I Know the Water Capacity of My Candle Jar — How Do I Convert That Into the Correct Soy Wax Fill Weight?

I Know the Water Capacity of My Candle Jar — How Do I Convert That Into the Correct Soy Wax Fill Weight?

 

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CSI Jar & Container Guides · Fill Weight
Knowing your jar's water capacity is the right start. Make sure it is water to your fill line, multiply by a rule-of-thumb factor, then let one cooled test candle per wax give you the factor you actually use.
× 0.86–0.9
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Quick answers — read this first
How do I turn water capacity into soy fill weight? Weigh the water your jar holds to your fill line (not the brim), then multiply by 0.86 to 0.9, a candle-maker rule of thumb, for grams of finished soy candle. Confirm with one test pour and use your own factor from then on.

What does that give for a typical jar? Worked example: a 200 ml jar holds 200 g of water to the brim and 171 g to a line 1 cm down. 171 × 0.86 to 0.9 = 147 to 154 g of candle. After a test pour that cooled and was topped up at 150 g, the jar's own factor is 0.88.

Is the factor the same for CSI 464, Chunks and CSI 468? Don't assume it. No CSI wax page states a density. Give each wax its own test pour and its own factor, poured at that wax's stated temperature.

What is the most common mistake? Converting the brim figure, or weighing the test pour while it is hot. Hot wax is expanded and sinks as it cools; weigh after cooling and topping up to the line.
The short answer
The formula: soy fill weight (wax + oil) ≈ water to your fill line × 0.86 to 0.9 until you have tested; after that, water to the line × your own factor. Oil is inside that weight.
The method: tare, water to the brim, water to a taped fill line (three jars, lowest reading), estimate, test-pour, cool, top up, weigh. Factor = cooled candle ÷ water to the line.
The waxes: CSI 464 pour 80°C–90°C, up to 10%, ₹0.51 per gram; Chunks up to 13%, no pour temperature stated, ₹0.60; CSI 468 pour 58°C–60°C, up to 13%, ₹0.65. One factor each.
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In this guide
From water capacity to soy fill weight, in six readings Worked example: 200 ml jar (8 × 7 cm), fill line 1 cm below the rim. Readings 5 and 6 are illustrative test-pour figures. 1 Tare the empty, dry jar 0 g tare with the jar on the platform 2 Water to the brim 200 g brim capacity: what listings quote 3 Water to your fill line 171 g the number that matters: tape line 4 Estimate × 0.86 to 0.9 147–154 g rule of thumb, not a density no wax yet 5 Test pour, weighed hot 144 g hot wax is expanded, so it weighs light worked reading 6 Cooled, topped up, weighed 150 g 150 ÷ 171 = 0.88 your own factor worked reading The factor on a number line (to scale): candle grams per gram of water to the same line 0.80 0.82 0.84 0.86 0.88 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96 0.98 1.00 rule of thumb 0.86–0.90 test: 0.88 weighed hot: 0.84 water: 1.00 Weigh only after the candle has cooled and been topped up to the line. No CSI wax page states a density; this band is a rule of thumb.
Six scale readings take a 200 ml jar from water capacity to a proven soy fill weight: brim water, water to the fill line, an estimate from the rule of thumb, a hot test pour, and the cooled, topped-up candle that gives the jar its own factor. The number line shows why the hot reading misleads and why water weight is never wax weight. Worked example; readings 5 and 6 are illustrative.
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Straight answer
I know the water capacity of my candle jar. How do I convert that into the correct soy wax fill weight?
First make sure the water capacity you know is water to your fill line, not to the brim; if it is the brim figure, tape a fill line (commonly 1 to 1.5 cm below the rim, set by your lid) and weigh water to that line on three jars, taking the lowest. Multiply that water weight by 0.86 to 0.9, a commonly used candle-maker rule of thumb for how much lighter soy wax is than water for the same space, to get the estimated fill weight of the finished candle, fragrance oil included. Then prove it with one test pour in the wax you will sell: pour to the line at the wax page's stated temperature, let it cool fully, top up any sinkhole to the same line, and weigh. Cooled candle ÷ water to the line is your jar's own factor for that wax. In our worked 200 ml jar: 171 g of water, an estimate of 147 to 154 g, and a tested 150 g, a factor of 0.88. CSI 464, Luxury Soy Wax Chunks and CSI 468 each get their own test and their own factor, because no CSI wax page states a density.
One line: water to your fill line × 0.86 to 0.9 is the estimate; a cooled, topped-up test candle ÷ that water is the factor you use from then on, one per wax.
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First: which water capacity do you actually know?

