I Want a Natural-Looking Soy Candle but Also Need Better Summer Stability — Should I Test a Harder Soy Formulation or a Commercial Wax Blend?

I Want a Natural-Looking Soy Candle but Also Need Better Summer Stability — Should I Test a Harder Soy Formulation or a Commercial Wax Blend?

 

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Indian Heat & Shipping · Natural Formulations
A firmer formulation can cost you a label claim before it earns you stability. Strike out the options your label cannot carry, then heat-test the rest side by side — on stability and on looking like your candle.
₹9,618.40
materials for a 25-candle, five-formulation test · CSI live pricing, re-checked 1 October 2026
Quick answers — read this first
Harder soy formulation or commercial blend? Test both, after filtering by label. Both firm the candle by adding something; they differ mainly in what your label can still say.

Is Soy Butter Wax 100% soy? No — CSI's product page describes it as soy pellets, soy chunks and beeswax. It is not 100% soy and not beeswax-free.

Can I use Soy Pillar Wax in jars? As a share of your own formula, yes, to test — it is sold as a pillar wax. Check adhesion and wick, and confirm composition before any "100% soy" claim.

What does the test cost? ₹9,618.40 for 25 candles across five formulations. See the kit.
The short answer
Answer: Test both — after removing any formulation that breaks a claim on your label — side by side against your current wax, on stability in a logged-route arm and on look.
Why: Blends with beeswax or coconut change "100% soy" and vegan claims; CSI publishes no stability or hardness data for any wax, so only a test can rank them.
Method: Five formulations × 5 candles (workshop and logged-route arms, unscented and 8%); look panel; dent, blot, surface, wick, glass; burn vs twin.
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In this guide
Before stability: what each formulation does to your label NO = the formula or CSI's product page rules the claim out · confirm = ask CSI for composition before printing it “100% soy” Vegan / no beeswax Petroleum-free Coconut-free F0 · Chunks (current) confirm confirm confirm confirm F1 · Chunks + Soy Pillar confirm confirm confirm confirm F2 · Chunks + 10% beeswax NO NO confirm confirm F3 · Soy Butter Wax NO NO confirm confirm F4 · CSI 468 coconut soy NO confirm confirm NO (not tested) + microcrystalline NO confirm NO confirm Stability is decided by the heat test; the label is decided before it. Drop any formulation whose NO you cannot print, then test the rest side by side. Nothing here ranks any formulation for summer stability.
Every formulation is checked against the claims on your label before it is heat-tested. A solid NO means the formula or CSI's product page rules the claim out — beeswax in Soy Butter Wax, coconut in CSI 468, petroleum in microcrystalline. A dashed 'confirm' means the composition is not stated on the product page, so ask CSI before printing the claim. The diagram ranks nothing for stability; the heat test does.
Commercial blend in the test
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Straight answer
I want a natural-looking soy candle but also need better summer stability — should I test a harder soy formulation or a commercial wax blend?
Test both — but first strike out any option your label cannot carry, because that decides more than the heat test does. A harder soy formulation is your own blend: for example your current Chunks with 20% Soy Pillar Wax (sold as a pillar wax, so confirm its composition before claiming "100% soy") or with 10% beeswax (no longer 100% soy or vegan). A commercial blend is a wax maker's: Soy Butter Wax contains beeswax per its product page, and CSI 468 is coconut–soy, with a published melting point of 50–53°C. Microcrystalline is petroleum-derived and rules out "natural". Pour each surviving option and your current wax unscented and at 8% Gilli Mitti, run a look panel on the workshop candles, expose matching candles to your logged route conditions, and score dent, surface, blot, wick and glass against their twins before burning. The winner keeps your claims, still looks like your candle, improves on your current wax in heat and burns no worse. The 25-candle kit costs ₹9,618.40.
One line: filter by label, test the survivors side by side, and pick the firmest candle that still says what your label says.
The formulation test on this page — your current Chunks, Chunks with 20% Soy Pillar Wax, Chunks with 10% beeswax, Soy Butter Wax and Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468, each unscented and at 8% Gilli Mitti, in workshop and logged-route arms — is 25 candles and ₹9,618.40 in CSI materials.
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Test both — but decide your label first, because it removes options before heat does

"Natural-looking" is a look. "Natural", "100% soy" and "vegan" are claims. Your formulation choice changes the claims before it changes the stability.

