My Lavender Candle Performs Well at 8% but My Vanilla Candle Does Not — Should I Optimise Fragrance Load Separately for Every Fragrance?

My Lavender Candle Performs Well at 8% but My Vanilla Candle Does Not — Should I Optimise Fragrance Load Separately for Every Fragrance?

 

Vanilla Bean 100 g ₹790.00 Lavender 100 g ₹540.00 CSI 464 ₹507.40 / kg · rated up to 10%
CSI fragrance formulation guides · Fragrance load
Keep the lavender where it is. Diagnose the vanilla, then give it its own load — within your wax's ceiling.
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"This needle is very helpful as it doesn't damage the mould and there is no leakage of wax while pouring.. I would definitely recommend this .."
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Fragrance Load · One Scent Failing
When one scent passes and another fails in the same wax, the tempting fix is to raise the load for both. Resist it. Lavender has told you it is happy at 8%. The vanilla has told you something is wrong, but not yet what. This page separates wick, cure and judging problems from a genuine load problem, then prices the fix.
₹2,418.80
for a controlled vanilla test: 100 g oil, 1.5 kg CSI 464, two wick packs and 10 jars · CSI live pricing, September 2026
Quick answers — read this first
Should I optimise load separately for each fragrance? Yes — for the scent that fails, and only after a short diagnosis. Lavender passing at 8% is information: leave it. Give the vanilla its own ladder once you have ruled out an under-performing wick, a younger cure and biased judging.

Why might vanilla be weaker than lavender at the same load? Vanilla-type profiles are commonly described as base-heavy and slower to project than bright herbal ones, and they can change how the pool and wick behave. Those are general mechanisms, not measurements of any CSI oil. Details below.

How high can I take vanilla in CSI 464? To 10%, the wax maker's stated maximum for Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464. That is 20 g in a 200 g candle. If vanilla still fails at 10%, more oil is not available to you in that wax. Luxury Soy Wax Chunks are rated up to 13%.

What does a proper test cost? About ₹2,418.80: 100 g of Vanilla Bean, 1.5 kg of CSI 464 (1 kg + 500 g), ten Thin C1 and ten Thick C2 wicks, and ten jars. See the 2 × 2 test.
The short answer
The answer: Yes, optimise the vanilla separately — but diagnose first. Check melt pool, cure age and blind judging before raising its load. Lavender stays at 8%.
The test: Vanilla at 8% and 10% × current wick and one wick up = four candles, plus a lavender control. 72 g of vanilla; a 100 g bottle covers it.
The ceiling: CSI 464 is rated up to 10%; Luxury Soy Wax Chunks up to 13%. A vanilla that fails at 10% in 464 needs a wick, wax or oil change.
Shop: Vanilla Bean · Dark Vanilla · Cinnamon Vanilla · CSI 464 · Eco wicks.
In this guide
Vanilla weak, lavender fine — check three things before you touch the load Vanilla weak at 8% in CSI 464 1 · Full melt pool at the same hour as lavender? No → wick test first 2 · Same cure age as the lavender you liked? No → re-burn at 14 days 3 · Judged blind, same room, same distance? No → re-judge blind All yes → ladder vanilla alone: 9%, 10% Still weak at 10% (CSI 464 ceiling) → change wax, wick or the vanilla oil Lavender stays at 8% throughout. Only the scent that failed gets its own load.
Three yes/no checks come before any change of load. Each "no" points to a cheaper fix than more oil. Only when all three pass does the vanilla get its own ladder. In CSI 464 that ladder stops at 10%, the wax maker's stated maximum, so a vanilla that still fails at 10% needs a different fix.
The scent under test
Vanilla Bean · 100 g ₹790.00
If you need more headroom
Luxury Soy Wax Chunks · up to 13%
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Straight answer
My lavender candle performs well at 8% but my vanilla candle does not — should I optimise fragrance load separately for every fragrance?
Yes, optimise the vanilla on its own, and leave the lavender at 8%. A result like yours is exactly why a single house load is a guess until each scent has been tested (one load does not fit every scent). But do not jump straight to a higher percentage. First rule out the three cheaper explanations. Wick: does the vanilla candle reach a full melt pool as quickly as the lavender? If not, it is releasing less scent at any load. Cure: were both candles tested at the same age? A 3-day vanilla against a 14-day lavender is not a fair fight. Judging: did you compare them blind, in the same room, at the same distance, after the same burn time? Bright herbal scents announce themselves; soft sweet ones are easier to underrate. If all three check out, pour the vanilla at 9% and 10% alongside a fresh 8%. In Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464, 10% is the wax maker's stated maximum — 20 g in a 200 g candle — so that is the top of your ladder. If the vanilla still fails at 10%, the answer is a different wick, a wax with more headroom such as Luxury Soy Wax Chunks (rated up to 13%), or a different vanilla oil. Not more oil in the same wax.
One line: the scent that passed keeps its load; the scent that failed gets a diagnosis, then its own ladder.
The oil for the whole test: Vanilla Bean 100 g, ₹790.00 (₹7.90 a gram). Four test candles use 72 g, leaving 28 g for a 9% candle. If you would rather compare two vanillas, Dark Vanilla is the same price at 100 g, and Cinnamon Vanilla is ₹483.80.
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Why vanilla can lag behind lavender

