How Much Fragrance Oil Do I Need for 100 Candles?
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What if my candles are smaller or larger? At 8%: 100 g candles need 800 g, 150 g need 1,200 g, 250 g need 2,000 g. At 6% or 10% the figure moves by a quarter either way. The full grid is in the 100-candle table.
Which pack sizes should I buy for 100 candles? For four scents at 25 candles each, four 100 g bottles plus one or two 15 g testers per scent. That beats a 500 g bottle for every oil we priced. For one scent across all 100, a 1 kg + 500 g + 100 g base, topped up.
What does a 100-candle batch cost in materials? With four scents, Luxury Soy Wax Chunks, Eco Thin C1 wicks and White Matte Glass Jars: ₹27,241.08, or ₹272.41 a candle. Labour, packaging, freight and GST are extra. See the full bill.
The 100-candle table: every common size and load
Most first production batches fall between a 100 g votive-style jar and a 250 g tumbler, and most makers work between 6% and 10% fragrance load. The table below gives the oil for 100 candles at each combination. The first number in each cell is oil per candle, the second is the total for 100. These are the grams that end up inside the candles, before any allowance for loss.
| Candle size | 6% load | 8% load | 10% load |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 6 g · 0.60 kg | 8 g · 0.80 kg | 10 g · 1.00 kg |
| 150 g | 9 g · 0.90 kg | 12 g · 1.20 kg | 15 g · 1.50 kg |
| 200 g | 12 g · 1.20 kg | 16 g · 1.60 kg | 20 g · 2.00 kg |
| 250 g | 15 g · 1.50 kg | 20 g · 2.00 kg | 25 g · 2.50 kg |
Read across a row and each two-point step in load changes the total by a quarter of the 8% figure. Read down a column and each 50 g step in candle size adds the same amount again. That is the whole of the maths. The 200 g row at 8%, 1,600 g, is the working example across this cluster, because it matches the White Matte Glass Jar costing in the price hub.
Load is a percentage of the finished candle, not of the wax. A 200 g candle at 8% is 16 g of oil and 184 g of wax. If you measure 8% of the wax instead, you put 14.72 g of oil into 184 g of wax, which is an actual load of 7.4%. Across 100 candles that is a 128 g shortfall against the plan. The difference is small at 100 candles and large at 100 kilos, which is why Fragrance Oil Required for 100 Kg of Candle Wax deals with it in full.
| Candle size | 6% load | 8% load | 10% load |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 0.60 kg → 0.62 kg–0.63 kg | 0.80 kg → 0.82 kg–0.84 kg | 1.00 kg → 1.03 kg–1.05 kg |
| 150 g | 0.90 kg → 0.93 kg–0.94 kg | 1.20 kg → 1.24 kg–1.26 kg | 1.50 kg → 1.54 kg–1.57 kg |
| 200 g | 1.20 kg → 1.24 kg–1.26 kg | 1.60 kg → 1.65 kg–1.68 kg | 2.00 kg → 2.06 kg–2.10 kg |
| 250 g | 1.50 kg → 1.54 kg–1.57 kg | 2.00 kg → 2.06 kg–2.10 kg | 2.50 kg → 2.58 kg–2.62 kg |
Four scents, 25 candles each: the featured batch
Our featured scenario is a maker pouring a first commercial batch for a market stall or an online launch: 100 × 200 g candles at 8%, split evenly across four scents. Each scent is 25 candles, 25 × 16 g = 400 g of oil. With a 3% allowance that is 412 g per scent; with 5% it is 420 g. The four oils cover four different customers: Lavender (top of CSI's best-selling sort), British Rose (one of the lowest per-gram prices in the collection), Roasted Coffee and Japanese Cherry Blossom.
