I Have a 250 ml Glass Jar and Want to Leave Space Below the Lid — How Do I Calculate the Correct Candle Fill Weight?
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CSI Jar & Container Guides · Fill Weight
A 250 ml jar is measured to the brim; your lid decides where the candle has to stop. Measure the lid, tape the line, weigh the water to it, and a dome, a metal lid and a bamboo plug give you three different candles from the same jar.
158–195 g
candle in a straight 250 ml jar, bamboo plug lid to dome lid (worked example) · CSI live pricing, September 2026
Quick answers — read this first
How do I work out the fill weight of a 250 ml jar with a lid? Find the fill line first: lid intrusion into the mouth + the trimmed wick standing above the wax + a small margin. Weigh water to that line, then multiply by 0.86 to 0.9 (a rule of thumb) for grams of candle. Confirm with one test pour.
How much does the lid space cost? In a straight 250 ml jar 7.5 cm deep inside, each centimetre holds about 33 ml. Worked example: a dome lid (1.0 cm gap) leaves 217 ml and a 186 to 195 g candle; a flat metal lid (1.3 cm) 207 ml and 178 to 186 g; a bamboo lid with a 1 cm plug (2.0 cm) 183 ml and 158 to 165 g.
Does the lid type really matter that much? Yes. The bamboo lid in the example gives up 16% of the candle compared with the dome. Measure the plug or liner on your own lid before you choose a fill weight.
Does CSI sell a 250 ml jar? Not in stock on 26 September 2026: the Amber Glass Jar 250 ml and the Borosilicate 250 gram pack are out of stock. If you already own 250 ml jars, you need a scale, not a new jar.
The short answer
The gap: lid intrusion + about 0.5 cm of trimmed wick + about 0.5 cm of margin (our worked assumptions). Dome 1.0 cm, flat metal lid 1.3 cm, bamboo plug lid 2.0 cm in the example.
The ml lost: gap × ml per cm at the top of your jar, which only a step-fill measures. Straight 250 ml example: 33, 43 and 67 ml.
The fill weight: water to the fill line × 0.86 to 0.9. Planning weights in the example: 190 g (dome), 180 g (metal), 160 g (bamboo); at 8%, 15.2 g, 14.4 g and 12.8 g of oil.
The method: measure the lid, tape the line, step-fill water in 25 g lots and mark heights, weigh to the line, test-pour one candle. A scale plus 500 g of CSI 468, 50 g of oil and C1/C2 wicks is ₹1,044.80.
The same straight-sided 250 ml jar with three lids, drawn to scale vertically. Each fill line sits below the lid's intrusion, the trimmed wick and a small margin, and the ruler on the left converts that depth into millilitres left for the candle. The bamboo plug costs a full extra centimetre, about 33 ml of space. Worked example; your lid and jar set the real numbers.
I have a 250 ml glass jar and want to leave space below the lid. How do I calculate the correct candle fill weight?
Set the fill line from the lid down, not from the brim up. Put the lid on and measure how far any part of it (a plug, a liner, a seal) reaches into the mouth; add the height of a trimmed wick standing above the wax (about 0.5 cm is a common working figure) and a margin so the wick never touches the lid (we use 0.5 cm). That distance below the rim is your fill line; tape it. Weigh the water the jar holds to the tape: that is the millilitres your candle can use. Multiply by 0.86 to 0.9, a candle-maker rule of thumb for wax being lighter than water, and you have the fill weight range; one cooled test candle turns it into a single number. In a straight 250 ml jar, 7.5 cm deep inside, a dome lid gives about 186 to 195 g, a flat metal lid 178 to 186 g, and a bamboo lid with a 1 cm plug 158 to 165 g. The lid, not the 250 ml, decides which.
One line: measure the lid, tape the line, weigh water to it, × 0.86 to 0.9, and check with one test candle; in a 250 ml jar the lid alone can move the answer by about 30 g.
Already own the jars? You need a scale and one test pour. The weighing scale is ₹354.00; 500 g of CSI 468 (₹325.00) makes two 190 g test candles. All in stock on 26 September 2026.
The 250 ml on the label is measured to the brim. The lid lives in the top two centimetres, and so does the argument.
