Should I Buy Reed Diffuser Base and Fragrance Oil from the Same Supplier to Simplify Compatibility Testing and Procurement?

Should I Buy Reed Diffuser Base and Fragrance Oil from the Same Supplier to Simplify Compatibility Testing and Procurement?

 

Softness Base ₹1,099.00 / 500 ml Pure Performance ₹325.00 / 100 g Oils from 15 g · one cart, one invoice
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✓ Diffuser prices pulled 14 October 2026 ✓ Oil stock re-checked 14 October 2026 ✓ GST invoicing · MSDS & IFRA documentation on request
Same Supplier for Base and Fragrance Oil?
One supplier means one cart, one invoice and one contact for documents. It does not tell you which oil stays clear in which base — CSI publishes no pairing data, and its base pages name families, not tested oils. So buy together, and test anyway.
₹4,307.04
CSI materials for a 2 × 3 compatibility matrix — Softness 500 ml, Pure Performance 2 × 100 g, three oils in 15 g, six 50 ml bottles, black reeds, scale and beaker · CSI live pricing, October 2026
Quick answers — read this first
Should I buy base and oil from one supplier? For procurement, often yes — one cart, one invoice, one contact for documents. For compatibility, it changes nothing: you still have to test every pairing.

Doesn't the base page tell me which oils work? It names families (Softness: soft florals, powdery, musky, light gourmand). CSI publishes no tested pairings or clarity data for any oil in any base.

What is the risk of one supplier? Concentration. Japanese Cherry Blossom, for example, is in stock only in 15 g and 100 g today — no production sizes.

What test do I run? Two bases × three oils, one 50 ml bottle each, at 20%: ₹4,307.04 in one cart. See the matrix.
The short answer
Answer: Buy from one supplier if the convenience helps — fewer orders, invoices and document requests — but run the same compatibility tests you would run with two suppliers.
Why: CSI's base pages name fragrance families, not tested oils, and no CSI page publishes clarity, separation or diffusion data for any oil-base pair.
Method: A 2 × 3 matrix — two bases, three oils, one bottle per cell at 20% — with 48 h rest, a 7-day clarity hold, weighed g/day and blind scores, read by row (base) and column (oil).
Shop: Softness Base · Pure Performance Base · Japanese Cherry Blossom · Vanilla Bean · Gardenia · Gold Reed Diffuser Bottle · black fibre reeds · help on WhatsApp.
In this guide
One supplier for base and oil: what it simplifies, and what it does not The 2 × 3 compatibility matrix still has to be run · Softness and Pure Performance × three oils at 20% Japanese Cherry Blossom Vanilla Bean Gardenia Softness Base Bottle 1 clear? g/day? score? Bottle 2 clear? g/day? score? Bottle 3 clear? g/day? score? Pure Performance Bottle 4 clear? g/day? score? Bottle 5 clear? g/day? score? Bottle 6 clear? g/day? score? Same supplier does not fill in a single cell. Only your bottles do. Simplified by one supplier ✓ One cart, one dispatch to track ✓ One invoice and GST record ✓ Base and oil documents from one contact ✓ One conversation for a volume quote Not simplified ✗ Which oil stays clear in which base ✗ Whether the pair fills your room ✗ Whether the oil's IFRA limit allows your load ✗ A fallback if one item goes out of stock A base page that names a family is guidance, not a tested pairing. CSI publishes no compatibility data for any oil in any base — so buying both from CSI saves admin, not tests.
The matrix a maker still has to run, whoever supplies the base and the oil — and the list of what a single supplier does and does not simplify. Six 50 ml bottles at 20%: Softness and Pure Performance against Japanese Cherry Blossom, Vanilla Bean and Gardenia.
Family base
Softness Base · ₹1,099.00 / 500 ml
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Before you buy
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Straight answer
Should I buy reed diffuser base and fragrance oil from the same supplier to simplify compatibility testing and procurement?
It simplifies procurement; it does not simplify compatibility testing. One supplier gives you one cart, one invoice, one GST record and one contact for MSDS and IFRA documents — real savings in time for a small business. But a base and an oil from the same company are not a tested pair unless that company has published the test, and CSI has not: its base pages name the fragrance families each base is for — Softness Base for soft florals and light gourmands, Pure Performance Base neutral for all families — and Longevity's page even warns that heavy oils can cloud in some bases. So run the same test you would with two suppliers: a 2 × 3 matrix of two bases and three oils (Japanese Cherry Blossom, Vanilla Bean, Gardenia), one 50 ml bottle per cell at 20%, rested 24–48 hours, held for clarity to 7 days, weighed and scored blind. In one CSI cart it costs ₹4,307.04. Then buy both from wherever each passed — and keep a backup qualified, because one supplier also means one point of failure.
One line: one cart for convenience, one bottle per pairing for evidence — they are separate decisions.
Buying base and oil from one supplier simplifies procurement; it does not replace compatibility testing. Run the 2 × 3 matrix anyway — Softness Base and Pure Performance Base against three oils, six 50 ml bottles — for ₹4,307.04 in one CSI cart, then buy both from whichever source passed.
See Softness Base

