white parts; nothing shortens the grey and hatched parts. With day 1 on Monday 12 October 2026, Diwali falls on day 28, before any route reaches production.
Candidate A · 100 g ₹560.00 · 500 g ₹2,718.00
Bergamot Amber: 6–10% and "cure 48-72 hours" on the page. After approval, two 500 g bottles cost ₹1.00 less than one 1 kg.
Candidate B · ₹6.02 a gram from 50 g to 1 kg
Palo Santo: up to 10%, 0% vanillin stated. No bulk saving at any size, so quote it separately.
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Confirm sample stock and dispatch today, and ask how much notice the bulk quantity needs, before you give the client a window.
Straight answer
A client wants 1,000 candles but also wants a new fragrance. How much development time should I allow before production begins?
Allow 32 days from the brief on the standard route (24 if you pay for parallel samples), then 20 days of production, so hand-over is about day 52 (or day 44). The days go to a 6/8/10% screening ladder of two candidate oils, cured and hot-throw tested at day 4 and day 7 of cure; the client choosing from coded candles; confirmation candles poured in the final jar with the final wick and load, cured 7 days and burned to the end; written approval of that exact candle; and the bulk oil arriving. Cure and the full-life burn are calendar time and cannot be compressed by working harder. A failed final third adds about 12 days for a new wick bracket. Development costs ₹4,060.20 in CSI materials, which is small; the time is what costs. Quote the delivery as "20 days from sample approval", never as a date from the enquiry, and if the client's date is before day 44, offer a proven fragrance instead.
One line: a new fragrance adds about 24–32 days before production, because cure and full-life burns run on the calendar; quote from approval, not from the enquiry.
The screening pair, today: 100 g Bergamot Amber (₹560.00) and 100 g Palo Santo (₹601.80), ₹1,161.80 together, both in stock on 7 October 2026. One bottle covers one oil's 6/8/10% ladder at two candles a rung, with 4 g to spare.
Buy Bergamot Amber 100 g — ₹560.00
Your order, and the clock a new oil adds
The order is 1,000 candles. The question is not how fast you pour; it is when you are allowed to start.
Here is the order as numbers. Reader's figures (title): 1,000 candles, and a fragrance you have never produced. Labelled assumptions: a 200 g candle at 8% fragrance on total weight (16 g oil + 184 g wax), in the jar, wax and wick you already sell. In the worked example that is your own 200 g jar, Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 and an Eco C2 wick. Only the oil is new. If the jar, wick or colour are new too, that is a different post: the new jar, fragrance and colour post.
The production half is already solved in this cluster. The 1,000 × 200 g in 21 days hub shows that, with a proven formula, a 10 kg melter-class unit and two people, 1,000 candles take 20 calendar days from materials-in to hand-over. That figure is the end of this post's calendar. Everything here happens before it.
The order and the development question · 1,000 × 200 g at 8%
Reader's figures from the title · everything else a labelled worked example · grams declared
| Item | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Candles ordered | 1,000 | Reader's figure (title) |
| Fragrance | new to you | Reader's figure (title) |
| Fill and load | 200 g at 8% = 16 g oil + 184 g wax | Series default, labelled |
| Jar, wax, wick | your proven set (CSI 464 + Eco C2 in your jar) | Worked example: only the oil changes |
| Oil for production | 16.968 kg after the 6301 buffers | 1,050 poured + 1% heel, labelled |
| Candidate oils | Bergamot Amber and Palo Santo | Worked example for a "warm, bright, not floral" brief |
| Production phase | 20 calendar days | From the 6301 plan |
| Development before production | 24–32 days (+12 if the wick changes) | This post |
Why test two oils when the client asked for one fragrance? Because "new fragrance" usually arrives as a description ("warm, premium, not too sweet"), and one candidate gives the client nothing to compare against. Two candidates cost one more 100 g bottle (₹601.80) and no extra days, since both ladders pour on the same afternoon and cure side by side. Pour a reference candle of your current proven oil the same day, so every candle in the comparison is the same cure age (why comparisons need the same cure age).
Write the brief down on day 1
Three adjectives, two "not" words ("not floral", "not smoky") and who will smell it. A brief agreed in writing is what stops the day-15 choice turning into a third candidate on day 20.The development calendar, step by step
Pouring a ladder takes an afternoon. Waiting for it to tell you the truth takes a week.
