Can I Fix a Sweating Candle Batch by Remelting It and Adding More Wax or Should the Batch Be Reformulated Completely?
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Rework a sweating batch or start again?
Dilute the oil you already have, but prove it on four candles before you remelt the batch.
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CSI Diagnostics · Reworking a Sweating Batch
Remelting and adding wax keeps every gram of oil and makes it a smaller share. It works when the load was the cause, costs a second heating and a new cure, and should be piloted on four candles before you commit a whole batch.
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fresh wax as a share of recovered weight to take 10% to 8% · CSI live pricing, September 2026
Quick answers — read this first
Can I fix a sweating batch by remelting it and adding wax? Often, if the root cause was the load. Dilution keeps the oil and adds wax until the oil is a smaller share: a 10 kg batch at 10% holds 1,000 g of oil; to bring that to 8% of total weight you need 12,500 g in all, so 2,500 g of fresh wax. If the cause was add temperature, mixing, cold jars or cycling, dilution alone may not stop the sweat.What does it cost? Worked example in CSI 464 and the 150 g jar: 2.5 kg of wax, 17 extra jars and 83 new wicks, ₹3,363.00 in materials, against ₹8,178.01 to pour 66 fresh candles at 8% in reused jars. Both exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST.
What's the catch? The wax is heated twice, which can drive off lighter top notes and may darken some oils (tendencies); the real load is uncertain because some oil may be lost; and the cure clock restarts. So pilot 4 candles first.
When should I reformulate instead? When the pilot sweats again, smells flatter or darker than a fresh candle, when you can't sell the extra candles, or when the oil itself is the problem.
The short answer
Rework: fresh wax = weight recovered × (old load ÷ new load − 1); for 10% → 8%, a quarter of what you recover; for 10% → 9%, about a ninth.
Pilot first: scrape 4 candles, weigh, add a quarter in fresh wax, pour 5; stability-check and blind-smell them before reworking the lot.
Choose: rework when the cause was load and the pilot passes; reformulate when the pilot fails, the oil suffered from reheating or the oil is the problem; salvage or scrap when there's no time or no root cause.
The cost: ₹3,363.00 to rework 10 kg to 8% (83 candles), ₹1,755.58 to 9% (74), ₹8,178.01 to reformulate 66 fresh; all worked examples excluding labour, freight, packaging and GST.
In this guide
The mass balance of a 10 kg batch at 10%, drawn to scale. In both rework bars the black oil segment stays at 1 kg and hatched fresh wax is added until the oil is 9% or 8% of the total; the candle count and extra jars follow. The last bar is the alternative: a fresh 8% pour of the original 66 candles with new oil and new wax.
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Straight answer
Can I fix a sweating candle batch by remelting it and adding more wax, or should the batch be reformulated completely?
You can often rework it, but only if the load was the cause, and only after a pilot. Remelting and adding wax is dilution: it keeps every gram of oil already in the batch and adds wax until that oil is a smaller share of the total. A 10 kg batch at 10% of total weight holds 1,000 g of oil; that oil is 8% of 12,500 g, so you add 2,500 g of fresh wax of the same type and pour 83 candles instead of 66, which needs 17 extra jars and new wicks for all of them. In CSI 464 and the 150 g jar that is ₹3,363.00 of materials, against ₹8,178.01 to pour the original 66 candles fresh at 8%. The catches are real: the wax is heated a second time, which can cost top notes and may darken some oils; some oil may be lost, so the true load is uncertain; and the cure clock restarts. So scrape and rework four candles first, check them for sweat and smell them blind against a fresh candle. If they pass, rework the lot. If they sweat again, the cause wasn't just load, and dilution won't save it; if they smell flat or dark, reformulate.
One line: add a quarter of what you recover in fresh wax to take 10% to 8%, pilot four candles, and reformulate if the pilot sweats or smells tired.
The 8% rework, bought as needed: 2.5 kg of CSI 464 (two 1 kg bags and a 500 g bag, ₹1,274.80), 20 jars (₹1,888.00) and 100 C1 wicks (₹590.00): ₹3,752.80 in all, with 3 jars and 17 wicks spare. All in stock on 26 September 2026.
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Before any maths: is load really the cause?
Dilution fixes one cause of sweating. It is expensive to find out it was a different one.
