My 8 cm Jar with 8% Lavender Reaches the Edges Perfectly but the Same Wick Leaves Unmelted Wax with Sandalwood — What Should I Change?
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Sandalwood 500 g ₹2,513.40 · 15 g, 50 g, 100 g out of stock Cotton Braided ₹120.00 for 10 · in stock Lavender 100 g ₹540.00 · every size in stock
8 cm jar · Lavender passes · Sandalwood under-melts
Test the rung up for Sandalwood, with Lavender kept beside it as the control.
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✓ Prices verified 29 September 2026; Sandalwood stock rechecked 1 October 2026 ✓ MSDS and IFRA documentation on request on WhatsApp ✓ Raw materials only — CSI does not sell finished candles
CSI Wick Lab · 8 cm Jars
When Lavender reaches the edge and Sandalwood doesn't on the same wick, the oil is the variable. Test the rung up for Sandalwood with Lavender beside it, and use Sandalwood you already have before opening a 500 g, the smallest size in stock.
64 g
of Sandalwood for the four-candle test · 500 g is the smallest size in stock on 1 October 2026
Quick answers — read this first
My 8 cm jar with 8% Lavender reaches the edges, but the same wick leaves unmelted wax with Sandalwood. What should I change? Test the wick for the Sandalwood candle only, with Lavender kept beside it as a control. Changing only the oil changed the burn, so the oil is the variable; the question is whether one rung up fixes Sandalwood without over-heating the jar.What is the test? A 2 × 2 border bracket: your house wick and Cotton Braided, each with Sandalwood and with Lavender, two candles a cell, eight in all. 8 cm sits on the border of the Cotton Braided page's "exceeding 8 cm" wording, so the Lavender cells tell you whether the bigger wick is simply too big for this jar.
How do I buy Sandalwood for it? The 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out of stock on 1 October 2026, so first use any Sandalwood left from the batch that ringed. Otherwise the 500 g (₹2,513.40) is the smallest size in stock: four 200 g candles at 8% use 64 g (₹321.72 of oil) and leave 436 g, enough for 27 more candles if the wick passes.
What does the bracket cost? About ₹1,505.92 in materials used, in your own jars, with Sandalwood counted at the 500 g price. Cash from nothing is ₹4,035.20, or ₹1,521.80 if you already own the Sandalwood. CSI lists no 8 cm jar.
The short answer
The verdict: change the wick for Sandalwood only if a controlled bracket says so. Don't change the Lavender candle, and don't change the load first: Sandalwood at 8% is inside its page's "up to 10% for soy".
The test: house wick v Cotton Braided × Sandalwood v Lavender, 2 candles each, 200 g at 8%, same wax, jar, pour and cure.
The rule (judgement): Sandalwood on Cotton Braided reaches the edge and Lavender on Cotton Braided shows heat = an oil-specific wick for Sandalwood. Both fine on Cotton Braided = one wick may serve both. Sandalwood still ringed on Cotton Braided = not a single-wick answer at CSI's rungs.
The honest limit: Cotton Braided is described for candles "exceeding 8 cm"; there is no sized, tabbed wick between C2 and it. Sandalwood 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out of stock on 1 October 2026; the 500 g is the smallest size in stock.
In this guide
- Straight answer: what to change for Sandalwood
- Same wick, two oils: what the difference tells you
- Exactly 8 cm: a border case for CSI's wicks
- The 2 × 2 border bracket
- Reading the four cells
- Buying Sandalwood while 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out
- Bill of materials
- The border-bracket shopping list
- Frequently asked questions
What each Sandalwood pack means for the 64 g that four 200 g test candles need at 8%, with the 15 g, 50 g and 100 g out of stock on 1 October 2026. The 500 g is the smallest pack left and covers the test with 436 g to spare; the 1 kg is twice the cash for the same price per gram. Prices are CSI live pricing; left-over grams are simple subtraction.
The oil that stalls · 500 g ₹2,513.40 smallest in stock · 15 g/50 g/100 g out
Sandalwood Fragrance Oil: the four-candle test uses 64 g of the 500 g
The rung up · ₹120.00 for 10 · in stock
Cotton Braided Wicks: described for candles "exceeding 8 cm", on trial at the border
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Straight answer
My 8 cm jar with 8% Lavender reaches the edges perfectly, but the same wick leaves unmelted wax with Sandalwood. What should I change?
