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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CSI 468 ₹637.00 / kg at 5 or 10 kg Honeydew Melon ₹3.40 / g at 1 kg White Matte jars ₹70.80 each
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₹75,000 · Packs or Cash
Most CSI core materials cost the same per unit in bigger packs. Buying two months at once saves ₹1,464.82 — mostly rounding — and locks ₹33,869.94. Buy one month, take bigger oil bottles only where they are cheaper per gram and used within two months, and keep the cash for the scents that sell.
₹1,464.82
the whole saving from buying two months at once on a ₹75,000 order · 2.1% · CSI live pricing, October 2026
Quick answers — read this first
Bigger packs or cash? Cash, mostly. Two months at once saves ₹1,464.82 on this order and locks ₹33,869.94 for a month.Where do bigger packs pay? Where the per-unit price drops and you use the pack in time: CSI 468 up to 5 kg; 1 kg Honeydew Melon and 500 g Verbena for these proven sales.
Where do they not? White Matte jars, Eco wicks, CSI 468 beyond 5 kg, and flat-priced oils such as Juicy Orange and Wild Berries.
How much stays in reserve? ₹37,961.58 — enough for month two's reorder (about ₹33,256.30) with cash to spare.
The short answer
Answer: Keep cash for reorders, and buy a bigger pack only when it is cheaper per unit and your proven sales use it within about two months. On ₹75,000 that leaves ₹37,961.58 free.
Proof: Plan A (two months) ₹69,966.72; Plan B (one month) bought twice ₹71,431.54. Difference ₹1,464.82 — mostly fewer part-used packs.
Rule: Per-unit break ≥5% and used within the horizon → buy bigger. Otherwise → buy to need. Wax: buy to the 5 kg break, not past it.
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In this guide
Three ways to spend ₹75,000 for a maker selling 120 candles a month (example). Plan A buys two months now and saves ₹1,464.82; Plan C buys one month with bigger bottles only where they genuinely save, and keeps ₹37,961.58 as cash.
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Straight answer
I have ₹75,000 for candle inventory — should I buy larger packs of my core materials or keep cash available for reordering proven sellers?
Keep the cash — except where a bigger CSI pack is genuinely cheaper per unit and your proven sales will use it within about two months. On CSI's list most core materials are flat: White Matte jars ₹70.80 in fives or tens, Eco wicks ₹5.90 at any pack, CSI 468 ₹637.00 a kilo at 5 kg and at 10 kg. Buying two months of a five-scent, 120-candle-a-month range at once saves only ₹1,464.82 — mostly rounding — and locks ₹33,869.94. So buy one month, take wax to the 5 kg break, take bigger bottles only where they pay (here a kilo of Honeydew Melon and 500 g of Verbena), and keep ₹37,961.58 of the ₹75,000 for reorders. CSI spend ₹37,038.42 for 123 candles.
One line: bigger only where the price really drops and you will use it in time; cash for everything else.
On CSI's price list, buying two months of core materials at once saves ₹1,464.82 against buying month two when you need it — 2.1% of the order — and ties up ₹33,869.94 for a month. This page's plan buys one month, takes bigger bottles only where they are cheaper per gram and will be used within two months, and keeps ₹37,961.58 free to reorder proven sellers.
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The short answer: keep the cash, except where a bigger pack really is cheaper
A bigger pack is worth buying for one reason only: it costs less per unit, and you will use it before it ages. On CSI's list that is rarer than it sounds.
The question assumes larger packs save meaningful money. Some do — but on CSI's catalogue the per-unit price is flat for most core materials: the White Matte jar is ₹70.80 in fives or tens, Eco Thin C1 is ₹5.90 a wick from 20 to 1,000, and CSI 468 is ₹637.00 a kilo at 5 kg and at 10 kg. So most of the money you would put into bigger packs buys nothing but stock you already had the option to buy next month. The cash, meanwhile, is the thing that lets you reorder whichever scent is selling fastest.
The table compares three ways to place a ₹75,000 order for a maker who already knows what sells — here, 120 candles a month in a 200 g jar (an illustrative fill), split 40/30/20/20/10 across five scents. Those monthly figures are the reader's example; replace them with your own sales.