| Oil | 3% allowance (412 g) | 5% allowance (420 g) | 5 × 100 g | 1 × 500 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavender | 4 × 100 g + 1 × 15 g · ₹2,265.02 | 4 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g · ₹2,370.04 | ₹2,700.00 | ₹2,620.00 |
| British Rose | 4 × 100 g + 1 × 15 g · ₹1,463.20 | 4 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g · ₹1,557.60 | ₹1,711.00 | ₹1,593.00 |
| Roasted Coffee | 4 × 100 g + 1 × 15 g · ₹1,653.22 | 4 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g · ₹1,746.44 | ₹1,950.00 | ₹1,890.00 |
| Japanese Cherry Blossom | 4 × 100 g + 1 × 15 g · ₹2,104.00 | 4 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g · ₹2,208.00 | ₹2,500.00 | ₹2,500.00 |
| All four | ₹7,485.44 | ₹7,882.08 | ₹8,861.00 | ₹8,603.00 |
The pattern is the same for all four oils. The cheapest way to cover 420 g is four 100 g bottles plus two 15 g testers, 430 g in total. Rounding up to a fifth 100 g gives you 500 g and costs more, and a single 500 g bottle costs more again. For the four oils together, the top-up route comes to ₹7,882.08, against ₹8,603.00 for four 500 g bottles. That is ₹720.92 saved on one batch by matching the bottle to the need.
Why does a 15 g tester, the dearest size per gram, win here? Because it replaces 100 g of overshoot with 15 g. On Lavender the second 15 g costs ₹105.02 against ₹540.00 for a fifth 100 g, and the fifth 100 g would mostly sit in a cupboard. The 15 g premium only hurts when you buy all your oil in testers. Used as a top-up it is the cheapest way to land close to the target. Where an oil has no 15 g in stock, a 50 g does the same job.
Turning grams into bottles
If all 100 candles are one scent, the order changes shape. Now you need 1,648 g–1,680 g of a single oil, and the larger packs come into play. Here is the cheapest listed combination for Lavender and British Rose at three allowance levels. We tested every in-stock combination of listed sizes and kept the cheapest that covers the grams, unless a combination with fewer bottles cost within 1% of it, in which case we kept the simpler one.
| Oil | No allowance (1,600 g) | 3% (1,648 g) | 5% (1,680 g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavender | 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g · ₹8,381.00 | 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g · ₹8,651.00 | 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g + 2 × 100 g · ₹8,921.00 |
| British Rose | 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g · ₹5,003.20 | 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g · ₹5,215.60 | 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g + 2 × 100 g · ₹5,345.40 |
For a single scent, the 1 kg and 500 g carry the bulk and small packs finish the job. At 5%, both oils finish with two 100 g bottles. For Lavender, a 100 g, a 50 g and two 15 g testers would land exactly on 1,680 g for ₹8,861.04, ₹59.96 less, but it is four small bottles to save well under 1%, so we show the simpler order. For British Rose the two 100 g bottles are the cheapest route outright, because its 100 g is unusually cheap per gram (₹3.42) against its 15 g (₹6.29). This is why a table of grams is not enough. Each oil's own price ladder decides the cheapest route, and it is worth a minute with a calculator, or with the procurement calculator before every order.
Candle size also changes the bottles. The next table shows the cheapest Lavender order for 100 candles at each size, 8% load and a 5% allowance.
| Candle size | Oil to cover | Bottles | Oil cost | Oil per candle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 840 g | 1 × 500 g + 3 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹4,510.00 | ₹45.10 |
| 150 g | 1,260 g | 1 × 1 kg + 2 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g + 1 × 15 g | ₹6,676.02 | ₹66.76 |
| 200 g | 1,680 g | 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g + 2 × 100 g | ₹8,921.00 | ₹89.21 |
| 250 g | 2,100 g | 2 × 1 kg + 1 × 100 g | ₹10,982.00 | ₹109.82 |
Notice that the oil cost per candle roughly doubles from the 100 g to the 200 g candle and rises again at 250 g, but not perfectly in step. The small packs used to finish each order carry different per-gram prices, so the per-candle figure wobbles by a few paise. At 100 candles that wobble is worth ignoring. At 1,000 candles, where How Much Fragrance Oil Do I Need for 1,000 Candles? picks up the maths, it is worth planning around.