Each step below has a labelled range and the figure the worked example uses, with day 1 on a Monday and Sundays off for work (cure carries on). The ranges are judgement, not CSI data. The only page figures are the two candidates' "48–72 hours" cure, and that is a minimum before burn testing, not the point at which throw is fully developed. Fragrances do not all reach good hot throw at the same age (cure time differs by fragrance), which is why the worked example judges at day 4 and confirms at day 7.
Development calendar · new oil, proven jar and wick · worked example
Day 1 = Monday · Sundays (days 7, 14, 21, 28) no bench work · transit and client reply times are labelled worked examples, not CSI figures
| Step | Typical range | Worked example | Who sets the pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Brief agreed in writing, two oils shortlisted, samples ordered | 1–2 days | day 1 | You and the client |
| 2. Samples in transit | your experience; CSI publishes no transit times | days 1–4 | Confirm dispatch on WhatsApp |
| 3. Cold sniff, then pour the screening ladder | same day | day 4: 13 candles | Your bench time |
| 4. Cure before the first hot-throw session | 48–72 h minimum (both pages); many makers judge at day 3, 7 and 14 | sessions on days 8 and 11 (cure day 4 and 7) | Calendar time |
| 5. Client picks the oil from coded candles | 2–5 days | courier day 12, answer day 15 | The client |
| 6. Second bottle of the winner in, confirmation candles poured | transit again | day 18: 6 candles | Transit, then bench |
| 7. Confirmation cure | 7 days (judgement) | days 18–25 | Calendar time |
| 8. Full-life burn on the final jar, wick and load | burn life ÷ attended hours a day | days 25–30 (40 h ÷ 8 h = 5 burning days) | Calendar time |
| 9. Written approval of the confirmation sample | 2–5 days | courier day 25, signed day 29 | The client |
| 10. Bulk oil ordered and received | confirm on WhatsApp | ordered day 30, in day 33 | Supplier |
| 11. Production to hand-over | 20 days on the 6301 plan | days 33–52 | Your workshop |
1
Screen two oils on one afternoon (day 4)Each oil at 6%, 8% and 10%, two candles a rung: 12, 16 and 20 g of oil in 200 g candles, 96 g per oil. Pour each rung as its own two-candle batch so the percentages are exact. Add one reference candle of your proven oil. 13 candles in all, every one in your production jar on your proven wick. CSI 464's page states "Fragrance Load Up to 10%" without saying whether that is of total or of wax weight; if you read it on wax weight, make the top rung 9%.
2
Two hot-throw sessions, coded and blind (days 8 and 11)A closed room of known size, one candle at a time, the same burn time, fresh noses, letters not names. Session one at cure day 4 rules out failures; session two at cure day 7 picks the load. Watch the melt pool too: a ring of unmelted wax at the edge on the 8% candles points the wick bracket up; a fast, hot pool points it down.
3
Let the client choose from candles, not bottles (days 12–15)Send each oil at your chosen load, coded, with the reference. A client choosing from a sniff of the bottle is choosing cold throw, which does not predict hot throw. Get the choice in writing: oil, load, and "approved for confirmation".
4
Pour the confirmation set in the final configuration (day 18)6 candles of the winner at the chosen load: two for full-life burns and one client sample, one retain on your current wick, and two on the neighbouring rung. That is 96 g at 8%, which is why a second 100 g bottle is needed.
5
Cure, then burn to the end (days 25–30)Seven days of cure, then burn both full-life candles in attended sessions, to about 1 cm of wax left. Judge the final third: pool depth, flame height, soot, jar heat (never by touch). In the worked example a 40-hour candle at 8 attended hours a day is 5 burning days. Use your proven candle's measured burn life, which you already know. A new oil is a new formula even in a proven jar (why full-life burns are repeated for a new fragrance).
6
Written approval, then bulk oil (days 29–33)The client signs off the confirmation sample (the exact candle, label and box), you order the bulk oil, and production starts when it arrives and passes a side-by-side check against your sample bottle: cold sniff, colour in wax, a short burn.
Mistake: pouring the ladder in a spare jar "just to choose the scent" and saving the production jar for later. Why it fails: the load, throw and wick all behave differently in a different diameter, so the day-11 choice is not a choice about the candle the client will receive. You end up running a second ladder, which costs a week. Fix: every development candle goes in the production jar on the production wick from the first pour. Change one variable at a time (why one variable at a time).
