I'm Buying Multiple Fragrance Oils in 1 Kg Quantities — How Should I Decide Which Ones Deserve Bulk Inventory?

What 1 kg really saves over 100 g, oil by oil

Names that include a brand (for example the Bath and Body Works-inspired listings) are CSI's product listing names; the oils are interpretations, CSI is not affiliated with those brands, and the names should not appear on your labels. The table covers every CSI oil whose page states a candle load and which lists both a 100 g and a 1 kg size on 24 September 2026: 48 oils. The per-candle column is the oil saving in one 150 g candle at 8% (12 g) if you buy the kilogram instead of the 100 g. The "1 kg vs 500 g" column is the one that decides the pack: where the 500 g already matches the kilogram's price, there is no price reason to take the bigger bottle.

What the four bands tell you

Band A (11 oils): the kilogram is genuinely cheaper. Citronella is the outlier: its 100 g (₹7.67/g) is priced like its 50 g, and its 500 g already falls to ₹2.95, a 61.5% drop. Ten 100 g packs would cost ₹7,670.00; one kilogram is ₹2,891.00, ₹4,779.00 less. (On the 996 g that a kilogram actually pours into 83 candles at 8%, the saving is ₹4,759.88.) We state that as a fact from the price list, not an explanation. Eucalyptus Spearmint, Verbena, Lemongrass and Lime, British Rose, Ylang Ylang, Pumpkin Spice, Cinnamon and Fallen Leaves also save 10% or more, as does Roasted Coconut (19.2%; its page states "candles (up to 10%)"), which lists no 500 g, so its only step between 100 g (₹495.00) and 1 kg (₹3,999.00) is the kilogram itself; Rajnigandha (Tuberose) sits in this band on paper but is out of stock at every size.

Band B (15 oils): useful, not decisive. Jasmine, Fresh Strawberries, Cinnamon Vanilla, Cucumber Green Tea, Citrus Lemon, Roasted Coffee, Lavender and others save 3–10%. On Roasted Coffee that is ₹1.94 per candle; on Lavender, across the 83 candles a kilogram pours, ₹178.28. Real money at volume, but not a reason to buy a kilogram of something that is not selling.

Band C (16 oils): no meaningful saving. Sandalwood, Woody Oud, Apple Cinnamon, Gilli Mitti, Palo Santo, Neroli, Peach Melon Berry, White Royal Oud, Gardenia and the Mahogany Teakwood listing are priced flat from 100 g (some from 50 g), or within a few paise per candle of flat. For these, the 100 g and the 1 kg cost the same per gram, so the kilogram is purely a stocking choice. Bergamot Amber and Sage and Cedarwood save under 3%.

Band D (6 oils): the kilogram is fractionally dearer. Blue Ocean, Love Spell, Wild Berries, Juicy Orange, Lavender Cranberry Coconut and the Dahlia listing (its 100 g, 500 g and 1 kg are out of stock) cost a few paise more per gram at 1 kg than at 100 g. Love Spell's 500 g (₹5.00/g) is dearer per gram than both its 100 g (₹4.49) and its 1 kg (₹4.50). None of this is large; all of it says: check before you assume.

The sell-through test

Price tells you which pack; sell-through tells you whether to hold bulk at all. The test takes 30 days and uses stock you would buy anyway.

The decision table, worked for eight oils

Worked example: a brand selling across eight tested scents, with monthly candle sales from its own 30-day test (the numbers are illustrative). "Fast" means 1 kg empties within 90 days; "cheaper" means the 1 kg beats the 500 g per gram. Oils that are not fast get 500 g if a 500 g (41 candles) empties within about 120 days, otherwise 100 g.

Notice what decides each row. Lavender and British Rose sell fastest and their 1 kg is cheaper per gram than their 500 g, so they earn a kilogram. Roasted Coffee earns one too. Woody Oud fails both tests: at 18 a month a kilogram would take 138 days, and its 500 g and 1 kg cost the same (₹4.53), so a 500 g (68 days) gives the same price with half the exposure. Citronella has the biggest price saving in the range and still does not earn a kilogram at 12 a month: 1 kg would take 208 days. A 500 g would take about 102 days and, at ₹2.95 per gram, captures most of the saving. Mango Coconut, at 10 a month, stays at 100 g. Sage and Cedarwood never gets a kilogram at any speed on this price list.

Kilogram shelves at three sizes

Three shelf sizes built from Band A and B oils (the ones where a kilogram does save money), with the same grams priced as 500 g pairs and as 100 g packs for comparison. Every size used is in stock on 24 September 2026.

Two lessons. First, almost all of the saving over 100 g packs is already available at 500 g: the kilogram's extra saving over 2 × 500 g is small on every shelf. So the real choice for most businesses is between 100 g and 500 g, and the kilogram is for the few oils moving fastest. Second, Citronella carries most of the 3-oil shelf's ₹5,605.00 saving over 100 g packs on its own (₹4,779.00 of it), so a shelf built without it saves much less. Seasonal timing of kilogram buys is planned in I Want to Launch Different Candle Collections for Summer, Monsoon and Winter — How Should I Plan My Fragrance Oil Inventory?, and batch-level quantities for manufacturers in Bulk Seasonal Fragrance Oils for Candle Manufacturers.

Six oils, six different 1 kg answers

Chosen to show the range of answers, not as a shortlist to buy. Each card states what the page says, the per-gram ladder and the 1 kg verdict. Candle counts assume 150 g at 8%.

Storage and handling for kilogram stock

A kilogram is more exposed than a 100 g bottle simply because it is opened more often and sits longer. CSI's product pages do not state a shelf life for these oils, so what follows is general practice among candle makers, hedged, not a specification.

Reorder triggers and the quarterly review

Kilogram oils need two rules: when to reorder, and when to demote. Both are judgement; replace our numbers with yours after two cycles.

For the per-gram ladders of specific collections, see Hotel-Inspired Candle Fragrance Oils Wholesale in India (hotel), Spa Fragrance Oils Wholesale in India (spa), Wholesale Indian-Inspired Candle Fragrance Oils (Indian) and Café Fragrance Oils Wholesale in India (café). To assemble a whole range in one order before deciding which slots go to kilograms, see I Want to Buy a Complete Fragrance Oil Collection for My Candle Business Instead of Ordering Individual Oils — What Should It Include?; for the supplier checks to run before any bulk order, see I Want One Supplier for My Hotel, Spa, Floral, Woody, Fresh, Gourmand and Indian-Inspired Candle Collections — What Should I Check Before Placing a Bulk Order?.

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