Change the wick for the Sandalwood candle, but only after a small bracket proves it, and keep the Lavender candle exactly as it is. Your own results already show the oil is the variable: same jar, wax, load and wick, different pool. Heavier, woody oils are commonly harder for a given wick to melt out to the glass; that is a tendency, not CSI data. The next rung up at CSI is Cotton Braided, whose page describes it for candles "exceeding 8 cm", so at 8 cm you are testing it at its border. Pour eight 200 g candles at 8%: house wick and Cotton Braided, each with Sandalwood and with Lavender, two per cell. If Sandalwood on Cotton Braided reaches the glass by burn 3 while Lavender on Cotton Braided runs hot, give Sandalwood its own wick. If both oils burn well on Cotton Braided, one wick may serve both, after full life. If Sandalwood still leaves a ring on Cotton Braided, the answer is not a single CSI wick; look at load, cure and double-wicking next. For the Sandalwood cells, use oil you already have if you can: the 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out of stock on 1 October 2026, so the smallest you can buy is the 500 g, which covers the test with 436 g to spare.
One line: the oil changed the burn, so test the wick for that oil, with the oil that works kept alongside as a control.
For the Sandalwood cells: Sandalwood you already own, or the Sandalwood 500 g (₹2,513.40; the 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out of stock on 1 October 2026, so it is the smallest size you can buy), and a 10-pack of Cotton Braided (₹120.00). Add Lavender and C2 only if you have run out of the ones already on your bench.
Sandalwood 500 g — ₹2,513.40
Same wick, two oils: what the difference tells you
You have already run half an experiment. Lavender is your control.
When one oil reaches the glass and another doesn't on the same wick, the wick is not "wrong"; it is right for one system and short for the other. That is useful, because it tells you where to look: the oil, not the jar, the wax or your pouring. If you poured both from the same wax bag, at the same load, into the same jar batch, cured them the same and burned them side by side, you have isolated the oil. If you didn't, do that first; it costs two candles and might dissolve the problem.
Why would sandalwood melt out less? The honest answer is that CSI publishes no measured wick data for any oil, so we can only give you the tendency: heavier woody and resinous oils are commonly linked to smaller flames, more carbon on the wick, or a pool that reaches the glass later than a light herbal like lavender does on the same wick. The Sandalwood page describes a "single-note sandalwood" with "a smooth woody aroma"; the Lavender page describes "fresh lavender top notes" over a "soft musk base". Structure, not name, is what tends to matter.
Two things you should not change first. The load: Sandalwood at 8% is inside its page's "up to 10% for soy" and CSI 464's "up to 10%". Dropping to 6% might help the burn and will cost scent; whether that trade is worth it is a load step-down question (the 10% coffee load step-down shows the method). The Lavender candle: it passes. A bracket that changes the wick for both oils at once tells you nothing about either.
Seen this at 7 cm with mushrooming instead?
Sandalwood at 10% that mushrooms early in a 7 cm jar is a different question: whether the wick or the oil is to blame, answered with an unscented candle in the three-candle attribution triad. This page is the 8 cm under-melt: the wick is not reaching far enough with this oil.Exactly 8 cm: a border case for CSI's wicks
The only CSI wick page that names a big diameter draws its line exactly where your jar is.
At CSI, one rung up from Eco C2 is Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made, "engineered for large-diameter candles exceeding 8 cm". There is no sized, tabbed wick between them. So "one size up" is a real step, and at 8 cm it lands on the edge of the range its own page describes. That is why the bracket keeps Lavender on Cotton Braided too: if Cotton Braided over-heats Lavender, you learn the jar is too small for it in general, and a Sandalwood pass has to be watched closely to the bottom.
Geometry · 8 cm, read two ways
π r² on the inside radius · 0.35 cm wall assumed · all figures declared
| Figure | 8 cm outside | 8 cm inside |
|---|---|---|
| Inside diameter | 7.3 cm | 8.0 cm |
| Cotton Braided page: "exceeding 8 cm" | below the described range | on the border, not exceeding |
| Pool surface | 41.85 cm² | 50.27 cm² (20% more; 30.6% more than a 7 cm inside) |
| Rule-of-thumb first-burn time | about 2.9 h | about 3.2 h |
Measure the inside at the rim and at mid-height before you pour (why the outside figure misleads). A ring that looks thin in a wide jar is still a big share of the candle: in a 7.3 cm inside, an average 3 mm ring leaves 16% of the surface solid.
