Can Two Container Waxes Give Identical Burn Performance but Dramatically Different Adhesion to Clear Glass?

Can Two Container Waxes Give Identical Burn Performance but Dramatically Different Adhesion to Clear Glass?

 

Salsa 200 ml jar ₹200.60 / 5 CSI 464 ₹507.40 / kg CSI 468 ₹650.00 / kg
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Glass Adhesion · Burn vs Look
Burn is decided at the wick while the candle is lit; adhesion is decided at the glass while the wax cools and later meets temperature swings. Different place, time and drivers — so two waxes can plausibly match on one and differ on the other. One batch of twelve jars tests both.
9.9%
graded-out share at which CSI 464 costs as much per full-price candle as a spot-free CSI 468 (material only, 170 g Salsa example)
Quick answers — read this first
Can two waxes burn the same but adhere differently? Plausibly yes. Burn depends on wick, pool and fuel; adhesion on contraction, glass temperature, cooling and cleanliness. One does not predict the other.

How do I test both? Grade every jar for adhesion before any burn, then burn half and temperature-cycle the other half. Six jars per wax, one pour.

Which CSI wax adheres better? Unknown — CSI 464's and CSI 468's pages both claim excellent adhesion and neither publishes data. Your jars decide.

What does the test cost? ₹3,030.24 in CSI materials for 12 Salsa jars, both waxes and Lemongrass and Lime. See the kit.
The short answer
Answer: Yes, plausibly. Burn is decided at the wick while lit; adhesion at the glass while the wax cools and in later temperature swings. Two waxes can match on one and differ on the other — so test both.
Method: One pour of six jars per wax, each at its own page pour figure; grade all twelve before burning; burn three of each side by side and cycle three of each.
Decide: Same burn and different adhesion: choose the better-adhering wax for clear glass and pilot it. Same burn and same adhesion: buy the cheaper wax.
Shop: Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 · Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 · 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar with golden lug cap · Lemongrass and Lime · help on WhatsApp.
In this guide
Burn and adhesion are two separate questions — test both on the same jars Two waxes · same jar, oil, load, wick and room · each at its own page pour · plot where your result lands Same burn · same look Choose on cost per acceptable candle and supply Same burn · different look THE CASE IN THE TITLE: adhesion can decide Different burn · same look Choose on burn; adhesion does not separate them Different burn · different look Burn gate first, then adhesion among passers ADHESION in your clear jar → same | different grades within your noise grades clearly apart at 7 days + cycle BURN same BURN different Why they can separate (commonly described mechanisms — not CSI measurements) Burn happens at the WICK while lit: melt pool, fuel draw, flame. Adhesion is set at the GLASS while the wax cools, crystallises and later meets temperature swings. Different place, different time, different drivers — so one result does not predict the other. Test both. Never assume "burns the same" means "looks the same" — or the reverse. Grade every jar for adhesion BEFORE it is burned, so the burn jars count twice.
The 2×2 for comparing two waxes: burn same or different down the side, adhesion same or different across the bottom. The title's case — same burn, different adhesion — is the one where adhesion alone can decide. The box beneath explains why the two can separate.
The two waxes
CSI 464 and CSI 468 container waxes
Record it
What to record when comparing adhesion
Before you buy
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Straight answer
Can two container waxes give identical burn performance but dramatically different adhesion to clear glass?
Plausibly yes — burning and sticking are decided in different places, at different times, by different things. Burn happens at the wick while the candle is lit: pool, fuel draw, flame, consumption. Adhesion is set at the glass while the wax cools: how it wetted the glass, how it contracts as it crystallises, glass temperature against pour temperature, cooling rate, cleanliness, and later temperature swings. Two waxes can match on the first and differ on the second — and pour figures alone differ widely (CSI 464's page gives 80–90°C, CSI 468's 58–60°C). CSI publishes no burn or adhesion data for any wax, so test it: pour six 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar with golden lug caps of each wax in one session, grade all twelve for adhesion before any burn, then burn three of each side by side and temperature-cycle the other three. Read the result on a 2×2. Same burn, different look: adhesion can decide. The test costs ₹3,030.24 in CSI materials.
One line: burn and adhesion have different drivers — grade the look first, then burn, and let the 2×2 decide.
Answer it for your own candle with one pour: six 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar with golden lug caps each of Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 and Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468, Lemongrass and Lime at 8%, graded for adhesion first and then burned or cycled. The kit is ₹3,030.24 in CSI materials, or ₹1,369.80 if you already run CSI 464 with this oil and only need the jars, CSI 468 and wicks.
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Can two waxes burn the same and stick differently? The short answer

