I Have ₹1 Lakh but Want to Preserve ₹25,000 for Packaging and Unexpected Expenses — How Should I Allocate the Remaining ₹75,000 to Candle Raw Materials?
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Salsa jars ₹29.50 with cap in 50s CSI 468 ₹637.00 / kg from 5 kg Oils from ₹68.44 / 15 g
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Your ₹25,000 stays yours; the ₹75,000 is allocated to the rupee — and checked against what your packaging will cost per candle.
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✓ Every line a listed, in-stock CSI pack ✓ Prices re-checked 1–4 October 2026 ✓ GST invoicing · MSDS & IFRA documents on request
₹1 Lakh · ₹25,000 Kept Back
Treat the lakh as two budgets. ₹75,000 of CSI raw materials makes 288 candles in six scents with its own small reserve; your ₹25,000 covers packaging up to ₹90.58 per saleable candle before the boxes run out first.
₹90.58
packaging per saleable candle your ₹25,000 can fund across the 276 candles the ₹75,000 makes · CSI live pricing, October 2026
Quick answers — read this first
How should the ₹75,000 be split? Tools ₹1,239.00, testing ₹450.40, wax ₹28,080.00, jars with caps ₹8,850.00, oils ₹20,932.46, wicks ₹2,393.00, reserve ₹13,055.14.How many candles? 288 in six scents — 276 to sell after 12 test candles.
Is ₹25,000 enough for packaging? If your packaging costs under ₹90.58 per candle, yes, with a cushion. Above that, packaging runs out before candles.
Does the ₹25,000 go to CSI? No. It is your non-CSI budget. Packaging figures here are examples you replace with your own quotes.
The short answer
Answer: Allocate the ₹75,000 as a full raw-material basket with its own reserve: 288 candles for ₹61,944.86, ₹13,055.14 kept. Keep the ₹25,000 separate for packaging and surprises.
Check: ₹25,000 ÷ 276 saleable candles = ₹90.58 per candle. Example packaging at ₹58.00 leaves ₹8,992.00 for the unexpected.
Saving: The Salsa jar comes with its cap — at an example ₹15.00 a lid, ₹4,140.00 your packaging budget does not need.
Shop: Salsa 200 ml jar with cap · Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 · Eucalyptus Spearmint · Saffron Cedarwood · help on WhatsApp.
In this guide
Top: the lakh as two budgets — your ₹25,000 (dashed, not CSI) and the ₹75,000 of raw materials with its own reserve. Bottom: the packaging break-even. At ₹90.58 per saleable candle your ₹25,000 exactly covers packaging for the 276 candles; the example build-up of ₹58.00 leaves a cushion. Replace the example with your quotes.
Lid included in the jar price
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Straight answer
I have ₹1 lakh but want to preserve ₹25,000 for packaging and unexpected expenses — how should I allocate the remaining ₹75,000 to candle raw materials?
Treat it as two budgets: keep your ₹25,000 entirely separate, and allocate the ₹75,000 as a complete raw-material basket with its own small reserve. On ₹75,000 that is tools and a three-wick test, 4 × 10 kg + 4 × 1 kg of CSI 468, 300 Salsa 200 ml jars with caps, six oils at 48 candles each, and production wicks and stickers — 288 candles (276 to sell) for ₹61,944.86, with ₹13,055.14 kept for testing and reorders. Then check your ₹25,000 against that count: it covers packaging up to ₹90.58 per saleable candle. With an example build-up of ₹58.00 (box, labels, fill, carton share — your quotes, not ours) it leaves ₹8,992.00 for the unexpected, and the jar's included cap means no lid line at all.
One line: two budgets, two reserves — and packaging checked like any other component.
The ₹75,000 left after your ₹25,000 reserve buys 288 finished candles in six scents — 276 to sell — for ₹61,944.86 at CSI, with ₹13,055.14 held as a testing and reorder reserve inside the ₹75,000. The jar is the 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar, sold with its golden lug cap at ₹29.50 a jar in packs of 50 or 100 — one packaging line you no longer need to fund from your ₹25,000.