Argued against our own interest: CSI lists no 8 cm jar, and our wick range has a gap exactly where an 8 cm Sandalwood candle may need it. If both Sandalwood cells fail (ringed on the house wick, hot on Cotton Braided), we don't have a sized wick between them. We would rather you tell us, or test another supplier's in-between size as a labelled extra cell, than force one of ours to fit.
The 2 × 2 border bracket
Two wicks, two oils, two candles each. Eight candles answer three questions.
The three questions: does one rung up fix Sandalwood; does it over-heat this jar (Lavender tells you); and can one wick serve both oils. Everything else is held: the same wax bag, 8% of total weight for both oils (16 g of oil + 184 g of wax in a 200 g fill, our worked example for 8 cm), jar batch, pour temperature, cure and room.
The four cells · 2 candles each
200 g at 8% · CSI 464 · your 8 cm jars · worked example assumes C2 is your house wick
| Cell | Oil | Wick | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-H (×2) | Sandalwood | house (C2) | Repeats your problem under controlled conditions |
| S-B (×2) | Sandalwood | Cotton Braided | Whether one rung up reaches the glass with this oil |
| L-H (×2) | Lavender | house (C2) | Confirms the control still passes in this batch |
| L-B (×2) | Lavender | Cotton Braided | Whether Cotton Braided is too much wick for this jar in general |
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Pour all eight in one sessionLabel bases S-H-a to L-B-b. Weigh each jar empty first. CSI 464's page states "Pour Temperature 80°C – 90°C"; if your jar states no heat rating, pour at the low end and pre-warm clean jars (our judgement). Trim the Cotton Braided at setting: its page gives the wick as 10.16 cm tall.
2
Cure to the longer pageThe Sandalwood page states a 48–72 hour cure for soy; the Lavender page states none in the text we captured. Cure all eight the same, and many makers wait about a week.
3
Burn together, 3–4 hours, still airTrim to about 5–6 mm, space the candles apart, and count a session only if it runs at least about 3 hours for this width (judgement: roughly the rule-of-thumb 2.9–3.2 h).
4
Log burns 1–3 at the end of each sessionIs the glass wet all round? If not, the widest ring in millimetres. Trimmed flame height, any carbon cap, any soot on the glass. Photograph each from above with a ruler across the rim.
5
Read the cells after burn 3Use the table below. A cell passes when both candles have the glass wet all round by the end of burn 3 with a trimmed flame of about 5 cm or under and no soot.
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Carry the winner to the bottomWhatever wins burn 3 still has to pass the lower third before you approve it: the one-rung-up full-life pair sets out the lower-third checks for an 8 cm candle.
Reading the four cells
The Lavender cells are not decoration. They tell you what a pass on Sandalwood means.
Decision after burn 3 · our judgement, labelled
"Pass" = both candles wet the glass all round by burn 3, trimmed flame about 5 cm or under, no soot · "Hot" = flame above about 5 cm, soot, or a heavy mushroom
| S-H | S-B | L-H | L-B | Reading | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ring | pass | pass | hot | Oil-specific wick. Sandalwood needs the rung up; Lavender does not | Full life for S-B; Lavender stays on the house wick; two wick SKUs for one jar |
| ring | pass | pass | pass | Cotton Braided works for both at the top | Full life for both oils on Cotton Braided; if both pass, one wick for the jar |
| ring | ring | pass | any | Not a single-wick answer at CSI's rungs | Check cure and mixing; consider a load step-down (4229) or a second wick (the 9 cm double-wick hub covers pairs) |
| pass | any | pass | any | Your first Sandalwood candle was an outlier | Look at what differed then: pour temperature, cure, centring, a draught. Keep the house wick |
| ring | hot | pass | hot | The answer is between C2 and Cotton Braided, where CSI lists no sized wick | Ask us; test another supplier's in-between size as a labelled cell |
Two wick SKUs for one jar is a real cost in a small business: separate stock, separate labels, a chance of mix-ups. It is still better than one wick that is wrong for half your range. How to group many oils onto as few wicks as possible is the family-grouping post; here you are just settling two.
A second wick in an 8 cm jar is possible, but it is a different candle. CSI's Steel Wick Holder (₹250.00 for 5, ₹50.00 each) has "3-hole layout fits single, double, or triple wick setups" and fits jars "up to 9 cm wide" by its page, with the holes in a line. Treat a double-wick Sandalwood candle as a new bracket, not a tweak.