Five proven scents · 120 candles a month (example) + 3 test candles · 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
Three ways to spend ₹75,000
| Plan | Months of stock | CSI spend | Cash kept | Bigger packs used | Real saving vs buying monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A · Two months now | 2 | ₹69,966.72 | ₹5,033.28 | 4 × 10 kg + 1 × 5 kg + 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g wax; 1 kg Verbena; bigger Honeydew mix | ₹1,464.82 (2.1%) |
| B · One month, to need | 1 | ₹36,096.78 | ₹38,903.22 | None beyond what one month needs | — (baseline) |
| C · One month, break-aware | 1 (2 for two oils) | ₹37,038.42 | ₹37,961.58 | 1 kg only where cheaper per gram and used within 2 months | Bigger bottles bought where they pay |
The CSI principle
Take a bigger pack only when it is cheaper per unit and your proven sales use it within the horizon. Otherwise, keep the cash.
Larger packs buy convenience and stock security on most CSI lines, not a lower rate. Cash buys the reorder.
Where the two-month saving actually comes from
Plan A's ₹1,464.82 sounds like a price break. Mostly it is not. Break it down line by line — Plan A against Plan B bought twice — and most of it turns out to be rounding: one bigger order leaves fewer part-used bottles and bags than two smaller ones.
Plan A vs Plan B bought twice · same candles, same scents · positive = A cheaper
The two-month saving, line by line
| Line | B × 2 | A | Difference | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 | ₹30,030.00 | ₹29,640.00 | ₹390.00 | Month-one wax needs some 1 kg bags at ₹650.00/kg; two months fill 5 and 10 kg bags at ₹637.00/kg |
| White Matte jars | ₹17,700.00 | ₹17,346.00 | ₹354.00 | Flat per jar — no saving |
| Honeydew Melon | ₹4,913.52 | ₹4,914.70 | -₹1.18 | Rounding, not a price break |
| Verbena | ₹4,956.00 | ₹4,720.00 | ₹236.00 | Real break |
| Roasted Coconut | ₹3,342.00 | ₹3,310.00 | ₹32.00 | Rounding, not a price break |
| Juicy Orange | ₹4,998.00 | ₹5,003.00 | -₹5.00 | Rounding, not a price break |
| Wild Berries | ₹2,396.00 | ₹2,096.00 | ₹300.00 | Rounding, not a price break |
| Wicks + stickers | ₹2,334.00 | ₹2,175.00 | ₹159.00 | Flat per wick; pack rounding only |
| Total | ₹71,431.54 | ₹69,966.72 | ₹1,464.82 | 2.1% of the order |
Against that ₹1,464.82, Plan A ties up ₹33,869.94 for a month in stock that Plan B would have bought anyway, a month later, at almost the same price. If any of the five scents slows down in month two, that stock is still sitting there in month three. If any of them speeds up — or a sixth scent you tested starts selling — Plan B and Plan C have the cash to follow it; Plan A has ₹5,033.28.
The 10 kg-bag reflex. "Bigger is cheaper" is true for CSI 468 only up to 5 kg: ₹650.00 a kilo in the 500 g bag, ₹650.00 at 1 kg, ₹637.00 at 5 kg and the same ₹637.00 at 10 kg. A 10 kg bag saves nothing over two 5 kg bags. Fix: buy wax in the smallest bag that reaches the break — for CSI 468, 5 kg — and let the quantity, not the bag size, follow your sales.
The break-aware rule, oil by oil
Oils are where a bigger bottle sometimes earns its place — for the scents you already know sell.
Most CSI oils cost the same per gram at 100 g and 1 kg. A minority show a real step, and for a proven seller that step is worth taking — if you will use the bottle within a sensible horizon. This page uses two months (a labelled working horizon; set your own). The rule: take the bigger bottle when it is at least 5% cheaper per gram than 100 g and your proven sales use it within two months. Otherwise buy one month to need.
