Wholesale Fragrance Oils for Decorative Candle Makers

What "wholesale" means on CSI's catalogue

Decorative makers often ask for "wholesale rates" expecting a tiered discount by quantity. Here is how it actually works at CSI. The listed packs are 15 g, 50 g, 100 g, 500 g and 1 kg, and not every oil has every size. There is no stated minimum order, so the smallest listed size of each oil is effectively the minimum. Beyond the listed packs, pricing is quoted on WhatsApp for your scents and quantities. No discount percentage is published, and we will not invent one here. What you can know in advance is what the listed packs cost per gram, and that is already enough to make most wholesale decisions.

The same applies to everything else a decorative business buys. Soy Pillar Wax is ₹0.60 a gram at 500 g, 1 kg, 5 kg and 10 kg, so buying 10 kg saves nothing per gram. Beeswax Pellets are ₹0.80 a gram at 1, 5 and 10 kg. Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made are ₹12.00 each at every pack from 10 to 1,000. Moulds are priced each. For decorative makers, most of the real saving from buying bigger is in fewer reorders, fewer stockouts during a festive run, and fewer small shipments. It is rarely in a lower listed rate.

Where the kilo breaks are, for decorative scents

The table sets decorative-friendly fruits, florals and fresh profiles side by side at 100 g, 500 g and 1 kg. The top rows are oils with a real saving at the kilo. The bottom rows are popular decorative scents that are priced flat, or very slightly dearer at the kilo. The last column is the per-gram saving from 100 g to 1 kg.

Three things follow. First, the saving is concentrated. Honeydew Melon and Verbena save a fifth of the per-gram price, and Roasted Coconut nearly as much. For those, a decorative maker who uses a kilo in a season should buy the kilo. Second, the 500 g is sometimes the sweet spot. Honeydew Melon's 500 g is already ₹3.40 a gram, the same as its kilo, so a smaller business gets the full saving without a kilo of stock. Verbena's 500 g is ₹4.96, partway down. Third, many favourites are flat. Japanese Cherry Blossom saves 3.2%, and Juicy Orange, Solar Bloom, Wild Berries and Love Spell are flat or fractionally dearer at 1 kg. For those, buy the size your month needs.

A month of decorative production, in grams

Here is an illustrative decorative business: 150 small pieces (60 g, such as ladoos and rose buds), 100 medium pieces (100 g, such as lotuses and oranges) and 50 large pieces (150 g, such as big roses and teddies) each month. All are at an 8% working load. The weights are illustrative, because CSI does not publish cavity weights; replace them with your own weighed fills. No fragrance ceiling is published for pillar wax, so 8% is a working point from your own tests, not a spec.

That is 2,120 g of oil and 24.38 kg of wax a month, before the 3–5% working allowance for pour loss and test pieces. The wax is simple: two 10 kg bags and a 5 kg bag (₹15,000.00) cover 25 kg, a little over the month. The oil is where the wholesale decisions sit. Spread across four scents, each needs about 530 g a month. That is too much for 100 g bottles to be convenient and not quite a kilo. The next section prices that gap.

Buying the month: which packs for which oil

For each scent the month needs about 530 g. The table compares three ways to buy it: six 100 g bottles (600 g), a 500 g plus a 100 g (600 g), or one kilo (with the spare carried into next month). The last column is what the 530 g actually used costs at the kilo rate, so you can see the cost of the oil you pour against the cash you tie up.

For Honeydew Melon, the 500 g + 100 g route is the cheapest way to hold 600 g: ₹2,134.62, against ₹2,612.52 for six 100 g bottles, because the 500 g already carries the kilo rate. The kilo costs ₹1,263.78 more than that route and holds 400 g more, at the same ₹3.40 a gram. It is worth it if next month needs the oil too. Verbena behaves the same way, with a smaller gap: ₹3,068.00 for 500 g + 100 g against ₹3,540.00 for six 100 g. For Juicy Orange and Solar Bloom every route costs the same per gram. Six 100 g bottles and 500 g + 100 g are within a few rupees, and the kilo simply costs ₹3,005.00 more than six 100 g bottles in each case, for 400 g more oil at the same rate. Buy 1 Kg Fragrance Oil for Pillar and Mould Candle Making goes further into the kilo decision for pillar and mould makers.

Asking for a wholesale quote

When your monthly grams outgrow the listed packs, or you have a large festive or corporate order, a quote is the next step. It is quicker and more useful if you send everything at once. Here is what to include.

Do not assume a discount figure before you have one in writing. CSI publishes none, and the quote depends on the oils, quantities and timing. Compare it against the listed per-gram prices on this page, and you will know exactly what it is worth. For a decorative business supplying shops or corporate gifting, also read Where to Buy Fragrance Oils for Commercial Decorative Candle Production, which covers what to check in any supplier before a commercial run, and Wholesale Fragrance Oils for Bulk Gifting Candle Orders for bulk gifting orders.

For the pairing side of a decorative range, see Best Fragrance Oils for Moulded Candles; for technique, Fragrance Oils for Silicone Mould Candles; for how a pillar line scales, Bulk Fragrance Oils for Pillar Candle Manufacturing. If your decorative pieces also sit in gift boxes with jar candles, Wholesale Fragrance Oils for Jar Candle Businesses covers wholesale for jar candle businesses. Before any oil goes into a wholesale order, run it through the pillar checks in Best Fragrance Oils for Pillar Candles and a blind comparison from Strong Fragrance Oils for Scented Mould Candles.

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