A 250 ml jar holds 250 g of water only when it is filled until it would overflow. Your candle stops lower, and how much lower is a question about centimetres. To turn centimetres into millilitres you need to know how much the jar holds per centimetre of height at the top, which is the one figure no listing gives. Why a jar's ml figure is not a gram figure at all is covered in the cluster hub; here we deal with the space you leave on purpose.
A straight jar: the same millilitres in every centimetre
Take a straight-sided 250 ml jar with an inside depth of 7.5 cm (our worked example; a glass base of about 1 cm is common, so the outside would be taller). Every centimetre of height holds 250 ÷ 7.5 = about 33.3 ml, which corresponds to an inside diameter of about 6.5 cm. A 1 cm gap costs 33 ml, 13% of the brim; 1.5 cm costs 50 ml; 2 cm costs 67 ml, 27%. In a straight jar the ruler on the left of the diagram is enough.
A shouldered or rounded jar: the top centimetre is different
Many 250 ml jars are not straight at the top. A jar that narrows into a shoulder and threaded neck holds less per centimetre up there: in the shouldered 200 ml jar worked through in the same-ml, different-shape guide, the shoulder and neck hold the last 46 ml, 23% of the jar, in its top 1.8 cm. A jar that flares at the rim holds more. A thick, rounded rim or a moulded lip changes the top few millimetres again. None of this shows on a listing, and depth measurements alone cannot convert it into millilitres, which is why the method below builds a height-to-millilitre ladder for your own jar. The same effect in a 250 ml jar is why a height alone never tells you the millilitres.
Mistake: taking "1 cm of headspace" to mean "10% less wax" in every jar. Why it fails: a centimetre is a height and a millilitre is a volume; in a straight 250 ml jar 1 cm is 13% of the volume, in a squat jar it is more, and in a jar with a neck it can be much less than you expect if the fill line has to sit below the shoulder anyway. Fix: weigh water to the line; never convert centimetres to millilitres by guesswork.
How the lid sets the gap: three lid types, three fill lines
Lids differ in the one dimension that matters here: how far they reach into the jar.
We build the gap from three parts. Intrusion: the depth any part of the lid reaches below the rim when closed. Wick clearance: a trimmed wick stands above the solid wax; trimming to about 0.5 cm is common practice, and the lid must clear it. Margin: a little air so the wick is not bent and the lid does not rest on wax after a warm courier journey; we use 0.5 cm. The general rule on how much gap to leave, and why, is the headspace rule; this section only shows how the lid changes the arithmetic in a 250 ml jar.
Three lids on one 250 ml jar · worked example, straight sides, 7.5 cm inside depth
Gap = intrusion + 0.5 cm wick + 0.5 cm margin; candle = ml to the line × 0.86 to 0.9
Lid
Intrusion
Gap below rim
ml lost
ml to the line
Candle range
Planning weight
Dome glass lid
0.0 cm
1.0 cm
33 ml (13%)
217 ml
186 to 195 g
190 g
Flat metal lid with liner
0.3 cm
1.3 cm
43 ml (17%)
207 ml
178 to 186 g
180 g
Bamboo lid with plug
1.0 cm
2.0 cm
67 ml (27%)
183 ml
158 to 165 g
160 g
Dome and over-the-rim lids
A glass dome that rests on or over the rim, like the lid on CSI's Apothecary Glass Candle Jar with Dome Lid, reaches nothing into the mouth. The gap is set by wick and margin alone, which is why the dome column in the diagram keeps the most candle. The trade-off is that a dome does not seal, so a dome-lid candle may need a box or wrap for courier.
Flat metal screw or press lids
A flat metal lid such as the golden lid on the Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) usually intrudes only by a liner, a rolled edge or the lid's own skirt resting on the rim. We allowed 0.3 cm. The catch is a lug or screw lid on a jar with a threaded neck, such as the 63 mm lug cap on the 200ml Salsa jar: the thread itself is a neck, and most makers set the fill line below where the neck narrows so the melt pool is not confined to the neck. On a threaded jar, measure the start of the shoulder, not just the lid.
Bamboo and wooden lids with a seal or plug
A bamboo lid usually sits in the mouth on a silicone ring or plug, and the plug can be a centimetre or more deep. That is why the bamboo column loses the most. The Green Iridescent Jar with Bamboo Lid page does not state its plug depth, so measure it (see step 1 below). CSI's other three bamboo-lid listings (the clear and amber 200 g jars and the White Iridescent 300g) are out of stock on 26 September 2026.