Per-gram price by bottle · monthly need at the reader's example sales · CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 4 October 2026
Five proven scents, one rule
| Scent | Monthly sales | Monthly oil incl. loss | 100 g ₹/g | 500 g ₹/g | 1 kg ₹/g | Plan C buys | Months covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeydew Melon | 40 | 659.2 g | ₹4.35 | ₹3.40 | ₹3.40 | 1 × 1 kg | 1.52 |
| Verbena | 30 | 494.4 g | ₹5.90 | ₹4.96 | ₹4.72 | 1 × 500 g | 1.01 |
| Roasted Coconut | 20 | 329.6 g | ₹4.95 | not listed | ₹4.00 | 3 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g | 1.00 |
| Juicy Orange | 20 | 329.6 g | ₹7.49 | ₹7.50 | ₹7.50 | 3 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g | 1.00 |
| Wild Berries | 10 | 164.8 g | ₹5.99 | ₹6.00 | ₹6.00 | 2 × 100 g | 1.21 |
Honeydew Melon passes both tests: ₹4.35 a gram at 100 g against ₹3.40 at 1 kg, and at 40 candles a month the kilo is used in 1.52 months — so Plan C takes the kilo. Verbena's break is real too (₹5.90 at 100 g, ₹4.96 at 500 g, ₹4.72 at 1 kg), but its kilo would last 2.02 months, just outside the horizon; the 500 g bottle captures most of the break and is used in 1.01 months. Roasted Coconut has a real 1 kg break too (₹4.95 → ₹4.00, and no 500 g size), but at 20 candles a month a kilo would last 3.0 months — outside the horizon, so it waits. Juicy Orange and Wild Berries are flat from 100 g to 1 kg; bigger bottles would buy nothing.
Shelf life is not published for oils
CSI publishes no shelf life for its fragrance oils, so the horizon is your own risk setting, not a specification. Keep bottles closed, cool and dark, and write the opening date on each. CSI 468's page states a 60-month shelf life in cool, dry storage, which is one reason wax is the safest core material to hold — but it still has no price reason to be held beyond the 5 kg break.The ₹75,000 allocation, Plan C
Every line is a listed, in-stock CSI pack; the lines close exactly on ₹75,000 with a labelled reserve. Tools are not in it — a maker with proven sellers already has them. The three 50 g candidates are the testing line: a 15 g bottle cannot scent a 200 g candle at 8% once pour loss is counted (it needs 16.48 g), so each candidate is bought at 50 g — enough for three test candles, of which this plan pours one each now.
₹75,000 · one month of 120 candles + 3 tests · break-aware oils · 200 g fill illustrative
Every rupee of ₹75,000, Plan C
| Group | CSI item | Buy | ₹ | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core · wax | Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 | 2 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g | ₹15,015.00 | 20.0% |
| Core · jars | White Matte Glass Jar | 12 × pack of 10 + 1 × pack of 5 | ₹8,850.00 | 11.8% |
| Proven oils | Honeydew Melon | 1 × 1 kg | ₹3,398.40 | 4.5% |
| Proven oils | Verbena | 1 × 500 g | ₹2,478.00 | 3.3% |
| Proven oils | Roasted Coconut | 3 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g | ₹1,671.00 | 2.2% |
| Proven oils | Juicy Orange | 3 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g | ₹2,499.00 | 3.3% |
| Proven oils | Wild Berries | 2 × 100 g | ₹1,198.00 | 1.6% |
| Testing | Three 50 g candidates: Spicy Raspberry, Peach Melon Berry, Orchard Pear | 3 × 50 g | ₹762.02 | 1.0% |
| Core · wicks | Eco Thin C1 (your proven wick) | 1 × 50-pack + 4 × 20-pack | ₹767.00 | 1.0% |
| Core · wicks | Wick stickers | 4 × sheet of 40 | ₹400.00 | 0.5% |
| Reserve | Reorder & testing reserve (cash) | Month-two reorder of whatever sells; scale-up of a candidate | ₹37,961.58 | 50.6% |
| Total | CSI spend ₹37,038.42 + reserve ₹37,961.58 | ₹75,000.00 | 100.0% |
Month two, if sales hold, costs about ₹33,256.30: wax, jars, wicks and stickers for 120 candles net of what month one leaves over, plus oil for each scent net of what is still in its bottle — Honeydew's kilo still holds 20 candles' worth. That leaves roughly ₹4,705.28 of the reserve uncommitted even after a full reorder: room to scale a candidate, add a second jar size, or simply not spend it. The ₹10,000 → ₹1 lakh growth plan shows when that uncommitted cash should move into stock.