Yes, plausibly — because burning and sticking happen in different places, at different times, for different reasons.

Burn performance is decided at the wick while the candle is lit: how the wax melts into a pool, how the wick draws that liquid fuel, how the flame behaves, how fast the candle is consumed. Adhesion is decided at the glass while the wax cools: whether the liquid wax wets the glass as it is poured, how it contracts as it sets and crystallises, how evenly the jar cools, and later how the candle responds to temperature swings in storage and transit. Those are commonly described as different behaviours with different drivers. Two waxes can therefore match closely on one and differ on the other. There is no reason to expect a wax that burns well to stick well, or the reverse.

We cannot tell you that any two CSI waxes actually do this, because CSI publishes no burn or adhesion data for any wax and we have not measured them. What we can say is that the claim is worth testing whenever you compare waxes for a clear-glass candle, and that one batch of jars can test both questions at once: grade every jar for adhesion before it is burned, then burn half and temperature-cycle the other half. The single cheapest test to run first is exactly that, with two candidate waxes in your jar.

The worked example compares two CSI waxes whose pages both claim excellent adhesion: Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 ("excellent glass adhesion", single pour, low frosting) and Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 ("formulated for excellent glass adhesion and a one-pour finish"). The jar is CSI's 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar with golden lug cap, which its page describes as clear glass; 200 ml is the brim volume and no fill weight is published, so the example uses a weighed fill of 170 g — weigh your own. At 8% that is 13.6 g of Lemongrass and Lime and 156.4 g of wax per jar.

General candle-making knowledge — mechanisms commonly described, not measurements of any CSI wax
What drives burn and what drives adhesion
Burn performance Glass adhesion
Where it happens At the wick and melt pool At the wax–glass boundary
When it is decided Every time the candle is lit As the wax cools and sets; again in storage and transit
Commonly linked to Wick size and type, pool viscosity, fragrance load, jar diameter Contraction as wax crystallises, glass temperature vs pour temperature, cooling rate, glass cleanliness, temperature cycling
What a jar changes Pool width and heat at the wall Cooling profile and the glass surface
How you measure it Side-by-side burns: pool, depth, flame, soot, consumption House grade from four sides at fixed checkpoints and after a cycle
Where this series covers it Your burn records; retesting after a blend change contraction even when everything is right, spots mid-jar only
The CSI principle
One batch, two questions: grade the look first, then burn.
Burning destroys the evidence of adhesion, so every jar is graded from four sides before it is lit. The same six jars per wax then answer both questions.

Why the two can come apart

Think about where each wax spends its life. During a burn, the wax that matters is the liquid in the pool and the solid just below it; the outer skin against the glass is touched only when the pool reaches the wall at the end of each burn. Two waxes with similar melt behaviour, burned with a wick that suits both, can give pools of similar width and depth, similar flames and similar consumption. Their burns look alike because the things that drive the burn are alike.

Adhesion depends on things the burn never sees. As poured wax cools, it is commonly described as contracting while it crystallises. Whether it stays attached depends on how well it wetted the glass when liquid, how much it contracts, how evenly the jar cools from the wall inward, and whether the glass was clean and warm enough. Pour temperature is part of this: CSI 464's page gives an 80–90°C melt/pour range, CSI 468's gives 58–60°C, so the two waxes start from very different temperatures in the same jar and cool through very different ranges. That alone is a reason their adhesion may differ even if their burns do not. None of this is a prediction for your jar — it is why you test both questions instead of inferring one from the other.

