My Wax Adheres Poorly When Poured Cooler but Gives Smoother Tops — How Do I Balance Surface Finish and Glass Adhesion?

My Wax Adheres Poorly When Poured Cooler but Gives Smoother Tops — How Do I Balance Surface Finish and Glass Adhesion?

 

Clear 150 g jar ₹944.00 / 10 CSI 468 ₹325.00 / 500 g Jasmine ₹103.00 / 15 g
CSI glass adhesion diagnosis · Jar cleaning, preheating and pouring temperature
Get smooth tops and clean glass by giving each its own temperature.
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Smooth Tops × Glass Adhesion
A cool pour suits the top; warm glass suits the sides. Test them as two separate levers and the trade-off often disappears — and if it does not, you will know exactly what the top repair costs.
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CSI materials for a 20-jar wax × glass temperature two-by-two in Clear 150 g jars · CSI live pricing, October 2026
Quick answers — read this first
How do I get smooth tops and good adhesion? Split the job. Pour at the cooler end of the wax page's range for the top; warm the glass to a measured setting for the sides.

Can I pour below the page range? Better not. Bring the pour back inside it — CSI 468's page says 58–60°C — and fix the sides with the glass.

What if I still need hotter wax? Repair the tops. A heat-gun pass or a small second pour usually costs far less than a reject. See the costs.

What does the test cost? ₹5,367.00 in CSI materials for 20 jars. See the kit.
The short answer
Answer: Balance them by giving each fault its own lever: a cool pour inside the wax page's range for a smooth top, and measured warm glass for adhesion. Test that combination before you compromise on one temperature.
Why: A cooler pour has less heat to lose, so tops set more evenly; wet spots are commonly linked to glass much colder than the wax. Only the sides need heat — and it can come from the glass.
Method: A two-by-two in the Clear 150 g jar: CSI 468 at 58 and 60°C × room and warmed glass, five jars per cell, one melt; tops and sides scored on separate house scales at 48 h and 7 days.
Shop: Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) · Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 · Jasmine · Pen Thermometer · help on WhatsApp.
In this guide
Split the job: wax temperature for the top, glass temperature for the sides Clear 150 g jar · CSI 468 at its page pour of 58–60°C · five jars per cell · one melt Wax at pour (inside the page's 58–60°C) 58°C — cooler end 60°C — warmer end Glass at room temperature Glass warmed, measured example 35–45°C A · CONTROL Today's cool pour Smooth tops? Spots on the glass? 01 02 03 04 05 B Wax lever only Does 2°C more fix the sides? 06 07 08 09 10 C Glass lever only The hoped-for balance 11 12 13 14 15 D Check the tops closely Both levers together 16 17 18 19 20 Read it like this C passes sides and tops → keep the cool pour; warm the glass. The balance is found. Only B or D pass sides → heat in the wax matters; fix tops with a heat-gun pass or second pour. Nothing passes sides → temperature is not the lever. Cleaning, cooling and the jar come next. Glass stays well below CSI 468's 50–53°C melting point and never hotter than the wax.
The wax temperature stays inside CSI 468's page range of 58–60°C; the glass temperature is the second lever. Cell C — cool wax into warm glass — is the hoped-for balance; the other cells show what each lever does on its own.
The jar in this test
Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) · ₹944.00 / 10
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Find one pouring temperature for good adhesion and good tops
Before you change wax
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Straight answer
My wax adheres poorly when poured cooler but gives smoother tops — how do I balance surface finish and glass adhesion?
Stop asking one temperature to do both jobs. A cooler pour gives a smoother top because it has less heat to lose; better adhesion from a hotter pour commonly comes from the glass getting warmer. So test a cool pour into warm glass. Pour 20 Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram)s in a two-by-two — CSI 468 at 58°C and at 60°C (its page states 58–60°C), each into room-temperature glass and into glass warmed to a measured, recorded temperature (an example is 35–45°C, kept well below the wax's 50–53°C melting point). One melt, sheltered even cooling, and two house scales — one for tops, one for sides — at 48 hours and 7 days. If cool wax into warm glass passes both, the balance is found. If you still need hotter wax for the sides, repair the tops: a heat-gun pass or a small second pour usually costs far less than a reject. Never pour below the page's range for a smoother top. The test is ₹5,367.00 in CSI materials.
One line: the top from the wax temperature, the sides from the glass temperature — and a repair is cheaper than a reject.
Stop asking one temperature to do two jobs. The test on this page gives the top to the wax temperature and the sides to the glass temperature: 20 Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram)s in four cells of five, poured with Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 inside its page's 58–60°C, for ₹5,367.00 in CSI materials — exactly two packs of ten jars.
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Balance it by splitting the job: the top from the wax, the sides from the glass