How many test candles is enough?
Two per rung and two full-life burns is a working minimum for a screening-and-confirmation design, not statistical proof. How much oil to buy for testing, and when a 500 g sample makes sense, is the testing-quantity post.Three timelines: compressed, standard, wick re-loop
You can buy back waiting. You cannot buy back cure.
The standard route is the cheapest: one oil at a time, and nothing bulk until the full-life burn passes. The compressed route spends ₹1,203.60 more on day 1 (a second 100 g of both oils, a 5 kg wax bag instead of four 1 kg bags, and ten more wicks) so the confirmation candles of both candidates go in on day 11 while the client is still choosing. That saves 8 days, about ₹150.45 a day. It also orders the bulk oil on written approval (day 22) while the full-life burn finishes on day 23, which is a calculated risk. If the final third fails, the fix is usually a wick change; the oil the client approved is still the oil you use.
Three routes to hand-over · same order, same tests
Day 1 = Monday 12 October 2026 (worked example) · production phase 20 days on the 6301 plan · kit = CSI lines for development, winner Bergamot Amber
| Route | Days before production | Hand-over | Date if day 1 is 12 October 2026 | Development kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compressed: second 100 g of both oils bought on day 1, confirmation of both poured day 11, bulk ordered on written approval (day 22) while the full-life burn finishes | 24 | day 44 | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | ₹5,263.80 |
| Standard: one oil at a time, bulk ordered after the full-life burn passes (day 30) | 32 | day 52 | Wednesday 2 December 2026 | ₹4,060.20 |
| Wick re-loop: the final third fails on day 30, a new wick bracket is cured and burned (days 31–43) | 43 | day 64 | Monday 14 December 2026 | standard kit + about 3 more candles of oil, wax and wicks |
Read the dates against the calendar. Diwali is Sunday 8 November 2026, day 28 on this count, before any route reaches production. If the client's real deadline is Diwali gifting, the honest answer on 7 October is: a new fragrance is not possible; one of your proven fragrances is (that is the 21-day plan in the hub). Christmas, 25 December 2026, is day 75: comfortable on the standard route, with a wick re-loop to spare.
Mistake: shortening the cure to save the week. Why it fails: a day-2 hot-throw session tells you whether the candle lights and pools, not how it will smell to the client in a month, and the 48–72 hours on both pages is the minimum before testing at all. A load chosen on under-cured candles is often chosen high, which costs oil on all 1,000 and can push the wick. Fix: keep the 7-day judgement and buy time from the waits instead (parallel samples, courier, a client who answers in one working day). What a quick test can and cannot prove under real deadline pressure is the no-time-to-test post; the steps that are never skipped are the never-skip post.
What the wick re-loop really costs
If one or both full-life candles drown, tunnel badly or run the glass hot in the final third, you need a new wick rung: pour day 31, cure to day 38, burn to day 43, start production on day 44, hand over on day 64. The two neighbour-rung candles in the confirmation set exist to shorten this: if the neighbour rung passed while the main wick failed, you have your answer on day 30 and lose nothing. Without them, a failure costs the full 12 days. That is the best ₹ in the kit.
The development kit and the bulk oil, priced
Development is the cheapest line in the order. Treat it as the most important.
The sheet below follows the series format: required, plus planned extras, plus losses, rounded up to in-stock CSI packs, with leftovers. The development lines are tiny because 100 g is the right size for a candidate oil. The last line is the bulk oil you buy only after the client signs, using the buffers from the 6301 purchase sheet (10 extras, 4% loss, 1% heel). Wax, wicks and jars for production are on that sheet and do not change because the oil is new.
