Buy Fragrance Oils for Soy Candles in India

Pick the pack by the candle count

Soy makers usually know how many candles they want to pour, not how many grams of oil that takes. The conversion is simple: oil = candle weight × load. A 200 g candle at 8% is 16 g of oil. At 10%, which is CSI 464's ceiling, it is 20 g. At 13%, the ceiling for Luxury Soy Wax Chunks, it is 26 g. Divide the pack weight by that figure and you have candles per pack. The table does it for every size CSI lists, with the median price of the in-stock oils at each size.

Two things follow. First, a 15 g tester is less than one candle at any sensible load, so it is for test pots and small tins, not production. Second, the jump from 100 g to 500 g is a jump from about six candles to about thirty. If you sell twenty candles of a scent a month, the 500 g lasts a month and a half and the 100 g lasts about ten days. That reorder rhythm, not an expected discount, is what should move you up a size.

Load affects all of this. Running Chunks at 13% instead of 8% cuts candles per 100 g from 6.25 to 3.85. That is a 62.5% rise in oil per candle. It is sometimes the right test for a quiet oil, but it is a cost decision as much as a scent decision. Fragrance oils for soy at 6–8% works through that trade-off. Strong fragrance oils for soy covers when a higher load is worth testing.

Read the price per gram, not the bottle

Dividing each pack price by its grams shows where buying bigger actually saves money. On CSI's catalogue, the one reliable step is from 15 g to 50 g or 100 g. Across the 55 oils that list both 15 g and 100 g, the 15 g carries a median 23.1% premium per gram. The spread is wide, though, from −0.6% to +123.8%, so check each oil you buy. Here are six, chosen to show the range:

The pattern is clear. Mahogany Shea costs ₹10.93 a gram at 15 g and ₹4.89 at 100 g, more than double. For Fresh Strawberries the 15 g costs exactly twice the 100 g rate. For Lavender and Eucalyptus Spearmint the step is under 30%. Above 100 g, most oils are flat or nearly flat. For 52 of the 91 oils listing both 100 g and 1 kg, the kilo is within 1% of the 100 g per gram.

Now the exceptions, both ways. Twenty-four oils give a saving of 5% or more at 1 kg, led by Citronella at 62.3%, Honeydew Melon at 22.0% and Mango Coconut at 20.7%. A few kilos cost fractionally more than the 100 g, including Love Spell (−0.2%). And watch for oddities in the middle of the ladder. Saffron Cedarwood is ₹5.17 a gram at 500 g but ₹6.87 at 1 kg, so two 500 g bottles cost ₹5,168.40 against ₹6,867.60 for the kilo. The only way to catch that is to divide every size.

Check stock at your reorder size

Seven of the 93 oils had no size in stock on 24 September 2026. Several more were missing exactly the size a soy brand would reorder. This matters more than it looks. A tester arrives, the candle sells, you go to reorder at 100 g or 1 kg, and the size is not there. The table lists the gaps on the pull date that most affect a soy maker. Stock changes, so check the live product page before you order.

Two practical rules follow. Launch hero scents only from oils in stock at your production size, whether that is 100 g, 500 g or 1 kg. If an oil you love is missing a size, ask on WhatsApp for a restock date before you print its label. And keep one bottle ahead: reorder a proven scent when the last full bottle is opened, not when it runs dry. During the run-up to Diwali on 8 November, popular sizes are the ones most likely to go short.

Paperwork to ask for

Soy candles sold through a shop, a gifting company or online marketplaces come with questions: is there a GST invoice for the inputs, what are the safety data, is the fragrance used within IFRA limits? Answer them from the start by asking for the documents with the order. CSI provides GST invoicing, MSDS and IFRA documentation on request.

One point on the IFRA certificate. It gives the maximum use level of that oil in each product category. It is a separate figure from your wax's load ceiling and can be lower or higher. Use whichever is more restrictive. We do not publish IFRA percentages or flash points for individual oils on these pages. They belong on the oil's certificate, and that certificate is the document you show a buyer. Ask for it per oil on WhatsApp.

A first soy order, costed

Here is a realistic first paid order: 24 container candles in three scents, eight of each, 200 g at 8% in CSI 464. Each scent needs 128 g of oil, or 134.4 g with a 5% allowance. The whole run needs 4,416 g of wax before allowance. Here is how the buying decisions play out.

Material cost covers oil, wax, wick and jar. It excludes labour, packaging, freight and GST. The blended 100 g + 50 g rate is slightly higher than the 100 g rate alone, because the 50 g costs a little more per gram for these two oils. That is the price of buying the grams you need rather than a whole second 100 g. Either way, all three scents land within about ₹7 a candle of each other, which lets you sell them at one price.

Shopping list: 24 soy candles, three scents

The full basket for the worked order. Oil and wax prices are CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026. Jar, wick and centring-device prices were verified on 10 September 2026, with the 20-wick pack from the 25 September pull. Delivery and GST are not included.

That is ₹268.45 a candle across the whole basket, including the centring devices you keep. Leftovers carry forward: about 363 g of CSI 464 after allowance, roughly 16 to 22 g of each oil depending on your pour loss, one jar and six wicks. If you would rather pour in Luxury Soy Wax Chunks for the higher 13% ceiling, four 1 kg bags plus one 500 g (₹2,695.00) or a 5 kg bag (₹2,995.00) replaces the CSI 464 line. For a larger or recurring order, wholesale fragrance oils for soy businesses explains how quotes work.

If you are still choosing scents, start at the soy cluster hub. If you already know a scent sells and want to stock it by the kilo, buying 1 kg for soy sets out which kilos are in stock and which save money. If you are comparing suppliers, where to buy professional oils for soy has the checklist, and I Want One Supplier for Wax, Fragrance Oils, Wicks, Jars, Dyes and Moulds — What Should I Check Before Buying All My Candle Raw Materials From Them? covers buying every raw material from one supplier.

New to soy altogether? I'm Starting a Soy Candle Business — Which 10 Fragrance Oils Should I Buy First? lists ten oils to buy first, Buy Fragrance Oils for Jar Candle Making in India covers buying for jar candles in any wax, and the hot-throw guide explains how to judge the oils once they arrive.

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