One number cannot be both cool enough for the top and hot enough for the glass. Two numbers can.

Your observation is one of the most common trade-offs in container candles: a cooler pour sets with a smoother, flatter top, and a hotter pour holds the glass better. Makers commonly describe both effects, and both have a plausible reason. A cooler pour has less heat to lose, so the top sets more evenly and with less sinking; a hotter pour heats the glass more, so the wax touching the glass does not set the instant it arrives. If you try to solve both with the wax temperature alone, you end up hunting for a compromise that may not exist in your jar.

The way out is to notice that only one of those effects really needs hot wax. The sides need warm glass. The top needs a gentle, even set. So the first thing to test is a cool pour — inside the wax page's range — into glass that has been warmed to a measured temperature. If that cell gives you smooth tops and clean sides, the balance is found and neither setting had to compromise. If it does not, the test also tells you whether the remaining lever is wax heat, and then how much the top repair costs compared with the spots it prevents.

There is a reason this page uses CSI 468 as the example. CSI's product page states a pour temperature of 58–60°C and a melting point of 50–53°C. That leaves only two degrees of pour range on the page — so for this wax, the pour temperature is hardly a lever at all, and the glass temperature is most of the answer. If you have been pouring below 58°C to get smoother tops, you are outside the page's range; bring the pour back inside it first and fix the sides with the glass. With a wax that has a wider page range — Chunks gives 75–80°C in its spec table, CSI 464 80–90°C — the same split applies, with more room on the wax side; finding one temperature for both uses that wider range for a ladder.

Commonly described links · general candle-making knowledge, not CSI measurements · test in your own jar
Which setting drives which fault
Fault Commonly linked mainly to Lever to test first What not to do
Wet spots on the glass Glass much colder than the wax; fast or uneven cooling at the wall Warm the glass to a measured setting Push the wax above the page's range
Sinking or dip round the wick More heat to lose; centre setting last Pour at the cooler end of the page range; slower, even cooling Pour cooler than the page's range
Rough, bumpy or frosted top How the top surface cools and sets — varies by wax Even, sheltered cooling; then a heat-gun pass if needed Assume a hotter pour will fix it
Ring at the base only Cold work surface under the jar Insulate or rack the tray Change the pour temperature
The CSI principle
Give the top to the wax temperature and the sides to the glass temperature.
Most of the trade-off disappears when each fault gets its own lever — and the test shows whether yours does.

The two-by-two: wax temperature × glass temperature

The example is CSI's series default candle: Jasmine at 8% in Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 in the Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) — 12 g of oil and 138 g of wax in a 150 g candle, the jar's page-stated fill. The jar's page states "safe for hot pour up to 85°C", far above anything this wax needs. Glass warmth is a labelled example setting you measure and record — for CSI 468, keep the warmed glass well below the wax's 50–53°C melting point and never hotter than the wax you are pouring. An example arm is glass at 35–45°C.