Development kit + bulk oil · CSI live pricing, 7 October 2026
Standard route · winner Bergamot Amber at 8% (worked example) · 200 g candles in your production jar · packs in stock on 7 October 2026, depth not promised
| Line | Required | + Planned extras | + Loss / notes | To buy | CSI packs | ₹ | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergamot Amber (screening) | 96 g (6/8/10% × 2 candles) | — | pour each rung as its own 2-candle batch | 96 g | 1 × 100 g | ₹560.00 | 4 g |
| Palo Santo (screening) | 96 g | — | same | 96 g | 1 × 100 g | ₹601.80 | 4 g |
| Winner, confirmation (Bergamot Amber, worked example) | 96 g at 8% (6 candles) | retain + client sample included | at 10% it is 120 g | 96 g | 1 × 100 g (add 50 g at 10%) | ₹560.00 | 4 g |
| Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 | 3,496 g (19 candles) | reference candle included | — | 3,496 g | 4 × 1 kg (flat per kg) | ₹2,029.60 | 504 g, reusable |
| Eco Candle Wicks C2 | 17 | — | 3 spare in the pack | 17 | 1 × 20 | ₹188.80 | 3 wicks |
| Neighbour rung (Cotton Braided or C1) | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 × 10 (or C1 × 20) | ₹120.00 | 8 wicks |
| Your production jar | 19 | — | — | 19 | your supplier (or 4 × 5 clear Salsa) | your price | — |
| Development kit, CSI lines | ₹4,060.20 | ₹4.06 per saleable candle | |||||
| After written approval: Bergamot Amber for 1,000 × 200 g at 8% | 16.968 kg | 10 extras | 4% loss + 1% heel (6301 sheet) | 16.968 kg | 34 × 500 g | ₹92,412.00 | 32 g |
Development is ₹4,060.20, which is 4.4% of the ₹92,412.00 bulk oil bill, or ₹4.06 per saleable candle. It excludes your jars, labour, courier to the client, freight and GST. The labour is the larger cost: two pour sessions, two hot-throw sessions and about 5 attended burning days. Whether to charge the client a separate development fee is the development-fee post; how development belongs in your true cost is the true manufacturing cost post.
Three pack facts that change the bulk bill
Bergamot Amber: buy 500 g bottles, not 1 kg. The 1 kg is ₹5,437.00 and two 500 g bottles are ₹5,436.00, so 34 × 500 g (₹92,412.00) beats 17 × 1 kg (₹92,429.00) by ₹17.00, and 16 × 1 kg + 2 × 500 g (₹92,428.00) sits between. It is small, but it is the honest way round. Palo Santo: no saving at any size. It is ₹6.02 a gram from 50 g to 1 kg, so 17 kg is ₹1,02,306.00 whichever packs you choose, ₹9,894.00 more than Bergamot Amber (₹9.31 a candle). Wax and wicks are flat too. CSI 464 is ₹507.40 a kilo from 1 kg to 10 kg, and C2 is ₹9.44 a wick at every pack, so the development kit buys exact quantities without paying more per unit.
Argued against our own interest: do not buy 1 kg of each candidate "to save the second order". It is ₹11,455.00 up front, and on day 15 one of them becomes stock you did not plan to sell. Two 100 g bottles and one more 100 g of the winner cost ₹1,721.80. If the client rejects both, you have lost ₹1,161.80, not a shelf of oil.
Ask about the bulk quantity on day 1, not day 30
17 kg of one oil is a large draw. Ask on WhatsApp, the day you order the samples, whether that quantity is normally available and whether one lot can cover it; CSI does not promise stock depth or lot continuity in advance. If the client will reorder this scent next year, the supply questions to ask are in the long-term supply post.How to quote the timeline to the client
Quote from approval, not from the enquiry. The client controls half the calendar.
The decision rule is a comparison of two dates. Take the client's delivery date and count calendar days from the day the brief can be agreed. Day 52 or later: accept on the standard route. Day 44 to day 51: accept with conditions: the compressed route, the client answers within one working day of receiving samples, and the bulk oil is confirmed on WhatsApp before you commit. Before day 44: do not accept a new fragrance. Offer a proven one, or split the order.
Decision rule · new fragrance + 1,000 candles
Count calendar days from the agreed brief to the client’s delivery date · production phase from the 6301 plan · judgement, not a rule of law
| Client date (days from brief) | Answer | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| 52 or more | Yes | Standard route; development fee or sample charge agreed; bulk oil after written approval |
| 44–51 | Yes, with conditions | Compressed route; one-working-day client replies; bulk oil confirmed on WhatsApp; no scope changes after day 15 |
| under 44 | Not with a new fragrance | Offer a proven fragrance (20 days from materials) or split: proven scent now, new scent on day 52 |
Then put four things in the written order. Practical judgement, not legal advice.