Sweating is commonly linked to a load near what the wax holds for that oil, oil added too cool, too short a stir, cold jars, temperature cycling and some oils or blends (tendencies; the cluster's ranking is in the day-three droplets hub). Adding wax addresses only the first. If your batch sweats because the oil went in at the wrong temperature and never fully incorporated, remelting will reheat and restir it, which may help, and diluting it lowers the load, which may help; but you won't know which did the work, and the next batch, made the old way, will sweat again. The one-variable checklist that separates these is 3233's subject. Do it before you commit 10 kg.
Two quick signs that load is at least part of the story. First, the load against both ceilings: the worked-example batch is Roasted Coconut at 10% of total weight in CSI 464, which is 11.11% of the wax weight. CSI 464's page says "Fragrance Load Up to 10%" and Roasted Coconut's says "candles (up to 10%)", neither stating a basis; read conservatively as % of wax, 10% allows only 9.09% of total. This batch sits at or past the edge. Second, other scents: if your other oils at a lower load in the same wax, poured the same day the same way, are dry, the load and this oil are the prime suspects.
Differential table · is dilution the right repair?
Ranked most common first as editorial judgement · CSI publishes no failure statistics
| # | What you know about the batch | Likely cause | Dilution likely to help? | What rules it out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At or near the load ceiling; same process dry at lower loads | Load for this oil in this wax | Yes: the case it was made for | A lower-load candle from the same pot sweats too |
| 2 | Oil added below the wax page's stated temperature, or a short stir | Poor incorporation | Partly: the remelt and restir may do more than the extra wax | Process was on the page figures and stirred well |
| 3 | Dry at the workshop, sweated only after heat or hot–cool cycles | Margin too thin for the conditions | Yes, if the new load passes a stability check | Room-temperature units also sweat |
| 4 | Only the last candles poured, or only some jars | Pour-session temperature, cold jars | No: those units are the problem, not the formula | Sweat spread evenly across the pour order |
| 5 | A blend where each oil alone is dry | An incompatible pair in the blend | Maybe; reformulating the blend is surer | The single oils sweat too at this load |
Mistake: reworking a whole batch because "more wax always helps". What it does: if the cause was row 4, you've reheated 10 kg of good wax to fix a dozen units. Fix: the differential first; if only some units sweat, grade them (that's the lot-disposition post) and rework only the ones that need it.
The dilution maths
One rule does all of it: fresh wax equals what you recover times (old load ÷ new load − 1).
Load in this series is a percentage of total weight: oil grams ÷ (oil + wax) grams. Dilution never changes the oil grams; it only grows the total. So the new total is the oil divided by the new load, and the fresh wax is the difference.
Rework maths · 10 kg batch at 10%, 150 g candles
Assumes full recovery and no oil loss; your recovered weight replaces the 10 kg
| As poured (10%) | Rework to 9% | Rework to 8% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | 1,000 g | 1,000 g | 1,000 g |
| Wax | 9,000 g | 9,000 g + 1,111 g fresh | 9,000 g + 2,500 g fresh |
| Total | 10,000 g | 11,111 g | 12,500 g |
| Load as % of wax | 11.11% | 9.89% | 8.70% |
| 150 g candles | 66 (100 g left in the pot) | 74 | 83 |
| Extra jars | — | 8 | 17 |
| Fresh wax as a share of recovered | — | × 0.111 | × 0.25 |
Both rework loads sit inside CSI 464's 10% and Roasted Coconut's 10% on either reading of the basis: 9% of total is 9.89% of the wax weight, 8% is 8.70%. In practice you rarely recover all 10 kg. Worked example: you scrape the 66 jars and recover 9,500 g of wax, wicks removed. Apply the rule to what you weighed: 9,500 g × 0.25 = 2,375 g of fresh wax, 11,875 g in all, 79 candles. That assumes the recovered wax is still at 10%; if some oil is lost to reheating (it may be), the reworked candles land a little under 8%, which is the safe side of the error. The oil in 9,500 g can be at most 950 g.
Why not "add 25% more wax to the batch weight"?
It's the same number only if you recover everything. The rule works on the recovered weight because that's the wax that carries the oil. Weigh in portions on a tared scale, log each portion, and add the fresh wax to the total you logged. For how load basis and conversions work in general, see the load-basis hub.What a second heating costs you
The rework saves the oil. It doesn't promise the oil smells the same.