Same wax, same jar, same 16 g of oil. One candle fills the room and the other barely registers. The difference is in the oil, the wick and your nose — usually in that order.

We have no composition data for any CSI oil, and we do not publish throw measurements, so nothing here says how Vanilla Bean or Lavender will behave in your candle. What we can do is describe the mechanisms candle makers and perfumers commonly point to when a sweet, gourmand scent under-performs next to a herbal one at the same load.

General candle-making mechanisms · not measurements of any CSI oil
Lavender vs vanilla at the same 8%: what commonly differs
Factor Herbal profiles (lavender-type) Sweet gourmand profiles (vanilla-type) What to check
Volatility Commonly described as rich in lighter, brighter materials that leave a warm pool readily Commonly described as base-heavy: sweet, dense materials that release more slowly Judge vanilla after a longer burn, not in the first half hour
Perceived intensity Sharp, recognisable, easy to notice across a room Soft and rounded; easy to underrate, and easy to stop noticing Blind comparison at a fixed distance and time
Effect on burn Often associated with a free-flowing pool Heavier oils can change how the pool feeds the wick Time to full melt pool; flame height; carbon on the wick
Cure Many makers find fresh profiles smell ready early Many makers find gourmands keep developing through the cure Compare at the same cure age, e.g. 14 days
Colour Rarely a concern in general practice Vanilla-type materials are commonly associated with wax darkening over time Not a strength problem, but note it; My Custom Blend Performs Well at 8% but One Component Discolours the Wax — How Do I Identify Which Fragrance Is Causing It? covers diagnosis

Read the table as a list of suspects, not a verdict. Several of those factors point to a problem that more oil will not fix. If the vanilla candle's pool reaches the glass an hour later than the lavender's, the vanilla has been releasing less for that hour at any load. If you judged both in the first thirty minutes, you judged the herbal oil at its brightest and the gourmand before it had opened. Why vanilla turns flat and overly sweet in hot wax goes into the scent-shape side of the problem; this page stays on load.

Do not rescue one scent by raising all of them
The most common response to a weak vanilla is to raise the whole range to 10%. That adds 4 g of oil to every lavender candle that was already passing — ₹21.60 per candle at the 100 g price — and still does not tell you whether the vanilla needed oil, a wick or time. Change only the scent that failed.

Diagnose before you dose

The three checks below take almost no money. Each one either points to a cheaper fix or clears the way for a fair load test. Do them in this order, because each check depends on the one before it.