What the quote says · new-fragrance order
Wording is a starting point; adapt it to your own terms
| Clause | Why |
|---|---|
| "Delivery 20 days after written approval of the final sample and receipt of materials." | The client's reply time and the supplier's stock sit on the critical path; this puts them where they belong. |
| "Development window about 24–32 days; samples on about day 12 and day 25." | Gives the client two dates they must be ready to answer on. |
| "Price per candle: Option A (Bergamot Amber) ₹___; Option B (Palo Santo) ₹___." | The oils differ by ₹9.31 a candle in raw cost; one blended price hides a ₹9,894.00 swing. |
| "A change of fragrance after approval restarts development and moves the date." | Late changes are the commonest way a new-scent order fails; see the finalise-before-buying post. |
An advance should at least cover what becomes client-specific when you buy it: here, about 17 kg of an oil you may not otherwise sell. How big that advance should be is the advance post. The full list of intake questions that change these numbers is the client-questions post.
Mistake: giving the date from the enquiry ("1,000 candles by 20 November") and planning to "test as we go". Why it fails: the date then assumes the client answers instantly, the first candidate works, the wick holds, and the bulk oil is in stock, which are four bets. Fix: quote the window and the production days from approval. If the client must have a fixed date, work backwards from it with the table above and say yes or no on the day you receive the enquiry.
This page is for you if your jar, wax and wick are proven and only the oil is new. Read 6312 instead if the jar or colour is new too: three new variables need a test matrix, not a ladder. Read 6313 if the calendar above does not fit and you are weighing whether to accept anyway.
What to buy for development, and what to wait for
Five items, chosen on page statements, price and stock on 7 October 2026. CSI publishes no burn or throw data, so nothing is ranked on performance, and the oils were chosen to fit a worked-example brief, not because they suit every client. Each card says when not to buy.
1
fragrance oil · citrus amber · candidate A (worked-example winner)
Bergamot Amber Fragrance Oil
A "warm but bright" brief needs this kind of profile. The page describes "sparkling bergamot and citrus top notes, warm amber and soft floral heart, woody musk and smooth vanilla base" and states "6-10% for soy wax candles, cure 48-72 hours". That puts the whole 6/8/10% ladder inside both ceilings (Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 states up to 10%). In the text we captured, no vanillin figure is given; the base lists vanilla, so watch the reference-age colour of light wax. Argued against our own interest: the 1 kg costs ₹1.00 more than two 500 g bottles, so after approval buy 34 × 500 g (₹92,412.00), not 17 × 1 kg (₹92,429.00). For development, buy 100 g. Limitation: a 100 g bottle covers one screening ladder with 4 g to spare, so it does not cover the confirmation round too.
| Size | Price | Per gram | 200 g candles at 8% (16 g) | Oil per candle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹105.02 | ₹7.00 | none (a sniff sample) | ₹112.02 |
| 50 g | ₹280.00 | ₹5.60 | 3 | ₹89.60 |
| 100 g | ₹560.00 | ₹5.60 | 6 | ₹89.60 |
| 500 g | ₹2,718.00 | ₹5.44 | 31 | ₹86.98 |
| 1 kg | ₹5,437.00 | ₹5.44 | 62 | ₹86.99 |
17 kg after approval: 34 × 500 g = ₹92,412.00; ₹86.98 of oil per candle. Buy 100 g — ₹560.00
2
fragrance oil · woody / resinous · candidate B
Palo Santo Fragrance Oil
The second candidate, chosen to give the client a real choice rather than two versions of the same idea. The page describes "Earthy palo santo with soft citrus, warm amber, and a touch of incense", states "Up to 10% for soy wax", "Cure Time: 48–72 hours for soy wax" and "Vanillin Content: 0% (No risk of discoloration)". Treat that last line as the page's claim; vanillin is one cause of discolouration, not the only one. It also says "Wick testing is recommended based on your container and wax type", which is what stage two is for. Argued against our own interest: this oil is ₹6.02 a gram from 50 g to 1 kg, so there is no bulk saving at all, and if the client picks it the order's oil costs ₹9,894.00 more than Bergamot Amber. Quote both prices.