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Two budgets, not one
Your ₹25,000 is yours. Nothing on this page spends it — but it does check whether it is the right size.
Keeping a quarter of the lakh back for packaging and surprises is a sound instinct: boxes, labels, courier cartons and the odd broken batch are real costs, and none of them are things CSI sells or can price for you. So treat the money as two separate budgets. The ₹25,000 is your non-CSI budget; every figure for it on this page is a labelled example you replace with your own quotes. The ₹75,000 is the raw-material budget, allocated below to the rupee with real CSI packs — and it carries its own small reserve for testing and reorders, because the ₹25,000 is already spoken for.
₹1,00,000 in two budgets · the ₹25,000 line is the reader's and never enters the CSI total
The whole lakh at a glance
| Budget | What it covers | ₹ | Share of ₹1 lakh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yours — kept | Packaging, labels, boxes, courier cartons, unexpected expenses (non-CSI) | ₹25,000.00 | 25.0% |
| Raw materials — CSI | Tools, wick test, wax, jars with caps, six oils, production wicks, stickers | ₹61,944.86 | 61.9% |
| Raw materials — reserve | Testing and reorders, inside the ₹75,000 | ₹13,055.14 | 13.1% |
| Total | ₹1,00,000.00 | 100.0% |
The ₹75,000 raw-material allocation
Six scents at 48 candles each — two of them test candles — in a 200 ml Salsa jar. Wax, jars and wicks are bought once for all 288; each oil is bought to its own 48. Every line is a listed, in-stock CSI pack, and the lines close exactly on ₹75,000.
₹75,000 · six scents × 48 · 160 g Salsa fill illustrative · wax CSI live pricing, re-checked 1 October 2026 · oils CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 4 October 2026 · jars & wicks re-checked 4 October 2026
Every rupee of the ₹75,000
| Group | CSI item | Buy | ₹ | Share of ₹75,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tools | Weighing Scale + Pen Thermometer + Pouring Jug | 1 each | ₹1,239.00 | 1.7% |
| Testing | Centering Device + Eco Thin C1 20 + Thick C2 10 + Cotton Braided 10 | three-wick test | ₹450.40 | 0.6% |
| Wax | Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 | 4 × 10 kg + 4 × 1 kg | ₹28,080.00 | 37.4% |
| Jars (cap included) | 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar, golden lug cap | 3 × pack of 100 | ₹8,850.00 | 11.8% |
| Fragrance | Apple Cinnamon | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹3,083.34 | 4.1% |
| Fragrance | Jasmine | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹2,621.00 | 3.5% |
| Fragrance | Eucalyptus Spearmint | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹2,218.40 | 3.0% |
| Fragrance | Saffron Cedarwood | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹3,634.40 | 4.8% |
| Fragrance | Neroli | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹4,335.32 | 5.8% |
| Fragrance | Vanilla Bean | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹5,040.00 | 6.7% |
| Wicks | Production wick (after the test; Thin C1 shown) | 2 × 100-pack + 1 × 50-pack + 1 × 20-pack | ₹1,593.00 | 2.1% |
| Wicks | Wick stickers | 8 × sheet of 40 | ₹800.00 | 1.1% |
| Reserve | Testing & reorder reserve (cash) | Wick swap, retest, first reorder — separate from your ₹25,000 | ₹13,055.14 | 17.4% |
| Total | CSI spend ₹61,944.86 + reserve ₹13,055.14 | ₹75,000.00 | 100.0% |
In groups: tools ₹1,239.00, testing ₹450.40, wax ₹28,080.00 (37.4%), jars with caps ₹8,850.00 (11.8%), fragrance ₹20,932.46 (27.9%), production wicks and stickers ₹2,393.00, reserve ₹13,055.14 (17.4%). The six oils are examples: Apple Cinnamon (position 9 in CSI's best-selling sort), Jasmine (position 10 in CSI's best-selling sort), Eucalyptus Spearmint (position 14 in CSI's best-selling sort), Saffron Cedarwood, Neroli, Vanilla Bean. Choose your own; the shared lines do not move.