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Check the melt pool against the lavenderLight both candles at the same time in the same room. Note when each pool reaches the edge of the jar and how deep it gets. If the vanilla is clearly slower, the wick is under-driving it in this jar. Test the wick before the load. We do not publish wick sizes for jar diameters; the wick-versus-load guide and the weak-at-6% guide cover the wick side.
2
Match the cure ageIf the lavender you liked was two weeks old and the vanilla three days old, re-burn the vanilla at the same age. Seven and fourteen days are useful working checkpoints, not specifications. Weak after one day, strong after two weeks explains why cure changes the result.
3
Judge them blindHave someone else code the candles, light them in the same room for the same time, and score hot throw at a fixed distance — for example two metres and the doorway — at one and two hours. Your expectation that vanilla is "the weak one" will otherwise shape what you smell. How Do I Compare the Performance of 6%, 8% and 10% Fragrance Loads Objectively Instead of Choosing Whichever Candle Smells Strongest to Me? has the full scoring method.
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Confirm the load was what you thinkCheck your batch sheet. Did you weigh 16 g of oil into a 200 g candle (8% of the finished weight), or 16 g into 200 g of wax, which gives 7.41%? A small convention slip is enough to make one scent look weaker. I'm Making a 1 Kg Soy Wax Batch at 8% Fragrance Load — Do I Add 80 g Fragrance Oil to 1 Kg Wax or Should the 8% be Calculated from the Total Finished Candle Weight? covers the two conventions.
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Only then, ladder the vanilla on its ownPour vanilla at 8% (fresh control), 9% and 10% in CSI 464 — 16 g, 18 g and 20 g of oil in 200 g candles — with the same wick, jar and cure. Keep the lowest load that passes blind judging. Lavender does not re-enter the test except as a reference candle.
The false fix. A maker raises vanilla from 8% to 10% and the candle seems better — but the new batch was also burned for three hours instead of one, at 14 days instead of 5. The load gets the credit. Six months later the vanilla still draws complaints because the real issue, a slow melt pool, was never fixed. Change one thing at a time, or use the 2 × 2 test below so you can separate two changes cleanly.

The 2 × 2 test: load versus wick

If you are unsure whether the vanilla needs more oil or a bigger wick, test both — in the same session, so the answer cannot hide.

A 2 × 2 test crosses two loads with two wicks: four candles, each differing from its neighbours in only one thing. Add one lavender candle at 8% with your current wick as a reference, and one vanilla at 9% if you have oil left. Everything else is fixed: CSI 464, the same jar, 200 g fills, the same addition method and the same cure.

200 g candles in CSI 464 · load = share of finished weight
The six test candles
Code Scent Load Oil + wax Wick What it tells you
A Vanilla Bean 8% 16 g + 184 g Current (e.g. Eco Thin C1) Your baseline
B Vanilla Bean 10% 20 g + 180 g Current Does oil alone fix it?
C Vanilla Bean 8% 16 g + 184 g One step up (e.g. Eco Thick C2) Does wick alone fix it?
D Vanilla Bean 10% 20 g + 180 g One step up Do both together fix it — and does the burn stay clean?
E Vanilla Bean 9% 18 g + 182 g Whichever wick wins Can you pass below the ceiling?
R Lavender 8% 16 g + 184 g Current Reference — what "passing" smells like

Reading the results is straightforward. If C passes and B does not, the wick was the problem and the vanilla can stay at 8%, which is the cheapest outcome. If B passes and C does not, the vanilla genuinely needs more oil. If only D passes, it needs both; watch that the bigger wick and higher load together do not produce soot, a mushroomed wick or a pool that gets too hot. If nothing passes, the vanilla is not going to work at any load this wax allows — see the next section. Whether the Thick C2 is actually the right "one step up" for your jar is something only a burn test can tell you; treat it as an example of a larger wick, not a recommendation.

Shopping list · oils and wax: CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026 · wicks: 25 September pull · jars verified 10 September
What the controlled vanilla test costs
Item Quantity Price Line total
Vanilla Bean Fragrance Oil 100 g 1 ₹790.00 ₹790.00
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 1 kg 1 ₹507.40 ₹507.40
Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 500 g 1 ₹260.00 ₹260.00
Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 (10) 1 pack ₹59.00 ₹59.00
Eco Candle Wicks Thick C2 (10) 1 pack ₹94.40 ₹94.40
White Matte Glass Jar (pack of 5) 2 packs ₹354.00 ₹708.00
Total 6 candles + spares ₹2,418.80

The six candles use 1,094 g of wax, so 1 kg is not quite enough; the extra 500 g pack brings you to 1,500 g and leaves about 406 g for a repeat of the winning candle (a 4% pour-loss allowance is a sensible working assumption). You probably already have lavender from production; the reference candle needs 16 g of it. The vanilla bottle is used almost exactly: 72 g in the four grid candles plus 18 g in candle E leaves 10 g.

