Can I First Identify a Likely Wick Range Using One Reference Fragrance and Then Test Only Nearby Sizes for Every Additional Fragrance?
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How many wicks is that? For 1 + 5 oils: 29 screen wicks, 34 with approval candles, against 54 for full ladders. For 1 + 10: 49, 59 with approval candles, against 99. Worked example: your 7 cm inside jar, 150 g at 8%, Lavender as the reference, landing on C1.
What does it save? In the worked example, ₹3,123.24 for 1 + 5 and ₹6,460.88 for 1 + 10, excluding jars, plus 20 and 40 of your jars. The wick packs are a small part of it (₹120.00 and ₹454.40): the saving is candles.
What is the risk? An extra oil whose wick lies outside its two rungs is caught only when both fail the same way, and costs a rescue round. Approvals rest on a one-sided bracket. For a light, similar range that is usually a good trade (judgement); for heavy outliers, test them wider from the start.
Step 1: the reference ladder
The reference ladder is an ordinary three-rung bracket: C1, C2 and Cotton Braided, three candles each, nine candles from one pot. Your 7 cm inside jar has 38.48 cm² of pool; that is not a CSI jar (CSI's 7 cm glass listings state an outer figure, about 6.3 cm inside on our 0.35 cm wall assumption), so measure your own at two heights. The 150 g fill at 8% is 12 g of oil + 138 g of wax, load as a share of total candle weight.
| Line | Needed | Pack | Price | Per unit | Left for step 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eco C1 | 3 | 20 (10-pack out of stock) | ₹118.00 | ₹5.90 | 17 |
| Eco C2 | 3 | 10 | ₹94.40 | ₹9.44 | 7 |
| Cotton Braided | 3 | 10 | ₹120.00 | ₹12.00 | 7 |
| Lavender | 108 g | 100 g + 15 g | ₹645.02 | ₹5.40 per g at 100 g | 7 g |
| Chunks | 1,242 g | 2 × 1 kg | ₹1,198.00 | ₹0.60 per g | 758 g |
| Your 7 cm jars | 9 | your supplier | yours | — | — |
Burn the nine in sessions of about 2.8 hours (a very rough hour per 2.5 cm of width), still air, trimmed to about 5–6 mm, and take the reference through its full life before you trust it: the reference result is the foundation every other oil stands on. A bracket closes when the chosen wick has a documented fail on each side; how that rule works is the 7 cm adjacent-sizes post.
If your reference lands on C2 instead, nothing about the method changes except the rungs: light oils then test on C1 and C2, heavy ones on C2 and Cotton Braided. Which oil to use as the reference, and whether a heavy one sets better inventory bounds, is the heaviest-reference post; this page assumes you have chosen.
Step 2: two rungs for every other oil
With Lavender on C1, the "nearby sizes" for every extra oil are C1 and C2: the reference's wick and the next rung up, because most oils in a range are at least as demanding as a light herbal (judgement). Two candles each on C1 and C2, screened at burn 3; then a third candle on whichever led, so the oil can be approved on three candles through the full life. Each extra oil uses 48 g for the screen and 60 g with its approval candle: a 50 g bottle leaves only 2 g after the screen, so buy 50 g + 15 g (₹375.02 at Lavender's prices as a stand-in), which leaves 5 g.
| Line | Two rungs (this page) | Full ladder |
|---|---|---|
| Candles | 4 screen + 1 approval = 5 | 9 |
| Wicks | 2 C1 + 2 C2 + 1 on the winner | 3 C1 + 3 C2 + 3 Cotton Braided |
| Oil | 60 g: 50 g + 15 g = ₹375.02 | 108 g: 100 g + 15 g = ₹645.02 |
| Oil cash saved per oil | ₹270.00 | |
| Oil + wax per candle (excl. wick, jar) | ₹147.46 | |
How to read each oil's four screen candles:
| Screen result | Reading | Next candle | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 passes, C2 runs hot | Same as the reference: closed from above | 1 more on C1 | None (C1 in stock) |
| C1 rings, C2 passes | One rung heavier than the reference: closed from below | 1 more on C2 | None (C2 in stock) |
| Both pass | Not separated: either could serve | 1 more on C1, the reference's wick; the C2 pair is your margin check | None |
| Both ring or carbon | An outlier: its wick is above C2 | Rescue: 3 on Cotton Braided | None if the reference's 7 spares remain; more oil |
| Both run hot | An outlier on the light side, below C1 | Check centring, draughts and load first | No tabbed wick exists; ask on WhatsApp |
Approve an oil only when three candles on one wick reach about 1 cm left with no heat, soot or flame trouble in the final third, judged by eye and never by touch. How far down a test must go to count is the acceptance-depth post.