The CSI principle
Two budgets, two reserves: yours for what CSI does not sell, and a small one inside the raw-material money for testing and reorders.
Mixing them is how a packaging bill quietly eats the reorder money, or a failed batch eats the box budget.
Is ₹25,000 the right size? Check it against the candle count
Packaging is a component too. If it runs out first, it is the scarcest line in your launch.
The ₹75,000 makes 276 saleable candles. Spread across them, your ₹25,000 is ₹90.58 per candle. Whether that is generous or tight depends entirely on your packaging, which CSI does not sell and cannot price. Here is an example build-up — every figure is an example to replace with your own quotes:
EXAMPLE packaging per saleable candle · not CSI prices · replace every figure with your supplier's quote
Example packaging build-up
| Item (non-CSI) | Example per candle | Example × 276 candles |
|---|---|---|
| Gift box or sleeve | example ₹30.00 | ₹8,280.00 |
| Label (two per jar: front + warning) | example ₹8.00 | ₹2,208.00 |
| Tissue or crinkle fill | example ₹5.00 | ₹1,380.00 |
| Shipping carton share | example ₹15.00 | ₹4,140.00 |
| Lid | ₹0.00 — the Salsa jar is sold with its cap | ₹0.00 |
| Example total | ₹58.00 | ₹16,008.00 |
| Left of your ₹25,000 for the unexpected | ₹8,992.00 |
Candles your ₹25,000 can package at different per-candle costs · against the 276 saleable candles the ₹75,000 makes
Which binds first — packaging or materials?
| Your packaging per candle | Candles ₹25,000 covers | Against 276 saleable | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| ₹40.00 | 625 | +349 | Cushion left for the unexpected |
| ₹58.00 | 431 | +155 | Cushion left for the unexpected |
| ₹60.00 | 416 | +140 | Cushion left for the unexpected |
| ₹90.00 | 277 | +1 | Cushion left for the unexpected |
| ₹120.00 | 208 | -68 | Packaging runs out first |
The break-even is ₹90.58 per candle. Below it, part of your ₹25,000 is a real cushion for unexpected costs — with the example figures, ₹8,992.00. Above it, the boxes run out before the candles, and either the reserve inside the ₹75,000 or your sales cash has to make up the difference. If your packaging quote lands well below the line, you could move some of the ₹25,000 into materials: every ₹10,000 moved buys about 49 more candles at this page's average material cost of ₹200.54. If it lands above, keep the split and pour fewer candles of the slowest scent.
The forgotten lid. Many jar candles need a lid bought separately, and a launch budgeted without it finds the gap at packing time. The Salsa jar is sold with its golden lug cap, so the lid is already inside the CSI price — at an example ₹15.00 a lid, that is ₹4,140.00 your ₹25,000 does not have to find for 276 candles. Fix: if you choose a jar without a cap, such as the White Matte jar, add a lid line to your own budget before you decide the split.
The raw-material BOM and candle count
CSI does not publish the Salsa jar's fill weight; 200 ml is brim volume. With a labelled 0.86–0.90 g/ml approximation the brim would hold roughly 172–180 g, so this page uses an illustrative 160 g candle — weigh a test pour and replace it. CSI 468's page states up to 13% fragrance, a 50–53°C melting point and pour at 58–60°C, so a working 8% sits well inside it: 12.8 g of oil and 147.2 g of wax per candle. Stack: 12 test candles as whole candles; 3% pour loss on wax and oil; glass breakage from the spares pack rounding leaves; round to real packs.