The reverse case matters just as much. Two waxes can look identical in the jar — both well adhered, or both spotted — and still burn differently, because one needs a different wick in that jar. A maker who picks a wax for its looks and keeps the old wick finds this out at the third burn. Reformulating for looks prices that risk, and adhesion versus throw covers the case where the better-looking wax is the weaker performer.

The common mistake: reading "burns the same" as "is the same". A maker swaps waxes, runs three burns, sees identical pools and calls it a drop-in replacement — then the next clear-glass batch arrives patchy. The burn test was honest; it just answered a different question. Fix: every wax comparison for a clear-glass candle grades adhesion as its own line, at its own checkpoints, on jars that have not been lit.

The one-batch, two-question test

Twelve jars. Grade all twelve. Burn six. Cycle six. Two answers from one pour.
1
Lock everything but the waxOne carton of Salsa jars, prepared the same way (all IPA-cleaned and dried, or all as delivered), one bottle of oil at 8%, one wick pack, one board, one room. What to record lists every field to note.
2
Pour each wax at its own page figureCSI 464 within its 80–90°C range and CSI 468 at 58–60°C. The Salsa page publishes no pour limit; follow the jar supplier's guidance and ask CSI on WhatsApp. Alternate the order: 464, 468, 464, 468… Number 01–06 for CSI 464, 07–12 for CSI 468.
3
Grade all twelve before any burnFour marked sides per jar against a plain light background at labelled example checkpoints — 48 hours and 7 days — on your house scale, with jar numbers hidden. This is the adhesion result for the burn jars.
4
Burn three of each side by sideSame wick for both waxes first: if it suits one and not the other, that is itself a burn difference. A cycle of about 3–4 hours with full cool-down between is a commonly used working practice; at least three burns. Record pool reaching the wall, depth, time to full pool, flame, soot, mushrooming, a jar-side reading taken the same way, and weight lost per hour.
5
Cycle the other three of eachA labelled example cycle — 8 hours warm, 16 hours at room temperature, 3–5 cycles, warm phase well below CSI 468's 50–53°C melting point — or your own logged courier route. Grade them again afterwards. A temperature-cycle test sets one up.
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Place the result on the 2×2Burn same or different? Adhesion same or different? Decide each with a rule written before the pour (below), then read the action from the quadrant.
Write these rules before pouring — labelled working practice, not a standard
When is a difference real?
Question Counts as "different" when… Counts as "same" when…
Burn A line differs in the same direction on at least 2 of 3 pairs, on the same burn number No line meets that rule across three burns
Adhesion at 7 days Every jar of one wax grades better than every jar of the other, or medians differ by 2 grades or more Grades overlap
Adhesion after cycle Same rule on the cycled jars Grades overlap
Overall adhesion verdict Different at 7 days AND after the cycle Same at either checkpoint
Copy one per jar · Salsa 200 ml · example 170 g fill · Lemongrass and Lime 8% (13.6 g oil + 156.4 g wax)
Two-question record
Jar Wax Pour °C Grade 48 h Grade 7 d Then Burn 3: pool to wall / depth / g per h Grade after cycle
01 CSI 464 ___ ___ ___ Burn ___ / ___ / ___ —
02 CSI 464 ___ ___ ___ Burn ___ / ___ / ___ —
03 CSI 464 ___ ___ ___ Burn ___ / ___ / ___ —
04 CSI 464 ___ ___ ___ Cycle — ___
05 CSI 464 ___ ___ ___ Cycle — ___
06 CSI 464 ___ ___ ___ Cycle — ___
07 CSI 468 ___ ___ ___ Burn ___ / ___ / ___ —
08 CSI 468 ___ ___ ___ Burn ___ / ___ / ___ —
09 CSI 468 ___ ___ ___ Burn ___ / ___ / ___ —
10 CSI 468 ___ ___ ___ Cycle — ___
11 CSI 468 ___ ___ ___ Cycle — ___
12 CSI 468 ___ ___ ___ Cycle — ___
Watch the wall during the last hour of each burn
The one moment when burn and adhesion meet is when the pool reaches the glass. Photograph each jar from the side at that point on every burn. If a spotted jar's pool runs into the gap or leaves a ring that a well-adhered jar does not, adhesion has crossed into burn behaviour — and the paired burn is the test that pursues it.

