I Want to Make 50 × 250 g Sandalwood Candles — How Much Wax and Fragrance Oil Will I Actually Consume at 8% Load?
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How much does the run consume? 1,136.5 g of oil and 13.07 kg of wax, with 3 test candles, 3% rejects and 4% pour loss.
What do I buy? Sandalwood is in stock only as 500 g and 1 kg: buy 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g (₹7,540.20), 364 g left. Wax: 1 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g of CSI 464.
Should I lower the load to fit 1 kg? No — reduce the count, not the formula. One kilo supports about 44 candles with these allowances.
What the run consumes, and what it leaves
A 250 g candle at 8% is 20 g of sandalwood and 230 g of wax. Fifty of them hold 1,000 g of oil and 11,500 g of wax — the quantity that leaves your workshop inside saleable candles. But a run always consumes more than it ships: three test candles to confirm the wick in your jar, a few rejects that are melted out and remade, and the film of wax and oil left in the jug. Those are real consumption, not waste you could have avoided. Then pack rounding adds a third figure: what you have to buy, which for this oil is a long way above what you consume.
| Sandalwood oil | CSI 464 wax | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Into 50 saleable candles | 1,000 g | 11,500 g | The formula quantity — what customers receive |
| + 3 test candles | 60 g | 690 g | Consumed confirming the wick and fill |
| + remade rejects (3%) | 32.8 g | 377.0 g | Consumed by candles that failed inspection |
| + left in the jug (4%) | 43.7 g | 502.7 g | Consumed by the process |
| = consumed by the run | 1,136.5 g | 13,069.7 g | The figure to plan stock around |
| + unopened leftover | 363.5 g | 430.3 g | Pack rounding — carried to the next run |
| = bought | 1,500 g | 13,500 g | 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g · 1 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g |
| Cost | ₹7,540.20 | ₹6,856.20 | Oil leftover worth ₹1,827.27 |
So the honest answer to the title is: at 8%, fifty 250 g candles contain 1 kg of sandalwood oil and 11.5 kg of wax, and the run consumes about 1,136 g and 13.07 kg. What you buy is larger again because of how the oil is sold right now. The materials actually consumed cost ₹12,350.59 at the rates paid; the unopened leftovers are worth ₹2,045.81, almost all of it sandalwood.
Sandalwood stock: only 500 g and 1 kg
On the 4 October 2026 re-check, Sandalwood Fragrance Oil is out of stock in 15 g, 50 g and 100 g. The only buyable sizes are 500 g at ₹2,513.40 and 1 kg at ₹5,026.80 — both ₹5.03 a gram, so there is no per-gram saving in the bigger bottle either. That is a stock-out on those sizes, not a discontinuation; check the listing before you order, because small sizes may return.
| Size | Price | Per gram | Status | Candles at 20 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹93.22 | ₹6.21 | Out of stock | — |
| 50 g | ₹271.40 | ₹5.43 | Out of stock | — |
| 100 g | ₹502.68 | ₹5.03 | Out of stock | — |
| 500 g | ₹2,513.40 | ₹5.03 | In stock | 25 |
| 1 kg | ₹5,026.80 | ₹5.03 | In stock | 50 |
This changes the order in two ways. First, the run's 1,136.5 g cannot be bought in a near fit: 1 kg is short, so the cheapest cover is a 1 kg plus a 500 g bottle, 1,500 g for ₹7,540.20, leaving 363.5 g — about 18.2 candles' worth. Second, there is no small bottle to test from: your three test candles come out of the first 500 g. That is fine, as long as you buy the 500 g first, test, and then buy the 1 kg — the total is the same and you have not committed ₹5,026.80 before the wick is confirmed.