The two routes in your question are both worth testing, and they are less different than their names suggest. A "harder soy formulation" usually means adding something firmer to your soy — another soy wax made for pillars, beeswax, or (if your label allows it) microcrystalline wax. A "commercial wax blend" is the same idea done by a wax maker: a ready-made mix such as a soy–beeswax blend or a coconut–soy blend. Both aim at a candle that holds its surface and its oil better in summer; neither is guaranteed to, and CSI publishes no heat, hardness or stability data for any of them.

What separates them in practice is what they do to your label and your look. Soy Butter Wax's product page describes it as a blend of soy pellets, soy chunks and beeswax — so it is not 100% soy and not beeswax-free. Adding beeswax yourself has the same effect. Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 is a coconut–soy blend, so it is not "100% soy" either, though CSI's product page does state a melting point of 50–53°C and a fragrance ceiling of up to 13%. Soy Pillar Wax is sold for pillars and designer candles, not as a container wax; using part of it in a jar is your own formula, and its page publishes no melting point, ceiling or composition — so confirm with CSI before calling the result "100% soy". Microcrystalline wax is petroleum-derived, which rules it out for a "natural" brief.

So the order is: write down which claims your candle must carry, strike out the formulations that break them, and heat-test the rest side by side against your current wax — under the same arms, at the same load, judged on stability and on looking natural. The formulation that holds up in your logged route arm and still looks like your candle wins. The ratios here (20% pillar wax, 10% beeswax) are examples of a maker's own formula, not CSI recommendations, and no fragrance ceiling is published for any blend.

The CSI principle
Decide what your label must say, then test only the formulations that can still say it.
A more stable candle that can no longer be sold as what your customers buy is not a fix. The claim filter comes before the heat test.

The five formulations, and what each one changes

All five are poured as a 200 g candle at 8% Gilli Mitti (16 g of oil + 184 g of wax). In the two maker's blends the wax is split by weight: F1 is 147.2 g Chunks + 36.8 g Soy Pillar; F2 is 165.6 g Chunks + 18.4 g beeswax. Mechanisms are general candle-making knowledge, phrased as "can"; costs are at production packs.

200 g at 8% Gilli Mitti · wax at production packs · general practice, not CSI test data
Formulation options: what they can change, what they cost
Formulation Why makers try it What it can also change Label consequence Wax per candle
F0 · Chunks (current) Your approved natural look — As now ₹110.22
F1 · Chunks 80 + Soy Pillar 20 (example) Pillar waxes are formulated to stand free; a share may firm a container candle Glass adhesion, wick match, top texture Confirm composition before "100% soy" ₹110.25
F2 · Chunks 90 + Beeswax 10 (example) Beeswax is commonly used to firm softer waxes Colour (warmer tone), scent, wick match Not 100% soy; not vegan ₹113.91
F3 · Soy Butter Wax A ready-made soy–beeswax blend Look, wick match, throw Contains beeswax (per its page): not 100% soy, not vegan ₹201.92
F4 · CSI 468 A ready-made coconut–soy blend with a published melting point (50–53°C) and 13% ceiling Look, wick match, throw Coconut–soy: not "100% soy" ₹117.21
(not tested) Chunks + 5% microcrystalline Commonly used for firmness and flexibility Look, adhesion Petroleum-derived: rules out "natural" ₹107.46

Two notes on the table. Soy Butter Wax is the dearest container option per candle in CSI's range at its 1 kg price, so it has to earn its place on stability or look. And Premium Coconut Soy Wax (soy and virgin coconut oil per its page, ₹920.00 a kilo) is another commercial blend you could add as a sixth arm; the reversible-softening post tests it against CSI 468. The softening post covers the simpler case where label claims are not a constraint.

Printing "100% soy" on a blend. A maker adds 10% beeswax for summer firmness and keeps the old label. A customer who chose the candle as vegan finds out. Fix: every formulation on your shortlist is checked against every claim on your label and website before it is poured. If a claim depends on a CSI wax's composition that the product page does not state, ask CSI on WhatsApp and keep the answer on file.