Candles each line supports · 3% pour loss on wax and oil
What the ₹75,000 makes
| Line | Bought | Candles |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 | 4 × 10 kg + 4 × 1 kg | 290 |
| Apple Cinnamon | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g = 650 g | 49 |
| Jasmine | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g = 650 g | 49 |
| Eucalyptus Spearmint | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g = 650 g | 49 |
| Saffron Cedarwood | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g = 650 g | 49 |
| Neroli | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g = 650 g | 49 |
| Vanilla Bean | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g = 650 g | 49 |
| Salsa jars with caps | 3 × pack of 100 | 300 (12 spares) |
| Wicks | 40 test + 270 Thin | 310 |
| Stickers | 320 | 320 |
| Finished candles | 288 — 12 tests, 276 to sell |
Every oil scents at least its 48; the wax would stretch to 290 and the jars to 300. Material cost per candle runs from ₹175.53 to ₹231.09 by scent — before labour, packaging, freight and GST — averaging ₹200.54.
Material cost per 160 g candle (illustrative) · oil at the bottle mix bought · wax at the blended bag price · jar with cap
What each scent costs to make
| Scent | Oil bought | Oil ₹/g | Material cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Cinnamon | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹4.74 | ₹192.56 |
| Jasmine | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹4.03 | ₹183.45 |
| Eucalyptus Spearmint | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹3.41 | ₹175.53 |
| Saffron Cedarwood | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹5.59 | ₹203.41 |
| Neroli | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹6.67 | ₹217.21 |
| Vanilla Bean | 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g | ₹7.75 | ₹231.09 |
One oil where 500 g beats 1 kg
Saffron Cedarwood is ₹5.17 a gram in the 500 g bottle and ₹6.87 in the 1 kg — the bigger bottle is dearer per gram. CSI's Sage and Cedarwood behaves the same way. If Saffron Cedarwood sells through, reorder it in 500 g bottles, never the kilo.The test before the production pour
1
Confirm the fillWater-fill one Salsa jar to your line, weigh it, convert with the labelled approximation, confirm with one weighed wax pour. Replace 160 g everywhere if yours differs.
2
Pour twelve test candlesEach scent on Eco Thin C1 and Eco Thick C2; bring in the Cotton Braided wick for any scent that behaves differently. 147.2 g of CSI 468 and 12.8 g of oil each, poured at the page's 58–60°C.
3
Cure to one checkpointA labelled checkpoint — for example 7 days — for all twelve.
4
Burn and record3–4 hour cycles with full cool-down (a commonly used working practice). Full-pool time, pool depth, flame height, soot, mushrooming, jar warmth.
5
Pack one test candlePut one finished test candle through your full packaging — box, label, fill, carton — and post it to yourself. It is the only way to check the packaging budget and the jar's survival together.
6
Buy the production wick, then pourThe winning wick's packs — Eco Thin C1 as budgeted (₹1,593.00); Thick C2 or Cotton Braided if they win, the difference from the reserve inside the ₹75,000.
CSI publishes no wick-per-diameter chart and no numeric flame or jar-temperature limits. A wick passes when it is no worse than a candle you trust on every safety line, within the jar supplier's guidance and the candle fire-safety standard you work to.
The shopping list — CSI, and yours
CSI prices as listed · non-CSI lines are EXAMPLES paid from your ₹25,000 · Packaging, labels, boxes, lids (except the Salsa and Yankee jars sold with caps), courier and labour are not CSI items and never sit inside the CSI total.