Reading the 2×2

Every result lands in one of four quadrants, and each has its own action. The quadrant in the title — same burn, different adhesion — is the one where adhesion can legitimately decide between two waxes on its own.

Working interpretation · apply after three burns and the cycle
From quadrant to action
Burn Adhesion What it means Action
Same Same The waxes are interchangeable for this candle as far as you tested Choose on cost per acceptable candle and supply
Same Different The title's case: adhesion separates them Choose the better-adhering wax for clear glass; confirm in a pilot
Different Same Burn separates them; adhesion does not Choose on burn; adhesion is a process question
Different Different Two separate trade-offs Burn gate first, then adhesion among those that pass — adhesion as a gate

Two cautions. Six jars per wax is a screen: a clear result is a strong signal, a borderline one is not, and the winner should still run a pilot before you buy production quantities — how many jars per wax explains why. And a result belongs to this jar, this oil and this process. A different jar can change both the burn (pool width, wall heat) and the adhesion (cooling profile, glass surface), so container shape in wax qualification is worth reading before you extend a result to a new vessel.

A burn test tells you how a wax burns. It has never told anyone how a wax looks through glass a week later.
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia

When the burns match, cost per acceptable candle decides

If two waxes burn the same, the money question is not the price per kilo — it is the price per candle you can sell at full price. At production rates — CSI 464 at ₹507.40/kg and CSI 468 at ₹637.00/kg (5 kg bags), Lemongrass and Lime at the 1 kg rate (₹5.20/g), an Eco Thin C1 wick at ₹5.90 as the example wick line and the Salsa jar at the 100-pack rate of ₹29.50 — the 170 g candle costs ₹185.48 in CSI 464 and ₹205.75 in CSI 468, a difference of ₹20.27. It excludes labour, packaging, freight and GST.

Graded-out shares are hypotheticals for illustration — replace with your own measured shares · material ÷ (1 − share)
Material per full-price candle at different graded-out shares
Share graded out CSI 464 CSI 468
0% ₹185.48 ₹205.75
10% ₹206.09 ₹228.61
20% ₹231.85 ₹257.18
30% ₹264.97 ₹293.92

Read across rather than down. If CSI 464 had, say, a 10% graded-out share and CSI 468 none, the per-full-price-candle cost would be ₹206.09 against ₹205.75. The break-even is a graded-out share of 9.9% for CSI 464 against zero for CSI 468 — above that, the dearer wax is cheaper per sellable candle on material alone, before the price you give away on seconds is even counted. These are not results for either wax; they are the arithmetic you run once your own test gives you the shares. Comparing waxes by cost per visually acceptable candle adds discounts and labour.

Argued against our own interest, plainly. CSI 468 is the dearer of these two waxes at every pack size, and it would suit us if this page said its adhesion claim made it the clear-glass choice. Its page and CSI 464's make the same claim, and we have no data. If your test lands in the "same burn, same look" quadrant, buy the cheaper wax. If it lands in "same burn, different look", buy whichever one your jars say — even if that is the cheaper one.
Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. The one-batch test gives a 7-day adhesion grade and three burns inside two weeks — enough to choose a wax for a festive clear-glass run, with a pilot after. Tell us your jar, oil and the two waxes on WhatsApp and we will help you set it up; listed packs only, larger quantities by quote, no published volume discount.
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The priced two-wax kit