"My jar holds 200 g of water" is three different facts depending on how the water got there.

The conversion is only as good as the water figure you start with. Before any multiplication, check which of these you have. Why a jar's ml figure is not a candle weight in the first place is in the cluster hub; the full chain with spreadsheet formulas is in the ml-to-grams calculation guide.

What your water figure really is
Five sources of "water capacity" and what to do with each
What you know What it measures Can you convert it directly? What to do
A listing's ml figure usually brim, sometimes a fill line; the listing rarely says No weigh your own jar: brim, then fill line
Your brim weighing water until it would overflow No tape a fill line and weigh water to it
Water to a fill line, one jar one jar's usable space For an estimate repeat on two more jars; use the lowest
Water to a fill line, three jars, lowest your design's usable space Yes × 0.86 to 0.9, then test-pour
A previous test candle's weight candle, not water It already is the answer use it for that wax; re-test if the wax changes

Brim or line: the larger correction

In the series' standard worked jar (8 × 7 cm, 7 cm deep inside, straight sides), the brim holds 200 g of water and a line 1 cm down holds 171 g. Convert the brim figure at a mid-range factor of 0.88 and you plan a 176 g candle, 17% more than the 150 g that fits to the line. That error is larger than the whole spread of the rule of thumb. In a jar with a shoulder or a lid plug the gap can be larger still; lidded jars are covered in the 250 ml lidded-jar guide and differently shaped jars in the same-ml, different-shape guide.

How was the water weighed?

A good water figure comes from a tared, dry jar on a scale reading single grams, filled with room-temperature water with the scale on a level surface, and read with your eye at the line, not above it. Very hot or very cold water changes little; a wet jar from a previous fill, a scale left in ounce mode or a jar weighed on a towel changes more. If your figure came from a measuring jug, weigh it again.

The water-fill-to-line method, step by step

Seven steps, three jars, one scale. The order matters more than the equipment.

This is the measurement half of the conversion. Do it on three jars from the same batch, because glass varies between pieces. It takes about twenty minutes, plus drying time before the jars see wax.

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Set the scale to grams and tare with the jar on itClean, dry jar, centred on the platform, scale on a firm level surface. Press tare with the jar in place so every later reading is water or wax only.
2
Fill to the brim and recordPour room-temperature water slowly until the surface is level with the rim and would overflow with one more drop. Record it. This is the brim capacity; if it differs from the listing's ml by more than a few grams, the listing figure was measured another way.
3
Decide and tape the fill lineCommonly 1 to 1.5 cm below the rim, lower if your lid has a plug or your jar has a shoulder. Measure down from the rim and stick tape with its top edge on the line. How much gap to leave is the headspace rule.
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Empty, re-tare, fill to the tapePour out, shake dry, tare again, and fill until the bottom of the water's curved surface touches the tape's top edge, reading at eye level. Record. This is the water capacity to your fill line, the figure you convert.
5
Repeat on two more jars and keep the lowestThree readings within a few grams mean a consistent batch. A jar that reads well low has a thick base or wall; plan on the lowest so no candle runs short.
6
Multiply by 0.86 and 0.9 for the estimate171 g × 0.86 = 147 g; × 0.9 = 154 g. This range is what you melt for (plus a margin for the jug and a top-up), not what you label.
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Dry every jar completelyWater left in a jar can spoil adhesion and spit in hot wax. Air-dry upside down, then wipe inside with a lint-free cloth before the test pour.
Mistake: measuring the jar with a kitchen jug ("it took 200 ml") instead of a scale. Why it fails: jug markings are coarse, and a jug cannot tell brim from line in your jar. Fix: weigh. 1 g of water is about 1 ml, so the scale gives you millilitres to the gram.

The conversion factor: a rule of thumb and a table

0.86 to 0.9 is a starting range, not a property of your wax. Use it to buy test wax; replace it before you buy production wax.

Soy wax, like other candle waxes, is less dense than water; it floats. A commonly used candle-maker rule of thumb puts the weight of wax that fills a space at roughly 0.86 to 0.9 times the weight of water in the same space, so wax is about 10% to 14% lighter. It is a rule of thumb because no CSI wax page states a density, fragrance oil changes the blend slightly, and the result depends on how you measure the space. Why wax is lighter and why it shrinks as it sets is the density explainer.