Two lists, kept apart
| List | Item | Pack | ₹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSI · now | Tools + test set | set | ₹1,689.40 |
| CSI · now | Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 | 4 × 10 kg + 4 × 1 kg | ₹28,080.00 |
| CSI · now | Salsa 200 ml jar with cap | 3 × pack of 100 | ₹8,850.00 |
| CSI · now | Six oils (see the allocation) | 3,900 g in all | ₹20,932.46 |
| CSI · now | Wick stickers | 8 sheets | ₹800.00 |
| CSI · after test | Production wick (Thin C1 shown) | 2 × 100-pack + 1 × 50-pack + 1 × 20-pack | ₹1,593.00 |
| CSI subtotal | ₹61,944.86 | ||
| CSI reserve | Inside the ₹75,000 | ₹13,055.14 | |
| Yours · example | Gift box or sleeve | example ₹30.00 × 276 | not in CSI total |
| Yours · example | Label (two per jar: front + warning) | example ₹8.00 × 276 | not in CSI total |
| Yours · example | Tissue or crinkle fill | example ₹5.00 × 276 | not in CSI total |
| Yours · example | Shipping carton share | example ₹15.00 × 276 | not in CSI total |
| Yours | Unexpected expenses | what is left of ₹25,000 | not in CSI total |
1
Jar · cap included · break at 50
200 ml Salsa Glass Jar, golden lug cap
₹200.60 for 5, ₹1,475.00 for 50, ₹2,950.00 for 100 — ₹29.50 a jar with its 63 mm golden lug cap from 50. Fill weight not published.
| Pack | Price | Per jar |
|---|---|---|
| Pack of 5 | ₹200.60 | ₹40.12 |
| Pack of 50 | ₹1,475.00 | ₹29.50 |
| Pack of 100 | ₹2,950.00 | ₹29.50 |
₹8,850.00 for 300 jars View on CSI
2
Wax · 13% ceiling and a published melting point
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468
CSI 468's page states up to 13% fragrance, melting point 50–53°C, pour 58–60°C and a 60-month shelf life cool and dry. ₹650.00 a kilo at 500 g and 1 kg, ₹637.00 at 5 and 10 kg.
| Pack | Price | Per kg | Candles at 147.2 g wax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 g | ₹325.00 | ₹650.00 | 3 |
| 1 kg | ₹650.00 | ₹650.00 | 6 |
| 5 kg | ₹3,185.00 | ₹637.00 | 33 |
| 10 kg | ₹6,370.00 | ₹637.00 | 67 |
₹28,080.00 for 4 × 10 kg + 4 × 1 kg Buy CSI 468
3
The oil where 500 g beats 1 kg
Saffron Cedarwood Fragrance Oil
₹6.96 a gram at 100 g, ₹5.17 at 500 g, ₹6.87 at 1 kg. Bought here as 1 × 500 g + 1 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g.
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 12.8 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹103.84 | ₹6.92 | 1 |
| 50 g | ₹354.00 | ₹7.08 | 3 |
| 100 g | ₹696.20 | ₹6.96 | 7 |
| 500 g | ₹2,584.20 | ₹5.17 | 39 |
| 1 kg | ₹6,867.60 | ₹6.87 | 78 |
₹3,634.40 for 48 candles Buy Saffron Cedarwood
4
Position 14 in CSI's best-selling sort
Eucalyptus Spearmint Fragrance Oil
Eucalyptus Spearmint has the cheapest 15 g in the catalogue (₹68.44) and a real 1 kg break (₹3.54 → ₹3.07 a gram from 100 g to 1 kg).
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 12.8 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹68.44 | ₹4.56 | 1 |
| 50 g | ₹212.40 | ₹4.25 | 3 |
| 100 g | ₹354.00 | ₹3.54 | 7 |
| 500 g | ₹1,652.00 | ₹3.30 | 39 |
| 1 kg | ₹3,068.00 | ₹3.07 | 78 |
₹2,218.40 for 48 candles Buy Eucalyptus Spearmint
Argued against our own interest, plainly. If your packaging comes in under the break-even, it is tempting to spend the difference with us. Do not move it until the packed test candle has survived the post and the first sales are in: a quarter of the lakh in cash is the cheapest insurance a new candle business can buy, and the ₹13,055.14 reserve inside the ₹75,000 covers the materials side on its own.
Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. Gift packaging is usually the line that runs late before Diwali; order the raw materials now, pack a test candle this week, and you will know whether your ₹25,000 is the right size while there is still time to change it. Send us your scents and jar on WhatsApp for a priced ₹75,000 order; larger quantities are quoted and no volume discount figure is published.
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Related budget questions
The ₹10,000 hub sets the allocation rules. ₹75,000: bigger packs or cash for reorders is the same raw-material sum for a maker with proven sellers; ₹1 lakh without dead stock stages the oils; ₹30,000 online counts SKUs, where packaging per order matters most; and the ₹10,000 → ₹1 lakh growth plan shows when to grow each budget.
Keep your ₹25,000 for what CSI does not sell — then check it against the candles the ₹75,000 makes.
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Why trust this guide
CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. We do not sell boxes, labels or courier cartons, so we do not price them as fact; every packaging figure on this page is an example for you to replace. We do tell you that your ₹25,000 should stay in cash until a packed test candle has survived the post.
Oil prices are CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 4 October 2026. Wax prices are CSI live pricing, re-checked 1 October 2026. Jars and wicks were re-checked 4 October 2026. Tools: scale and thermometer verified 10 September 2026 (Blog 760); pouring jug pulled 24–25 September 2026. The ₹75,000 allocation adds up to the rupee; the ₹25,000 is the reader's and never enters the CSI total.
The 160 g Salsa fill is illustrative (with a labelled 0.86–0.90 g/ml approximation); the 8% load, 3% pour loss, twelve test candles, the example packaging lines and the example lid price are labelled assumptions. For a priced order, GST invoicing, MSDS or IFRA documents, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
How much of a candle budget should go on packaging?
Size it from your per-candle packaging quote × the candles your materials make. Here, ₹25,000 covers up to ₹90.58 per candle for 276 candles.
What raw materials can I buy with ₹75,000?
In this plan: tools, a wick test, 4 × 10 kg + 4 × 1 kg of CSI 468, 300 Salsa jars with caps, six oils for 48 candles each, wicks and stickers — 288 candles.
Do Salsa jars come with lids?
Yes — CSI's 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar is sold with a 63 mm golden lug cap. The Yankee 130 ml jar comes with a clear cap. Most other jars need a separate lid.
Should I keep an emergency fund when starting a candle business?
Yes, separate from the raw-material reserve. This plan keeps your ₹25,000 apart and still holds ₹13,055.14 inside the ₹75,000 for testing and reorders.
How many candles will ₹75,000 make?
288 candles of 160 g (illustrative) in this plan, at an average material cost of ₹200.54 before labour, packaging, freight and GST.
Can I move packaging money into raw materials?
Only if your packaging quote is well under ₹90.58 a candle and a packed test candle has survived the post. Every ₹10,000 moved buys about 49 more candles.
Two budgets
Keep your ₹25,000. Allocate the ₹75,000 to the rupee. Check one against the other.
Salsa 200 ml jars with caps ₹2,950.00 for 100, CSI 468 ₹6,370.00 for 10 kg, oils from ₹68.44 for 15 g. Send us your scents and jar and we will price the ₹75,000 order.
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Continue the read — ₹10K / ₹20K / ₹50K / ₹1L shopping lists
- I Have ₹10,000 to Start a Candle Business — How Should I Divide It Between Soy Wax, Fragrance Oils, Wicks, Jars and Testing Materials?
- I Have ₹30,000 to Start Selling Candles Online — How Many Fragrances and Jar Sizes Can I Realistically Support Without Spreading Inventory Too Thin?
- I Have ₹75,000 for Candle Inventory — Should I Buy Larger Packs of My Core Materials or Keep Cash Available for Reordering Proven Sellers?
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- With a ₹1 Lakh Raw-Material Budget, Is It Better to Launch 5 Fragrances with Deeper Inventory or 15 Fragrances with Very Small Quantities?