Clip-top and airtight lids
A clip-top lid with a rubber seal, like CSI's Premium Glass Clip Top Airtight Glass Candle Container (page: "Wax Fill - 550g", "Dimension- 11cm * 11cm * 10cm", without saying which figure is the height), presses a seal onto the rim; intrusion is small, but the hinge and wire can foul a tall wick, so check clearance with the lid closed on a wicked test candle.
Burning with the lid off
Every lid in this section is for storage and transit, not for burning. Take the lid off before lighting, and never put a lid on a lit or still-molten candle. CSI publishes no heat data for its lids.
Measuring your fill line height: the step-fill method
Twenty minutes with a jug of water gives you a ladder of heights and millilitres for your jar. Keep it.
The method measures two things: where the fill line must sit for your lid, and how many millilitres the jar holds up to that line. Do it on three jars of the same design, because mass-produced glass varies. Do it with room-temperature water and a clean, dry jar; dry the jar fully before it ever sees wax.
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Measure how far the lid reaches inOff the jar, stand the lid face down and measure from the surface that rests on the rim to the lowest point of any plug, ring or liner. A ruler works; callipers are better. On a screw or lug jar, also measure from the rim down to where the neck widens into the body.
2
Add wick height and margin, then tape the lineFill line depth = intrusion + about 0.5 cm of trimmed wick + about 0.5 cm margin (or the shoulder depth on a threaded jar, whichever is lower). Measure that far down from the rim on the outside and stick a strip of tape with its top edge on the line. On frosted or coloured glass, use a ruler dipped inside from the rim to check.
3
Step-fill in 25 g lots and mark each heightTare the empty jar, add water 25 g at a time, and after each addition mark the water height on a second tape strip with a fine pen. Near the top, change to 10 g steps. You now have a ladder: grams of water against height, including the top centimetre where the lid lives.
4
Read the ml to your fill line and the brimKeep filling to the tape line and record; then fill to the brim and record. The difference is the ml lost to headspace in this jar, measured rather than guessed. Repeat on the other two jars and use the lowest fill-line reading.
5
Estimate, then test-pour one candle to the tapeMultiply the fill-line water by 0.86 and 0.9, split the higher figure at your load, and melt that plus about 40 g for the jug and a top-up. Pour to the tape at your wax page's temperature, cool fully, top up any sinkhole to the same line, and weigh the cooled candle.
6
Close the lid on the test candleWith the wick trimmed, screw or press the lid on. It should close without touching the wick. If it touches, lower the line by the overlap and recalculate from your ladder; if there is a lot of air, you can raise it. Write the final line (cm below rim), the fill-line water and the cooled candle weight on a spec card for that jar and lid.
Mistake: setting the fill line with the lid off and discovering the problem at packing. What happens: the lid presses the wick into the wax or will not close, and a batch has to be scraped down or relabelled. Fix: step 6, on the first test candle, before any batch.
Keep the ladder
Stick the marked tape strip on an index card with the gram readings beside each mark. If you later want a lower fill for a smaller product, or a new lid with a deeper plug, you read the new fill-line water straight off the card. When a new batch of the same jar arrives, step-fill one and compare.
From fill line to fill weight in your 250 ml jar
Once you know the millilitres to the line, the rest is two multiplications.
Water to your fill line × 0.86 to 0.9 gives the finished candle range; pick a planning weight inside it; split it at your load, which CSI takes on the total candle weight. The factor is a rule of thumb because no CSI wax page states a density; after your test pour, cooled candle ÷ fill-line water is your own factor for that wax and jar. The full chain, with spreadsheet formulas, is the ml-to-grams calculation guide.
Planning weights and the 8% split · worked 250 ml jar
Same jar, same wax, same load: the lid moves the grams
Lid
ml to the line
Planning weight
Oil at 8%
Wax at 8%
Wax + oil cost (CSI 468, British Rose)
Dome glass lid
217 ml
190 g
15.2 g
174.8 g
₹162.05
Flat metal lid with liner
207 ml
180 g
14.4 g
165.6 g
₹153.52
Bamboo lid with 1 cm plug
183 ml
160 g
12.8 g
147.2 g
₹136.46
The planning weights sit inside each range and are rounded to a figure you can live with. If you will print a net weight, plan low and set the label below your lightest weighed candle; that process is the label net-weight guide. If 6% or 10% suits your oil better, the total does not change, only the split: at 190 g, 6% is 11.4 g of oil and 10% is 19 g. How that changes the cost is the 6% to 10% load guide; a full per-candle prep sheet at 6/8/10% is the 220 g water prep-sheet guide.