A rework heats the wax twice: once to pour, once to remelt. Holding scented wax at high temperature, or for a long time, can drive off lighter top notes and may darken some oils (tendencies; CSI publishes no heat-loss data). Roasted Coconut's page lists a "vanilla bean, tonka and sandalwood base"; vanilla-type notes are commonly associated with darkening over time, and the text we captured doesn't state a vanillin content, so watch colour on the pilot. The wax page's figures still govern: CSI 464's page gives "Pour Temperature 80°C – 90°C", and in the 150 g jar (hot pour up to 85°C) you pour at 80–85°C. Melt, stir the fresh wax in thoroughly, and pour without long holding.
Reheating trade-offs · judgement
What the second heating can change, and how the pilot shows it
| Trade-off | Tendency | How the pilot shows it |
|---|---|---|
| Top notes | Lighter notes can be lost with heat and time | Blind smell: reworked vs a fresh 8% candle vs an original |
| Colour | Some oils darken with extra heat | Side by side with an original under daylight |
| True load | Some oil may be lost, so the load lands a little lower | Throw in the blind test; you can't measure the load |
| Surface | A second pour can frost or wet-spot differently | Surface photos at day 1, 3, 7, 14 |
| Cure | The clock restarts from the new pour (judgement) | Test at the same cure as fresh stock |
| Glass | Heating filled jars to empty them risks thermal shock | Not a pilot question: scrape cold instead |
The cure restart matters for dates. Roasted Coconut's page says "Cure soy wax candles for 48-72 hours before burn testing", and many makers wait a week or more before judging (common practice). Add the stability recheck (your cycling protocol, or the summer sign-off sheet if these ship in summer) and a rework takes weeks, not an afternoon.
Mistake: heating the filled jars in an oven or on a hot plate to pour the wax back out. What it does: sudden temperature differences are a common cause of cracked glass, and a crack with hot wax in it is a burn hazard. Fix: scrape the wax out cold, remove wicks and tabs, and melt the scrapings in your pot or melter. Never judge a hot jar by touch.
The four-candle pilot rework
Four candles tell you whether 66 are worth reworking.
1
Keep two originals asideTwo unworked candles from the batch stay as they are: one for the blind smell test, one as the colour reference.
2
Scrape four, weigh what you recoverAt room temperature, with the scraper or a sturdy spoon. Remove wicks and tabs. Weigh the scrapings; if all four came out whole, that is 600 g.
3
Add a quarter in fresh wax600 g × 0.25 = 150 g of fresh CSI 464, 750 g in all. Melt together, stir thoroughly, pour at 80–85°C into 5 jars with new wicks. Label them R1–R5 with the date.
4
Pour one fresh referenceIf you have oil left, pour one fresh candle at 8% from new oil and new wax, same day, same jar and wick. It is the benchmark for smell and colour.
5
Check the surfacesTwo reworked units at room temperature, two through your warm or cycling protocol, checked on day 1, 3, 7 and 14 with the 0–3 score (none, film, droplets, pooling) from 3235.
6
Blind smell and burnAfter the same cure as your stock, a helper codes a reworked unit, the fresh reference and an original; you rank them for strength and character. Burn the fifth reworked unit to the final third in sight.
Decision rule. Reworked units dry at day 14 in both arms, and the blind test can't reliably tell them from the fresh reference: rework the lot. Reworked units sweat: the cause isn't only load, stop and run 3233. Dry, but ranked clearly flatter or visibly darker than the fresh reference: reformulate, and salvage the old wax. Pilot materials: ₹200.01 (150 g of fresh wax, one extra jar, five new wicks), excluding labour, freight, packaging and GST.
Rework, reformulate or scrap
Three honest options. The pilot usually picks one for you.
Options for a sweating 10 kg batch · worked example
Roasted Coconut at 10% in CSI 464 · 150 g jars · materials only, CSI live pricing 26 September 2026
| Option | When it fits | Added materials | Candles | Main risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rework to 8% | Load was the cause; pilot passes; you can sell the extra candles | ₹3,363.00 | 83 | Twice-heated oil; load uncertain; more stock of one scent |
| Rework to 9% | As above, and you want more oil per candle and fewer extras | ₹1,755.58 | 74 | Less margin gained; must pass the pilot at 9% |
| Reformulate | Pilot sweats or smells tired; oil or blend is the problem; you need 66, not 83 | ₹8,178.01 | 66 (jars reused) | Cost; and you still hold 10 kg of old wax |
| Salvage or scrap | No root cause yet, no time before a deadline, or the oil changed | none added | — | Loses the batch's value; see 3239 for salvage as wax melts |
If you reformulate with a different oil, the new oil needs its own screening and, in summer, its own sign-off; the old 10 kg at 10% is then a salvage decision that belongs to 3239. If you reformulate in the same oil at 8%, you can reuse the 66 jars once they are scraped and washed, and the table above assumes you do.