Conversion table · water to your fill line → finished soy candle (wax + oil)
Estimates only: low, mid and high factor, rounded to the gram
Water to fill line × 0.86 × 0.88 × 0.9 Typical case
100 g 86 g 88 g 90 g small votive or tin
130 g 112 g 114 g 117 g a small lidded jar
171 g 147 g 150 g 154 g series standard: 200 ml jar, 1 cm line
200 g 172 g 176 g 180 g "200 ml" if it is a fill-line figure
250 g 215 g 220 g 225 g 250 ml jar near the brim
300 g 258 g 264 g 270 g a 300 ml jar to its fill line

Two notes on reading it. The candle weight includes the fragrance oil: a 150 g candle at 8% is 12 g of oil and 138 g of wax, not 150 g of wax plus oil. And the table stops at estimates on purpose. The per-candle wax and oil quantities at 6%, 8% and 10%, with pour loss and a batch of ten, are the prep-sheet page, worked from a jar that holds 220 g of water.

Why not a single number?
Because the right single number is the one your own test pour gives, and it can sit anywhere in or near the band depending on wax, oil, load and how precisely you poured to the line. A mid-range 0.88 is fine for ordering test wax. For a label or a hundred-candle wax order, use your tested factor.

Verifying with a test pour: hot, cooled, topped up

The scale reading that matters is the last one, taken on a cold candle filled to the line.

A test pour turns the estimate into your number. Wick the jar, pour to the tape at your wax page's stated temperature, and weigh three times: hot, after cooling, and after the top-up. The worked readings in the diagram are illustrative; yours will differ.

Why the hot reading is too light

Liquid wax takes more space than the same wax once solid. Pour hot wax to the line and you have poured fewer grams than the line will hold when cold; as it cools and contracts, the surface drops or a sinkhole forms around the wick. In the worked example the hot pour to the line weighs 144 g, a factor of 0.84, below the rule-of-thumb band. Many makers keep back some wax to top up the cooled surface to the line; here the top-up adds 6 g (4% of the finished candle), for a final 150 g and a factor of 0.88. How much any wax contracts varies with the wax, the pour temperature and cooling; the tendency is general, the figure is yours to measure.

Computing and keeping your factor

Factor = cooled, topped-up candle ÷ water to the same line. Record it with the wax, the oil, the load, the pour temperature and the jar. Use it in reverse too: for a new jar in the same wax, water to its line × your factor is a far better first estimate than the rule of thumb. Re-test when any of those five things changes.

When the test factor looks wrong
Readings outside roughly 0.84 to 0.92 usually mean a measurement problem, not a strange wax
You got Likely cause Check
Well below 0.86 weighed hot; not topped up; poured below the tape re-weigh cold; top up to the line
Well above 0.9 poured above the tape; water reading taken below the line; jar not tared re-check the water-to-line reading on the same jar
Three jars disagree glass variation; uneven tape lines plan on the lowest; re-tape with a ruler
Factor changes between batches of wax different wax, load or pour temperature one factor per wax, load and temperature
Mistake: weighing the test candle an hour after pouring. What happens: it has not finished contracting, the top-up is not done, and the factor comes out low; production candles then get less wax than the jar holds. Fix: weigh the next day, after the top-up has set. Cure time for scent (many CSI oil pages, 25 of 102, state 48 to 72 hours before burn testing) is a separate clock.

Per-wax notes: CSI 464, Chunks and CSI 468

Same jar, same water, three waxes: three test pours and three factors.

The water side of the method does not change with the wax. The candle side does: each wax has its own blend, stated pour temperature and stated ceiling, and none states a density. Quoted from the product pages on 26 September 2026:

Three CSI container soys and Eco Soy CSI 400 · page wording, verified 26 September 2026
What each page states that affects the conversion and the test pour
Wax Form Stated pour / add temperature Stated load ceiling Density stated? Per gram For the conversion
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 flakes "Pour Temperature 80°C – 90°C" up to 10% no ₹0.51 (1–10 kg) own factor; in 85°C-rated jars pour at 80–85°C
Luxury Soy Wax Chunks chunks not stated up to 13% no ₹0.60 (1 kg) own factor; ask for a pour temperature
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 flakes, coconut-soy blend "Pour Temperature 58°C – 60°C" up to 13% no ₹0.65 (1 kg) own factor; do not borrow a soy factor
Eco Soy CSI 400 chunks add fragrance at 85°C not stated no ₹0.40 (1 kg) own factor; work inside the oil page's ceiling