12 jars · example 170 g fill · 8% · 5% pour loss · oils CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 7 October 2026 · waxes CSI live pricing, re-checked 7 October 2026 · jars CSI live pricing, pulled 7 October 2026 · wicks re-checked 4 October 2026
One batch, two questions
Item Need Buy Price Skip if
200 ml Salsa Glass Jar with golden lug cap 12 jars 3 × pack of 5 ₹601.80 You are testing your own jar
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 985.3 g 1 × 1 kg ₹507.40 You run CSI 464 already
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 985.3 g 1 × 1 kg ₹650.00 —
Lemongrass and Lime 171.4 g 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g + 2 × 15 g ₹1,153.04 You use your own oil
Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 12 + 2 spare 1 × 20 ₹118.00 You hold your tested wick
CSI total ₹3,030.24
Jars, CSI 468 and wicks only ₹1,369.80

Leftovers: 15 g of CSI 464, 15 g of CSI 468 and 9 g of oil. The Salsa jar is ₹40.12 each in the pack of 5 and ₹29.50 in the pack of 100 — one of the few CSI jars where a bigger pack is cheaper per jar. CSI publishes no wick size for it; start from the wick that passes in your current wax and treat a failure in the other wax as a burn difference, not a reason to stop the test.

The decision rule

Stop at the first line that is true.

Working decision rule
From the two-question test to a purchase
If this is true It means Do / buy
You have never compared adhesion on unburned jars You only know the burn Run the one-batch test — ₹1,369.80 if you already run CSI 464
Burns differ on 2 of 3 pairs Burn decides first Keep the wax that passes the burn; re-test the other's wick only if you still want it
Burns match, adhesion differs at 7 days and after cycle The title's case Buy the better-adhering wax for a pilot — 50–100 candles — then production packs
Burns match, adhesion the same Interchangeable here Buy the cheaper wax. Fix any spotting by process — the ladder
Adhesion poor in both Process or jar, not wax Don't buy a new wax. Work the process rungs first

Whichever line you reach, file the twelve photo sets and both record sheets. They are your evidence if a later lot of either wax behaves differently — and monitoring future wax and jar lots shows how to use them as the reference.

The CSI products in this test

1
Wax A · page states up to 10%
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464
Page: 80–90°C melt/pour range, "excellent glass adhesion", single pour, low frosting, shelf life 60 months in cool, dry storage. Flat ₹507.40/kg from 1 kg to 10 kg; the 500 g bag is ₹520.00/kg.
Pack Price Per kg Candles at 156.4 g wax
500 g ₹260.00 ₹520.00 3.20
1 kg ₹507.40 ₹507.40 6.39
5 kg ₹2,537.00 ₹507.40 31.97
10 kg ₹5,074.00 ₹507.40 63.94
₹507.40 for 1 × 1 kg Buy CSI 464
2
Wax B · page states up to 13%
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468
Page: melting point 50–53°C, pour 58–60°C, "formulated for excellent glass adhesion and a one-pour finish", shelf life 60 months cool, dry. ₹637.00–₹650.00/kg across listed sizes.
Pack Price Per kg Candles at 156.4 g wax
500 g ₹325.00 ₹650.00 3.20
1 kg ₹650.00 ₹650.00 6.39
5 kg ₹3,185.00 ₹637.00 31.97
10 kg ₹6,370.00 ₹637.00 63.94
₹650.00 for 1 × 1 kg Buy CSI 468
3
Test jar · 200 ml brim, fill not published
200 ml Salsa Glass Jar with golden lug cap
Clear glass with a golden lug cap. 200 ml is the brim volume — weigh your fill (example 170 g). Cheaper per jar in the pack of 100 (₹29.50) than in the pack of 5 (₹40.12).
Pack Price Per jar Note
Pack of 5 ₹200.60 ₹40.12 Test-kit size
Pack of 50 ₹1,475.00 ₹29.50 Limited stock — confirm on WhatsApp
Pack of 100 ₹2,950.00 ₹29.50 Limited stock — confirm on WhatsApp
₹601.80 for 3 × pack of 5 Buy the Salsa 200 ml jar
4
Test oil · 13.6 g per candle at 8%
Lemongrass and Lime Fragrance Oil
Held constant in both waxes. Per gram ₹7.77 at 15 g, ₹5.90 at 100 g, ₹5.20 at 1 kg — one of the oils with a real 1 kg break. CSI publishes no adhesion, throw, IFRA or flash-point figure — ask for the IFRA document on WhatsApp.
Pack Price Per gram Candles at 13.6 g
15 g ₹116.52 ₹7.77 1.10
50 g ₹330.00 ₹6.60 3.68
100 g ₹590.00 ₹5.90 7.35
500 g ₹2,600.00 ₹5.20 36.76
1 kg ₹5,200.00 ₹5.20 73.53
₹1,153.04 for 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g + 2 × 15 g Buy Lemongrass and Lime
Comparing different waxes? The one-batch, two-question test works for any pair. Waxes are in Candle Wax, jars in Glass Jars and wicks in Candle Wicks.
Why trust this guide

CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. Both waxes compared here are ours, the dearer one has the same adhesion claim as the cheaper one, and we tell you to buy the cheaper one if your test cannot separate them.

Oil prices are CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 7 October 2026. Chunks, CSI 464 and CSI 468 prices are CSI live pricing, re-checked 7 October 2026; Natural Soy Pearl is CSI live pricing, re-checked 1 October 2026. Jar and IPA spray prices are CSI live pricing, pulled 7 October 2026; wick prices are re-checked 4 October 2026, including the Eco Thin C1 10-pack being out of stock. Every candle split, per-jar price, kit total and cost per candle on this page is computed and shown to two decimals so you can check it.

Jar counts per arm, photo checkpoints, the scoring scale, glass-warming and cooling settings, acceptance thresholds and the pour-loss allowance are labelled working practices, not industry standards — none exists for 'acceptable' glass adhesion. The 170 g Salsa fill is a labelled example; the graded-out shares in the cost table are hypotheticals for arithmetic only. For help building a test kit, bulk quotes, GST invoicing, MSDS or IFRA documents, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.

Frequently asked questions

Does a wax that burns well also stick to glass well?
Not necessarily. Burn depends on the wick, pool and fuel; adhesion on contraction, glass temperature, cooling and cleanliness. Test each as its own line.
Why does my new wax burn the same but look worse in the jar?
Adhesion is set while the wax cools, by things a burn test never sees — including the wax's own pour temperature and how it contracts. Grade jars before burning to catch it.
How do I compare two candle waxes fairly?
Same jar carton, oil, load, wick, board and room; each wax at its own page pour figure; alternate pour order; number jars; grade before burning; write the rules for "different" first.
Is CSI 464 or CSI 468 better for glass adhesion?
Both pages claim excellent adhesion and CSI publishes no data for either. Pour both in your own jar and grade them at 7 days and after a temperature cycle.
Can I use the same wick for two different waxes?
Start with the same wick so the comparison is fair; if it fails in one wax, that is a burn difference. A wax change generally needs its own wick confirmation.
How long does a wax adhesion test take?
Grade at 48 hours and 7 days, burn three cycles, and run a labelled temperature cycle — about two weeks for a screen, then a pilot before production.
Two questions, one batch
Grade the look first. Then burn. Let the 2×2 decide.
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 ₹507.40 per kg, Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 ₹650.00 per kg, 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar ₹200.60 for 5, Lemongrass and Lime from ₹116.52 for 15 g. Tell us your jar and waxes and we will help you set up the test.
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Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: Written by the CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA team. The one-batch, two-question method and the 2×2 apply to any pair of container waxes from any supplier; the products named are CSI's.