Don't use 10% to rescue a stalled pool
Raising Sandalwood to its page top of 10% adds 4 g of oil per 200 g candle (20 g instead of 16 g; ₹20.11 at the 500 g price) and commonly makes a flame smaller, not bigger. It would make the stall worse and cost more. One change at a time; the wick is the one under test.Buying Sandalwood while 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out
When the smallest pack in stock is 500 g, use what you own first and plan the leftover.
On 1 October 2026, Sandalwood Fragrance Oil is in stock only at 500 g (₹2,513.40) and 1 kg (₹5,026.80); the 15 g (₹93.22), 50 g (₹271.40) and 100 g (₹502.68) are out of stock. Your four Sandalwood candles need 64 g (16 g each).
Sandalwood routes for a four-candle test
64 g needed · 200 g candles at 8% · CSI live pricing, 29 September 2026; stock 1 October 2026
| Route | Cash | Per gram | Oil cost per candle (16 g) | Left after the test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g, 50 g, 100 g | Out of stock | ₹6.21 · ₹5.43 · ₹5.03 | Out of stock | — |
| 500 g | ₹2,513.40 | ₹5.03 | ₹80.43 | 436 g (27 more candles) |
| 1 kg | ₹5,026.80 | ₹5.03 | ₹80.43 | 936 g |
The 500 g and 1 kg are the same ₹5.03 a gram, so the 1 kg saves nothing per gram and doubles the cash. Argued against our own interest: ₹2,513.40 is a lot to spend on an oil whose test may end with "Sandalwood needs a wick we don't stock". If you have Sandalwood left from your first batch, run the Sandalwood cells with that: it is the oil under test, and the bracket needs nothing more. If you buy the 500 g, the 436 g left after the test is 27 more 200 g candles at 8% once a wick passes full life. Don't swap in a different woody oil to save money: the question is how Sandalwood itself melts out, and another oil cannot answer it. For the 15 g or 100 g, ask us on WhatsApp about restock; we do not publish dates.
Bill of materials
Bill of materials · eight-candle border bracket · worked example
200 g at 8% · Sandalwood (500 g, 64 g used) and Lavender (100 g) · CSI 464 1 kg + 500 g · Eco C2 and Cotton Braided 10-packs · your own jars
| Item | Size bought | Used | Cost counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandalwood Fragrance Oil | 500 g, ₹2,513.40 (₹5.03/g) | 64 g (436 g left) | ₹321.72 (oil used) |
| Lavender Fragrance Oil | 100 g, ₹540.00 (₹5.40/g) | 64 g (36 g left) | ₹345.60 |
| Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 | 1 kg ₹507.40 + 500 g ₹260.00 | 1,472 g (28 g left) | ₹752.84 |
| Eco C2 + Cotton Braided | 10 at ₹94.40; 10 at ₹120.00 | 4 + 4 (6 of each spare) | ₹85.76 |
| Your 8 cm jars | your own | 8 jars | not counted |
| Bracket total | 8 candles | ₹1,505.92 |
Sandalwood is counted as oil used (₹321.72 at ₹5.03 a gram); the other 436 g stays in a bottle you paid ₹2,513.40 for, ready for later candles. Cash from nothing is ₹4,035.20, or ₹1,521.80 if you already own the Sandalwood. For a production candle the per-candle picture is: Sandalwood on Cotton Braided about ₹185.79 and Lavender on C2 about ₹189.20, before the jar. All costs are worked examples and exclude jars, labour, freight, packaging and GST.
The border-bracket shopping list
Five items, chosen on page statements, price and stock on 29 September 2026 (Sandalwood stock rechecked 1 October 2026). CSI publishes no wick-performance data, so nothing is ranked on burn results. Oil candles are counted at 16 g (200 g fill) and 12 g (150 g).