Yes for procurement, no for compatibility — here is the difference

One supplier means one cart, one invoice and one phone number. It does not mean one less test.

The question bundles two different hopes. The first is administrative: fewer orders to place, fewer deliveries to chase, fewer invoices to file, one contact for documents. That hope is real and worth something, especially for a small business where the owner is also the buyer, the bookkeeper and the person mixing the batches. The second is technical: that a base and an oil from the same company will work together without testing. That hope is not supported by anything CSI publishes, and probably not by anything most suppliers publish.

Which base to choose is the base pillar which reed diffuser base to buy in India; whether a ready-made base or individual solvents is the pillar Augeo-type bases, DPG and alcohol formulas compared; and sourcing in the whole business is the pillar how to start a profitable reed diffuser business in India.

Here is what CSI's base pages actually say. Each one names the fragrance families it is for — Softness for soft florals, powdery and musky notes and light gourmands; Lift for florals, citrus, green and fruity; Longevity for amber, woody, resinous, spicy and gourmand; Depth for chypre, leather, smoky and rich gourmand; Pure Performance for all families. None lists tested pairings with specific CSI oils, and Longevity's page openly warns that "heavy oils like oud can cloud at maximum load in some bases". CSI publishes no clarity, separation or diffusion data for any oil in any base. A family name is a starting point for a test, not its result.

The CSI principle
Buy from one supplier for convenience. Test every pairing for evidence.
The two are separate decisions. Mixing them up is how a maker ends up with a cart full of one supplier's products and a bottle that clouds.

What one supplier genuinely simplifies

Working comparison · single supplier vs split sourcing · no non-CSI prices are quoted
Procurement with one supplier or two
Task One supplier (e.g. CSI for base + oil + bottles + reeds) Two or more suppliers
Placing a test order One cart — this page's test kit is 9 lines in one order Separate carts, separate shipping
Invoices and GST records One invoice per order; GST invoicing offered One per supplier
Documents MSDS and IFRA documents for CSI oils on one WhatsApp; ask about base data sheets there too One request per supplier
Volume quote One conversation for base, oil, bottles and reeds Several, on different terms
Tracing a problem bottle One supplier to contact — but still needs your own lot records Need to know which supplier's item changed
Stock-out risk Concentrated: one supplier's gap hits several lines at once Spread across suppliers

The benefits are mostly time and paperwork. The one real cost is concentration: if one supplier runs short of the item you depend on, there is no second source already qualified. CSI's own catalogue shows how that can look today: Japanese Cherry Blossom is in stock only in 15 g and 100 g — the 50 g, 500 g and 1 kg are out of stock — so a range built on it could not reorder in production sizes right now, from us. That is not a reason to avoid one supplier; it is a reason to know your fallback before you need it. Choosing a base supplier for consistency, documents and availability covers the availability side in depth.

Keep the cart, separate the decision
Order the test kit as one cart for convenience — then judge each pairing as if base and oil had come from strangers. Write down which base each oil passed in, at which load, before you look at whose name is on the bottles.

The test that one supplier does not replace: a 2 × 3 matrix

Pick two bases and the oils you plan to sell. Here: Softness Base, whose page names soft florals and light gourmands, and Pure Performance Base, whose page calls it neutral for all families, against Japanese Cherry Blossom, Vanilla Bean and Gardenia — two florals and a vanilla. One bottle per cell, all at 20% (the load every CSI base page recommends), all in 50 ml Gold bottles filled to 42 g (a labelled example) with 6 black fibre reeds. Each oil sees both bases; each base sees all three oils. That is the smallest design that tells you whether the base or the oil is driving a result.