| Option | Oil available | Candles it supports (after 3 tests, 3% rejects, 4% loss) | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 × 1 kg | 1,000 g | 43.6 | Short of 50 — do not trim the formula to fit |
| 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g | 1,500 g | 67.0 | Covers 50, leaves ≈ 18.2 candles' worth |
| No tests, 2% loss | 1,051.5 g | 50 (needs 1,051.5 g) | Still over 1 kg |
| No tests, no rejects, no loss | 1,000.0 g | 50 exactly | Only on paper — no run achieves it |
If you need a sandalwood-type candle and cannot carry 1.5 kg, CSI lists other woody oils with different stock: Sacred Sandal Ember (only 500 g in stock, ₹3,999.00) and Santal Noir (all sizes in stock, from ₹166.00 for 15 g; this run would need 1 × 1 kg + 1 × 100 g + 3 × 15 g at ₹10,537.00). They are different fragrances, not substitutes — CSI does not call any oil equivalent to another — so a switch means new test candles. The meditation sandalwood post starts from the formulation stage and is the place to compare them.
The wax line in CSI 464
The wax is Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464: CSI's page states up to 10% fragrance, an 80–90°C melt/pour working range and a 60-month shelf life cool and dry. At 8% the 250 g candle carries 20 g of oil; the ceiling would allow 25 g. CSI 464 is priced flat at ₹507.40 a kilo from 1 kg to 10 kg (the 500 g is ₹520.00 a kilo), so 1 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g is the cheapest cover for 13,069.7 g — ₹6,856.20, with 430 g left in the last bag. A 10 kg plus a 5 kg bag would also work, but at ₹7,611.00 it costs ₹754.80 more for 1.5 kg you do not need.
| Wax | Published ceiling | Packs | Price | Left in the bag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 | 10% | 1 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g | ₹6,856.20 | 430 g |
| Luxury Soy Wax Chunks | 13% | 2 × 5 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g | ₹8,086.00 | 430 g |
| Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 | 13% | 1 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g | ₹8,645.00 | 430 g |
| Natural Soy Pearl Wax | None published | 1 × 10 kg + 4 × 1 kg | ₹6,048.00 | 930 g |
Measuring what you actually consume
Every allowance on this page is a labelled working figure. After one run you can replace three of them with your own measurements, and every order after that becomes more accurate. The method takes a scale, a notebook and about ten minutes per batch.
| Batch | Wax in (g) | Oil in (g) | Candles × weight (g) | Jug residue (g) | Pour loss % | Rejects | Reject % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | |||||||
| Average |
The priced CSI order
Your jar is your own 250 g container — CSI publishes no jar with a known fill at this size — so it sits outside the CSI subtotal. The wick here is a single Eco Thick C2, confirmed by the three test candles; CSI publishes no wick-per-diameter chart, so if it fails, the wick-sample post shows how many alternatives to test. A 250 g candle in a wide jar may need two wicks; CSI lists no double-wick jar, but the wick and sticker maths simply doubles.
| Stage | Item | Pack × qty | Price | Leftover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 | 1 × 10 kg + 3 × 1 kg + 1 × 500 g | ₹6,856.20 | 430 g |
| Now | Sandalwood Fragrance Oil | 1 × 500 g | ₹2,513.40 | Tests come from this bottle |
| Now | Eco Candle Wicks Thick C2 | 1 × pack of 50 + 1 × pack of 10 | ₹566.40 | 5 |
| Now | Wick stickers | 2 × sheet of 40 | ₹200.00 | 25 |
| After test | Sandalwood Fragrance Oil | 1 × 1 kg | ₹5,026.80 | 363.5 g across both bottles |
| CSI subtotal | ₹15,162.80 | |||
| Example | Your 250 g jars (55 with 2% breakage on 53) | — | Your quote — not in CSI subtotal | |
| Example | Lids, labels, boxes, courier | — | Your quotes |
That is ₹303.26 of CSI materials per saleable candle, without the jar. Of that, the leftover sandalwood is worth ₹36.55 per candle — money that comes back when you pour the next run. The minimum-leftover post is the place to compare this against other oils when leftover matters more than price, and the 105-or-110-pieces post sizes the jar and wick count for a run measured in pieces.