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Take 20 jars from two packs, clean them all the same wayIPA wipe, full measured dry, gloves. Number the bases 01–20. Cells A and B (01–10) stay at room temperature; C and D (11–20) are warmed. Cleanliness is not the variable — cleaned versus uncleaned is the test if you have not cleared it.
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Warm C and D to a measured temperature, and record itUse a warming cabinet, oven or tray — CSI does not sell one — and read the glass with a surface thermometer of your own. Write the reading of each jar just before it is poured. If readings drift down while you pour, warm in smaller groups.
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Melt once, add oil onceOne melt of CSI 468 from one bag; one bottle of Jasmine at 8%. Follow the wax maker's instructions for the addition step and mixing, the same for every cell.
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Pour 58°C cells, then 60°C cells, alternating glass statesAt 58°C pour A1, C1, A2, C2 … then bring the jug to 60°C and pour B1, D1, B2, D2 … Read the thermometer at every jar and record the actual figure. Two degrees is a fine step: if your readings for 58 and 60 overlap, your process cannot hold this difference, and that is a finding in itself.
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Cool together, sheltered and evenOne tray, even spacing, off cold stone, away from AC and draughts. A loose cardboard cover over the tray is a common way to slow and even out cooling — if you use it, use it on every cell.
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Photograph tops and sides at fixed checkpointsTop from directly above, four marked sides through the glass against a plain light background, at pour day once set, 48 hours and 7 days — labelled example checkpoints. Score with the two house scales below.

Five jars per cell is more than the three-jar minimum, and it is chosen for a reason: the Clear 150 g jar comes in packs of ten, so 20 jars is two packs with nothing left over, and five per cell gives a fairer view of tops, which vary more from jar to jar than people expect. Each extra jar per cell would add about ₹246.55 in materials at the small-pack rates in this example.

Warm glass loses heat fast — time it
A warmed jar starts cooling the moment it leaves the warmer. Pour within a fixed, short time — write it on the sheet, for example "within 60 seconds" — and warm only as many jars as you can pour in that time. Otherwise the last jar of a group is really a room-temperature jar wearing a warm label. Preheating jars when spots recur and proving preheating is worth the labour cover the routine in depth.
If cool wax into warm glass gives you both, you never had a trade-off. You had one lever doing two jobs.
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The scoring sheet — two scales, one line

A cell passes only if the top and the sides both pass.

Use two example house scales: sides 0–4 (0 no spot, 1 one spot smaller than a fingertip, 2 several small or one thumb-size, 3 a tenth to a quarter of the wall, 4 more than a quarter) and top 0–3 (0 smooth and flat, 1 slight texture, 2 visible roughness or a small dip at the wick, 3 a sinkhole, crack or crater needing repair). There is no industry standard for either; these are yours. Score from photographs with the cell labels hidden if you can.

Example house scales: sides 0–4 · top 0–3 · write your pass line before pouring, e.g. 'every jar sides ≤1 and top ≤1 at 7 days'
Two-by-two sheet — one line per jar
Jar Cell Wax °C actual Glass °C actual Seconds from warmer to pour Top 48 h / 7 d Sides 48 h / 7 d Pass both?
01 A ___ room ___ — 0–3 / 0–3 0–4 / 0–4 Y / N
02 A ___ room ___ —
…
11 C ___ ___ ___
…
20 D ___ ___ ___
Cell summary A · B · C · D range range max worst worst jars passing of 5

Read the summary row first: how many of five jars pass both scales in each cell. Then look at the failures. A cell where every failure is a top fault and every side is clean tells you heat is helping the glass and hurting the top — the classic trade-off. A cell where failures are mixed points to something other than temperature. The "seconds from warmer" column catches the commonest error in warm-glass tests: if the C jars that spotted are the ones that waited longest, your warming worked and your timing did not.

Reading the result

Working interpretation · five jars per cell is a screen · confirm the chosen cell on a production batch
What each pattern tells you to do
Pattern at 7 days What it suggests What to do
C passes both; A fails sides Glass warmth fixes the sides without touching the top Keep 58°C; warm the glass to the setting that passed
D passes, C does not Both levers needed in this jar Pour 60°C into warm glass; watch tops on the production batch
B passes sides, tops fail; C fails sides Wax heat itself helps the glass in this wax Use B or D and repair tops — compare repair costs below
All four fail sides Temperature is not the main lever Cleaning, cooling position and the jar next — the diagnosis ladder
All fail tops Cooling, not pour, drives the top Slow and even out cooling before any temperature change
A passes both The spotty batch had another cause Check its carton, room and cooling position
The common mistake: pouring below the page's range to get a smooth top. It works for the top, and it is outside what the wax maker specifies — which makes every other result you get in that wax harder to trust, and the glass even colder relative to the wax. Fix: pour inside the page's range and get your top from even, sheltered cooling; get your sides from the glass. If the top still needs help, the repair options below cost less than you think.