| Size | Price | Per gram | 200 g candles at 8% (16 g) | Oil per candle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹106.20 | ₹7.08 | none (a sniff sample) | ₹113.28 |
| 50 g | ₹300.90 | ₹6.02 | 3 | ₹96.29 |
| 100 g | ₹601.80 | ₹6.02 | 6 | ₹96.29 |
| 500 g | ₹3,009.00 | ₹6.02 | 31 | ₹96.29 |
| 1 kg | ₹6,018.00 | ₹6.02 | 62 | ₹96.29 |
17 kg would be ₹1,02,306.00; ₹96.29 of oil per candle. Buy 100 g — ₹601.80
3
wick · pre-tabbed · small packs for development
Eco Candle Wicks — Thin (C1) and Thick (C2)
The worked example assumes C2 is the wick your current candle was proven with, so the screening and confirmation candles stay on C2. A new oil can change how a wick behaves, so stage two adds two candles on a neighbouring rung. The page states no length or jar range in the text we captured. Every C1 pack is ₹5.90 a wick and every C2 pack ₹9.44, so buy the smallest pack that covers the count: C2 20 (₹188.80) for 17 wicks, plus C1 20 (₹118.00) only if the screening burns show C2 running hot. The Thin (C1) 10-pack is out of stock on 7 October 2026.
| Pack | Price | Per wick | Role in development |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thin (C1) / 10 | ₹59.00 | ₹5.90 | Out of stock on 7 October 2026 |
| Thin (C1) / 20 | ₹118.00 | ₹5.90 | the down-step rung if C2 runs hot |
| Thin (C1) / 50 | ₹295.00 | ₹5.90 | |
| Thin (C1) / 100 | ₹590.00 | ₹5.90 | |
| Thin (C1) / 500 | ₹2,950.00 | ₹5.90 | |
| Thin (C1) / 1,000 | ₹5,900.00 | ₹5.90 | |
| Thick (C2) / 10 | ₹94.40 | ₹9.44 | compressed route top-up |
| Thick (C2) / 20 | ₹188.80 | ₹9.44 | covers 17 development wicks |
| Thick (C2) / 50 | ₹472.00 | ₹9.44 | |
| Thick (C2) / 100 | ₹944.00 | ₹9.44 | |
| Thick (C2) / 500 | ₹4,720.00 | ₹9.44 | |
| Thick (C2) / 1,000 | ₹9,440.00 | ₹9.44 | production, after approval |
Development: C2 20-pack ₹188.80; production C2 later. Buy C2 20 — ₹188.80
4
wick · the up-step rung · only if screening tunnels
Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made
If the 8% screening candles leave a ring of wax at the edge on burn two, the neighbouring rung is upward, and CSI's next sized, tabbed wick after C2 is this one. The page says it is "engineered for large-diameter candles exceeding 8 cm" and that the wick is 10.16 cm tall, so in a narrower jar it is a deliberate over-step that tells you where the ceiling is, not a likely answer. Argued against our own interest: there is no sized, tabbed wick between C2 and this one at CSI; if you need a finer step, ask us on WhatsApp rather than guess. It is ₹12.00 a wick at every pack size.
| Pack | Price | Per wick | Role in development |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack of 10 | ₹120.00 | ₹12.00 | the up-step rung: 2 needed |
| Pack of 50 | ₹600.00 | ₹12.00 | |
| Pack of 100 | ₹1,200.00 | ₹12.00 | |
| Pack of 500 | ₹6,000.00 | ₹12.00 | |
| Pack of 1,000 | ₹12,000.00 | ₹12.00 |
Two needed for development: the 10-pack, ₹120.00. Buy 10 — ₹120.00
5
jar · 200 ml · only if it is already your production jar
200ml Salsa Glass Jar with 63mm Lug Cap (Golden Lid)
Development candles must be poured in the jar the client will receive. If your proven production candle is this clear Salsa, the 5-pack is the development size: ₹40.12 a jar, against ₹29.50 in 50s and 100s. If your production jar is anything else, do not buy this for testing; a different jar is a different candle. A 200 ml jar does not hold a 200 g candle: on the common rule of thumb it holds about 172–180 g of wax to the brim, before headspace, so this route means a smaller fill the client has approved. The page calls the jar "Upcycled and ready to be reborn"; ask about condition before a corporate order.
| Pack | Price | Per jar | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Pcs | ₹200.60 | ₹40.12 | 4 packs = ₹802.40 for 19 candles |
| 50 Pcs | ₹1,475.00 | ₹29.50 | production, not development |
| 100 Pcs | ₹2,950.00 | ₹29.50 | production, not development |
19 development candles: 4 × 5-pack = ₹802.40. Buy 5 — ₹200.60
Wait for the signature: the 17 kg of oil, the 1,000 wicks and anything printed with the scent's name. Argued against our own interest: the most expensive mistake in a new-fragrance order is a kilogram of the oil the client did not choose, and the second most expensive is 17 kg of the one they chose before they signed.