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, Premium Candle Wicking Needle and Bamboo Wick Holder. They are general product reviews, not assessments of the guidance set out here. Names, star ratings, dates and products are as recorded by Judge.me and wording is unedited. "Verified buyer" appears only on the three reviews Judge.me recorded as verified — Monika Deep, Subhankar Roy and Sneha Tamang; the reviews from Ashwini, LJ and Lalitha Jagan are published but not recorded as verified, and carry no badge.

Figures used on this page: Oils — CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 7 October 2026: Lemongrass and Lime Fragrance Oil ₹116.52 / 15 g, ₹330.00 / 50 g, ₹590.00 / 100 g, ₹2,600.00 / 500 g, ₹5,200.00 / 1 kg. Waxes: Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (CSI live pricing, re-checked 7 October 2026) ₹260.00 / 500 g, ₹507.40 / 1 kg, ₹2,537.00 / 5 kg, ₹5,074.00 / 10 kg; Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 (CSI live pricing, re-checked 7 October 2026) ₹325.00 / 500 g, ₹650.00 / 1 kg, ₹3,185.00 / 5 kg, ₹6,370.00 / 10 kg. Jars — CSI live pricing, pulled 7 October 2026: 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar with golden lug cap ₹200.60 / 5, ₹1,475.00 / 50, ₹2,950.00 / 100 (page: clear glass; fill weight not published (200 ml is brim volume)). Wicks and tools re-checked 4 October 2026: Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 ₹118.00 / 20, ₹295.00 / 50, ₹590.00 / 100, ₹2,950.00 / 500, ₹5,900.00 / 1000 (10-pack out of stock); Eco Thick C2 ₹94.40 / 10, ₹188.80 / 20, ₹472.00 / 50, ₹944.00 / 100, ₹4,720.00 / 500, ₹9,440.00 / 1000; wick stickers ₹100.00 / 40; Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00; Pen Thermometer ₹354.00 (measures wax, not glass).

Non-price figures and assumptions: Load convention: fragrance load is a share of the finished candle (oil = W × L; wax = W × (1 − L)). Example candle: 170 g weighed fill in the 200 ml Salsa at 8% (13.6 g oil + 156.4 g wax); CSI publishes no fill weight. Working practices: 6 jars per wax (3 burned, 3 cycled), a 5% pour loss, grades at 48 hours and 7 days before burning, burns of about 3–4 hours, a labelled temperature cycle, a 0–4 house grade, and the written rules for "different". Graded-out shares in the cost table are hypotheticals. Per-candle costs use 5 kg wax rates, the Lemongrass and Lime 1 kg rate and the Salsa 100-pack rate. What CSI's product pages state (quoted, not CSI test results): Luxury Soy Wax Chunks — up to 13% fragrance, fragrance addition 80–90°C, pour 75–80°C in the spec table (steps show 70–80°C), stir 2 minutes, cure at least 48 hours, ideally 1–2 weeks, and "excellent adhesion to glass and container surfaces reduces wet spots and pull-away"; Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 — up to 10% fragrance, an 80–90°C melt/pour range, "excellent glass adhesion", single pour, low frosting; Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 — melting point 50–53°C, pour 58–60°C, up to 13% fragrance, "formulated for excellent glass adhesion and a one-pour finish"; Natural Soy Pearl — no adhesion statement, temperature or fragrance ceiling published. All three adhesion statements say the same thing, so they cannot rank the waxes. Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) — approximately 150 g of wax, "safe for hot pour up to 85°C", so CSI 464 poured into it is limited to 80–85°C. CSI publishes no adhesion, wet-spot, shrinkage, contraction or burn-test data for any wax, oil, dye or jar, no glass thickness and no internal diameters. A wet spot is commonly described as an air gap between wax and glass; mechanisms on this page are general candle-making knowledge, phrased as such. Glass-warming temperatures, room conditions and temperature cycles are labelled example test settings the reader measures and records. Material costs exclude labour, packaging, freight and GST. Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November.
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