What each way of balancing costs

If the test shows you need some wax heat for the sides, you will be choosing between repairing tops and accepting spots. Put a number on each. One candle at production rates: 138 g of CSI 468 at the 5 kg rate (₹637.00 a kilo) is ₹87.91; 12 g of Jasmine at the 1 kg rate (₹3.92 a gram) is ₹47.08; the Eco Thin C1 wick is ₹5.90 as the example wick line; the jar is ₹94.40. That is ₹235.28 a candle, before labour, packaging, freight and GST.

Example figures you replace: ₹120.00 an hour labour · 15 s to warm and move a jar · 25 s heat-gun pass · 10 g top-up plus 45 s · shares are examples, not measurements · per 100 candles
Cost per candle of each way of balancing tops and sides
Approach Cost when it applies Example share of jars Cost per 100 candles Cost per candle
Warm the glass, keep a cool pour ₹0.50 100% ₹50.00 ₹0.50
Pour hotter, heat-gun every top ₹0.83 100% ₹83.33 ₹0.83
Pour hotter, second pour on the tops that need it (example 40%) ₹10.50 40% ₹419.95 ₹4.20
Pour cooler, accept spots (example 15% rejected) ₹235.28 15% ₹3,529.23 ₹35.29

In this example, warming the glass costs ₹0.50 a jar in handling time; a heat-gun pass on every top costs ₹0.83 a jar, plus a tool CSI does not sell; a 10 g second pour costs ₹9.00 in materials and ₹1.50 in labour where it is needed; and accepting spots at an example 15% reject rate costs ₹35.29 a candle in thrown-away materials — far more than any repair. Your figures will differ, but the order usually holds: a few seconds of handling is cheaper than a reject. Whether production-time savings justify a new wax and counting preheating and cooling in true cost do this maths at scale.

Argued against our own interest, plainly. When tops and adhesion fight, the convenient advice for a wax seller is "find a wax that does both". CSI 468, Chunks and CSI 464 all claim excellent glass adhesion on their pages, so no claim tells you which one would; only a test in your jar can. And a wax change re-opens wick, load, cure and throw. If cell C passes, you need nothing from us but the jars you were already buying.
Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. A two-by-two poured this week gives you a 7-day answer with time to set your warm-glass step before festive pours; winter mornings make cold glass more likely through the November–February season. Send us your wax, jar and current pour temperature on WhatsApp — listed packs only; larger jar and wax quantities are quoted on WhatsApp, and no volume discount figure is published.
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The priced test kit

Priced with listed, in-stock CSI packs, using the CSI convention (oil = W × L) and a 5% pour-loss working allowance: 20 × 138 g wax plus 5% is 2,898.0 g; 20 × 12 g oil plus 5% is 252.0 g. The Clear 150 g jar's pack of 20 is listed in limited stock at the same per-jar price, so the kit uses two packs of ten.

Four cells × 5 jars · jars CSI live pricing, pulled 7 October 2026 · wax CSI live pricing, re-checked 7 October 2026 · oil CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 7 October 2026 · wicks re-checked 4 October 2026
Two-by-two test kit
Item Need Buy Price Note
Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) 20 2 × pack of 10 ₹1,888.00 Two packs of 10, none spare
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 2,898.0 g 3 × 1 kg ₹1,950.00 One melt for all cells
Jasmine 252.0 g 2 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g + 1 × 15 g ₹1,193.00 One bottle for all cells
Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 20 + 2 spare 2 × pack of 20 ₹236.00 Wick size for this jar is not published — use the wick you have burn-tested
Wick stickers 20 1 × sheet of 40 ₹100.00 —
CSI total for this round ₹5,367.00

Not on the list, because CSI does not sell them: a jar warmer or oven, a surface thermometer for the glass, a heat gun and a cooling rack. Record what you use. The Pen Thermometer (₹354.00) reads the wax; with a two-degree step, check it against a second thermometer before you trust the difference between 58 and 60°C.