The CSI products on this list
| Pack | Price | Per gram | Candles at 20.0 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹93.22 | ₹6.21 | Out of stock |
| 50 g | ₹271.40 | ₹5.43 | Out of stock |
| 100 g | ₹502.68 | ₹5.03 | Out of stock |
| 500 g | ₹2,513.40 | ₹5.03 | 25.00 |
| 1 kg | ₹5,026.80 | ₹5.03 | 50.00 |
| Pack | Price | Per kg | Candles at 230.0 g wax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 g | ₹260.00 | ₹520.00 | 2.17 |
| 1 kg | ₹507.40 | ₹507.40 | 4.35 |
| 5 kg | ₹2,537.00 | ₹507.40 | 21.74 |
| 10 kg | ₹5,074.00 | ₹507.40 | 43.48 |
| Pack | Price | Per piece |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | ₹94.40 | ₹9.44 |
| 20 | ₹188.80 | ₹9.44 |
| 50 | ₹472.00 | ₹9.44 |
| 100 | ₹944.00 | ₹9.44 |
| 500 | ₹4,720.00 | ₹9.44 |
| 1000 | ₹9,440.00 | ₹9.44 |
Related questions
The 100-candle Lavender hub sets out the full method. The 50-candle vanilla post separates the exact formula quantity from the purchase quantity on a 200 g candle. The 10% oud post shows how a load can overfill a formula; the 300 g luxury post covers larger candles where the fill includes the oil. And if you are mixing sandalwood with other fragrances in one run, 25 each of four fragrances splits a combined wax purchase.
CANDLEMAKINGSUPPLIESINDIA supplies raw materials, not finished candles. The Sandalwood sizes that would fit this run best are out of stock today, and this page says so, prices the leftover the 1.5 kg purchase creates, and suggests making fewer candles rather than buying more oil if you will not use the remainder.
Oil prices are CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 4 October 2026 — including the 15 g, 50 g and 100 g Sandalwood stock-out. Soy-wax prices are CSI live pricing, re-checked 1 October 2026. Wick and sticker prices and stock are re-checked 4 October 2026. Every consumption figure, pack combination and leftover value is computed and shown.
The 8% load is the title's; three test candles, 3% rejects and 4% pour loss are labelled working assumptions to be replaced with your own measurements. CSI publishes no wick-per-diameter chart, no burn data and no fill for any jar at this size. For help, stock checks, bulk quotes, GST invoicing, MSDS or IFRA documents, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
- I Want to Make 100 × 200 g Lavender Soy Candles in 8 cm Glass Jars — Exactly How Much Soy Wax, Lavender Fragrance Oil, Wicks and Extra Material Should I Order?
- I Want to Make 50 × 200 g Vanilla Soy Candles at 8% Fragrance Load — What Exact Quantity of Wax and Vanilla Fragrance Oil Should I Buy?
- I Want to Make 100 × 200 g Oud Candles at 10% Fragrance Load — How Do I Calculate Wax and Fragrance Quantities Correctly Without Accidentally Overfilling the Formula?
- I Want to Make 60 × 300 g Luxury Candles — How Much Wax Should I Buy When My Finished Fill Weight Includes Both Wax and Fragrance Oil?
- I Want to Produce 100 Candles but Have Not Finalised the Wick — How Many Sample Wick Sizes Should I Add to My Raw-Material Order Before Buying Production Quantities?
- I Need 100 Saleable Candles — Should I Actually Purchase Enough Materials for 105 or 110 Pieces to Cover Testing, Breakage and Rejects?
- I Want 25 Lavender, 25 Vanilla, 25 Coffee and 25 Sandalwood Candles — How Should I Calculate One Combined Wax Purchase and Four Separate Fragrance Quantities?
- I Want to Make 100 Candles with the Minimum Possible Leftover Raw Material — How Do I Choose CSI Pack Sizes Closest to My Calculated Requirements?