The full 100-candle bill
Oil is the variable. The rest of the bill is fixed by the candle count. For the featured batch, wax is Luxury Soy Wax Chunks: 100 × 184 g = 18.4 kg, or 19.32 kg with the same 5% allowance. Wicks are Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 (one 100-pack at ₹590.00) and jars are White Matte Glass Jars in packs of 5 at ₹354.00. Oil and wax prices are CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026; wick and jar prices were verified on 10 September 2026.
| Item | Needed (incl. wastage) | Cheapest listed pack combination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavender | 25 candles · 400 g + 5% = 420.0 g | 4 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g (430 g) | ₹2,370.04 |
| British Rose | 25 candles · 400 g + 5% = 420.0 g | 4 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g (430 g) | ₹1,557.60 |
| Roasted Coffee | 25 candles · 400 g + 5% = 420.0 g | 4 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g (430 g) | ₹1,746.44 |
| Japanese Cherry Blossom | 25 candles · 400 g + 5% = 420.0 g | 4 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g (430 g) | ₹2,208.00 |
| Luxury Soy Wax Chunks | 100 × 184 g + 5% = 19.320 kg | 1 × 10 kg + 1 × 5 kg + 4 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g (19.5 kg) | ₹11,689.00 |
| Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 | 100 wicks | 1 × 100 pack | ₹590.00 |
| White Matte Glass Jar | 100 jars | 20 × pack of 5 (100 jars) | ₹7,080.00 |
| Total | ₹27,241.08 |
That is ₹272.41 a candle in materials. It excludes labour, packaging, freight and GST, which you add in your own costing. The largest line is wax at ₹11,689.00, then fragrance at ₹7,882.08, jars at ₹7,080.00 and wicks at ₹590.00. Fragrance is 28.9% of the batch. Swap the four scents for 100 candles of Lavender alone and the bill becomes ₹28,280.00 (₹282.80 a candle), because Lavender is the dearest of the four per gram.
The wax line shows the same buy-to-the-gram logic. 19.32 kg is covered by 1 × 10 kg + 1 × 5 kg + 4 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g for ₹11,689.00. The strictly cheapest cover is 39 half-kilo bags at ₹11,661.00, because the 500 g bag works out ₹1.00 a kilo cheaper than the 1 kg and 5 kg. We have shown the fewer-bag option, which costs ₹28.00 more; buy either. The wax per kilo is otherwise flat, as Candle Fragrance Oil Price Per Kg in India explains for oils.
Where the 3–5% goes
The allowance is not a fudge factor. It covers four real things, and knowing them lets you decide whether your batch needs 3% or 5%.
On the featured batch the difference between 3% and 5% is ₹396.64 of oil, because each scent moves from one 15 g top-up to two. That is the price of not running out halfway through the last jar. When a batch is committed to a customer, pay it. When it is stock for your own shelf, 3% is usually enough.
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 16 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹105.02 | ₹7.00 | 0.94 |
| 50 g | ₹270.00 | ₹5.40 | 3.12 |
| 100 g | ₹540.00 | ₹5.40 | 6.25 |
| 500 g | ₹2,620.00 | ₹5.24 | 31.25 |
| 1 kg | ₹5,221.00 | ₹5.22 | 62.50 |
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 16 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹94.40 | ₹6.29 | 0.94 |
| 50 g | ₹212.40 | ₹4.25 | 3.12 |
| 100 g | ₹342.20 | ₹3.42 | 6.25 |
| 500 g | ₹1,593.00 | ₹3.19 | 31.25 |
| 1 kg | ₹3,068.00 | ₹3.07 | 62.50 |
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 16 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹104.00 | ₹6.93 | 0.94 |
| 50 g | ₹270.00 | ₹5.40 | 3.12 |
| 100 g | ₹500.00 | ₹5.00 | 6.25 |
| 500 g | ₹2,500.00 | ₹5.00 | 31.25 |
| 1 kg | ₹4,842.00 | ₹4.84 | 62.50 |
How 100-candle orders go wrong
The third common mistake is ordering every scent in the same quantity when you already know they will not sell the same. If you have sales history, split the 100 candles by it: 40 of the best seller, 30, 20 and 10 of the others. How Much Fragrance Oil Should I Order for a Large Candle Production Run? shows how to split a run by scent mix and hold safety stock on the leaders, and How Many Kg of Fragrance Oil Does a Small Candle Manufacturer Need Per Month? scales the same logic to a monthly production plan.