Argued against our own interest: the cheapest fix on this page is the one where you buy the least from us. If the pilot passes, the 8% rework costs ₹3,363.00 against ₹8,178.01 to start again, and the 1,000 g of oil already in the batch (₹3,999.00 worth) stays in use. Don't let anyone, including us, sell you a fresh kilo of oil for a batch that dilution can save.
The ₹ side by side
Rework is cheaper per batch. It is not free per candle.
Bill of materials · rework to 8% vs reformulate at 8%
CSI 464 at ₹0.51/g (flat 1–10 kg) · Roasted Coconut 1 kg ₹3,999.00 (₹4.00/g) · jar ₹94.40 · C1 ₹5.90
| Item | Rework to 8% (83 candles) | Reformulate at 8% (66 candles) |
|---|---|---|
| Fragrance oil | none new (the batch's 1,000 g) | 792 g: ₹3,167.21 |
| Wax | 2,500 g fresh: ₹1,268.50 | 9,108 g: ₹4,621.40 |
| Jars | 17 extra: ₹1,604.80 | 66 reused |
| Wicks | 83 new: ₹489.70 | 66 new: ₹389.40 |
| Total added | ₹3,363.00 (₹40.52 per candle) | ₹8,178.01 |
Reformulating costs ₹4,815.01 more here, and leaves you holding 10 kg of old wax. For scale, the original batch was ₹15,185.40 of materials (₹228.78 a candle at 10%); a fresh 8% candle is ₹218.31. Costs are worked examples and exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST; the rework's hidden cost is labour, which for 66 jars scraped by hand is not small. Price your time before you choose.
What not to buy for a rework: fresh oil (the oil is already in the batch; dilution is about wax). A different wax to dilute with: mixing waxes creates a new formula with unknown behaviour; use the batch's own wax. Vybar (₹156.00 for 50 g) to "hold" the oil instead of diluting: its page says it "prevents mottling and sweating", but in our judgement it is more commonly associated with paraffin work, results vary by wax, and a reworked batch with an additive is two changes at once. The 10 kg wax bag for a 2.5 kg need: flat per gram, no saving.
What the rework needs
Five products: the diluent wax, the scale the maths runs on, jars and wicks for the extra candles, and a scraper to empty jars without heating them. Chosen on page statements, price and stock on 26 September 2026; CSI has no rework or stability data, so nothing here is ranked on performance.
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wax · the diluent · must be the same wax as the batch
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (Flakes Form) For Container Candles
Dilution only works with the wax the batch was poured in: in the worked example, CSI 464. The page states "Fragrance Load Up to 10%" and "Pour Temperature 80°C – 90°C", and in the 150 g jar (hot pour up to 85°C) you pour at 80–85°C. The rework to 8% needs 2,500 g of fresh wax. Argued against our own interest: don't buy the 10 kg for this. CSI 464 is priced flat per gram from 1 kg to 10 kg (₹0.51), so the big bag saves nothing, and 7.5 kg would sit on your shelf. Two 1 kg bags and one 500 g bag make 2.5 kg for ₹1,274.80. If the pilot fails, you'll have bought 2.5 kg, not 10.
| Size | Price | Per unit | For the 8% rework |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 g | ₹260.00 | ₹0.52/g | the half-kilo of the 2.5 kg |
| 1 kg | ₹507.40 | ₹0.51/g | two of these + one 500 g = 2.5 kg |
| 5 kg | ₹2,537.00 | ₹0.51/g | 2.5 kg over |
| 10 kg | ₹5,074.00 | ₹0.51/g | 7.5 kg over, same per gram |
Fresh wax for the 8% rework: ₹1,274.80 in bags (₹1,268.50 at the per-gram price). Buy 1 kg — ₹507.40
2
tool · the number every other number depends on
Candle Making Weighing Scale
The rework maths runs on the weight you actually recover, not on what you poured. Scraped jars, wick tabs and a pot film all take wax with them, and the fresh wax is a quarter of the recovered weight for a 10% → 8% rework. The page says it "shows measurements in grams or ounces" and doesn't state a capacity or resolution in the text we captured, so weigh a 10 kg rework in portions and add up the tare-corrected readings. An honest limit: if you already own a scale that reads in single grams, you don't need this one.