If your 250 ml is not to the brim
Some suppliers quote capacity to a shoulder or a recommended fill line. If your brim reading in step 4 is well above 250 g, the 250 ml was probably a fill-line figure, and your candle can be heavier than our example. If it is below 250 g, the 250 ml was generous, or the base is thicker than you thought. Either way the ladder wins: take the fill-line water from the scale, not the label.
Argued against our own interest: CSI has no 250 ml jar in stock on 26 September 2026. If your 250 ml jars came from someone else and they are sound, keep them; the answer to this question is a scale and one test pour, not a new jar. Buy from us only when you want a different lid or a different size.
What to buy: scale, lidded jars, wax and oil
Six items, in the order you would need them. The jars are examples of each lid type in stock on 26 September 2026; none is a 250 ml jar, because CSI does not have one in stock. They are chosen on what their pages state, price and stock, not on burn performance: CSI publishes no burn or thermal data for its jars or lids.
1
tool · every measurement on this page
Candle Making Weighing Scale
Measuring a fill line is a weighing job: water to the tape, then a test candle to the same tape. The page describes a digital scale that shows "grams or ounces" with "simple one-button operation"; it states no maximum capacity and no reading step, so ask us before weighing a full 250 ml jar plus the glass. For anyone setting a lidded fill line for the first time. Argued against our own interest: any kitchen scale that reads single grams and tares does this job; if you have one, you need nothing from us for the measuring.
The page is short: "300g glass jar, natural bamboo lid. Capacity - 300g Diameter - 7cm Height - 10cm". It does not say whether 7 cm is outside or inside, whether 300g is wax or water, or how deep the lid's seal sits in the mouth. Worked example: if 7 cm is outside, a straight inside about 9 cm deep holds roughly 281 ml, too little for 300 g of wax; if 7 cm is inside, roughly 346 ml. So ask us, then measure the plug before you set a line. It is the only bamboo-lid jar CSI has in stock on 26 September 2026, for makers who want the natural-lid look. Limitation: no heat wording on the page, single units only; its White sibling is out of stock on 26 September 2026.
Pack
Price
Per jar
What it covers
Single
₹150.00
₹150.00
one jar to measure the plug and step-fill
₹150.00 per jar; buy one, measure the plug, then decide.Buy one — ₹150.00
3
flat metal lid · stated pour figure
Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram)
Smaller than 250 ml, but a clear example of a flat metal lid: the page states a golden lid, "Height 8cm, outer diameter 7cm", a base of about 6.5 cm and "Safe for hot pour up to 85°C" (the page's wording; no other temperature data is published). A metal lid usually intrudes only by its liner or rim, so the gap is mostly wick clearance and margin. For makers moving from 250 ml down to a lidded 150 g size. Limitation: "150g fill capacity" does not say wax or water; weigh it (the method is in the ml-to-grams chain).
Apothecary Glass Candle Jar with Dome Lid (500 g / 700 g)
A glass dome that sits over the opening intrudes least, so the gap is set by wick and margin. The page states "Height (with lid): Approx. 13.2 cm", "Height (without lid): Approx. 10.8 cm", "Diameter (outer rim): Approx. 10 cm", "Fill capacity: ~500 g - 700 g (2 sizes)" and "Safe for hot-pour up to 85°C". It gives one set of dimensions for two sizes, so confirm which size they describe. Larger than 250 ml; for makers who want to see how a dome changes the fill line on a statement jar. Limitation: at 10 cm across, a single wick may not reach the edge; bracket wicks (the diameter-and-wick hub).
The page states "Pour Temperature 58°C – 60°C" and "Fragrance Load Up to 13%". A lower pour temperature does not make a jar safe, but it keeps you well inside the 85°C figure that the Clear and Apothecary pages state. With British Rose (its page: "candles (up to 10% soy, up to 6% paraffin)"), 10% governs. Your fill line is measured in water, but the test candle must be poured in the wax you will sell; if you use CSI 464 instead (pour 80°C–90°C), test it separately, and in the jars whose pages state 85°C pour it at 80–85°C, the lower of the two stated limits. Limitation: dearer per gram than CSI 464; 1 kg and 500 g cost the same per gram.