When the wax ceiling stops you

In Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464, the wax maker's stated maximum is 10%. That is a formulation limit, not a regulatory one, and not a recommended dose — but it is the top of your ladder. If the vanilla fails at 10% with the best wick your burn tests allow, there are three honest exits.

Options after a fail at 10% in CSI 464 · working guidance, not CSI test results
Three exits, and what each costs you
Exit What changes Cost impact per 200 g candle Watch for
Move the vanilla to Luxury Soy Wax Chunks Wax rated up to 13%, so you can ladder to 11% and 12% Chunks ₹0.60/g vs CSI 464 ₹0.51/g; at 12% oil rises to ₹189.60 Two waxes in production; a new wick test in the new wax
Switch to a different vanilla oil Same wax and load; different formula Dark Vanilla is the same price; Cinnamon Vanilla is ₹4.84/g at 100 g Scent profile changes; re-test from 8%
Accept a softer vanilla Keep 10% and sell it as a gentle scent No change Honest labelling; customers expecting a room-filler will be disappointed

Moving one scent to a different wax sounds disruptive, and in a small workshop it can be. But it is often cheaper than it looks: you already buy wax by the kilo, and the Chunks cost ₹599.00 against CSI 464's ₹507.40. Switching oils is the other clean route, and it keeps the production sheet simple. Whatever you choose, re-test from 8%, not from where the old oil ended up. A new oil or a new wax resets the evidence.

Argued against our own interest, plainly. The easy advice from a fragrance supplier would be "buy a stronger, dearer vanilla". Sometimes that is the answer. More often the vanilla you already bought is fine and the wick or the cure is the problem. Run the 2 × 2 test before you buy another oil. If the test says the current vanilla works with a larger wick at 8%, you have saved the price of a new bottle and 4 g of oil in every candle.
The CSI principle
Change the scent that failed, not the scent that passed.
Each scent's load is a separate decision. Lavender passing at 8% is evidence. Vanilla failing at 8% is a question. Answer the question with a controlled test, and leave the evidence alone.

What each fix costs

A bigger wick costs paise. More vanilla costs rupees. Know the difference before you choose.

The table below prices the vanilla at each step of the ladder and the two Chunks steps beyond CSI 464's ceiling, next to the lavender that is already passing. Material cost here means oil, wax, a ₹5.90 Eco Thin C1 wick and a ₹70.80 White Matte Glass Jar. It excludes labour, packaging, freight and GST.

200 g candle · oil at the 100 g price · CSI 464 ₹507.40 / kg, Chunks ₹599.00 / kg · CSI live pricing, 24 September 2026
Per-candle cost at each load
Scent and wax Load Oil + wax Oil cost Material cost
Lavender (passes at 8% in this example) 8% 16 g + 184 g ₹86.40 ₹256.46
Vanilla Bean 8% 16 g + 184 g ₹126.40 ₹296.46
Vanilla Bean 9% 18 g + 182 g ₹142.20 ₹311.25
Vanilla Bean 10% 20 g + 180 g ₹158.00 ₹326.03
Vanilla Bean in Luxury Soy Wax Chunks 11% 22 g + 178 g ₹173.80 ₹357.12
Vanilla Bean in Luxury Soy Wax Chunks 12% 24 g + 176 g ₹189.60 ₹371.72

Each extra point of vanilla adds 2 g of oil, which is ₹15.80 at the 100 g price. Moving from 8% to 10% adds ₹31.60 a candle. Swapping a Thin C1 wick (₹5.90) for a Thick C2 (₹9.44) adds ₹3.54. Across a run of 500 vanilla candles, 2 extra points of oil at the 1 kg rate (₹7,646.00 / kg) cost ₹15,292.00; the wick upgrade costs ₹1,770.00. If the 2 × 2 test says the wick alone fixes it, that difference is the value of running the test.

Vanilla Bean is also one of the few places where scent price makes the load decision sharper. At ₹7.90 a gram at 100 g it costs noticeably more than lavender at ₹5.40, so every unnecessary point of load is expensive. Finding the lowest load that still throws and the 7% vs 10% test for expensive oils take that logic further.