| Size | Price | Per unit | For the 8% rework |
|---|---|---|---|
| One scale | ₹354.00 | ₹354.00 | weigh what you recover, then the fresh wax |
Weigh recovered wax in portions; log each. Buy the scale — ₹354.00
3
container · the extra candles dilution creates
Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram)
Diluting 10 kg to 8% makes 12.5 kg: 83 candles instead of 66, so 17 extra jars. The page states "Safe for hot pour up to 85°C" and an outer diameter of about 7 cm; with CSI 464 that means pouring at 80–85°C. The original 66 jars can be scraped, washed and reused if every one is free of chips and cracks. Argued against our own interest: if you can't sell 17 more candles of this scent, the rework to 9% needs only 8 extra jars, or rework the whole batch into fewer, larger candles you already sell. Flat ₹94.40 a jar in both packs.
| Size | Price | Per unit | For the 8% rework |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack of 10 | ₹944.00 | ₹94.40 | two packs = 20 |
| Pack of 20 | ₹1,888.00 | ₹94.40 | 17 needed, 3 spare |
17 extra jars for the 8% rework: ₹1,604.80. Buy 20 — ₹1,888.00
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wick · every reworked candle needs a new one
Eco Candle Wicks — Thin (C1)
Scraped-out wicks are coated in wax and oil, bent and often carboned; don't reuse them. At 8% you need 83 new wicks, bought as the 100 pack with 17 spare. The rework changes the load, so the wick you bracketed for 10% may not be the best wick at 8%: burn a reworked pilot candle to the final third before you trust it. An honest limit: this is a starting rung, not a verdict; your bracket decides. Flat ₹5.90 a wick at every pack size, all in stock on 26 September 2026.
| Size | Price | Per unit | For the 8% rework |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thin (C1) · 10 | ₹59.00 | ₹5.90 | pilot: five |
| Thin (C1) · 50 | ₹295.00 | ₹5.90 | |
| Thin (C1) · 100 | ₹590.00 | ₹5.90 | 83 needed, 17 spare |
| Thin (C1) · 500 | ₹2,950.00 | ₹5.90 |
83 wicks for the 8% rework: ₹489.70. Buy 100 — ₹590.00
5
tool · emptying jars without heating the glass
Steel Scraper
The page describes it as a way to "cut and clean wax". Scraping set wax out of the jars at room temperature avoids the riskiest way of emptying 66 candles: heating filled glass jars, which risks thermal shock and cracking (a common cause of jar failure). An honest limit: scraping is slow, and you won't get every gram out; that loss is why the scale matters. A sturdy spoon and patience do the same job if you already have them.
| Size | Price | Per unit | For the 8% rework |
|---|---|---|---|
| One scraper | ₹236.00 | ₹236.00 | wax out of 66 jars without heating the glass |
Scrape cold, weigh, then melt in the pot. Buy the scraper — ₹236.00
Diwali is 8 November 2026, 43 days from 26 September 2026. A pilot, a two-week surface check, the full rework and a fresh cure fit in that window only if you start this week. Send us your recovered weight and we'll quote CSI 464, jars and wicks with a GST invoice and dispatch date.
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The CSI principle
Dilute the oil you have; don't buy oil you don't need. But pilot before you trust the dilution.
Fresh wax is a quarter of what you recover for 10% → 8%. Scrape cold, weigh, rework four, check and smell them against a fresh candle. Pass: rework the lot. Sweat again or tired smell: reformulate.
"Adding wax lowers the load. It doesn't undo the heat, the stir or the cold jar that may have caused the sweat."
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Why trust this guide
CandleMakingSuppliesIndia sells the wax, jars, wicks, scale and scraper named here, and does not sell finished candles. This page still tells you not to buy the 10 kg bag for a 2.5 kg need, not to buy fresh oil for a rework, and that the cheapest good outcome is the one where you buy least.
Every price was verified on CSI's live store on 26 September 2026; every size in the pick tables is in stock on that date. Wax, oil, jar and tool wording is quoted from the product pages; where a page is silent in the text we captured (the scale's capacity, Roasted Coconut's vanillin content), we say so.
The dilution maths is arithmetic on stated assumptions (full recovery, no oil loss) that we flag; the 9,500 g recovery, the four-candle pilot, the cause ranking and the option table are worked examples or editorial judgement. Heating effects are tendencies. For bulk pricing, GST invoicing, and MSDS and IFRA documentation on request, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
How much wax do I add to lower fragrance load from 10% to 8%?