CSI 464: the hottest stated pour

At 80°C to 90°C, CSI 464's stated pour is well above CSI 468's 58°C to 60°C, so expect the gap between the hot reading and the cooled reading to matter; always top up and weigh cold. Where a jar page states "Safe for hot pour up to 85°C", as the Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) page does, pour at 80°C to 85°C: the lower of the two stated limits governs. Most CSI jar pages state no temperature at all; that is a reason to test your jar, not a green light.

Chunks: weigh, never scoop

Chunks and flakes both pack loosely, so a jug of solid wax weighs far less than a jug of the same wax melted. Measure solid wax by weight only. The Chunks page states no pour temperature; until you have one, pour at a steady temperature you record, so your factor is repeatable. Its 13% ceiling is a maximum, not a target.

CSI 468: a different blend, a different factor

CSI 468 is a coconut-soy blend poured at 58°C to 60°C. A blend can fill a jar slightly differently from straight soy, so do not carry CSI 464's factor across: pour one test candle and take its own. The broader question of whether switching wax changes your fill weight is the soy to coconut-soy switch guide.

The oil's ceiling still applies

The fill weight includes the oil, and the load ceiling is the lower of the wax's and the oil's stated maximum. Japanese Cherry Blossom, for example, states "6-13% for candles": with CSI 464 the wax's 10% governs; with Chunks or CSI 468 both say 13%, but a ceiling is not a target, so test 6%, 8% and 10%. Changing the load does not change the fill weight to the same line, only the split; that is the 6% to 10% load guide.

Argued against our own interest: if you already pour a soy wax you like, do not switch to ours to answer this question. The method works for any wax: water to the line, test pour, cooled weight. Buy from us when you want to, and give our wax its own test when you do.

Waxes and tools for the conversion

Three container waxes, because each needs its own factor, and the two tools that make the test repeatable. Chosen on page wording, price and stock on 26 September 2026; CSI publishes no density or burn data for these waxes.

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container soy · hottest stated pour
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (Flakes Form) For Container Candles
The page states "Pour Temperature 80°C – 90°C", "Fragrance Load Up to 10%" and "Ideal for single-pour container candles". No density. It is the lowest per gram of the three container soys here: ₹0.51 from 1 kg to 10 kg (₹0.52 at 500 g), so there is nothing to gain per gram from a bigger bag. For makers who want one container soy to calibrate every jar against. Limitation: in a jar whose page states "hot pour up to 85°C", the usable window is 80°C to 85°C, the lower of the two figures.
Size Price Per gram 150 g candles at 138 g wax
500 g ₹260.00 ₹0.52 3 candles
1 kg ₹507.40 ₹0.51 7 candles
5 kg ₹2,537.00 ₹0.51 36 candles
10 kg ₹5,074.00 ₹0.51 72 candles
138 g per 150 g candle at 8%: ₹70.02. Buy 1 kg — ₹507.40
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container soy · chunk form
Luxury Soy Wax Chunks for Jar / Container Candles
The page states "up to 13% fragrance load capacity" and describes a container wax for jars. It does not state a pour temperature. Chunks, like flakes, trap air in a jug, which is exactly why wax is weighed, never measured by volume. At ₹0.60 per gram at 1 kg and about the same at every size (₹0.60 at 500 g, ₹0.60 at 10 kg), bulk buys nothing per gram. For makers who prefer chunks or want the higher stated ceiling. Limitation: with no stated pour temperature, ask us before you set one, and give it its own factor.
Size Price Per gram 150 g candles at 138 g wax
500 g ₹299.00 ₹0.60 3 candles
1 kg ₹599.00 ₹0.60 7 candles
5 kg ₹2,995.00 ₹0.60 36 candles
10 kg ₹5,999.00 ₹0.60 72 candles
The same 138 g in Chunks: ₹82.66. Buy 1 kg — ₹599.00
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coconut-soy · lowest stated pour
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 (Flakes Form)
The page states "Pour Temperature 58°C – 60°C", "Fragrance Load Up to 13%" and "Suitable for single-pour container applications". Its pour window is well below the 85°C some CSI jar pages state, which is useful in glass, though a lower pour does not make a jar safe. Because it is a coconut-soy blend, give it its own factor rather than borrowing CSI 464's; the switch itself is the soy to coconut-soy switch guide. Limitation: the dearest of the three per gram, ₹0.65 at 500 g and 1 kg, ₹0.64 at 10 kg.
Size Price Per gram 150 g candles at 138 g wax
500 g ₹325.00 ₹0.65 3 candles
1 kg ₹650.00 ₹0.65 7 candles
5 kg ₹3,185.00 ₹0.64 36 candles
10 kg ₹6,370.00 ₹0.64 72 candles
The same 138 g in CSI 468: ₹89.70 (₹87.91 at 10 kg). Buy 1 kg — ₹650.00
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tool · every reading in the method
Candle Making Weighing Scale
Water capacity, fill-line water, hot pour, cooled candle: four weighings per jar. The page describes a digital scale showing "grams or ounces" with "simple one-button operation"; it states no capacity or reading step. For a 200 ml jar you need at least single grams and a maximum well above a full jar plus glass; ask us before relying on it. Argued against our own interest: a kitchen scale that tares and reads single grams is enough.
Pack Price Per unit What it covers
Single ₹354.00 ₹354.00 all four weighings on every jar
Set it to grams before every session. Buy the scale — ₹354.00
5
tool · the per-wax variable you can control
Pen Thermometer For Candle Making
The waxes here state different temperatures (CSI 464 pour 80°C–90°C, CSI 468 pour 58°C–60°C, Eco Soy CSI 400 add fragrance at 85°C), and a test pour is only repeatable if you pour at the same temperature in production. The page describes a pen thermometer for candle wax and does not state its range or accuracy; ask us if you need those figures. Limitation: check it against boiling water before you trust a reading.
Pack Price Per unit What it covers
Single ₹354.00 ₹354.00 every test pour and production pour
Log the pour temperature next to the factor. Buy the thermometer — ₹354.00
When the right purchase is nothing: if you own a gram scale, a thermometer and enough of your usual wax for one test candle, you can have your factor by tomorrow morning. If you want to compare our three waxes in your jar, 500 g of each is ₹884.00; 1 kg of each is ₹1,756.40.

