I Want to Launch Oud, Sandalwood, Coffee, Vanilla and Lavender Candles — Should I Assume All Five Can Use the Same 8% Fragrance Load?
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What about paraffin? Not at 8% for Sandalwood, whose page states up to 6% in paraffin and pillars. Woody Oud, Roasted Coffee and Dark Vanilla state 6–8% in paraffin.
Will the wick be the same for all five? Do not assume it. Each oil can change the burn, so wick-test each one in your jar at its chosen load.
What do the oils cost at 8%? Per 200 g candle: Roasted Coffee ₹59.81, Woody Oud ₹72.50, Sandalwood ₹80.43, Lavender ₹83.54, Dark Vanilla ₹122.34.
What each page actually says about load
The idea of one load for five oils is attractive: one batch sheet, one calculation, one habit. Before you adopt it, read what each page states. All of the figures below are the product pages' own statements; the load is then calculated, in this series, on total candle weight.
| Oil | Soy | Paraffin | Vanillin | Flashpoint | Page note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Oud | 6–10% | 6–8% | Not published | Not published | Soy cure 48–72 h |
| Sandalwood | Up to 10% | Up to 6% (also pillars) | 0% | 203°C | Cure 48–72 h |
| Roasted Coffee | 6–10% | 6–8% | Present in the vanilla and caramel base | About 191–193°C | Slight yellowing in white wax, cosmetic only |
| Dark Vanilla | 6–10% | 6–8% | Present | About 191–193°C | Will yellow white or light wax |
| Lavender | 6–10% candle load | Not split by wax | Not published | Not published | Rated Strong on the page |
So the answer splits by wax. In soy, 8% is inside every stated range, so it is a legitimate shared starting point. In paraffin, 8% is the top of the range for three of the oils and above Sandalwood's stated 6% limit. If any of your five will be poured in paraffin or as pillars, 8% cannot be the universal figure.
Why the same 8% will not behave the same
Even inside the stated ranges, five oils at the same load are five different candles.
Colour
Dark Vanilla's page says it will yellow white or light wax, and Roasted Coffee's says slight yellowing in white wax. Their pages call this cosmetic and say it does not affect performance. Sandalwood lists 0% vanillin. In a white-wax collection, the vanilla and coffee candles will drift in colour while the sandalwood does not, whatever load you choose.
Strength perception
Lavender is rated Strong on its page; the others carry no rating or a description of their own. A rating is the page's wording, not a measurement, but it is a hint that Lavender may feel louder than the woods at the same percentage. Woody materials can also take longer to show in the room than a fresh herbal, which is why a day-3 verdict can mislead.
Burn
Different oils can change how the same wick behaves in the same jar. A wick that gives a clean full pool with Lavender can mushroom or run tall with a dense gourmand. That is a general pattern, and it is the main reason one wick is not automatically approved for all five.
The 14-candle load test
Pour each oil at three loads in CSI 464, in the 200 ml matte jar, on Eco C1 for the first round. Sandalwood is limited to two loads because its 50 g and 100 g packs are out of stock: two 15 g bottles cover 6% and 8%.
| Oil | Loads | Oil per candle | Oil needed | Pack to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Oud | 6%, 8%, 10% | 12 g, 16 g, 20 g | 48 g | 50 g ₹271.40 |
| Sandalwood | 6%, 8% | 12 g, 16 g | 28 g | 2 × 15 g = ₹186.44 |
| Roasted Coffee | 6%, 8%, 10% | 12 g, 16 g, 20 g | 48 g | 50 g ₹230.00 |
| Dark Vanilla | 6%, 8%, 10% | 12 g, 16 g, 20 g | 48 g | 50 g ₹410.00 |
| Lavender | 6%, 8%, 10% | 12 g, 16 g, 20 g | 48 g | 50 g ₹270.00 |
Wax for one set of three loads is 188 + 184 + 180 = 552 g, so four oils need 4 × 552 = 2,208 g and Sandalwood's two candles need 188 + 184 = 372 g, a total of 2,580 g. CSI 464 is the same price per kilogram at every pack size, so buy three 1 kg packs at 3 × ₹507.40 = ₹1,522.20 rather than paying for 5 kg you do not need yet.
Keep a plain control, too, if you can spare the wax: one unscented candle on Eco C1 from the same pour. It shows you the natural colour of the wax after a week, so you can tell how much of any colour change in the vanilla and coffee candles comes from the oil.
Setting each oil's own load
For each oil, choose the lowest load that gives the room throw you want with a clean burn. That might be 8% for most of the five and something different for one or two. A collection where Lavender sits at 6% and Woody Oud at 10% can feel more even to a customer than one where all five sit at 8%, because perceived strength is what customers compare, not your batch sheet.