The side-by-side test: stability and look on one sheet

Twenty-five candles answer two questions at once: which survives the route, and which still looks like your candle.
Per formulation · 200 g White Matte jar · Gilli Mitti 8% · labelled working practice
Arms per formulation
Arm Condition Candles What it shows
R · Workshop Packed as shipped, at home 1 unscented + 1 at 8% Reference twins and the look panel
M · Logged route Your logged parcel peak and hours (or an example 40–45°C, 6 h closed chamber until you have a log) 1 unscented + 2 at 8% Stability: surface, dent, blot, wick, glass; one 8% candle burned
Per formulation 5 25 candles for five formulations
1
Strike out formulations your label cannot carryUse the diagram: any "NO" under a claim you must keep removes that formulation before you buy wax for it.
2
Weigh blends as shares of the waxF1: 147.2 g Chunks + 36.8 g Soy Pillar per 8% candle; F2: 165.6 g Chunks + 18.4 g beeswax. Melt the firmer component fully before adding fragrance. CSI's Chunks page gives fragrance addition at 80–90°C; CSI 468's page states a pour of 58–60°C; Soy Butter, Soy Pillar and Beeswax pages publish no temperatures — record what you used.
3
Pour all twenty-five on one dayOne Gilli Mitti lot, same wick and jar, same cure checkpoint. Write the formula on every base.
4
Run the look panel before any heatPhotograph the R-arm candles together under daylight, unlabelled. Ask three people who match your customers which look natural, creamy or handmade, and which look like the candle you sell now. Record the ranking — it is an informal, labelled method, but it is far better than your own eye after weeks of testing.
5
Expose the M arm and recover 24 hPacked as shipped. Then score dent, surface, blot, wick lean and glass contact against the same formulation's R twin.
6
Burn one M-arm 8% candle per formulation beside its R twin3–4 hour cycles with full cool-down (a commonly used cycle — label it). Any formulation that firms the candle but burns hotter, soots or tunnels has not passed.
Keep the wick fixed for the screen
Run all five formulations on the same wick first. Blends with beeswax or pillar wax can need a different wick, but changing wick and wax together hides which change did what. If a formulation passes the heat screen and fails only the burn, re-match its wick in a separate test — that is a normal second step, not a failure of the formulation.

The combined scoring sheet

One row per line, one column per formulation. The pass rules are set before the test. CSI publishes no numeric flame-height or jar-temperature limit; the burn line is no worse than the formulation's R twin, within your jar supplier's guidance and the candle fire-safety standard you work to (ASTM F2417 is a commonly cited US standard).

Score M against R for each formulation · look panel on R candles before heat
Formulation scoring sheet
Line F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 Pass rule
Label claims kept? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ All required claims
Look panel: natural / like ours (rank) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Within your top choices
Dent change after M, 24 h ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Better than or equal to F0
Surface 0–3 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ No worse than R twin
Blot 0–3 (unscented / 8%) _ / _ _ / _ _ / _ _ / _ _ / _ 8% no wetter than unscented
Wick lean, glass contact ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Within standard
Cold throw vs F0 R twin (blind) ref ___ ___ ___ ___ Within one point
Burn vs own R twin ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Safety: no worse
Choosing the firmest candle. The formulation with the smallest dent after heat is not automatically the winner. If it no longer looks like your candle, throws a point less, or needs a wick that runs hotter, you have traded one problem for three. Fix: the winner is the formulation that keeps every required claim, ranks well on look, improves on F0 in the M arm and is no worse on burn and throw.

The priced formulation kit

CSI's load convention: oil = 200 g × load. Fifteen 8% candles need 240 g of Gilli Mitti, 252.0 g with a 5% pour-loss allowance (a working assumption). Wax needs per material, with the same allowance, are in the table.

25 candles · wax CSI live pricing, re-checked 1 October 2026 · oil pulled 24 September 2026 · wicks, jars verified 10 September 2026
Five-formulation kit, Gilli Mitti 8%
Item Need Buy Price
Luxury Soy Wax Chunks 2,698.9 g 6 × 500 g ₹1,794.00
Soy Pillar Wax 199.9 g 1 × 500 g ₹300.00
Beeswax Pellets 100.0 g 1 × 1 kg ₹800.00
Soy Butter Wax 999.6 g 1 × 1 kg ₹1,097.40
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 999.6 g 1 × 1 kg ₹650.00
Gilli Mitti (Patchouli) Fragrance Oil 252.0 g 2 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g + 1 × 15 g ₹2,380.00
Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 25 + 2 spare 1 × 20-pack + 1 × 10-pack ₹177.00
White Matte Glass Jar 25 jars 5 × 5-pack ₹1,770.00
Premium Packing Tissue Paper (blot test) 1 sheet per candle per check 1 × 100 sheets ₹650.00
Kit total ₹9,618.40
Kit if you already hold 2,699 g of Chunks ₹7,824.40

Gilli Mitti is the expensive line: ₹8.96 a gram at 50 g and above, with no saving at 1 kg. Two 100 g bottles, one 50 g and one 15 g (₹2,380.00) cover the test. The beeswax test needs only about 100 g, but Beeswax Pellets start at 1 kg; Soy Pillar's 500 g bag covers its share several times over. If you hold Chunks already, the kit drops to ₹7,824.40.