What a wrong factor costs across 50 candles

The factor is a small number. Multiplied by a batch, it becomes a wax order.

Worked example, 50 candles in the standard 200 ml jar at 8%, CSI 464 at ₹0.51 per gram. The correct candle is 150 g, 138 g of it wax. Costs exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST.

Three ways to get the conversion wrong · 50 candles, CSI 464, 8%
How far each error moves the candle and the wax bill
Error Planned candle vs 150 g that fits Wax per candle at 8% Surplus wax for 50
Water weight treated as wax weight (factor 1.0) 171 g 14% over 157.3 g 966 g, ₹490.15
Brim water × 0.88 176 g 17% over 161.9 g 1,196 g, ₹606.85
Hot-weighed factor (0.84) 144 g 6 g under 132.5 g none, but every candle sits low or needs an unplanned top-up
Tested factor (0.88) 150 g correct 138 g only your pour-loss allowance

Over-estimates leave melted wax in the jug and, worse, a label promising a candle the jar cannot hold. Under-estimates make every candle short of the line. The wax itself keeps; the label and the price do not. For the wax share of one 150 g candle, the three waxes compare as ₹70.02 (CSI 464), ₹82.66 (Chunks) and ₹89.70 (CSI 468) at their 1 kg prices, so switching wax changes the wax cost per candle by up to ₹19.68, while a wrong factor changes how much candle you plan by up to 17%. Both are worth checking; only the second changes your label. How much extra to allow for pour loss at 100 candles is the 100-candle batch guide.

Diwali, 8 November 2026, is 43 days from 26 September 2026. Get your factor this week from one test candle per wax, and order production wax from the tested figure, not the rule of thumb. Send us your fill weight and candle count for a quote with a GST invoice and a dispatch date from Pune.
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The CSI principle
Water tells you the space. Only a cooled candle tells you the wax.
Measure water to your fill line, not the brim; use 0.86 to 0.9 to buy test wax; and let one cooled, topped-up test candle per wax set the factor you order and label against.
"Weigh the water to the line, weigh the candle cold, divide. That number is worth more than any table."
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Why trust this guide

CandleMakingSuppliesIndia sells the waxes, scale and thermometer named here and does not sell finished candles. This page tells you that none of our wax pages states a density, that one of them states no pour temperature, and that you should not switch to our wax just to answer this question. A maker with a tested factor orders the right quantity.

