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Multiply the wax weight by the fragrance load. At a 6% load, one pound (454 g) of soy wax takes about 27 g, roughly 1 oz, of fragrance oil. At 10% it takes 45 g. Most soy waxes are rated for 6 to 10%; check your wax supplier's maximum and test burn before selling.
Fragrance weight = wax weight × fragrance load % · Wax weight = total fill ÷ (1 + load %)
For information and estimates only. Makeable's formulas, batch limits and margin calculations are mathematical estimates based on your inputs. They are not certified accounting, financial, pricing or tax advice. You are solely responsible for setting your own wholesale and retail prices, ensuring profitability, and checking cost calculations before committing money.
24 candles filled to 200 g at an 8% fragrance load, soy wax $6/kg and fragrance oil $70/kg.
Result. Each candle costs about $4.05 to make, so roughly $8.10 wholesale and $16.19 retail on the 2× and 4× rule.
A common rule for handmade goods is wholesale at twice total cost and retail at twice wholesale. The rule only works if labour and overhead sit inside total cost, so add your time per candle to the wick and jar line if you want it included.
Test pours, sink marks and failed burns use real oil. Track them as their own batch so the cost per sellable candle reflects what the shelf actually lost. Makeable deducts every run from stock and warns you before the fragrance you need for an order runs out.
About 1 oz (27 g) at a 6% load and 1.6 oz (45 g) at 10%. Never exceed the maximum load your wax supplier lists.
Most suppliers mean percentage of wax weight. This calculator uses that convention and shows the split of your total fill.
Add wax cost, fragrance cost, and the wick, vessel, label and packaging for one candle. Divide batch costs by the number of candles poured.
Two times total cost is a common floor for wholesale, leaving the retailer room to double it for retail.
Divide 454 g by the wax weight per candle. A 200 g fill at 8% load uses 185 g of wax, so about 2.4 candles per pound.
For information and estimates only. Makeable's formulas, batch limits and margin calculations are mathematical estimates based on your inputs. They are not certified accounting, financial, pricing or tax advice. You are solely responsible for setting your own wholesale and retail prices, ensuring profitability, and checking cost calculations before committing money.