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fragrance oil · woody · the oil that stalls
Sandalwood Fragrance Oil
The page states "Recommended load up to 10% for soy, up to 6% for paraffin", "0% vanillin - no discolouration" (the page's claim; test anyway), a 48–72 hour soy cure, and "Moderate to strong throw" (page wording). Notes: "warm, creamy, luxurious single-note sandalwood". Stock on 1 October 2026: the 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out of stock; only the 500 g and 1 kg are in, so the 500 g is the smallest Sandalwood you can buy. The four test candles use 64 g of it (₹321.72) and leave 436 g, enough for 27 more 200 g candles at 8%. Argued against our own interest: if you still have Sandalwood from the batch that left the ring, run the Sandalwood cells with that and skip this purchase; and don't buy the 1 kg, twice the cash for the same ₹5.03 a gram.
| Size | Price | Per gram | 200 g candles at 8% | 150 g candles at 8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹93.22 — Out of stock | ₹6.21 | Out of stock | Out of stock |
| 50 g | ₹271.40 — Out of stock | ₹5.43 | Out of stock | Out of stock |
| 100 g | ₹502.68 — Out of stock | ₹5.03 | Out of stock | Out of stock |
| 500 g | ₹2,513.40 | ₹5.03 | 31 | 41 |
| 1 kg | ₹5,026.80 | ₹5.03 | 62 | 83 |
Test: 64 g of the 500 g = ₹321.72. Buy 500 g — ₹2,513.40
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fragrance oil · herbal · the control that already works
Lavender Fragrance Oil
The control. The page states "Recommended fragrance load 6-10% for candles" and "fresh lavender top notes, herbal green mid notes, and soft musk base"; no cure time in the text we captured. Every size is in stock on 29 September 2026. Four candles use 64 g: the 100 g covers them and leaves 36 g; the 50 g does not. If you already own Lavender from the batch that burned well, use that bottle: the control only works if it is the same oil.
| Size | Price | Per gram | 200 g candles at 8% | 150 g candles at 8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹105.02 | ₹7.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 g | ₹270.00 | ₹5.40 | 3 | 4 |
| 100 g | ₹540.00 | ₹5.40 | 6 | 8 |
| 500 g | ₹2,620.00 | ₹5.24 | 31 | 41 |
| 1 kg | ₹5,221.00 | ₹5.22 | 62 | 83 |
Four candles: 64 g = ₹345.60. Buy 100 g — ₹540.00
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wick · the rung up, at its border
Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made
The page says "engineered for large-diameter candles exceeding 8 cm". Your jar is at that border, or below it once you subtract the glass. That is why it is on trial with a control oil beside it, not recommended. Flat ₹12.00 per wick, ₹2.56 more than a C2. The page gives the wick as 10.16 cm tall: trim at setting.
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack of 10 | ₹120.00 | ₹12.00 | four bracket candles, 6 spare |
| Pack of 50 · 100 | ₹600.00 · ₹1,200.00 | ₹12.00 | only after the Sandalwood cell passes full life |
| Pack of 500 · 1000 | ₹6,000.00 · ₹12,000.00 | ₹12.00 | production; the same per wick |
Four trial wicks: ₹48.00. Buy 10 — ₹120.00
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wick · the house wick in our example
Eco Candle Wicks — Thick (C2)
Our worked example assumes your house wick is C2, the one that takes Lavender to the edge. The page describes wicks of "natural fibers like cotton and paper" and states no size or jar range in the text we captured. If your house wick is something else, it stays the control; the bracket still works. Every C2 pack is in stock on 29 September 2026, flat ₹9.44 a wick.
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thick (C2) / 10 | ₹94.40 | ₹9.44 | the house-wick cells, 6 spare |
| Thick (C2) / 20 · 50 · 100 · 500 · 1000 | ₹188.80 · ₹472.00 · ₹944.00 · ₹4,720.00 · ₹9,440.00 | ₹9.44 | production, after full life |
| Thin (C1) / 10 · 20 | ₹59.00 — Out of stock · ₹118.00 | ₹5.90 | not in this bracket; 10-pack out of stock |
Four control wicks: ₹37.76. Buy C2 10 — ₹94.40
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wax · the soy the worked example uses
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (Flakes Form) For Container Candles
"Fragrance Load Up to 10%" and "Pour Temperature 80°C – 90°C" by the page. Eight 200 g candles need 1,472 g: the 1 kg plus the 500 g (₹767.40) leaves only 28 g, so weigh carefully. If your house candle uses another soy, bracket in that; wick results do not transfer between waxes.
