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See what one candle really costs, materials, packaging and your time included, and what to charge. It starts with a real example: lavender soy candle, 8 oz tin. Change it to yours. No signup.
Updated . Example prices checked on supplier sites the same month.
The share of the price you keep as profit. 50% means the price is twice your cost.
Example prices, October 2026. Change them to yours.
Cost per candle
$4.77
Sell at $11.94 for a 60% margin, a profit of $7.16 per candle.
Keep this recipe. Stockria saves it with your materials, so the cost updates when a price changes and each batch you make takes stock off the shelf.
Small candle makers often pour 12 to 24 containers at a time from one pot of wax. This example pours 12 tins with 5 oz of soy wax each at an 8% fragrance load. Here is the batch the calculator starts with, worked out the same way. It makes 12 candles at $4.77 each.
| Material | Used | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Soy wax (464)$31.97 for 10 lb | 60 oz | $11.99 |
| Lavender fragrance oil$30.77 for 16 oz | 4.8 oz | $9.23 |
| 8 oz candle tin with lid$13.91 for 12 pieces | 12 | $13.91 |
| Pretabbed wick (ECO 14)$10.10 for 100 pieces | 12 | $1.21 |
| Wick sticker$4.70 for 100 pieces | 12 | $0.56 |
| Warning label$3.24 for 100 pieces | 12 | $0.39 |
| Labour: 1 h at $20.00/hr | $20.00 | |
| Total for 12 candles | $57.29 | |
| Cost per candle | $4.77 | |
Prices change and shipping is extra. They are here to make the example real, not as a quote. Put your own prices in the calculator.
Want the reasoning behind each step, with tips for candle makers? Read how to price a candle.
In the example on this page (lavender soy candle, 8 oz tin, 12 candles per batch, prices from October 2026), one candle costs $4.77. That counts every material, packaging and 1 h of labour at $20.00 an hour. Your cost depends on your prices and your batch size, so put in your own numbers.
Divide your cost per candle by 1 minus the margin you want. With a cost of $4.77 and a 60% margin, the price is $4.77 / 0.40 = $11.94. If you also sell wholesale, check that half of that price still covers your cost.
From supplier product pages checked in October 2026: CandleScience. Shipping is not included. The prices make the example real; they are not a quote, so change them to what you paid.
Yes. Click "Save this as a recipe in Stockria". A free account opens with your materials and this candle as a product made from them, costed the same way as here. When a material price changes, the cost per candle changes with it.
Yes. Enter the amount you use and the pack you buy in any unit of the same kind: grams with kilos, ounces or pounds; millilitres with litres or fluid ounces; millimetres with metres, inches or feet. The calculator converts before it does the maths.