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About this guide: Written by the CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA team. Product recommendations reflect the CSI range. The two-budget method and the packaging break-even apply to any candle launch.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 pulled 24 September 2026 (oil), re-checked 1 October 2026 (wax) and 4 October 2026 (wicks, jars and oil stock): Apple Cinnamon Fragrance Oil ₹93.22 / 15 g, ₹237.18 / 50 g, ₹474.36 / 100 g, ₹2,371.80 / 500 g, ₹4,743.60 / 1 kg; Jasmine Fragrance Oil ₹103.00 / 15 g, ₹230.00 / 50 g, ₹430.00 / 100 g, ₹1,961.00 / 500 g, ₹3,923.00 / 1 kg; Eucalyptus Spearmint Fragrance Oil ₹68.44 / 15 g, ₹212.40 / 50 g, ₹354.00 / 100 g, ₹1,652.00 / 500 g, ₹3,068.00 / 1 kg; Saffron Cedarwood Fragrance Oil ₹103.84 / 15 g, ₹354.00 / 50 g, ₹696.20 / 100 g, ₹2,584.20 / 500 g, ₹6,867.60 / 1 kg; Neroli Fragrance Oil ₹118.00 / 15 g, ₹342.20 / 50 g, ₹665.52 / 100 g, ₹3,327.60 / 500 g, ₹6,655.20 / 1 kg; 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. Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 ₹325.00 / 500 g, ₹650.00 / 1 kg, ₹3,185.00 / 5 kg, ₹6,370.00 / 10 kg. Wicks and jars re-checked 4 October 2026: Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 ₹118.00 / 20, ₹295.00 / 50, ₹590.00 / 100, ₹2,950.00 / 500, ₹5,900.00 / 1,000 (₹5.90 each; the 10-pack is out of stock); Thick C2 ₹94.40 / 10, ₹188.80 / 20, ₹472.00 / 50, ₹944.00 / 100 (₹9.44 each); Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made ₹120.00 / 10 (₹12.00 each at every pack); wick stickers ₹100.00 / 40 (100-sheet out of stock); White Matte Glass Jar ₹354.00 / 5, ₹708.00 / 10 (₹70.80 each); 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar with golden lug cap ₹200.60 / 5, ₹1,475.00 / 50, ₹2,950.00 / 100; Yankee Glass Jar 130 ml with clear cap ₹47.20 each; Golden Aluminium Tin (85 g published fill) ₹360.00 / 12; Heart Cutout Velvet Jar (50 g wax capacity, Red) ₹45.00 / 1, ₹225.00 / 5, ₹450.00 / 10. Tools: Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00 and Pen Thermometer ₹354.00 (verified 10 September 2026, Blog 760); Candle Wax Pouring Jug ₹531.00 (pulled 24–25 September 2026); Wick Centering Device ₹118.00 / 5.
Non-price figures and assumptions: CSI convention: fragrance load is a share of the finished candle (160 g at 8% = 12.8 g oil + 147.2 g wax). The Salsa jar's fill is not published; 160 g is illustrative. What CSI's product pages state (quoted, not CSI test results): Luxury Soy Wax Chunks — maximum fragrance load 13%; Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 — up to 10%, shelf life 60 months in cool, dry storage; Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 — up to 13%, melting point 50–53°C, pour 58–60°C, shelf life 60 months cool and dry; Natural Soy Pearl — no fragrance ceiling, temperatures or shelf life published. Packaging lines (box, labels, fill, carton share, lid) are EXAMPLES, not CSI prices; CSI publishes no prices for boxes, labels, lids (except jars sold with caps), courier or labour. 8% load, 3% pour loss and twelve test candles are labelled working assumptions. Best-selling positions are the collection's sort order, not sales data. Material costs exclude labour, packaging, freight and GST. Diwali 2026 falls on 8 November.