1
Commercial blend · page: soy pellets, soy chunks and beeswax
Soy Butter Wax
CSI's product page describes Soy Butter Wax as a blend of soy pellets, soy chunks and beeswax — so it is not 100% soy and not beeswax-free. It publishes no melting point, pour temperature, fragrance ceiling or shelf life; 8% is a labelled working load. At ₹1,097.40 a kilo it is the dearest container option in this test.
Pack Price Per kg Candles at 184.0 g wax
500 g ₹548.70 ₹1,097.40 2.72
1 kg ₹1,097.40 ₹1,097.40 5.43
₹1,097.40 for 5 test candles Buy Soy Butter Wax
2
Maker's blend component · sold as a pillar wax
Soy Pillar Wax
Soy Pillar Wax is sold for pillars and designer candles, not containers. Using a share of it in a jar is your own formula; its page publishes no melting point, ceiling or composition, so confirm with CSI before any "100% soy" claim. At 20% of the wax it adds very little to cost.
Pack Price Per kg Candles at 36.8 g pillar wax
500 g ₹300.00 ₹600.00 13.59
1 kg ₹600.00 ₹600.00 27.17
5 kg ₹3,000.00 ₹600.00 135.87
10 kg ₹6,000.00 ₹600.00 271.74
₹300.00 for the F1 share Buy Soy Pillar Wax
3
Commercial blend · page: melting point 50–53°C, up to 13%
Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468
CSI's product page for CSI 468 states a melting point of 50–53°C, a pour of 58–60°C, a fragrance load of up to 13% and a 60-month shelf life in cool, dry storage. As a coconut–soy blend it cannot be sold as "100% soy". A published melting point is not stability data — the M arm decides.
Pack Price Per kg Candles at 184.0 g wax
500 g ₹325.00 ₹650.00 2.72
1 kg ₹650.00 ₹650.00 5.43
5 kg ₹3,185.00 ₹637.00 27.17
10 kg ₹6,370.00 ₹637.00 54.35
₹650.00 for 5 test candles Buy Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468
4
One Gilli Mitti lot for all five
Gilli Mitti (Patchouli) Fragrance Oil
Gilli Mitti is the example because an earthy, petrichor note suits a natural-looking range — reasoning, not throw or heat data. CSI publishes no composition or IFRA % for it; ask on WhatsApp for its IFRA certificate. At 16 g per 8% candle the fifteen scented candles take 240 g.
Pack Price Per gram Candles at 16.0 g
15 g ₹140.00 ₹9.33 0.94
50 g ₹448.00 ₹8.96 3.12
100 g ₹896.00 ₹8.96 6.25
500 g ₹4,480.00 ₹8.96 31.25
1 kg ₹8,960.00 ₹8.96 62.50
₹2,380.00 as 2 × 100 g + 1 × 50 g + 1 × 15 g Buy Gilli Mitti (Patchouli)

Cost per candle, and the pilot that follows

At production packs (Chunks, Soy Pillar and Beeswax 5 kg; Soy Butter 1 kg, its largest listed size; CSI 468 10 kg; Gilli Mitti 1 kg at ₹143.36 per candle; ₹5.90 wick; ₹70.80 jar; labour, packaging, freight and GST excluded):

200 g candle at 8% Gilli Mitti · material cost only
Cost per candle by formulation
Formulation Wax Candle vs F0 50-candle pilot wax (CSI packs)
F0 · Chunks (current) ₹110.22 ₹330.28 — Chunks 2 × 5 kg = ₹5,990.00
F1 · Chunks 80 + Soy Pillar 20 ₹110.25 ₹330.31 +₹0.04 Chunks 1 × 5 kg + 3 × 1 kg + Soy Pillar 2 × 1 kg = ₹5,992.00
F2 · Chunks 90 + Beeswax 10 ₹113.91 ₹333.97 +₹3.70 Chunks 1 × 5 kg + 4 × 1 kg + Beeswax 1 × 1 kg = ₹6,191.00
F3 · Soy Butter Wax ₹201.92 ₹421.98 +₹91.71 Soy Butter 10 × 1 kg = ₹10,974.00
F4 · CSI 468 ₹117.21 ₹337.27 +₹6.99 CSI 468 1 × 10 kg = ₹6,370.00