The page describes "fresh, dewy rose petals with subtle green undertones and a soft floral finish" and states "candles (up to 10% soy, up to 6% paraffin)". It is the costing example here, not a verdict on scent; every size is in stock on 26 September 2026. For a lidded gift candle where a floral is expected. Limitation: a 6/8/10% set of 190 g test candles uses 11.4 + 15.2 + 19 = 45.6 g, so the 50 g bottle covers one set with 4.4 g spare and no retest.
When the right purchase is nothing: if you have the jars and lids, a gram scale and enough wax for one test candle, do the step-fill tonight. You will have your fill line and fill weight before any order from us could arrive.
What the lid costs in grams and rupees
A deeper lid does not cost more to fill. It costs you candle.
At 8% in CSI 468 with British Rose (wax at the 1 kg price, ₹0.65 per gram; oil at the 500 g price, ₹3.19 per gram), the bamboo-lid candle uses ₹25.59 less wax and oil than the dome-lid candle. Per gram of candle, the materials cost the same, ₹0.85 against ₹0.85, because the recipe is the same. What changes is how much candle you are selling: 160 g against 190 g, 16% less, in the same 250 ml jar. Costs exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST.
That is the real decision the lid makes. If your price is set by the look of a 250 ml jar, the bamboo lid gives the customer less wax for it; if your price is set per gram, the bamboo lid gives you a smaller product. Neither is wrong, but it should be a choice. If a jar looks too empty at the fill weight your lid allows, the choices are laid out in the too-empty-jar guide.
Ten candles, dome lid, what you actually buy
Ten 190 g candles at 8% need 1,748 g of wax and 152 g of oil: ₹1,136.20 of wax at exact grams. In packs: CSI 468 2 × 1 kg (₹650.00 each), British Rose 100 g + 50 g + 15 g (₹342.20 + ₹212.40 + ₹94.40) and C2 wicks 10 (₹94.40) come to ₹2,043.40, leaving 252 g of wax and 13 g of oil for a top-up and nothing more, so test pours need their own wax and bottle. With a bamboo lid the same ten need 1,472 g of wax (₹956.80 at exact grams) and 128 g of oil: the same 2 kg of wax leaves 528 g spare, and 100 g + 50 g of oil leaves 22 g. The wick in the costing is a placeholder; bracket C1 against C2 in your own jar.
This page is for you if you already have a 250 ml jar (or any lidded jar) and need its fill line and fill weight. It is not for you if you are choosing how much headspace to leave in general (the headspace rule), sizing a jar from a target net weight (the jar-for-a-200 g-candle guide), or ordering 100 jars before testing (the order-100-before-testing guide).
Lidded gift candles for Diwali, 8 November 2026 (43 days from 26 September 2026): set the fill line with the lid on this week, test-pour by 8 October, and order production wax and oil from your measured weight. Send us your jar, lid and candle count for a quote with a GST invoice and a dispatch date from Pune.
Set the fill line from the lid down, then weigh what fits below it.
The 250 ml describes the glass to the brim. Your lid, your wick and a margin decide where the candle stops, and water weighed to that line decides how much candle there is.
"Close the lid on the first test candle. It is the cheapest check in candle making."
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Why trust this guide
CandleMakingSuppliesIndia sells the scale, jars, wax and oil named here and does not sell finished candles. This page tells you we have no 250 ml jar in stock, that several of our lidded listings leave out the one dimension this question needs (how deep the lid reaches), and that the best answer for a maker who already owns jars is a scale and a test pour.
Every price was verified on CSI's live store on 26 September 2026; every pack in the pick tables is in stock on that date, and the out-of-stock 250 ml, 200 g bamboo-lid and White Iridescent listings are named as such. Dimension, lid and heat wording is quoted from the product pages; where a page is silent or contradictory, we say so.
The 0.86 to 0.9 factor, the 0.5 cm trimmed wick and the 0.5 cm margin are rules of thumb or working figures; the 7.5 cm straight-sided 250 ml jar and the three lid intrusions are illustrative; planning weights are editorial judgement. 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 need for a 250 ml candle jar with a lid?