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 g | ₹260.00 | ₹0.52 per g | tops up the 1 kg bag for candles six to eight |
| 1 kg | ₹507.40 | ₹0.51 per g | five of the eight candles at 184 g each |
| 5 kg | ₹2,537.00 | ₹0.51 per g | the same per gram; after full life |
| 10 kg | ₹5,074.00 | ₹0.51 per g | production; flat per gram from 1 kg |
Eight candles: 1,472 g = ₹752.84. Buy 1 kg — ₹507.40
What not to buy yet: the Sandalwood 1 kg: the same ₹5.03 a gram as the 500 g at twice the cash, and the 500 g already leaves 436 g after the test. A 50-pack of Cotton Braided: the same ₹12.00 a wick as the 10-pack. Steel Wick Holders for a double-wick try: that is a new candle and a new bracket, not the next step here. A perfume-grade sandalwood-style listing as a "stronger sandalwood": those listings cost more per gram, and the problem here is the burn, not the strength of the smell.
Diwali is 8 November 2026, 40 days from 29 September 2026. Sandalwood candles are a common festive request. Pour the eight-candle bracket this week, cure it, read burn 3 by mid-October and start the full life on the winner. Send us your count and we will quote Sandalwood (500 g, the smallest size in stock on 1 October 2026), Lavender, wicks and CSI 464 with a GST invoice and dispatch date.
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The CSI principle
When the oil changes the burn, test the wick for that oil, with the one that works beside it.
Lavender is your control. At exactly 8 cm, CSI's rung up sits on its own page's border, so the Lavender cells tell you what a Sandalwood pass is worth. Test with the Sandalwood you have before buying more.
"Your best burning candle is the most useful thing on your test bench. Keep it beside the one that isn't."
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Why trust this guide
CandleMakingSuppliesIndia sells the oils, wicks and wax named here, and does not sell finished candles. This page still tells you to use Sandalwood you already own before buying our 500 g, not to buy the 1 kg, that our wick range has no sized step between C2 and Cotton Braided, and that CSI lists no 8 cm jar.
Every price was verified on CSI's live store on 29 September 2026. Stock was checked per size: Sandalwood 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out of stock on 1 October 2026 (rechecked that day) and the Eco C1 10-pack on 29 September 2026, all flagged wherever they appear; every other size shown is in stock. Load, vanillin, cure and wick wording is quoted from the product pages; where a page is silent in the text we captured, we say so.
The cell pass rules, the 0.35 cm wall, the 200 g fill and the decision table are our judgement or worked examples; oil-family wick tendencies, flame height and full-pool times are commonly cited rules of thumb, not CSI data; CSI publishes no wick-performance data. For bulk pricing, GST invoicing, and MSDS and IFRA documentation on request, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
Why does my sandalwood candle not melt to the edges when lavender does?
Heavier woody oils are commonly harder for the same wick to melt out to the glass than light herbals; it is a tendency, not a rule. If the jar, wax, load and wick were the same, the oil is the variable, so test the wick for that oil with lavender alongside as a control.
Do different fragrance oils need different wick sizes?
Sometimes. Many makers find heavier, resinous or vanillin-rich oils need a wick change in the same jar. Test each oil that behaves differently on your house wick; don't change the wick for oils that already pass.
What wick for an 8 cm jar with sandalwood fragrance?
There is no fixed answer. With CSI wicks, bracket your house wick (for example Eco C2) against Cotton Braided, whose page describes it for candles exceeding 8 cm, two candles each, and judge burn 3 and then the full life.
Should I increase the fragrance load if my candle doesn't reach the edges?
No. More oil commonly makes a flame smaller or sootier, which slows the pool further. A pool that doesn't reach the edges is a wick, session-length or centring question first.
Is Sandalwood fragrance oil in stock at CSI?
On 1 October 2026 only the 500 g and 1 kg are in stock; the 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out of stock. For a small test, the 500 g covers four 200 g candles at 8% (64 g) with 436 g to spare; use any Sandalwood you already own first.
Can I use one wick for all fragrances in the same jar?
Often for several of them; don't assume it for all. Burn every oil on your house wick first and give a separate bracket only to the ones that fail, with an oil that passes kept alongside as a control.
Before you change the wick for every scent
Eight candles, two oils, two wicks: about ₹1,505.92 in materials.
Keep Lavender as the control, give Sandalwood the rung up, and read all four cells after burn 3. Use Sandalwood you already own; otherwise the 500 g, the smallest size in stock, covers the test with 436 g to spare. Send us your cells on WhatsApp.