Suppose, as an illustration only, your tests settle Lavender at 6% and Woody Oud at 10%. Lavender's oil per 200 g candle falls to 12 × ₹5.221 = ₹62.65, and Woody Oud's rises to 20 × ₹4.5312 = ₹90.62. The collection's average cost barely moves, but each candle now carries the load it needs. That is the trade a shared 8% hides: you were overspending on one oil and underspending on another.
What the shared 8% hides in cost
At one load the oils cost very different amounts, because their per-kilogram prices differ. Priced from each 1 kg pack, the 16 g in a 200 g candle at 8% costs:
| Oil | 16 g × price per gram | Oil cost | Candle total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roasted Coffee | 16 × ₹3.738 | ₹59.81 | ₹229.87 |
| Woody Oud | 16 × ₹4.5312 | ₹72.50 | ₹242.56 |
| Sandalwood | 16 × ₹5.0268 | ₹80.43 | ₹250.49 |
| Lavender | 16 × ₹5.221 | ₹83.54 | ₹253.60 |
| Dark Vanilla | 16 × ₹7.646 | ₹122.34 | ₹292.40 |
The Dark Vanilla candle costs ₹62.53 more to make than the Roasted Coffee one at the same load. If you sell all five at one price, know that your margin differs by oil. If your test shows Dark Vanilla works at 6%, its oil drops to 12 × ₹7.646 = ₹91.75, which narrows the gap. Leave packaging, labels, labour, shipping and GST to your own figures.
Buy this to test, buy this once validated
To test: the five oil packs in the plan above total ₹1,367.84. Add CSI 464 three 1 kg packs ₹1,522.20, two packs of ten matte jars 2 × ₹708.00 = ₹1,416.00 (six spare for second-round re-pours), Eco C1 20 wicks ₹118.00 and Eco C2 10 wicks ₹94.40. The full test set is ₹4,518.44.
Once validated: buy each oil for its own load. Fifty candles at 8% need 800 g of an oil, which suits a 1 kg pack; at 6% they need 600 g, which a 500 g plus a 100 g covers. Sandalwood's 500 g at ₹2,513.40 is the pack to plan around while its smaller sizes are out of stock.
Where this page fits
CSI already has guides that cover parts of this question. This page turns the product above into a raw-material list; these go deeper on the rest:
Three things to buy for this job
| Option | Price | Status on the October 2026 pull |
|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹93.22 | In stock |
| 50 g | ₹271.40 | In stock |
| 100 g | ₹453.12 | In stock |
| 500 g | ₹2,265.60 | In stock |
| 1 kg | ₹4,531.20 | In stock |
| Option | Price | Status on the October 2026 pull |
|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹93.22 | In stock |
| 50 g | ₹271.40 | Out of stock |
| 100 g | ₹502.68 | Out of stock |
| 500 g | ₹2,513.40 | In stock |
| 1 kg | ₹5,026.80 | In stock |
| Option | Price | Status on the October 2026 pull |
|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹130.00 | In stock |
| 50 g | ₹410.00 | In stock |
| 100 g | ₹790.00 | In stock |
| 500 g | ₹3,840.00 | In stock |
| 1 kg | ₹7,646.00 | In stock |
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Product facts (October 2026, CSI live store): Woody Oud Fragrance Oil: 15 g ₹93.22, 50 g ₹271.40, 100 g ₹453.12, 500 g ₹2,265.60, 1 kg ₹4,531.20 — top citrus and spice, middle oud and patchouli, base woods, amber and musk · soy 6–10% (cure 48–72 h), paraffin 6–8% · flashpoint and vanillin not published. Sandalwood Fragrance Oil: 15 g ₹93.22, 50 g ₹271.40 (out of stock), 100 g ₹502.68 (out of stock), 500 g ₹2,513.40, 1 kg ₹5,026.80 — flashpoint 203°C · 0% vanillin · up to 10% soy, up to 6% paraffin and pillars · cure 48–72 h · 50 g and 100 g out of stock on the pull. Dark Vanilla Fragrance Oil: 15 g ₹130.00, 50 g ₹410.00, 100 g ₹790.00, 500 g ₹3,840.00, 1 kg ₹7,646.00 — top rich vanilla and spice, middle caramel and cream, base dark amber and musk · flashpoint approximately 191–193°C · vanillin PRESENT (percentage not published) — product page says it will yellow white or light-coloured wax and that this does not affect performance · soy 6–10% (cure 48–72 h), paraffin 6–8% (cure 24–48 h).
Assumptions: Fragrance load is a percentage of total candle weight (200 g = 184 g wax + 16 g oil at 8%); CSI wax pages phrase their ceilings as a share of wax weight. Material cost per candle covers wax, oil, vessel, wick and dye only — it excludes packaging, labels, labour, shipping and GST. CSI publishes no wick sizing chart, burn times or wax survival temperatures, so every wick named is a candidate to test. Retail prices, budgets, margins and packaging costs are the reader's own figures. Test counts and loads are suggested starting points. Prices re-checked 1 October 2026; product pages are authoritative.