Every price and per-gram figure was verified on CSI's live store on 26 September 2026; every size in the pick tables is in stock on that date. Pour temperatures, load ceilings and jar heat wording are quoted from the product pages.

The 0.86 to 0.9 factor is a candle-maker rule of thumb; the 200 ml jar geometry is the series' standard worked example; the 144 g hot reading and 6 g top-up are illustrative, not CSI test data; the 50-candle comparison is a worked example. For bulk pricing, GST invoicing, and MSDS and IFRA documentation on request, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert jar water capacity to soy wax weight?
Weigh the water the jar holds to your fill line, then multiply by 0.86 to 0.9 (a candle-maker rule of thumb) for the finished soy candle weight, oil included. Confirm with a test pour: cooled, topped-up candle ÷ water to the line is your own factor.
My jar holds 200 g of water. How much soy wax does it take?
If 200 g is to the brim and you fill 1 cm below the rim of a straight 7 cm-deep jar, about 171 g of water fits to the line, so about 147 to 154 g of finished candle. If 200 g is already to your fill line, about 172 to 180 g. The oil is included in those figures.
What is the density of soy wax compared with water?
Soy wax is lighter than water. As a rule of thumb, wax filling a space weighs about 0.86 to 0.9 times the water that fills the same space. CSI's wax pages do not state a density, so use a test pour for your own figure.
Why does my candle weigh less than my calculation?
Usually because it was weighed hot or before a top-up. Hot wax takes more space than cold, so a hot pour to the line holds fewer grams; as it cools the surface sinks. Top up to the line and weigh the next day.
Is the fill weight the same for CSI 464, Chunks and CSI 468?
Do not assume it. None of the pages states a density, and the waxes are poured at different stated temperatures. Pour one test candle in each wax you use, to the same line, and keep a factor for each.
Should I measure soy wax flakes by volume?
No. Flakes and chunks trap air, so a cup of solid wax weighs much less than a cup of melted wax. Always weigh wax and oil in grams.
Your jar's soy factor
A scale, a thermometer and 1 kg of CSI 464: ₹1,215.40.
Weigh water to your fill line on three jars, estimate at 0.86 to 0.9, pour one test candle at the stated temperature, top up and weigh it cold. Divide, write the factor on the jar's spec card, and every future order starts from a number you measured.
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About this guide: how to convert a jar's water capacity into a soy wax fill weight: checking which water figure you have, the water-fill-to-line method step by step, the 0.86 to 0.9 factor as a rule of thumb with a conversion table, verifying with a cooled, topped-up test pour to get your own factor, per-wax notes for CSI 464, Luxury Soy Wax Chunks and CSI 468, and what a wrong factor costs across 50 candles.

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 — Candle Dye Liquid, Eco Soy CSI 400, Gardenia Fragrance Oil, Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (Flakes Form) For Container Candles, 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 — Sakshi Jain, Thenirvaofficial, Arminder Kaur, Arminder Kaur, Antara Srinivas Iyer, Sraddha. 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, 1 kg ₹507.40, 5 kg ₹2,537.00, 10 kg ₹5,074.00; Luxury Soy Wax Chunks 500 g ₹299.00, 1 kg ₹599.00, 5 kg ₹2,995.00, 10 kg ₹5,999.00; Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 500 g ₹325.00, 1 kg ₹650.00, 5 kg ₹3,185.00, 10 kg ₹6,370.00; Eco Soy CSI 400 1 kg ₹399.00, 5 kg ₹1,996.00; Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00; Pen Thermometer For Candle Making ₹354.00; Japanese Cherry Blossom Fragrance Oil 100 g ₹500.00. Per gram = price ÷ grams, two decimals.

Non-price figures: 1 ml of water ≈ 1 g; the 0.86 to 0.9 factor is a candle-maker rule of thumb, not a CSI specification; the 200 ml jar (8 × 7 cm treated as straight-sided, 7 cm inside depth, 171 g of water to a 1 cm line) is the series' standard worked example; the 144 g hot reading, 6 g top-up and 0.88 factor are illustrative. Load is a percentage of total candle weight. Pour temperatures and load ceilings are as stated on the wax pages (formulation limits, not regulatory limits). Costs exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST.
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