The month-one BOM and candle count
Per 200 g candle (illustrative fill — weigh a test pour) at 8%: 16 g of oil and 184 g of wax. CSI 468's page states up to 13% fragrance, a 50–53°C melting point and pour at 58–60°C. The stack: 3 test candles counted as whole candles; 3% pour loss on wax and oil; glass breakage from the spare jars pack rounding leaves (set your own rate if you break more); round up to real packs.
Candles each line supports · 3% pour loss on wax and oil
What the month-one stock makes
| Line | Bought | Candles |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 | 2 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g | 123 |
| Honeydew Melon | 1 × 1 kg = 1,000 g | 60 (sells 40/month) |
| Verbena | 1 × 500 g = 500 g | 30 (sells 30/month) |
| Roasted Coconut | 3 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g = 330 g | 20 (sells 20/month) |
| Juicy Orange | 3 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g = 330 g | 20 (sells 20/month) |
| Wild Berries | 2 × 100 g = 200 g | 12 (sells 10/month) |
| Three 50 g candidates | 3 × 50 g | 9 (one each poured now) |
| White Matte jars | 125 | 125 |
| Wicks | 130 | 130 |
| Stickers | 160 | 160 |
| Finished candles this month | 123 — 120 to sell, 3 tests; jars and wax bind |
The jars and wax bind at 123, which is the month's plan. Honeydew holds more oil than one month needs — 60 candles' worth against sales of 40 — and that surplus is deliberate: it is the bigger bottle the rule chose because it is cheaper per gram and will be used next month. Material cost per candle under Plan C runs from ₹251.14 to ₹317.93, against ₹255.87 to ₹317.93 under Plan B — the difference is the oil break, nothing else.
Material cost per 200 g candle (illustrative) · excludes labour, packaging, freight and GST
What the break-aware rule saves per candle
| Scent | Plan B (to need) | Plan C (break-aware) | Saving per candle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeydew Melon | ₹255.87 | ₹251.14 | ₹4.74 |
| Verbena | ₹276.06 | ₹276.06 | ₹0.00 |
| Roasted Coconut | ₹277.78 | ₹277.78 | ₹0.00 |
| Juicy Orange | ₹317.93 | ₹317.93 | ₹0.00 |
| Wild Berries | ₹292.60 | ₹292.60 | ₹0.00 |
The shopping list, and the reorder trigger
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Plan C order
| Line | Item | Pack | ₹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 | 2 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g | ₹15,015.00 |
| Core | White Matte Glass Jar | 12 × pack of 10 + 1 × pack of 5 | ₹8,850.00 |
| Proven oil | Honeydew Melon | 1 × 1 kg | ₹3,398.40 |
| Proven oil | Verbena | 1 × 500 g | ₹2,478.00 |
| Proven oil | Roasted Coconut | 3 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g | ₹1,671.00 |
| Proven oil | Juicy Orange | 3 × 100 g + 2 × 15 g | ₹2,499.00 |
| Proven oil | Wild Berries | 2 × 100 g | ₹1,198.00 |
| Testing | Spicy Raspberry, Peach Melon Berry, Orchard Pear | 50 g each | ₹762.02 |
| Core | Eco Thin C1 + stickers | 1 × 50-pack + 4 × 20-pack + 4 sheets | ₹1,167.00 |
| CSI subtotal | ₹37,038.42 | ||
| Reserve | Cash | ₹37,961.58 | |
| Example only | Lids for White Matte jars — replace with your supplier's quote | example ₹15.00 each | not in CSI total |
| Example only | Gift boxes for the festive month — replace with your packaging quote | example ₹30.00 each | not in CSI total |
1
Set the reorder trigger per lineFor each scent, reorder when the oil left covers fewer candles than you sell in your supplier's delivery time plus a week. Use your own delivery history; CSI publishes no delivery-time figure.