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Continue the read — 7.5–8 cm jars, single wick
- I’m Using a 7.5 cm Jar with Soy Wax and 8% Lavender Fragrance — The Candle Tunnels for Two Burns but Eventually Catches Up; Should I Change the Wick?
- I’m Using an 8 cm Jar with Soy Wax and 8% Vanilla Fragrance — The Candle Tunnels Initially but Reaches a Full Melt Pool on the Third Burn; Should I Actually Increase the Wick?
- I’m Using an 8 cm Jar with 10% Coffee Fragrance and My Wick Keeps Mushrooming — Would Reducing Fragrance Load Potentially Improve the Burn?
- I Have 12 Fragrances Going into the Same 8 cm Jar — How Can I Identify Which Scents May Need a Different Wick Without Testing Every Possible Wick Size?
- My 7.5 cm Jar Works Perfectly with Lavender but the Same Wick Mushrooms Badly with Oud at 10% — Why Does Changing Only the Fragrance Alter the Burn?
- I Want to Use an 8 cm Jar for a Commercial Candle Collection — Should Every Fragrance Be Burn-Tested Separately Even When Fragrance Load Stays at 8%?
- I’m Using a 7 cm Jar with 10% Sandalwood Fragrance and the Wick Develops a Large Mushroom After Two Hours — Is the Wick Too Large or Is the Fragrance Contributing?
- My Lavender, Rose and Bergamot Candles Work with One Wick but Vanilla, Coffee and Oud Need Another — Can I Standardise Wick Sizes by Fragrance Behaviour?
Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: part of CSI's cluster on 7.5–8 cm jars with a single wick (4221–4240). It owns a border-case bracket at exactly 8 cm for a heavy oil (house wick and Cotton Braided, Sandalwood and a Lavender control, two candles a cell) and the buy-for-the-test maths while Sandalwood 15 g, 50 g and 100 g are out of stock.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 — Citrus Lemon Fragrance Oil, Jasmine Fragrance Oil, Lavender Fragrance Oil, Sacred Sandal Ember Fragrance Oil, Sandalwood Fragrance Oil, White Matte Glass Jar. They are general product reviews, not assessments of the wick 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 — Reena Bagal, Urvashi Patel, Priyanka Purohit, Avanthi Cheeli. The reviews from S.A., Ashwini are published but not recorded as verified, and carry no badge. Reviews below five stars are included as published, not filtered out.
Figures verified 29 September 2026, CSI live pricing: Sandalwood Fragrance Oil 15 g ₹93.22 (out of stock on 1 October 2026), 50 g ₹271.40 (out of stock), 100 g ₹502.68 (out of stock), 500 g ₹2,513.40 (₹5.03/g), 1 kg ₹5,026.80 (₹5.03/g); Lavender Fragrance Oil 15 g ₹105.02 (₹7.00/g), 50 g ₹270.00 (₹5.40/g), 100 g ₹540.00 (₹5.40/g), 500 g ₹2,620.00 (₹5.24/g), 1 kg ₹5,221.00 (₹5.22/g); Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made 10 ₹120.00, 50 ₹600.00, 100 ₹1,200.00, 500 ₹6,000.00, 1,000 ₹12,000.00; Eco Candle Wicks Thick (C2) 10 ₹94.40 … 1,000 ₹9,440.00; Thin (C1) 10 ₹59.00 (out of stock), 20 ₹118.00; Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 500 g ₹260.00, 1 kg ₹507.40, 5 kg ₹2,537.00, 10 kg ₹5,074.00; Steel Wick Holder (Set of 5) ₹250.00. Every other size shown is in stock on 29 September 2026; Sandalwood stock rechecked 1 October 2026. Per unit = price ÷ grams or units, two decimals.
Non-price figures: load is a percentage of total candle weight (200 g at 8% = 16 g oil + 184 g wax; the standard 150 g candle at 8% = 12 g). The 200 g fill and 0.35 cm wall are labelled worked-example assumptions; pool area = π r² on the inside radius. Ceilings are as the pages state (CSI 464 up to 10%, pour 80–90°C; Sandalwood up to 10% for soy; Lavender 6–10%): formulation limits, not regulatory ones. Flame height (about 2.5–5 cm) and full-pool time (about an hour per 2.5 cm) are commonly cited rules of thumb; oil-family wick behaviour is a tendency. The cell rules and decision table are editorial judgement. Costs exclude jars, labour, freight, packaging and GST. Diwali 8 November 2026 is a calendar fact.