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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 on this page: Oils — CSI live pricing, pulled 24 September 2026, stock re-checked 4 October 2026: Sandalwood Fragrance Oil ₹93.22 / 15 g (out of stock), ₹271.40 / 50 g (out of stock), ₹502.68 / 100 g (out of stock), ₹2,513.40 / 500 g, ₹5,026.80 / 1 kg; Sacred Sandal Ember Fragrance Oil ₹799.00 / 100 g (out of stock), ₹3,999.00 / 500 g, ₹6,999.00 / 1 kg (out of stock); Santal Noir Fragrance Oil ₹166.00 / 15 g, ₹499.00 / 50 g, ₹919.00 / 100 g, ₹4,599.00 / 500 g, ₹9,120.00 / 1 kg. Soy waxes — CSI live pricing, re-checked 1 October 2026: Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 ₹260.00 / 500 g, ₹507.40 / 1 kg, ₹2,537.00 / 5 kg, ₹5,074.00 / 10 kg; Luxury Soy Wax Chunks ₹299.00 / 500 g, ₹599.00 / 1 kg, ₹2,995.00 / 5 kg, ₹5,999.00 / 10 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; Natural Soy Pearl Wax ₹450.00 / 1 kg, ₹2,124.00 / 5 kg, ₹4,248.00 / 10 kg, ₹21,240.00 / 50 kg. Wicks, jars and accessories 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 / 1000 (10-pack out of stock); Eco Candle Wicks Thick C2 ₹94.40 / 10, ₹188.80 / 20, ₹472.00 / 50, ₹944.00 / 100, ₹4,720.00 / 500, ₹9,440.00 / 1000; Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made ₹120.00 / 10, ₹600.00 / 50, ₹1,200.00 / 100, ₹6,000.00 / 500, ₹12,000.00 / 1000; Performance Wooden Wicks ₹590.00 / 10, ₹2,360.00 / 50, ₹4,130.00 / 100; Wick stickers ₹100.00 / 40 (100-sheet out of stock); White Matte Glass Jar ₹354.00 / 5, ₹708.00 / 10; 200 ml Salsa Glass Jar ₹200.60 / 5, ₹1,475.00 / 50, ₹2,950.00 / 100; Yankee Glass Jar 130 ml ₹47.20 each; Golden Aluminium Tin (85 g fill) ₹360.00 / 12; Heart Cutout Velvet Jar Red (50 g wax capacity) ₹45.00 / 1, ₹225.00 / 5, ₹450.00 / 10 (White out of stock); Wick Centering Device ₹118.00 / 5; Candle Making Weighing Scale ₹354.00; Pen Thermometer ₹354.00.
Non-price figures and assumptions: BOM convention used on every page in this series: load is a share of the finished candle (oil = W × L; wax = W × (1 − L)). Allowances are applied in one order — whole test candles, then a reject allowance (÷ (1 − reject rate)) on wax, oil, wicks and stickers, then pour loss on wax and oil only, then breakage on glass only, then rounding up to listed in-stock CSI packs. A rejected candle is assumed to be remade with new wax, oil, wick and sticker in a cleaned jar; a jar that cannot be reused counts as breakage. Working figures on this page: 8% load (the title's), 3 test candles, 3% rejects, 4% pour loss; jars are the reader's own (2% breakage shown only as an example count). Sacred Sandal Ember and Santal Noir are named as different fragrances with different stock, not equivalents. What CSI's product pages state (quoted, not CSI test results): Luxury Soy Wax Chunks — maximum fragrance load 13%, fragrance addition 80–90°C, pour 75–80°C in the spec table (the step list also shows 70–80°C), cure minimum 48 hours, ideally 1–2 weeks; Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 — fragrance load up to 10%, an 80–90°C melt/pour working range in the spec table, shelf life 60 months cool and dry; Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 — melting point 50–53°C, pour 58–60°C, fragrance load up to 13%, shelf life 60 months cool and dry; Natural Soy Pearl — no melt point, pour temperature, fragrance ceiling or shelf life published. CSI publishes no throw, burn-test, wick-size-per-diameter or jar-diameter data; only two fills are published (Golden Aluminium Tin 85 g, Heart Cutout Velvet Jar 50 g wax capacity). Material costs exclude labour, packaging, freight and GST. Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November.