The last is treating 100 candles as a reason to buy a kilo of everything "for next time". Next time you may change a scent, or the candle size, or the wax. At this scale buy the batch and a little headroom. When a scent earns a reorder every month, move it to the 1 kg. How Much Fragrance Oil Do I Need for 250 Candles? and How Much Fragrance Oil Do I Need for 500 Candles? show where that crossover starts.
CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. The convenient answer for us would be to tell a 100-candle maker to buy four kilos. The arithmetic says four 100 g bottles and a couple of testers per scent, so that is what this page recommends, and it shows the kilo option's cost beside it so you can see the gap.
Every oil and wax price on this page comes from live CSI listings pulled on 24 September 2026. Wick, jar and tool prices are those verified for Blog 760 on 10 September 2026. Pack combinations were found by testing every in-stock combination of listed sizes and keeping the cheapest that covers the grams, or the one with fewest bottles where it cost within 1% of the cheapest; out-of-stock sizes were excluded. Grams per candle are candle weight × load, and all totals are plain arithmetic shown to two decimals.
The 200 g candle, the 8% load and the 3–5% allowance are working assumptions for planning, not a recipe. Your wax, wick, jar and oil decide your real numbers. For a check of your pack combination, stock on a specific size, GST invoicing, MSDS or IFRA documentation, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
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Figures pulled 24 September 2026, CSI live pricing: Lavender ₹105.02 / 15 g, ₹270.00 / 50 g, ₹540.00 / 100 g, ₹2,620.00 / 500 g, ₹5,221.00 / 1 kg. British Rose ₹94.40 / 15 g, ₹212.40 / 50 g, ₹342.20 / 100 g, ₹1,593.00 / 500 g, ₹3,068.00 / 1 kg. Roasted Coffee ₹93.22 / 15 g, ₹230.00 / 50 g, ₹390.00 / 100 g, ₹1,890.00 / 500 g, ₹3,738.00 / 1 kg. Japanese Cherry Blossom ₹104.00 / 15 g, ₹270.00 / 50 g, ₹500.00 / 100 g, ₹2,500.00 / 500 g, ₹4,842.00 / 1 kg. Luxury Soy Wax Chunks ₹299.00 / 500 g, ₹599.00 / 1 kg, ₹2,995.00 / 5 kg, ₹5,999.00 / 10 kg. Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 rated up to 10% (price not used in the bill). Figures verified 10 September 2026 (Blog 760): Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 ₹590.00 / 100 (₹5.90 each); Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made ₹12.00 each; White Matte Glass Jar ₹354.00 / 5 (₹70.80 each); Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00.
Non-price figures and assumptions: Oil per candle = candle weight × load, with load as a percentage of the finished candle weight (200 g at 8% = 16 g oil + 184 g wax). The 3–5% allowance for pour loss, top-ups and test burns is a working assumption; the featured bill uses 5% on oil and wax and exact counts of wicks and jars. Pack combinations are the in-stock combination of listed sizes covering the grams with the fewest packs costing within 1% (oil) or 0.5% (wax) of the strictly cheapest. Material costs exclude labour, packaging, freight and GST. Fragrance-load ceilings of up to 13% (Luxury Soy Wax Chunks) and up to 10% (CSI 464) are the wax makers' stated formulation maximums, not regulatory limits. "Best-selling" refers to the collection's best-selling sort order on the pull date. Diwali 2026 falls on 8 November. Prices and availability change — the linked product pages are always authoritative.