Christmas, 25 December 2026, is 79 days from 7 October 2026. A corporate order in a new fragrance briefed by mid-October fits the standard route with a wick re-loop to spare. Send us the candidate list and the bulk quantity on WhatsApp now, and we will confirm sample stock and dispatch, and say plainly whether the bulk quantity needs notice.
WhatsApp a sample + bulk check
The CSI principle
A new fragrance is a new candle. Its date starts at approval, not at the enquiry.
For 1,000 candles that means about 24–32 days of development before 20 days of production. Spend money on the waiting, never on the cure.
"The client chooses the scent. The calendar chooses the date."
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Why trust this guide
CandleMakingSuppliesIndia sells the oils, wax, wicks and jars named here, and does not sell finished candles. This page still tells you to buy 100 g instead of 1 kg, that our 1 kg of Bergamot Amber costs more than two 500 g bottles, that Palo Santo gets no cheaper in bulk, and not to place the bulk order until the client signs.
Every CSI price was checked on the live store on 7 October 2026. Stock was checked per size: every item priced here is in stock on that date, the Eco C1 10-pack is out of stock and is not used, and stock depth for 17 kg of one oil is not something a product page shows. Oil-page wording (loads, cure, vanillin) is quoted as written.
The step ranges, transit days, client reply times, burn life, burning hours, candle counts and the 12 October start are labelled worked examples; the 7-day judgement is a planning choice, and the decision rule is practical business judgement, not legal or financial advice. For bulk pricing, stock and lot confirmation, GST invoicing, and MSDS and IFRA documentation on request, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to develop a new candle fragrance for a bulk order?
On a worked example with a proven jar and wick, about 24–32 days before production can start: samples, a 6/8/10% ladder, a 7-day cure, the client's choice, confirmation candles, another 7-day cure, a full-life burn and written approval. A failed final third adds about 12 days.
Can I shorten candle cure time to start a corporate order sooner?
Not without risk. Both candidate pages here state 48–72 hours before burn testing, and that is a minimum, not the point at which hot throw is developed. Save time on transit and client replies instead; keep the 7-day judgement.
How much fragrance oil should I buy to test a new scent?
100 g per candidate covers a 6/8/10% ladder at two 200 g candles a rung (96 g). A second 100 g of the winner covers the confirmation set at 8% (96 g); at 10% you need 120 g, so add a 50 g bottle. Buy bulk only after written approval.
Is 1 kg of fragrance oil always cheaper than two 500 g bottles?
No. At CSI, Bergamot Amber's 1 kg (₹5,437.00) costs ₹1.00 more than two 500 g bottles (₹5,436.00), and Palo Santo is ₹6.02 a gram at every size from 50 g. Check the per-gram price for each oil before choosing packs.
What delivery date should I give a client who wants a custom fragrance?
Give a window and a rule, not a date: "development about 24–32 days; delivery 20 days after written approval of the final sample and materials in hand." If they need a fixed date, count back from it and accept only if it is at least day 44 from the brief.
Can I make a Diwali corporate order in a new fragrance if the client confirms in October?
In 2026, not if the brief is agreed after early October. Diwali is 8 November; briefed on Monday 12 October, it falls on day 28, before even the compressed route (44 days to hand-over) reaches production. Offer a proven fragrance for Diwali.
1,000 candles · new fragrance
Screen two oils this week, judge at day 7, and quote from approval.
₹1,161.80 buys the two screening bottles. Ask us now about the 17 kg you will need after approval, so the bulk quantity is not the step that surprises you on day 30.
Browse fragrance oils Ask about the bulk quantity on WhatsApp
Continue the read — can I actually accept this order?
- A Company Wants 1,000 × 200 g Candles Delivered in 21 Days but I Normally Make Only 100 a Week — How Do I Calculate Whether I Can Realistically Accept the Order?
- A Wedding Client Wants a Completely New Jar, Fragrance and Colour Combination — Should I Treat This as a New Product Requiring Full Testing Before Accepting the Deadline?
- A Corporate Client Wants Delivery in Two Weeks — Which Candle-Development Steps Should Never Be Skipped Even for an Urgent Order?
- I Have Enough Production Capacity for 1,000 Candles but Not Enough Time for Proper Burn Testing — Should I Still Accept the Order?