6 × 50 ml bottles · 42 g each · 20% load · 8.4 g oil + 33.6 g base · mixed by weight
The compatibility matrix
Bottle Base Oil Oil g Base g Base page says
1 Softness Japanese Cherry Blossom 8.4 g 33.6 g Soft florals, light gourmand
2 Softness Vanilla Bean 8.4 g 33.6 g Soft florals, light gourmand
3 Softness Gardenia 8.4 g 33.6 g Soft florals, light gourmand
4 Pure Performance Japanese Cherry Blossom 8.4 g 33.6 g Neutral, all families
5 Pure Performance Vanilla Bean 8.4 g 33.6 g Neutral, all families
6 Pure Performance Gardenia 8.4 g 33.6 g Neutral, all families
1
Mix each cell by weightTare the Silicon Measuring Beaker 100 ml on the Weighing Scale, add 8.4 g of oil, then base to 42 g. Rinse and dry the beaker between oils, or use a clean glass per blend.
2
Rest 24–48 hoursAs every base page says. Cover each blend and label it with its bottle number.
3
Clarity holdWhite and black cards at 0 h, 24–48 h and 7 days, and after a cool night. Mark each cell pass or fail in the matrix.
4
Bottle the passes, weigh and scoreOnly bottles that passed clarity go on to the room test. Weigh each with its reeds every 2–3 days; score blind on your written house scale; photograph the reeds.
5
Read the matrix by row and columnIf one oil fails in both bases, the oil is the problem. If one base fails with every oil, the base is. If a single cell fails, it is that pairing — try a 15% load or the other base.
Labelled working practice · every cell
The clarity hold
Checkpoint How Pass
0 h — straight after mixing A clear glass per blend, side by side against a white card, then a black card Clear, single phase, no streaks
24 h and 48 h — the pages' rest period Same cards, same light; tilt once and watch the walls No haze, layering, droplets or sediment
7 days — labelled working hold Same cards; photograph beside the 0 h photo Unchanged from 0 h
After a cool night one night in the coolest room you have (labelled example) Clear again at room temperature, nothing settled
Your results go here · one line per bottle
Matrix scoring sheet
Bottle Base × oil 0 h 48 h 7 days Cool night g/day (day 14) Blind score
1 Softness × Japanese Cherry Blossom ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2 Softness × Vanilla Bean ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
3 Softness × Gardenia ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4 Pure Performance × Japanese Cherry Blossom ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
5 Pure Performance × Vanilla Bean ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
6 Pure Performance × Gardenia ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Two bottles of the same oil in different bases also answer a question about the base itself: whether the family base adds anything over the neutral one in your room. If Softness and Pure Performance score the same with all three oils, you can standardise on one base — whichever is easier to buy and stock — and that is a procurement simplification you have earned rather than assumed. Five fragrances: one base in bulk or several takes that decision further, and using one base for lavender, jasmine, vanilla and coffee covers the formulation side.

The common mistake: reading "recommended for florals" as "tested with our floral oils". A maker buys Softness and three CSI florals because the page names florals, skips the clarity hold, and bottles fifty. One of the three clouds on the first cool night. Fix: the page tells you which base to try first; the matrix tells you which to sell in.

The matrix kit, in one cart

One CSI order · CSI live pricing, pulled 14 October 2026; oils CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 14 October 2026 · smallest sizes that cover two bottles per oil with a 5% allowance
Everything for the 2 × 3 matrix
Item Need Buy Price
Softness Base 105.8 ml 1 × 500 ml ₹1,099.00
Pure Performance Base 105.8 g 2 × 100 g ₹650.00
Japanese Cherry Blossom 17.64 g 2 × 15 g ₹208.00
Vanilla Bean 17.64 g 2 × 15 g ₹260.00
Gardenia 17.64 g 2 × 15 g ₹210.04
Gold bottle 50 ml 6 1 × pack of 10 ₹826.00
black fibre reeds 36 1 × pack of 50 ₹400.00
Weighing Scale + 100 ml beaker Weighing and mixing 1 + 1 ₹654.00
Total ₹4,307.04

Every oil is bought as two 15 g bottles because that is cheaper than the next size up for these three — for Japanese Cherry Blossom there is no in-stock 50 g at all. Pure Performance comes as two 100 g packs rather than a 500 ml because three bottles need just over 100 g of base. The Softness 500 ml is mostly left over for production. Notice that the convenience of one cart is real: 9 lines, one order, one invoice.

After the matrix: buying production stock from one supplier

Once the matrix has spoken, one supplier stops being a hope and becomes a convenience you have earned.