The oil dominates this candle — ₹143.36 of Gilli Mitti against ₹110.22 of Chunks — so the formulation choice moves the candle's cost by at most ₹91.71 (Soy Butter). The maker's blends F1 and F2 add ₹0.04 and ₹3.70; CSI 468 adds ₹6.99. On a premium natural candle, stability and look are worth far more than those differences — but only if the test shows a real improvement over F0.

Argued against our own interest, plainly. Every option on this page except F0 sells you a second or dearer wax. Soy Butter Wax is our most expensive container option, and blends are often marketed as the summer answer. We publish no stability, hardness or melt data for Soy Butter, Soy Pillar or Chunks, and we do not claim any of them makes a candle more heat-stable. If F0 matches the others in your M arm, keep your current wax and look at load, packing or dispatch timing instead.

The decision rule

Apply after the look panel, the M arm and the burns · working decision rule
Harder formulation, commercial blend, or neither
Result Decision Purchase
F0 matches the best formulation in M Neither — keep current wax No new wax; load ladder or packing changes
F1 improves on F0, keeps claims and look, burns no worse Harder soy formulation F1 pilot: Chunks 1 × 5 kg + 3 × 1 kg + Soy Pillar 2 × 1 kg = ₹5,992.00
F2 or F3 improves and your label already allows beeswax Beeswax route — maker's blend or commercial blend; prefer the cheaper that passes F2 pilot ₹6,191.00 · F3 pilot ₹10,974.00
F4 improves and "100% soy" is not on your label Commercial coconut–soy blend F4 pilot: CSI 468 1 × 10 kg = ₹6,370.00
A formulation improves stability but burns worse Not yet Separate wick test for that formulation, then repeat M
Nothing improves on F0 Formulation is not the lever Re-check test temperatures; seasonal plan

After the pilot, ship the first production run with a logger in one parcel. The hub covers the bulk order and the full heat qualification, improving heat resistance without losing the creamy look goes deeper into appearance trade-offs, and whether summer performance should decide your wax helps if most of your candles are used indoors anyway.

Diwali is Sunday 8 November 2026. A natural-looking gift candle that arrives soft or oily is a hard first impression. The 25-candle test poured this week can be read by mid-October. Send us your label claims, load and volume on WhatsApp — we will price the kit, confirm what we can about each wax's composition, and quote the pilot. Larger quantities by quote; no published discount.
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Label allows non-natural additives? Add a sixth arm with Microcrystalline Wax Slab (₹149.00 for 500 g) at an example 5% of wax weight — but it is petroleum-derived, so it rules out "natural". The softening post runs it as route C′. All waxes: Candle Wax.
Why trust this guide

CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. Every option on this page except your current wax sells you a second or dearer wax, and Soy Butter Wax is our most expensive container option. We publish no stability, hardness or melt data for Soy Butter, Soy Pillar or Chunks, so this page ranks nothing — it gives you the filter and the test.

Every wax price is CSI live pricing, re-checked 1 October 2026; Gilli Mitti prices are from the 24 September 2026 pull; wick, jar and tissue prices are as verified on 10 September and 24–25 September 2026. Blend grams, candle splits, per-candle costs, pilot quantities and pack rounding are arithmetic, shown to two decimals. Product-page statements — Soy Butter's beeswax content, CSI 468's melting point and ceiling — are attributed to CSI's product pages.

The 20% pillar-wax and 10% beeswax shares, the 5% microcrystalline example, the 8% load, arms, candle counts, look panel, the 50-candle pilot and the 5% pour loss are labelled working practices and examples of a maker's own formula. No fragrance ceiling is published for any blend. For composition questions, a test kit, bulk quote, GST invoicing or MSDS, WhatsApp +91 7397976926.

