I'm Making 100 Candles a Month — How Much Soy Wax Should I Order at a Time?
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Which wax should I start with? Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (flakes) for containers.
Is bigger cheaper? Only on Pearl and CSI 468 on listed prices.
Quotes? Above the listed packs — WhatsApp +91 7397976926.
100 candles of 200 g a month uses about 19 kg of wax with wastage. Order a month at a time: two 10 kg bags.
100 candles a month
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Wax / month (200 g, incl. 5%) | 19.3 kg |
| Packs / month (CSI 464) | 1 × 10 kg + 1 × 5 kg + 4 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g |
| Cost / month | ₹9,900.60 |
| Order cadence | Monthly |
| 25 kg pack? | Not listed — no per-kg saving above 10 kg anyway |
For 100 candles a month, make ordering boring
At 100 candles of 200 g a month you are past hobby quantities but not yet at a scale where wax pricing changes. Your real problem is not price. It is running out on a Thursday with orders to pack, or ordering in small bits so often that delivery charges and admin eat your time.
Round up to two bags and stop there
You need about 19.3 kg a month with wastage. You could buy the exact mix of packs, but two 10 kg bags of CSI 464 at ₹10,148.00 are simpler and give you 20 kg. The per-kilogram price is identical, so the extra 0.7 kg costs you nothing beyond the wax itself and gives you a small cushion. If you use Pearl instead, two 10 kg bags are ₹8,496.00, at its lower 5 kg-and-above price.
Set a reorder point you cannot miss
The cleanest rule for two bags a month is this: when you open the second bag, reorder. That leaves you a full 10 kg, about half a month of pouring, to cover the time until the next order arrives. CSI does not quote delivery times, so confirm on WhatsApp before a busy period and adjust your reorder point if the gap is longer than you expected.
Order the oil on the same rhythm
Each 200 g candle takes 16 g of oil, so 100 candles use 1.6 kg, about 1.68 kg with 5% wastage. If one scent carries most of your sales, a 1 kg bottle of it each month plus smaller bottles of the others keeps your oil order in step with your wax order.
Keep a record that tells you when to change
Weigh the open bag once a week and write the figure down. After three months you will know your true monthly use, and whether you are drifting towards 150 or 200 candles. That is the moment to rethink order size, not before.
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Three waxes for this job
| Pack | Price | Per kg | 200 g candles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 g | ₹260.00 | ₹520.00 | 2 |
| 1 kg | ₹507.40 | ₹507.40 | 5 |
| 5 kg | ₹2,537.00 | ₹507.40 | 27 |
| 10 kg | ₹5,074.00 | ₹507.40 | 54 |
| Pack | Price | Per kg | 200 g candles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 g | ₹325.00 | ₹650.00 | 2 |
| 1 kg | ₹650.00 | ₹650.00 | 5 |
| 5 kg | ₹3,185.00 | ₹637.00 | 27 |
| 10 kg | ₹6,370.00 | ₹637.00 | 54 |
| Pack | Price | Per kg | 200 g candles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kg | ₹450.00 | ₹450.00 | 5 |
| 5 kg | ₹2,124.00 | ₹424.80 | 27 |
| 10 kg | ₹4,248.00 | ₹424.80 | 54 |
| 50 kg | ₹21,240.00 | ₹424.80 | 271 |
CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. We publish every pack price, so every per-kilogram and per-candle figure here can be checked against the product pages — including the ones that show a bigger bag is not cheaper.
Prices are taken from live CSI stock in September 2026. Where a product page does not publish a specification, this guide says so rather than filling the gap.
For bulk quotes and GST invoicing, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
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Figures verified September 2026 (CSI live pricing): Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (flakes): ₹260.00 / 500 g, ₹507.40 / 1 kg, ₹2,537.00 / 5 kg, ₹5,074.00 / 10 kg; Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 (flakes): ₹325.00 / 500 g, ₹650.00 / 1 kg, ₹3,185.00 / 5 kg, ₹6,370.00 / 10 kg; Natural Soy Pearl Wax: ₹450.00 / 1 kg, ₹2,124.00 / 5 kg, ₹4,248.00 / 10 kg, ₹21,240.00 / 50 kg. Eco Candle Wicks Thin (C1) ₹5.90 each; Thick (C2) ₹9.44 each. Microcrystalline and Vybar usage rates are as stated on their product pages. Collection counts: Candle Wax 15, Fragrance Oils 93, Candle Wicks 7, Containers 81, Moulds 62, Dyes 25.
Assumptions: Fragrance load 8% of total candle weight, so wax is 92% of the fill (a 200 g candle = 184 g wax + 16 g oil). Order plans add a 5% wastage allowance (10% where stated for festive buffers). "Cheapest listed packs" is the lowest-cost combination of listed pack sizes, preferring fewer bags when prices tie within a few rupees. Candle counts are rounded down. Costs are core materials only and exclude jar, label, packaging, labour, freight and GST unless stated. Wax stated fragrance maximums are the wax maker's formulation limits, not regulatory limits. Pack sizes not listed on the store (2, 20, 25, 100 kg) are shown as combinations of listed packs; larger quantities are quoted on WhatsApp. Diwali 2026 falls on 8 November. Prices and availability change — the linked product pages are always authoritative.