Suppose the matrix says all three oils pass in Softness. Now one supplier really does simplify things: the monthly reorder is one cart. As a labelled example, 20 bottles a month of each fragrance — 60 in all, 50 ml at 42 g — needs 5 × 500 ml of Softness and the three oils below, with a 2% transfer allowance.

Example monthly run · 60 × 50 ml at 20% in Softness · CSI live pricing, pulled 14 October 2026; oils CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 14 October 2026
One-supplier monthly cart
Item Need Buy Price Note
Softness Base 2,056.3 ml 5 × 500 ml ₹5,495.00 Only listed size
Japanese Cherry Blossom 171.4 g 2 × 100 g ₹1,000.00 500 g and 1 kg out of stock
Vanilla Bean 171.4 g 2 × 100 g ₹1,580.00
Gardenia 171.4 g 2 × 100 g ₹866.00
Gold bottle 50 ml 60 6 × pack of 10 ₹4,956.00
black fibre reeds 360 3 × pack of 100 + 1 × pack of 50 + 1 × pack of 25 ₹3,036.00
Monthly cart ₹16,933.00

Two honest notes on that cart. First, at this volume the oils sit in their 50 g and 100 g sizes (15 g bottles are left out of a production cart for handling, even where they would be marginally cheaper); above 100 g most CSI oils are priced almost linearly, so moving to 500 g would buy convenience rather than a lower rate. Second, the Japanese Cherry Blossom line is the single point of failure: with its larger sizes out of stock, a jump in demand could not be met in production sizes today. Before you scale a fragrance, check that its larger sizes are in stock — or qualify a substitute in the same matrix. Monthly wholesale requirements with lead times shows how to plan reorders, and 1 kg, 5 kg or 25 kg of base how much base to hold.

One supplier can save you an afternoon a month. Only a test can save you a batch.
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Argued against our own interest, plainly. It suits us if you buy base, oils, bottles and reeds from CSI and never look elsewhere. Do it if the matrix passes and the convenience matters to you. But do not buy a CSI oil because you bought a CSI base — buy it because it passed in that base in your bottles. And if your best oil comes from another supplier and passes in a CSI base, that is a perfectly good business.
Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. A matrix mixed this week clears its 48-hour rest and 7-day hold with time to spare for festive bottling; a 30-day room test does not fit. Send us your planned fragrances and base on WhatsApp and we will help you build the matrix as one cart — listed packs, larger quantities by quote, no published volume discount, GST invoicing.
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The decision rule: one supplier, two, or a backup

Working decision rule · after the matrix
From the matrix to a sourcing plan
If this is true It means Buy
All cells pass in one base One base, one supplier is proven Production stock of that base and those oils in one cart
Both bases score the same everywhere Base choice is not critical for these oils The base that is easier to stock; qualify the other as backup
One oil fails in both bases That oil is the problem Drop or replace it — from any supplier — and retest
One base fails with every oil That base is the problem Do not stock it; use the base that passed
Your best oil is from another supplier and passes Split sourcing is justified Buy base and oil from where each passed
A key oil's production sizes are out of stock Availability risk Qualify a substitute before you scale; don't buy yet

The section hub starting a reed diffuser business with ₹10,000 lays out a first one-supplier cart; the pillar how to start a profitable reed diffuser business in India covers sourcing in the whole business; the base pillar which reed diffuser base to buy in India covers the base choice; and using candle fragrance oil in reed diffusers covers whether an oil chosen for candles belongs in a diffuser at all.