The decision rule

Apply it from the top and stop at the first line that is true.

Working decision rule · your house pass line, written before pouring
From the two-by-two to a setting
If this is true at 7 days Buy And change
Cell C passes both scales Nothing from CSI 58°C pour, measured warm glass, fixed seconds-to-pour, sheltered cooling — into the SOP
Only cell D passes Nothing 60°C pour into warm glass; check the thermometer and the top on a production batch
Only B or D pass sides; tops fail Nothing — or a heat gun of your own Choose the cheaper repair from the cost table
No cell passes sides Nothing yet Test cleaning, cooling position and the jar; temperature is cleared
All of those cleared 500 g bags of a second CSI wax for a side-by-side A wax change re-opens wick, load, cure and throw

Whichever line you land on, write the winning settings with tolerances into your jar-preparation and pouring SOP, and re-check them when the season changes — glass that is warm enough in October can be cold in January. If your wax adheres better hotter separates wax heat from glass heat on its own; what a too-hot pour can do lists the top faults to watch.

The CSI products in this test

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The series default jar · page fill ~150 g
Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram)
Clear glass with a golden metal lid. CSI's product page states a fill of approximately 150 g, "thick-walled premium clear glass" and "safe for hot pour up to 85°C"; glass thickness in mm and internal diameter are not published. The pack of 20 is listed in limited stock — confirm on WhatsApp before planning around it.
Pack Price Per jar
Pack of 10 ₹944.00 ₹94.40
Pack of 20 ₹1,888.00 ₹94.40
₹1,888.00 for 2 × pack of 10 Buy the Clear 150 g jar
2
The wax · its page range is only 58–60°C
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468
CSI's product page states a melting point of 50–53°C, a pour temperature of 58–60°C, a fragrance load up to 13%, shelf life of 60 months in cool, dry storage and "formulated for excellent glass adhesion". Chunks and CSI 464 make the same adhesion claim, so the claim ranks nothing. Keep warmed glass well below the melting point.
Pack Price Per kg Candles at 138.0 g wax
500 g ₹325.00 ₹650.00 3.62
1 kg ₹650.00 ₹650.00 7.25
5 kg ₹3,185.00 ₹637.00 36.23
10 kg ₹6,370.00 ₹637.00 72.46
₹1,950.00 for 3 × 1 kg Buy CSI 468
3
The oil held constant
Jasmine Fragrance Oil
Used at 8% — 12 g in the 150 g candle. CSI publishes no adhesion or top-finish behaviour for any oil. Whether a specific oil changes how the wax sets is a separate, fragrance-specific test.
Pack Price Per gram Candles at 12.0 g oil
15 g ₹103.00 ₹6.87 1.25
50 g ₹230.00 ₹4.60 4.17
100 g ₹430.00 ₹4.30 8.33
500 g ₹1,961.00 ₹3.92 41.67
1 kg ₹3,923.00 ₹3.92 83.33
₹1,193.00 for 2 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g + 1 × 15 g Buy Jasmine
4
Reads the wax at pour
Pen Thermometer
With a two-degree step between cells, the thermometer matters more than usual. Read it at every jar and write the actual figure; compare it with a second thermometer once before the test. It does not read glass temperature.
Item Price
Pen Thermometer ₹354.00
₹354.00 each Buy the Pen Thermometer
Pouring Chunks or CSI 464 instead? The two-by-two works the same way with that wax's page range: Chunks 75–80°C (spec table), CSI 464 80–90°C, limited to 80–85°C in this jar. Waxes are in Candle Wax, jars in Glass Jars, tools in Candle Accessories.
Why trust this guide

CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. A wax seller's easy answer to a tops-versus-adhesion trade-off is a new wax. This page separates the two faults onto two free levers, prices the repairs against the rejects, and tells you plainly when the right purchase is nothing.