A quarter of the weight you recover. The oil stays the same and becomes 8% of a bigger total: 10 kg at 10% holds 1,000 g of oil, which is 8% of 12,500 g, so you add 2,500 g of fresh wax of the same type. Weigh what you actually recover and apply the quarter to that.
Can you remelt and repour soy candles?
Yes, commonly. Scrape the wax out cold rather than heating filled jars, remove the wicks, melt, stir and pour at your wax page's stated temperature with new wicks. Expect some loss of lighter top notes and possible darkening with the second heating (tendencies), and restart the cure.
Will adding more wax stop my candles sweating?
If the load was the cause, often. If the sweat came from oil added too cool, a short stir, cold jars or temperature cycling, dilution may not be enough. Rework four candles first and check them for two weeks before reworking the batch.
Do reworked candles need to cure again?
Treat the rework as a new pour (our judgement): cure it as long as fresh stock before burn testing or selling. Oil pages that state a cure, such as Roasted Coconut, say 48–72 hours for soy before burn testing; many makers wait longer.
Is it cheaper to rework or start a new batch?
In our worked example, reworking 10 kg to 8% adds ₹3,363.00 of materials against ₹8,178.01 for a fresh 66-candle batch, both excluding labour and GST. Rework is cheaper in materials but costs scraping time, and only pays if the pilot passes.
Can I reuse candle jars after scraping out the wax?
Usually, once cleaned, if each jar is free of chips and cracks; flaws are a common cause of jar failure under heat. Always fit new wicks.
Before you remelt 10 kg
Rework four candles, then decide.
Scrape cold, weigh, add a quarter in fresh wax of the same type for 10% → 8%, pour five, and check them for two weeks against a fresh reference. If they pass, the whole rework costs ₹3,363.00 in materials in our worked example. If they sweat or smell tired, reformulate. Send us your numbers and we'll check the maths.
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Continue the read — sweating, oil pooling and separation
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Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: part of CSI's cluster on sweating, oil pooling and separation (3221–3240). This page owns reworking a sweating batch: the dilution rule and its maths for a 10 kg batch at 10% to 9% and 8%, extra jars and wicks, the ₹ cost against reformulating, a four-candle pilot rework with a decision rule, the reheating trade-offs and restarted cure, and a rework / reformulate / scrap table. Grading units (3239) and root-cause tests (3233) are linked, not repeated.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 — Black Matte Glass Jar, Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram), Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (Flakes Form) For Container Candles, [1 Year Warranty] Mini Electric Wax/Soap Melter (1 litre capacity). They are general product reviews, not assessments of the diagnostic 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 — Jaya Sawlani, Soumili Gope, Tanya Walia, Tina Lynette Lazaro Moganti, Priya Singh. The reviews from Arzoo Vyas are published but not recorded as verified, and carry no badge. Reviews below five stars are included as published, not filtered out.
Figures verified 26 September 2026, CSI live pricing: Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 500 g ₹260.00 (₹0.52/g), 1 kg ₹507.40, 5 kg ₹2,537.00, 10 kg ₹5,074.00 (all ₹0.51/g from 1 kg); Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) Pack of 10 ₹944.00, Pack of 20 ₹1,888.00 (₹94.40 each); Eco Candle Wicks Thin (C1) 10 ₹59.00, 50 ₹295.00, 100 ₹590.00, 500 ₹2,950.00 (₹5.90 each); Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00; Steel Scraper ₹236.00; Roasted Coconut Fragrance Oil 15 g ₹93.00 (₹6.20/g), 50 g ₹247.00 (₹4.94/g), 100 g ₹495.00 (₹4.95/g, ₹0.01 a gram dearer than the 50 g), 1 kg ₹3,999.00 (₹4.00/g), no 500 g listed; Vybar 50 g ₹156.00. All in stock on 26 September 2026. Per gram = price ÷ grams; per jar or wick = pack price ÷ units; two decimals.
Non-price figures: load is a percentage of total candle weight; 10% of total = 11.11% of wax, 9% = 9.89%, 8% = 8.70%. Dilution: new total = oil ÷ new load; fresh wax = recovered × (old ÷ new − 1). Page wording quoted: CSI 464 load up to 10%, pour 80–90°C; Roasted Coconut candles up to 10%, cure 48–72 hours before burn testing; 150 g jar hot pour up to 85°C. The 9,500 g recovery, the pilot design, the cause ranking and the option table are worked examples or editorial judgement; the maths assumes no oil loss on reheating, which CSI has not measured. Heating, darkening and cure statements are tendencies. Costs exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST. Diwali 8 November 2026 is a calendar fact.