It depends on the lid. In a worked example with a straight 250 ml jar 7.5 cm deep inside, a dome lid leaves room for about 186 to 195 g of candle, a flat metal lid about 178 to 186 g, and a bamboo lid with a 1 cm plug about 158 to 165 g. Weigh water to your own fill line and test-pour to confirm.
How do I mark the fill line on a candle jar?
Measure how far the lid reaches into the mouth, add about 0.5 cm for the trimmed wick and 0.5 cm of margin, measure that distance down from the rim and put tape on the outside with its top edge on the line. Check it by closing the lid on a wicked test candle.
How many ml does 1 cm of headspace take in a jar?
In a straight jar it is the brim volume divided by the inside depth: about 33 ml per cm in a 250 ml jar that is 7.5 cm deep inside. In a jar with a shoulder, neck or flared rim the top centimetre holds a different amount, so fill water in small steps and mark the heights.
Do bamboo lids need more space above the candle?
Often, yes. Many bamboo lids sit in the mouth on a silicone ring or plug, which can reach a centimetre or more below the rim. Measure the plug on your lid and set the fill line below it plus the wick height and a margin.
Is 250 ml the same as 250 g of candle wax?
No. 250 ml is usually the brim volume in water. Wax is lighter than water, roughly 0.86 to 0.9 times its weight for the same space as a rule of thumb, and you fill to a line below the lid, so the candle is well below 250 g.
Can I burn a candle with the lid on?
No. Lids are for storage and transit. Remove the lid before lighting, burn within sight, and put it back only when the candle is out and the wax has set.
Your 250 ml jar, lid on
A scale and one test candle: ₹354.00 for the scale, ₹325.00 for 500 g of CSI 468.
Measure the lid, tape the line, step-fill water and mark the ladder, weigh to the line, then pour one candle and close the lid on it. You will know your fill line in centimetres, your fill weight in grams and whether your lid is costing you 10 g or 30 g of candle.
About this guide: how to set the fill line and fill weight of a 250 ml jar when you leave space for a lid: where the millilitres go at the top of a jar, how dome, flat metal and bamboo plug lids change the gap, the step-fill method for measuring a fill line and the ml lost to headspace, the conversion to candle grams, and what the lid choice costs in grams and rupees.
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 Glass Jar with Black Lid (150 gram) (Deliveries Starting 5th Dec), British Rose Fragrance Oil, Ceramic Jar for Candle Making, Luxury Soy Wax Chunks for Jar / Container Candles, Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 (Flakes Form) For Container Candles. They are general product reviews, not assessments of the container 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 — Arshad Shaikh, Biny Abraham, Kaushiki Satarkar, Arminder Kaur. The reviews from Emma Bechara, Jinal 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: Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00; Green Iridescent jar with bamboo lid - 300g ₹150.00 (White Iridescent out of stock); Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) Pack of 10 ₹944.00, Pack of 20 ₹1,888.00 (₹94.40 per jar); Apothecary Glass Candle Jar with Dome Lid 500 gm ₹212.40, 700 gm ₹250.00; Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 500 g ₹325.00, 1 kg ₹650.00, 5 kg ₹3,185.00, 10 kg ₹6,370.00; British Rose Fragrance Oil 15 g ₹94.40, 50 g ₹212.40, 100 g ₹342.20, 500 g ₹1,593.00, 1 kg ₹3,068.00; Eco Candle Wicks Thin (C1) 10 ₹59.00, Thick (C2) 10 ₹94.40; Amber Glass Jar 250 ml, Borosilicate Glass Jar 250 gram (Pack of 5), Glass Jar With Bamboo Lid and Amber Glass Jar with Bamboo Lid out of stock. Per jar = pack price ÷ units; per gram = price ÷ grams, two decimals.
Non-price figures: the 250 ml jar is a worked example (straight sides, 7.5 cm inside depth, about 33 ml per cm); the lid intrusions (0, 0.3 and 1.0 cm), 0.5 cm trimmed wick and 0.5 cm margin are illustrative working figures; the 0.86 to 0.9 factor is a candle-maker rule of thumb. Load is a percentage of total candle weight. Wax ceilings and pour temperatures are as stated on the wax pages (formulation limits, not regulatory limits). Dates are calendar facts. Costs exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST.