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

Jar counts per arm, photo checkpoints, glass-warming and cooling settings, labour minutes and the pour-loss allowance are labelled working practices or example settings, not standards — there is no industry acceptance figure for wet spots, and the house scale you score with is yours. The glass-warming range, seconds per jar, labour rate, top-up grams and the shares of jars needing repair or rejected are illustrative examples you replace with your own. For help building a test kit, bulk quotes, GST invoicing, MSDS or IFRA documents, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.

Frequently asked questions

Why do candles poured cooler have smoother tops?
Less heat to lose means the top commonly sets more evenly with less sinking at the wick. It varies by wax — test inside your wax page's pour range.
How do I stop wet spots without ruining candle tops?
Warm the glass to a measured temperature and keep the pour at the cooler end of the page range. Test that combination against your current process before any other change.
What is the pour temperature for CSI 468?
CSI's product page states 58–60°C, with a melting point of 50–53°C. Keep warmed glass well below the melting point and never hotter than the wax.
Should I use a heat gun on candle tops?
It is a common repair for rough or sunken tops. CSI does not sell one. Time a pass on your bench and compare its cost with a reject before deciding.
Does preheating jars affect candle tops?
It mainly affects the wax next to the glass, so tops are often unchanged — but score them anyway. The preheating post covers the routine.
Can cooling slowly fix both tops and wet spots?
Slower, even cooling is commonly described as helping both. Test it on its own — cover the tray, keep it off cold stone and away from AC. Reproducing slow cooling at scale goes further.
Two levers, not one
Twenty jars, four cells. Smooth tops and clean glass, or a priced repair.
The Clear 150 g jar at ₹944.00 for ten, CSI 468 from ₹325.00 for 500 g, Jasmine from ₹103.00 for 15 g and the Pen Thermometer at ₹354.00. Tell us your wax and pour temperature and we will help plan the cells.
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Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: Written by the CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA team. The wax-temperature × glass-temperature two-by-two applies to any container wax and jar; temperatures always come from the wax page and the jar's limit.

Customer reviews: The six reviews at the top of this page are genuine, published Judge.me reviews left by CSI customers on the product pages named on each card — Eco Candle Wicks, Premium Candle Wicking Needle and Bamboo Wick Holder. They are general product reviews, not assessments of the guidance set out here. Names, star ratings, dates and products are as recorded by Judge.me and wording is unedited. "Verified buyer" appears only on the three reviews Judge.me recorded as verified — Monika Deep, Subhankar Roy and Sneha Tamang; the reviews from Ashwini, LJ and Lalitha Jagan are published but not recorded as verified, and carry no badge.

Figures used on this page: Oils — CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 7 October 2026: Jasmine Fragrance Oil ₹103.00 / 15 g, ₹230.00 / 50 g, ₹430.00 / 100 g, ₹1,961.00 / 500 g, ₹3,923.00 / 1 kg. Waxes: Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 (CSI live pricing, re-checked 7 October 2026) ₹325.00 / 500 g, ₹650.00 / 1 kg, ₹3,185.00 / 5 kg, ₹6,370.00 / 10 kg; Luxury Soy Wax Chunks (CSI live pricing, re-checked 7 October 2026) ₹299.00 / 500 g, ₹599.00 / 1 kg, ₹2,995.00 / 5 kg, ₹5,999.00 / 10 kg; Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (CSI live pricing, re-checked 7 October 2026) ₹260.00 / 500 g, ₹507.40 / 1 kg, ₹2,537.00 / 5 kg, ₹5,074.00 / 10 kg. Glass jars and the Isopropyl Alcohol Spray, CSI live pricing, pulled 7 October 2026: Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) ₹944.00 / 10, ₹1,888.00 / 20; Borosilicate Glass Jar 600 gram fill capacity with golden lid ₹200.00 / 1; 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar, golden lug cap ₹200.60 / 5, ₹1,475.00 / 50, ₹2,950.00 / 100; Yankee Glass Jar 130 ml with clear cap ₹47.20 / 1; Mini Glass Jars 40 ml, golden lid ₹129.80 / 5, ₹1,180.00 / 25, ₹1,180.00 / 50, ₹2,124.00 / 100; Mini Glass Jars 40 ml, black lid ₹129.80 / 5, ₹634.25 / 25, ₹1,180.00 / 50, ₹2,124.00 / 100; White Matte Glass Jar ₹354.00 / 5, ₹708.00 / 10; Black Matte Glass Jar ₹354.00 / 5, ₹708.00 / 10; Black Glossy Glass Jar ₹354.00 / 5, ₹708.00 / 10; White Matte Votive Jar 70 gram ₹159.30 / 5, ₹318.60 / 10; Amber Shiny Glass Jar with Black Lid ₹47.20 / 1, ₹236.00 / 5; 200 ml Salsa Amber Glass Jar with lug cap ₹310.00 / 5, ₹3,100.00 / 50, ₹6,200.00 / 100; Isopropyl Alcohol Spray ₹383.00 / 150 ml, ₹520.00 / 1 litre. The Clear 150 g pack of 20 and the Borosilicate 600 g jar are listed in limited stock; the Mini Golden 25 and 50 listings show the same price. Wicks, stickers and tools re-checked 4 October 2026: Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 ₹118.00 / 20, ₹295.00 / 50, ₹590.00 / 100, ₹2,950.00 / 500, ₹5,900.00 / 1,000 (10-pack out of stock); Eco Thick C2 ₹94.40 / 10, ₹188.80 / 20; wick stickers ₹100.00 / 40; Pen Thermometer ₹354.00; Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00; Wick Centering Device ₹118.00 / 5.