Counts and packs: 1 + 5 and 1 + 10
Worked example winners: for 1 + 5, four extras win on C1 and one on C2; for 1 + 10, seven on C1 and three on C2. Packs are the smallest in-stock combination that covers each count. Oil is priced at Lavender's bottles as a stand-in for every oil (your oils' prices differ); wax at the Chunks 1 kg price; your jars excluded.
| Line | 1 + 5, full ladders | 1 + 5, reference-first | 1 + 10, full ladders | 1 + 10, reference-first |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candles (= wicks) | 54 | 29 screen + 5 = 34 | 99 | 49 screen + 10 = 59 |
| C1 / C2 / Cotton Braided | 18 / 18 / 18 | 17 / 14 / 3 | 33 / 33 / 33 | 30 / 26 / 3 |
| Wick packs | C1 20, C2 20, CB 2 × 10 = ₹546.80 | C1 20, C2 20, CB 10 = ₹426.80 | C1 2 × 20, C2 20 + 2 × 10, CB 4 × 10 = ₹1,093.60 | C1 2 × 20, C2 20 + 10, CB 10 = ₹639.20 |
| Oil bottles | ₹3,870.12 | ₹2,520.12 | ₹7,095.22 | ₹4,395.22 |
| Wax consumed | 7,452 g = ₹4,463.75 | 4,692 g = ₹2,810.51 | 13,662 g = ₹8,183.54 | 8,142 g = ₹4,877.06 |
| Total | ₹8,880.67 | ₹5,757.43 | ₹16,372.36 | ₹9,911.48 |
| Saved | ₹3,123.24 and 20 jars | ₹6,460.88 and 40 jars | ||
Look at where the saving comes from. For 1 + 10, the wick packs account for ₹454.40 of the ₹6,460.88, 7.0% of it; the rest is oil and wax you never pour, plus 40 of your jars. That is why reference-first is worth its risk at all: not because wicks are expensive (they are flat per wick and cheap), but because every unnecessary rung costs a whole candle.
C1 50-pack or two 20-packs?
For 1 + 10, C1 is the busiest rung: 30 wicks (23 for the screen and 7 approval candles). Two 20-packs (₹236.00) cover it with 10 spare; one 50-pack (₹295.00) covers it with 20 spare, ₹59.00 more cash at exactly the same ₹5.90 a wick. The only reason to choose the 50 is that, with Lavender and seven extras approved on C1, those 20 wicks are production stock you will burn next month. That is a cash-timing choice, not a saving; with the 50-pack the 1 + 10 wick order is ₹698.20.
The risk you are buying
Three things are given up, and one of them costs real money when it happens.
| Risk | When it bites | Cost when it happens | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlier above the two rungs | A heavy oil rings on both C1 and C2 | A rescue round: wax and wicks for 3 Cotton Braided candles (₹283.99) + another 50 g of that oil (₹270.00) + one more cure-and-screen cycle of time | Flag likely outliers (vanilla, oud, coffee, dense gourmands) before you start and give them C2 + Cotton Braided instead |
| Outlier below C1 | A light oil runs hot on C1 | No tabbed wick exists below C1 | Check centring and load; ask about the untabbed loose wick |
| One-sided bracket | An oil passes on C1 with no fail below it, or on C2 with C1 failing and nothing tested above | Nothing up front; less margin for batch-to-batch variation | For best-sellers, add one candle on the untested side later |
| Unrepresentative reference | The reference is lighter or heavier than most of the range | Many extras fail the same way and need rescues | Pick the reference deliberately (see 5536) |
In numbers: if two of ten extras turn out to be outliers above C2, the rescues cost about ₹1,107.97 in the worked example, and the 1 + 10 saving is still ₹5,352.91 after them. The time cost does not show in rupees: each rescue adds a cure and a screen. A cheaper way to catch likely outliers before pouring anything is a paper pre-screen of each oil's stated family, notes, vanillin and load range: the twelve-fragrance pre-screen post. Grouping oils by burn behaviour as a house standard is the behaviour-groups post. And if you would rather screen everything on one house wick and buy neighbours only for failures, that is the staged ten-fragrance schedule: a different trade, with no reference ladder.