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Gourmand · the scent under test
Vanilla Bean Fragrance Oil
A rich vanilla at ₹7.90 a gram at 100 g and ₹7.65 at 1 kg. Every size is in stock. The 100 g covers the full 2 × 2 test plus a 9% candle.
Pack Price Per gram 200 g candles at 10%
15 g ₹130.00 ₹8.67 0.75
50 g ₹410.00 ₹8.20 2.50
100 g ₹790.00 ₹7.90 5.00
500 g ₹3,840.00 ₹7.68 25.00
1 kg ₹7,646.00 ₹7.65 50.00
₹126.40 of oil per candle at 8%, ₹158.00 at 10% (100 g price) Buy Vanilla Bean
2
Gourmand · an alternative vanilla to test
Dark Vanilla Fragrance Oil
Priced identically to Vanilla Bean at every size. If your 2 × 2 test says the current vanilla fails at 10% even with a larger wick, this is the natural second candidate to ladder from 8% in the same system.
Pack Price Per gram 200 g candles at 8%
15 g ₹130.00 ₹8.67 0.94
50 g ₹410.00 ₹8.20 3.12
100 g ₹790.00 ₹7.90 6.25
500 g ₹3,840.00 ₹7.68 31.25
1 kg ₹7,646.00 ₹7.65 62.50
Same cost per candle as Vanilla Bean at any load Buy Dark Vanilla
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Spiced gourmand · lower cost per gram
Cinnamon Vanilla Fragrance Oil
A vanilla blended with spice at ₹4.84 a gram at 100 g and ₹4.55 at 1 kg — a real 5.9% saving per gram on the kilo. A different scent, not a drop-in replacement, but worth a ladder if your range needs a vanilla at a lower cost.
Pack Price Per gram 200 g candles at 8%
15 g ₹106.20 ₹7.08 0.94
50 g ₹271.40 ₹5.43 3.12
100 g ₹483.80 ₹4.84 6.25
500 g ₹2,301.00 ₹4.60 31.25
1 kg ₹4,554.80 ₹4.55 62.50
₹77.41 of oil per candle at 8% (100 g price) Buy Cinnamon Vanilla
Also in the range: Vanilla Orange Blossom starts at 50 g (₹415.00; 100 g ₹829.00; 1 kg ₹8,294.00; no 500 g listed) — a vanilla with a floral lift. And the reference scent, Lavender, is ₹540.00 for 100 g and ₹5,221.00 for 1 kg. Waxes: CSI 464 ₹260.00 / 500 g, ₹507.40 / kg; Luxury Soy Wax Chunks ₹299.00 / 500 g, ₹599.00 / kg.
Diwali is on 8 November 2026 and vanilla gourmands are a common festive choice. If your vanilla needs a wax or wick change, you need the test candles poured and cured before you commit a festive batch. Tell us your wax, jar and current wick and we will help you plan the test and quote production quantities.
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Once the vanilla has a tested load, write it on the production sheet as its own line — scent, load, grams of oil, grams of wax, wick — and colour-code it so it cannot be poured at the lavender's 8% by mistake. If more scents turn out to need their own loads, the per-scent grid shows how to group them into a standard and a lifted load. When you are ready to order, the bulk-dosage guide turns each tested load into kilograms.

Lavender told you 8% works. Vanilla has not told you anything yet — ask it properly.
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Why trust this guide

CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. We would sell more oil if we told you to raise every scent to 10%, or to buy a second vanilla. This page puts the cheaper checks first — wick, cure and blind judging — because they are more often the answer.

Oil and wax prices come from live CSI listings pulled on 24 September 2026. Eco Candle Wick prices are from the 25 September pull (Thin C1 10 for ₹59.00; Thick C2 10 for ₹94.40, back in stock). The White Matte Glass Jar is Blog 760's figure verified on 10 September 2026. Every per-candle and shopping-list figure is arithmetic on those prices.

Mechanisms described for herbal and vanilla-type profiles are general candle-making knowledge, not CSI measurements; we have no composition, throw or dosage data for any oil. The 7- and 14-day cure checkpoints, the choice of Thick C2 as an example larger wick and the 500-candle figures are working assumptions. For MSDS, IFRA certificates or help with a stubborn scent, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.