Non-price figures and assumptions: Load convention: fragrance load is a share of the finished candle (oil = W × L; wax = W × (1 − L)). Candle: the series default 150 g in the Clear 150 g jar (page fill approximately 150 g) at 8%: 12 g oil + 138 g wax. Cells: CSI 468 at 58 and 60°C (its page pour range) × room and warmed glass; warmed glass about 35–45°C is a labelled example setting, measured and recorded, kept well below CSI 468's 50–53°C melting point and never hotter than the wax. Working practices: 5 jars per cell, 5% pour loss, photo checkpoints at pour day, 48 hours and 7 days, house scales sides 0–4 and tops 0–3. Example figures: ₹120.00 an hour labour, 15 s warming, 25 s heat-gun pass, 10 g top-up with 45 s labour, 40% of tops needing a second pour, 15% rejects. Per-candle cost uses the CSI 468 5 kg rate, the Jasmine 1 kg rate, the Clear 150 g jar at ₹94.40 and the Eco Thin C1 example wick at ₹5.90. What CSI's product pages state (quoted, not CSI test results): Luxury Soy Wax Chunks — fragrance load up to 13%, fragrance addition 80–90°C, pour 75–80°C in the spec table (the step list also shows 70–80°C), stir 2 minutes, cure at least 48 hours, ideally 1–2 weeks, and "excellent adhesion to glass and container surfaces"; Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 — fragrance load up to 10%, an 80–90°C melt/pour working range, single-pour, "excellent glass adhesion"; Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 — melting point 50–53°C, pour 58–60°C, fragrance load up to 13%, "formulated for excellent glass adhesion"; Natural Soy Pearl — no temperature, fragrance ceiling or adhesion statement published; Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) — fill approximately 150 g, "safe for hot pour up to 85°C", thick-walled clear glass (thickness in mm not published); Borosilicate 600 g jar — "ideal for 500–600 g wax fill" and a "smooth inner surface for … clean adhesion" claim. All three adhesion claims are the same claim, so they rank nothing. CSI publishes no adhesion, wet-spot, shrinkage or contraction data for any wax, oil, dye or jar, no glass thickness or internal diameter for any jar, no hot-pour limit except the Clear 150 g jar's 85°C, no wick size for any jar, and no industry acceptance threshold for wet spots exists — every acceptance line on this page is a labelled house standard. Wet-spot mechanisms (contraction as wax cools, cold glass, uneven cooling, residues on glass) are general candle-making knowledge, described as commonly reported, not measured by CSI. Material costs exclude labour, packaging, freight and GST. Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November.
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