From approvals to production quantity
After every oil is approved, size production per wick SKU: wicks = candles × wicks per candle × (1 + allowance), with 5% as our worked-example allowance. Worked example: 30 candles of each oil a month; Lavender and seven extras on C1, three extras on C2.
| Wick | Oils on it | Wicks a month | Packs | Reorder at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eco C1 | 8 | 252 | 2 × 100 + 3 × 20 = ₹1,534.00 (260) | 143 |
| Eco C2 | 3 | 94.5, so 95 | one 100 = ₹944.00 | 54 |
| Cotton Braided | 0 | none | the 7 rescue spares stay on the shelf | — |
The lead time is yours: CSI dispatches from Pune and publishes no lead times or stock depth, so confirm dispatch on WhatsApp before a big run. Whether a third SKU for one odd oil is ever worth carrying is the extra-SKU post; per-SKU reorder points at higher volume are the 500-candles-a-month post.
What to buy, and what to skip
Four items, chosen on page statements, price and stock on 1 October 2026. CSI publishes no wick-performance data, so nothing here is ranked on burn results. Oil candle counts use 12 g per 150 g candle at 8%.
| Size | Price | Per gram | 150 g candles at 8% (12 g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹105.02 | ₹7.00 | 1 |
| 50 g | ₹270.00 | ₹5.40 | 4 |
| 100 g | ₹540.00 | ₹5.40 | 8 |
| 500 g | ₹2,620.00 | ₹5.24 | 41 |
| 1 kg | ₹5,221.00 | ₹5.22 | 83 |
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thin (C1) / 10 | ₹59.00 — Out of stock | ₹5.90 | Out of stock on 1 October 2026 |
| Thin (C1) / 20 | ₹118.00 | ₹5.90 | 1 + 5: all 17 C1; 1 + 10: one of two |
| Thin (C1) / 50 | ₹295.00 | ₹5.90 | 1 + 10: all 30 C1 with 20 left for production |
| Thin (C1) / 100 · 500 · 1000 | ₹590.00 · ₹2,950.00 · ₹5,900.00 | ₹5.90 | production, after full life |
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thick (C2) / 10 | ₹94.40 | ₹9.44 | 1 + 10: tops up the 20 |
| Thick (C2) / 20 | ₹188.80 | ₹9.44 | 1 + 5: all 14 C2; 1 + 10: with a 10, all 26 |
| Thick (C2) / 50 · 100 · 1000 | ₹472.00 · ₹944.00 · ₹9,440.00 | ₹9.44 | production only |
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack of 10 | ₹120.00 | ₹12.00 | the reference ladder (3), 7 spare for rescues |
| Pack of 50 · 100 | ₹600.00 · ₹1,200.00 | ₹12.00 | only if an oil is approved on it |
| Pack of 500 · 1000 | ₹6,000.00 · ₹12,000.00 | ₹12.00 | same price per wick as the 10-pack |
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 g | ₹299.00 | ₹0.60 per g | 3 candles at 138 g |
| 1 kg | ₹599.00 | ₹0.60 per g | 7 candles; the reference ladder needs two |
| 5 kg · 10 kg | ₹2,995.00 · ₹5,999.00 | ₹0.60 per g | no cheaper per gram than the 500 g bag |
Skip for this method: Cotton Braided packs beyond the reference's 10 (the extras never test on it unless they fail low on both rungs); Performance Wooden Wicks (one listing with no widths, so it cannot be a rung in a bracket); 100 g bottles of every extra oil (50 g + 15 g covers five candles); and the 5 kg or 10 kg of wax (no cheaper per gram).
CandleMakingSuppliesIndia sells the oil, wicks and wax named here, and does not sell finished candles. This page still tells you that two C1 20-packs cost less than our 50-pack for the same test, that the wick packs are the smallest part of the saving, that we sell no tabbed wick below C1, and that bigger packs save nothing per wick.