- My Corporate Order Uses a Fragrance I Have Never Produced Before — How Much Fragrance Should I Buy Initially for Testing Before Ordering the Full Requirement?
- I Need 1,000 Wedding Candles in a Custom Fragrance — Should the Fragrance Formula Be Completely Finalised Before I Buy Bulk Wax and Wicks?
- I Received a 500-Piece Wedding Candle Order in a Fragrance I Have Never Used Before — What Must I Test Before Buying 50+ Kg of Raw Materials?
- Should I Charge a Separate Development Fee When a Corporate Client Requires a Custom Candle Formula Before Placing the Final Order?
- How Do I Decide Whether to Accept a Bulk Candle Order Using Quantity, Deadline, Formulation Readiness, Production Capacity, Raw-Material Availability and Testing Time?
Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: part of CSI's cluster "Can I actually accept this order?" (6301–6320) in the series on bulk corporate and wedding candle orders × raw materials. It covers the development calendar for a new fragrance in a proven candle, three worked-example timelines, the development kit and bulk oil priced at CSI packs, and how to quote the timeline.Customer reviews: The six reviews at the top of this page are genuine, published Judge.me reviews left by CSI customers on the product pages named on each card — Autumn, Dark Vanilla Fragrance, Eco Soy CSI 400, Gardenia Fragrance Oil, Lavender Fragrance Oil, Orchard Pear. They are general product reviews, not assessments of the bulk-order advice on this page. Names, star ratings, dates and products are as recorded by Judge.me and wording is unedited. "Verified buyer" appears only on reviews Judge.me recorded as verified — Sraddha, Ranjita RAO, M A, Tina Raha, Arminder Kaur, Anonymous. Reviews below five stars are included as published, not filtered out.
Figures verified 7 October 2026, CSI live pricing: Bergamot Amber Fragrance Oil 15 g ₹105.02 (₹7.00/g), 50 g ₹280.00 (₹5.60/g), 100 g ₹560.00 (₹5.60/g), 500 g ₹2,718.00 (₹5.44/g), 1 kg ₹5,437.00 (₹5.44/g); Palo Santo Fragrance Oil 15 g ₹106.20 (₹7.08/g), 50 g ₹300.90, 100 g ₹601.80, 500 g ₹3,009.00, 1 kg ₹6,018.00 (₹6.02/g from 50 g); Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 500 g ₹260.00, 1 kg ₹507.40, 5 kg ₹2,537.00, 10 kg ₹5,074.00; Eco Candle Wicks Thin (C1) 20 ₹118.00, 50 ₹295.00, 100 ₹590.00, 500 ₹2,950.00, 1,000 ₹5,900.00 (₹5.90 a wick; 10-pack out of stock); Thick (C2) 10 ₹94.40, 20 ₹188.80, 50 ₹472.00, 100 ₹944.00, 500 ₹4,720.00, 1,000 ₹9,440.00 (₹9.44 a wick); Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made 10 ₹120.00, 50 ₹600.00, 100 ₹1,200.00, 500 ₹6,000.00, 1,000 ₹12,000.00 (₹12.00 a wick); 200ml Salsa Glass Jar with 63mm Lug Cap (Golden Lid), clear, 5 Pcs ₹200.60, 50 Pcs ₹1,475.00, 100 Pcs ₹2,950.00. Every item priced here is in stock on 7 October 2026 except where marked. Stock depth, dispatch dates and lot continuity are not published: confirm on WhatsApp. Per unit = price ÷ grams or units, two decimals.
Non-price figures: 1,000 candles and "a new fragrance" are the reader's figures (title). The 200 g fill and 8% load are the series defaults; load is a percentage of total candle weight (200 g at 8% = 16 g oil + 184 g wax). Day 1 as Monday 12 October 2026, 3-day transit, client reply times, 2 candles a rung, the 6-candle confirmation set, the 40-hour burn life and 8 attended hours a day, the 7-day cure judgement and the 6301 production phase of 20 days and buffers are labelled worked examples. Cure wording ("48-72 hours", "48–72 hours for soy wax") and loads are the oil pages'; CSI 464's "up to 10%" is a formulation limit, not a regulatory one. Costs are materials only and exclude your jars, labour, courier, freight and GST. Diwali 8 November 2026 and Christmas 25 December 2026 are calendar facts.