2
Count stock weeklyWeigh open oil bottles and wax bags; count jars and wicks. Convert each to candles with the formulas in the five-fragrance count post.
3
Reorder the binding line firstThe line with the fewest candles left is the one that will stop production. Order it — and only then top up the others to the same count.
4
Re-run the bigger-bottle test each timeIf a scent's sales rise enough that a 500 g or 1 kg bottle is used within two months and it is cheaper per gram, switch. If sales fall, switch back to 100 g.
5
Promote a candidate only after it sellsA 50 g candidate that tests well gets a 100 g bottle and ten jars, not a kilo.
6
Leave the uncommitted cash aloneCash that is not needed for the next reorder is not a reason to buy stock. It is the reason you can say yes to a corporate or festive order.
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Core wax · break at 5 kg, none beyond
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 184.0 g wax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
₹15,015.00 for 2 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g Buy CSI 468
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Proven scent with a real break
Honeydew Melon Fragrance Oil
₹4.35 a gram at 100 g, ₹3.40 at 500 g and 1 kg. At 40 candles a month, 1 kg lasts 1.52 months — inside the two-month horizon.
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 16.0 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹105.02 | ₹7.00 | 0 |
| 50 g | ₹217.12 | ₹4.34 | 3 |
| 100 g | ₹435.42 | ₹4.35 | 6 |
| 500 g | ₹1,699.20 | ₹3.40 | 31 |
| 1 kg | ₹3,398.40 | ₹3.40 | 62 |
₹3,398.40 for 1 kg Buy Honeydew Melon
3
Proven scent with a real break
Verbena Fragrance Oil
₹5.90 a gram at 100 g, ₹4.96 at 500 g, ₹4.72 at 1 kg. At 30 a month, 1 kg lasts 1.01 months.
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 16.0 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹106.20 | ₹7.08 | 0 |
| 50 g | ₹330.40 | ₹6.61 | 3 |
| 100 g | ₹590.00 | ₹5.90 | 6 |
| 500 g | ₹2,478.00 | ₹4.96 | 31 |
| 1 kg | ₹4,720.00 | ₹4.72 | 62 |
₹2,478.00 for 1 kg Buy Verbena
4
Proven scent with no break
Juicy Orange Fragrance Oil
₹7.49 a gram at 100 g, ₹7.50 at 500 g, ₹7.50 at 1 kg — a bigger bottle buys nothing. Buy a month at a time.
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 16.0 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹126.00 | ₹8.40 | 0 |
| 50 g | ₹379.00 | ₹7.58 | 3 |
| 100 g | ₹749.00 | ₹7.49 | 6 |
| 500 g | ₹3,749.00 | ₹7.50 | 31 |
| 1 kg | ₹7,499.00 | ₹7.50 | 62 |
₹2,499.00 for one month Buy Juicy Orange
Argued against our own interest, plainly. Plan A would put ₹33,869.94 more into our stock this month. On our own price list it saves you ₹1,464.82, most of it rounding. We would rather you bought one month, took the 1 kg bottles that genuinely save, and came back next month for whatever is selling — a customer who can reorder is worth more to us than one whose cash is sitting in a 10 kg bag.
Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. If a festive or corporate order lands, the reserve is what lets you take it. Send us the order on WhatsApp and we will price the extra wax, jars and oil against your existing stock; larger quantities are quoted and no volume discount figure is published.
Price a festive reorder
Related budget questions
The ₹10,000 hub sets the allocation rules. ₹25,000: bulk or small audits CSI's price breaks for a first order; ₹1 lakh without dead stock stages inventory before sales are proven; moving to wholesale quantities and reducing cash locked in raw materials take this page's rule into a running business; and 13 kg of wax against 10 kg packs handles the carry-over question.
A bigger pack that is not cheaper per unit is just next month's stock, paid for today.
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Why trust this guide
CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. Telling a customer to buy two months at once would sell more this month. Our own price list says it saves you about 2% — so we say that instead — and point out the oils where a bigger bottle genuinely is cheaper.
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. Plans A, B and C are full baskets with real pack rounding; Plan C adds up to the rupee.