Every price was verified on CSI's live store on 1 October 2026. Stock was checked per size: the Eco C1 10-pack is out of stock on that date and is flagged wherever it appears; every other size shown is in stock. Wick, oil and wax wording is quoted from the product pages; where a page is silent in the text we captured, we say so.
The reference result (Lavender on C1), the winners of each extra oil, the Lavender stand-in prices, the 7 cm jar, the 150 g fill, the approval thresholds, the rescue costs, the 5% allowance, the 30-candle month and the 10-day lead time are our judgement or worked examples; session times are commonly cited rules of thumb, not CSI data; CSI publishes no wick-performance data. For bulk pricing, GST invoicing, and MSDS and IFRA documentation on request, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
- I Have Five Fragrances in the Same 200 g Jar — Do I Need to Buy Different Wick Sizes for Oud, Vanilla, Lavender, Coffee and Rose?
- Should I Use My Most Difficult Heavy Fragrance as the Reference When Selecting the Range of Wicks I Keep in Inventory?
- My Candle Collection Has Ten Fragrances in One Jar — How Can I Efficiently Wick-Test All Ten Without Assuming One Wick Works Universally?
- One Fragrance Needs a Different Wick from Every Other Candle in My Range — Should I Stock That Additional Wick or Reformulate the Fragrance Load?
- I Want to Reduce the Number of Wick SKUs in My Factory — How Do I Determine Whether Nearby Fragrances Can Safely Share One Approved Wick?
- How Do I Determine Whether a Candle Needs a Different Wick Because of Fragrance Chemistry Rather than Jar Diameter, Wax or Manufacturing Variation?
- I Use an 8 cm Diameter Jar with Soy Wax and 8% Vanilla Fragrance — Which Wick Sizes Should I Buy for My First Burn-Test Ladder?
- I Have a 7 cm Diameter Glass Jar with Soy Wax — How Many Adjacent Wick Sizes Should I Test Before Choosing One for Production?
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 — Eco Candle Wicks, Lavender Fragrance Oil, Luxury Soy Wax Chunks for Jar / Container Candles. They are general product reviews, not assessments of the wick-purchase 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 — Priyanka Purohit, Akansha, Anonymous, Monika Deep, Sakshi Jain. The reviews from Ashwini are published but not recorded as verified, and carry no badge. Reviews below five stars are included as published, not filtered out.
Figures verified 1 October 2026, CSI live pricing: Lavender Fragrance Oil 15 g ₹105.02 (₹7.00/g), 50 g ₹270.00 (₹5.40/g), 100 g ₹540.00 (₹5.40/g), 500 g ₹2,620.00 (₹5.24/g), 1 kg ₹5,221.00 (₹5.22/g); Eco Candle Wicks Thin (C1) 10 ₹59.00 (out of stock), 20 ₹118.00, 50 ₹295.00, 100 ₹590.00, 500 ₹2,950.00, 1,000 ₹5,900.00; Thick (C2) 10 ₹94.40, 20 ₹188.80, 50 ₹472.00, 100 ₹944.00, 1,000 ₹9,440.00; Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made 10 ₹120.00, 50 ₹600.00, 100 ₹1,200.00, 500 ₹6,000.00, 1,000 ₹12,000.00; Eco Candle Wicks Loose (2 inch diameter) 5 m ₹413.00; Luxury Soy Wax Chunks 500 g ₹299.00, 1 kg ₹599.00, 5 kg ₹2,995.00, 10 kg ₹5,999.00. Every size listed is in stock on 1 October 2026 except the C1 10-pack. Per unit = price ÷ grams or units, two decimals.
Non-price figures: load is a percentage of total candle weight (150 g at 8% = 12 g oil + 138 g wax). The 7.0 cm inside diameter (38.48 cm² of pool) and the 150 g fill are labelled assumptions for the reader's own jar; CSI's 7 cm listings state outer figures. Ceilings are as the pages state (Lavender 6–10% for candles; Chunks up to 13%): formulation limits, not regulatory ones. Oil costs for "an extra oil" use Lavender's bottle prices as a stand-in. The reference result, the extra oils' winners, the approval thresholds, the rescue costs, the 5% allowance, the 30-candle month and the 10-day lead time are editorial judgement and worked examples. Session length is a commonly cited rule of thumb. Costs exclude jars, labour, freight, packaging and GST. Diwali 8 November 2026 is a calendar fact.