Frequently asked questions

Why is my vanilla candle weaker than my other scents?
Common reasons are a wick that does not give a full melt pool with that oil, testing at a younger cure than the other scents, judging too early in the burn, or a vanilla that genuinely needs a higher load. Check them in that order. Vanilla-type profiles are commonly described as base-heavy and slower to project, but that is general knowledge, not data on a specific oil.
What fragrance load should I use for vanilla in soy wax?
There is no single answer. Test 8%, 9% and 10% in your wax, wick and jar and keep the lowest that passes blind judging. In Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464, 10% is the wax maker's stated maximum; in Luxury Soy Wax Chunks, 13%.
Should I use a bigger wick for vanilla candles?
Possibly. If the vanilla candle reaches a full melt pool more slowly than your other scents in the same jar, test a larger wick at the same load before raising the fragrance. A 2 × 2 test (two loads × two wicks) shows which change actually helps.
Can I use different fragrance loads for different scents in the same wax?
Yes. Many makers run a standard load and a lifted load, or one per scent. Record each on the batch sheet and colour-code them so scents are not poured at the wrong load.
My vanilla is still weak at 10% — can I go higher?
Not in Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464, which is rated up to 10%. You can move that scent to Luxury Soy Wax Chunks (rated up to 13%) and re-test, try a different vanilla oil, or keep it as a softer scent. Never go above the wax maker's stated maximum.
Does vanilla fragrance oil discolour candles?
Vanilla-type materials are commonly associated with wax darkening over time in general candle-making practice. We have no composition data for individual CSI oils, so test your oil in your wax and keep a reference candle. My Custom Blend Performs Well at 8% but One Component Discolours the Wax — How Do I Identify Which Fragrance Is Causing It? explains how to isolate a discolouring component.
Fix the scent that failed
Diagnose the vanilla. Ladder it alone. Leave the lavender at 8%.
Vanilla Bean and Dark Vanilla from ₹130.00 for 15 g, Cinnamon Vanilla from ₹106.20, CSI 464 from ₹260.00 and Luxury Soy Wax Chunks from ₹299.00, Eco wicks in two thicknesses. Send us your wax, jar and wick and we will help you plan the test.
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Continue the read — fragrance load, part 2
Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: Written by the CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA team. Product recommendations reflect the CSI range. The diagnose-then-ladder method applies to any scent that under-performs beside another in the same wax.

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 pulled 24 September 2026, CSI live pricing: Vanilla Bean ₹130.00 / 15 g, ₹410.00 / 50 g, ₹790.00 / 100 g, ₹3,840.00 / 500 g, ₹7,646.00 / 1 kg. Dark Vanilla the same at every size. Cinnamon Vanilla ₹106.20 / 15 g, ₹271.40 / 50 g, ₹483.80 / 100 g, ₹2,301.00 / 500 g, ₹4,554.80 / 1 kg. Vanilla Orange Blossom ₹415.00 / 50 g, ₹829.00 / 100 g, ₹8,294.00 / 1 kg. Lavender ₹540.00 / 100 g, ₹5,221.00 / 1 kg. Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 ₹260.00 / 500 g, ₹507.40 / 1 kg (rated up to 10%). Luxury Soy Wax Chunks ₹299.00 / 500 g, ₹599.00 / 1 kg (rated up to 13%). Eco Candle Wicks (25 September pull): Thin C1 ₹59.00 / 10 (₹5.90 each), Thick C2 ₹94.40 / 10 (₹9.44 each). Verified 10 September 2026 (Blog 760): White Matte Glass Jar ₹354.00 / 5 (₹70.80 each).

Non-price figures and assumptions: Load is the share of finished candle weight (oil = total × load); 16 g into 200 g of wax would be 7.41%. The 200 g candle, the 2 × 2 design, Thick C2 as an example larger wick, 7- and 14-day cure checkpoints and the 500-candle comparison are working assumptions. Herbal and vanilla-type behaviour is described from general candle-making knowledge, not CSI measurement. Ceilings of 10% (CSI 464) and 13% (Chunks) are the wax makers' stated formulation maximums, not regulatory limits. Diwali 2026 falls on 8 November. Prices and availability change — the linked product pages are always authoritative.
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