The monthly sales split, the two-month horizon, the 5% break threshold, the 200 g fill (illustrative), 8% load and 3% pour loss are labelled working assumptions; replace them with your own. CSI publishes no shelf life for its oils and no delivery-time figure. For reorder pricing, GST invoicing, MSDS or IFRA documents, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
Is it worth buying candle wax in 10 kg bags?
Not for a lower rate at CSI: CSI 468 is ₹637.00 a kilo at 5 kg and 10 kg, CSI 464 is flat, and Chunks' 10 kg is fractionally dearer than 5 kg. Buy to the 5 kg break.
Which fragrance oils are cheaper in 1 kg packs?
Only a minority — of 91 oils listing both, 24 show a 5%+ saving at 1 kg (e.g. Honeydew Melon 22.0%, Verbena 20.0%, Roasted Coconut 19.2%). Most are within ±1%.
How much cash should a small candle business keep for reorders?
Enough for the next month's reorder of what sells. In this example that is about ₹33,256.30; the plan keeps ₹37,961.58.
Should I stock two months of candle supplies?
Only if your supplier's lead time demands it. On CSI's list, two months at once saves ₹1,464.82 on this order — about 2%.
When should I buy a 1 kg fragrance oil?
When it is at least 5% cheaper per gram than 100 g and your proven sales use the kilo within your horizon — two months in this example.
Do bigger packs of candle jars cost less?
White Matte jars are ₹70.80 each in fives or tens. The Salsa 200 ml jar drops from ₹40.12 to ₹29.50 at 50 — check each jar's packs.
Cash for the reorder
Buy one month. Take bigger bottles only where they pay. Keep the cash for what sells.
CSI 468 at ₹3,185.00 for 5 kg, White Matte jars ₹708.00 for 10, Honeydew Melon ₹3,398.40 and Verbena ₹4,720.00 for 1 kg. Send us your monthly sales and we will price the month.
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About this guide: Written by the CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA team. Product recommendations reflect the CSI range. The break-aware rule applies to any supplier's price list.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): Honeydew Melon Fragrance Oil ₹105.02 / 15 g, ₹217.12 / 50 g, ₹435.42 / 100 g, ₹1,699.20 / 500 g, ₹3,398.40 / 1 kg; Verbena Fragrance Oil ₹106.20 / 15 g, ₹330.40 / 50 g, ₹590.00 / 100 g, ₹2,478.00 / 500 g, ₹4,720.00 / 1 kg; Roasted Coconut Fragrance Oil ₹93.00 / 15 g, ₹247.00 / 50 g, ₹495.00 / 100 g, ₹3,999.00 / 1 kg; Juicy Orange Fragrance Oil ₹126.00 / 15 g, ₹379.00 / 50 g, ₹749.00 / 100 g, ₹3,749.00 / 500 g, ₹7,499.00 / 1 kg; Wild Berries Fragrance Oil ₹299.00 / 50 g, ₹599.00 / 100 g, ₹2,999.00 / 500 g, ₹5,999.00 / 1 kg; Spicy Raspberry Fragrance Oil ₹99.00 / 15 g, ₹299.00 / 50 g, ₹599.00 / 100 g, ₹2,999.00 / 500 g, ₹5,999.00 / 1 kg; Peach Melon Berry Fragrance Oil ₹81.42 / 15 g, ₹223.02 / 50 g, ₹417.72 / 100 g, ₹2,088.60 / 500 g, ₹4,177.20 / 1 kg; Orchard Pear Fragrance Oil ₹105.02 / 15 g, ₹240.00 / 50 g, ₹380.00 / 100 g, ₹1,870.00 / 500 g, ₹3,738.00 / 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.
Non-price figures and assumptions: CSI convention: fragrance load is a share of the finished candle (200 g at 8% = 16 g oil + 184 g wax). The White Matte fill is not published; 200 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. The 1 kg vs 100 g comparison across 91 oils comes from the 24 September pull. Monthly sales of 120 candles split 40/30/20/20/10, the two-month horizon, the 5% threshold, 8% load and 3% pour loss are labelled working assumptions. Material costs exclude labour, packaging, freight and GST. Diwali 2026 falls on 8 November.