The CSI products in the matrix

1
Family base · 33.6 g per 50 ml bottle
Softness Base
CSI's page names soft florals (lavender, jasmine, rose, peony), powdery and musky notes and light gourmands such as coconut milk and vanilla milk, with the shared 10–30% range and 24–48 hour rest. Composition is not published. Its handle still says "ships-20th-july" — a stale artefact; it is in stock.
Size Price Per unit Bottles at 33.6 g base
500 ml ₹1,099.00 ₹2.20 per ml 14.88 (at 1.00 g/ml, example)
₹1,099.00 for the matrix Buy Softness Base
2
Neutral base · 33.6 g per 50 ml bottle
Pure Performance Base
CSI's page calls it neutral, with "no added fixatives, no complex enhancements", for all fragrance families. The 100 g (₹3.25 per g) suits a three-bottle test; the 500 ml (₹2.20 per ml) is cheaper per gram for any density above 0.676 g/ml.
Size Price Per unit Bottles at 33.6 g base
100 g ₹325.00 ₹3.25 per g 2.98
500 ml ₹1,099.00 ₹2.20 per ml 14.88 (at 1.00 g/ml, example)
₹650.00 for the matrix Buy Pure Performance Base
3
Floral · 8.4 g per bottle
Japanese Cherry Blossom Fragrance Oil
Only 15 g and 100 g are in stock as of 14 October; the 50 g, 500 g and 1 kg are out of stock. Fine for testing; check availability before you plan production around it.
Pack Price Per gram Bottles at 8.4 g oil
15 g ₹104.00 ₹6.93 1.79
50 g ₹270.00 ₹5.40 Out of stock
100 g ₹500.00 ₹5.00 11.90
500 g ₹2,500.00 ₹5.00 Out of stock
1 kg ₹4,842.00 ₹4.84 Out of stock
₹208.00 for the matrix Buy Japanese Cherry Blossom
4
Light gourmand · 8.4 g per bottle
Vanilla Bean Fragrance Oil
The vanilla in the matrix — closest to the Softness page's "vanilla milk" line. Ask on WhatsApp for its IFRA certificate and the Category 10A limit before you sell.
Pack Price Per gram Bottles at 8.4 g oil
15 g ₹130.00 ₹8.67 1.79
50 g ₹410.00 ₹8.20 5.95
100 g ₹790.00 ₹7.90 11.90
500 g ₹3,840.00 ₹7.68 59.52
1 kg ₹7,646.00 ₹7.65 119.05
₹260.00 for the matrix Buy Vanilla Bean
5
Floral · 8.4 g per bottle
Gardenia Fragrance Oil
The second floral, priced almost linearly from 100 g to 1 kg. In stock at every size.
Pack Price Per gram Bottles at 8.4 g oil
15 g ₹105.02 ₹7.00 1.79
50 g ₹223.02 ₹4.46 5.95
100 g ₹433.00 ₹4.33 11.90
500 g ₹2,166.00 ₹4.33 59.52
1 kg ₹4,332.00 ₹4.33 119.05
₹210.04 for the matrix Buy Gardenia
6
Reeds · 6 per 50 ml bottle
Fiber Diffuser Reeds (Black)
Fibre reeds, 20.3 cm; diameter not published. One pack for all six bottles so reeds cannot be the difference.
Pack Price Per reed At 6 reeds per bottle
Pack of 25 ₹236.00 ₹9.44 4 bottles
Pack of 50 ₹400.00 ₹8.00 8 bottles
Pack of 100 ₹800.00 ₹8.00 16 bottles
Pack of 500 ₹4,000.00 ₹8.00 83 bottles
₹400.00 for the matrix Buy black fibre reeds
Different bases or oils? The matrix holds for any number of each — every oil in every candidate base, one variable per comparison. Bases are in Reed & Car Diffuser Base, oils in Fragrance Oils, bottles and tools in Candle Accessories.
Why trust this guide

CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished diffusers. The convenient answer for a supplier that sells both is "buy them together and they will work". This page says CSI publishes no pairing data, prices a matrix to prove each pairing, points out the out-of-stock sizes on one of our own oils, and says plainly that a good oil from another supplier in a CSI base is a perfectly good business.

Diffuser base, reed, bottle and tool prices are CSI live pricing, pulled 14 October 2026. Fragrance-oil prices are CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 14 October 2026. CSI HyperDiffusion Base™ is out of stock and appears only as such. Every gram split, unit count, per-bottle cost and kit total on this page is computed and shown to two decimals so you can check it.

Bottle counts per arm, hold times, fill volumes, example densities, example grams-per-day figures, scoring scales and allowances are labelled working practices or examples, not industry standards. The 42 g fill, 20% load, 6 reeds, 1.00 g/ml density, and the 20-bottles-per-fragrance monthly run are labelled examples. For help building a test kit, bulk quotes for more than the listed packs, GST invoicing, MSDS or IFRA documents for an oil, or to ask whether a technical sheet is available for a base, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.