Frequently asked questions

What can I add to soy wax to make it harder for summer?
Makers commonly try a share of a pillar wax, beeswax or microcrystalline wax. Each changes something else — look, wick match, label claims — and CSI publishes no hardness data, so test each against your current wax.
Is Soy Butter Wax pure soy?
No. CSI's product page describes it as a blend of soy pellets, soy chunks and beeswax, so it cannot be labelled 100% soy or vegan.
Can I use pillar soy wax in container candles?
You can test it as part of your own formula. It is sold for pillars and designer candles, so check glass adhesion, wick match and surface, and confirm its composition with CSI before making soy-only claims.
Does adding beeswax to soy candles help in hot weather?
It is commonly used to firm softer waxes, but whether it helps your candle on your route is a test result, not a given. It also ends 100% soy and vegan claims.
Is coconut soy wax more heat-stable than soy wax?
Nothing CSI publishes says so. CSI 468 states a melting point of 50–53°C; that is not a stability measurement for a finished candle. Test it beside your current wax.
Can I call a candle natural if it contains microcrystalline wax?
Microcrystalline wax is petroleum-derived, which is why this page keeps it out of a "natural" shortlist. Check whatever claim wording you use against the rules that apply where you sell.
Label first, then heat
Strike out what your label cannot carry. Heat-test what is left. Keep the firmest candle that still looks like yours.
Soy Butter Wax from ₹548.70 for 500 g, Soy Pillar Wax from ₹300.00, Beeswax Pellets ₹800.00 for 1 kg, Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 from ₹325.00, Luxury Soy Wax Chunks from ₹299.00 and Gilli Mitti from ₹140.00 for 15 g. Tell us your label claims and we will price the test and the pilot.
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About this guide: Written by the CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA team. Product recommendations reflect the CSI range. The claim-filter and side-by-side formulation method applies to any soy wax and additive.

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 used — wax CSI live pricing re-checked 1 October 2026; oil pulled 24 September 2026: Luxury Soy Wax Chunks ₹299.00 / 500 g, ₹599.00 / 1 kg, ₹2,995.00 / 5 kg, ₹5,999.00 / 10 kg (product page: up to 13%). Soy Pillar Wax ₹300.00 / 500 g, ₹600.00 / 1 kg, ₹3,000.00 / 5 kg, ₹6,000.00 / 10 kg (sold for pillars and designer candles; no melt point, ceiling or composition published). Beeswax Pellets ₹800.00 / 1 kg, ₹4,000.00 / 5 kg, ₹8,000.00 / 10 kg. Soy Butter Wax ₹548.70 / 500 g, ₹1,097.40 / 1 kg (product page: soy pellets, soy chunks and beeswax). Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 ₹325.00 / 500 g, ₹650.00 / 1 kg, ₹3,185.00 / 5 kg, ₹6,370.00 / 10 kg (product page: melting point 50–53°C, pour 58–60°C, up to 13%). Premium Coconut Soy Wax ₹460.00 / 500 g, ₹920.00 / 1 kg. Microcrystalline Wax Slab ₹149.00 / 500 g, ₹299.00 / 1 kg. Gilli Mitti (Patchouli) Fragrance Oil ₹140.00 / 15 g, ₹448.00 / 50 g, ₹896.00 / 100 g, ₹4,480.00 / 500 g, ₹8,960.00 / 1 kg. Figures verified 10 September 2026 (Blog 760), wick packs rechecked 25 September 2026: Eco Candle Wicks Thin C1 ₹59.00 / 10, ₹118.00 / 20, ₹295.00 / 50 (₹5.90 each); White Matte Glass Jar ₹354.00 / 5 (₹70.80 each); Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00; Pen Thermometer ₹354.00; Wick Centering Device ₹118.00 / 5. Premium Packing Tissue Paper 50 × 75 cm, 22 GSM, ₹650.00 / 100 sheets (pulled 24–25 September 2026).

Non-price figures and assumptions: CSI convention: load is a share of the finished candle (200 g at 8% = 16 g oil + 184 g wax); blend shares are of wax weight. CSI publishes no heat-survival, softening or sweating data for any wax. Route temperatures are the reader's own logged readings; chamber, closed-car and cycle conditions are labelled example test conditions, not specifications or claims that any wax survives them. Blend ratios are example maker's formulas with no published fragrance ceiling. Arms, candle counts, look panel, pilot size and 5% pour loss are labelled working practices. CSI publishes no hardness, stability or melt data for Chunks, Soy Pillar or Soy Butter. Material costs exclude labour, packaging, freight and GST. Diwali 2026 falls on 8 November.
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