Frequently asked questions

Is it better to buy reed diffuser base and fragrance oil from the same supplier?
For ordering, invoicing and documents it is usually simpler. For performance it makes no difference until you test: a family name on a base page is guidance, not a tested pairing.
Do CSI fragrance oils work in CSI reed diffuser bases?
CSI's base pages name the families each base is for, but CSI publishes no clarity or diffusion data for any specific oil in any base. Test each pairing at 20% with a 48-hour rest and a 7-day clarity hold.
How do I test fragrance oil compatibility with a reed diffuser base?
Mix by weight at your load, rest 24–48 hours, check against white and black cards at 0 h, 48 h and 7 days and after a cool night. Clear and single-phase passes; haze, layering or sediment fails.
What are the risks of using one supplier for everything?
Concentration: a stock-out hits several lines at once, and there is no qualified fallback. Keep a second base, or a substitute oil, tested and ready.
Which CSI reed diffuser base should I use for florals and vanilla?
Softness Base's page names soft florals and light gourmands such as vanilla milk; Pure Performance's page says it is neutral for all families. Test both — the matrix on this page does exactly that.
Can I use another supplier's fragrance oil in a CSI base?
Yes, if it passes the same tests and its IFRA certificate allows your load in Category 10A. Supplier names do not decide compatibility; your bottles do.
One cart, six bottles
Buy together if it helps. Test every pairing either way.
Softness Base ₹1,099.00 per 500 ml, Pure Performance ₹325.00 per 100 g, Japanese Cherry Blossom ₹104.00 per 15 g, Vanilla Bean ₹130.00 per 15 g, Gardenia ₹105.02 per 15 g, Gold bottles ₹826.00 per ten 50 ml, black fibre reeds ₹400.00 per 50. Send us your fragrances on WhatsApp and we will help you build the matrix as one order.
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Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: Written by the CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA team. The procurement comparison, matrix design, scoring sheet and decision rule apply to any base and oil from any supplier; the products named are CSI's.

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: Diffuser bases, reeds, bottles and tools — CSI live pricing, pulled 14 October 2026: Softness Base ₹1,099.00 / 500 ml; Pure Performance Base ₹325.00 / 100 g, ₹1,099.00 / 500 ml; Fiber Diffuser Reeds (Black) ₹236.00 / 25, ₹400.00 / 50, ₹800.00 / 100, ₹4,000.00 / 500; Fiber Diffuser Reeds (White) ₹265.00 / 25, ₹450.00 / 50, ₹900.00 / 100, ₹4,500.00 / 500 (20.3 cm); Gold Reed Diffuser Bottle 50 ml ₹826.00 / pack of 10, 120 ml ₹1,062.00 / pack of 10; Silicon Measuring Beaker 100 ml ₹300.00, 250 ml ₹600.00; Weighing Scale ₹354.00; CSI Pro Mixer ₹349.00. Fragrance oils — CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 14 October 2026: Japanese Cherry Blossom Fragrance Oil ₹104.00 / 15 g, ₹270.00 / 50 g (out of stock), ₹500.00 / 100 g, ₹2,500.00 / 500 g (out of stock), ₹4,842.00 / 1 kg (out of stock); Vanilla Bean Fragrance Oil ₹130.00 / 15 g, ₹410.00 / 50 g, ₹790.00 / 100 g, ₹3,840.00 / 500 g, ₹7,646.00 / 1 kg; Gardenia Fragrance Oil ₹105.02 / 15 g, ₹223.02 / 50 g, ₹433.00 / 100 g, ₹2,166.00 / 500 g, ₹4,332.00 / 1 kg.

Non-price figures and assumptions: Load convention: fragrance load is a share of the total blend by weight (oil g = batch g × L; base g = batch g × (1 − L)). Labelled examples: 42 g fill in a 50 ml bottle; 20% load; 6 reeds; 1.00 g/ml density; 5% allowance in the matrix kit; 20 bottles a month per fragrance with a 2% transfer allowance for the monthly cart. What CSI's base pages state (quoted as claims to test, not CSI test results): every base gives a 10% starting load, 20% recommended, 30% maximum, of total blend, and a 24–48 hour rest before bottling; Pure Performance adds a typical working blend of 75% base + 25% fragrance and the example "for a 100 ml finished diffuser at 25%: 75 ml base + 25 ml fragrance oil" (by volume); Longevity says to avoid light florals, fresh citrus and aquatics, and "if clouding occurs, reduce fragrance percentage and retest". The reed pages give a 20.3 cm length and "for a standard 50–100 ml diffuser bottle, 6–8 reeds"; reed diameter is not published. The bottle listing's text says "50 and 100ml" while its variants are 50 ml and 120 ml; neck size, fill line and any reducer are not published. CSI publishes no composition, density, viscosity, evaporation rate, flash point or shelf life for any base, no IFRA percentage for any oil, and no diffusion, throw or longevity measurement for any base, oil or reed. Every ml-to-gram conversion here uses a labelled example density with ±5% sensitivity; every grams-per-day figure is a labelled example for the arithmetic, never a measurement. Material costs exclude labour, labels, boxes, freight and GST. Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November.
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