CANDLE RECIPE

Your perfect recipe.

The calculator that handles doses, costs and yield — you just focus on creating.

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Two handmade candles in amber glass jars, one open showing the wick, surrounded by dried flowers and a cream ribbon
⭐The result
Your recipe
Wax—
Fragrance—
Dye—
Wick—
Estimated duration—
Cost —
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1Create your candle

The candle making calculator: measure your container, choose your wax and fragrance, and get quantities, costs and pricing updated live right next to you.

Mold

1 Measure your mold

Cylindrical container? Use Diameter/Height. Irregular shape? Use Water weight.

For regular cylindrical molds.

Wax & fragrance

2 Choose your wax
ⓘWith "Wax blend" you can mix 2-3 different waxes by percentage. If the total isn't exactly 100%, the calculation still adjusts proportionally — the total is just a visual guide.
3 Set the fragrance
ⓘThe percentage of fragrance relative to the total wax+fragrance weight. Staying within your specific fragrance supplier's limit matters for safety — with Premium you can check this in the "Fragrance compliance" card.
8%
4 Dye (optional)
Add dye

Results

Your recipe, calculated in real time.

Wax needed
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Fragrance
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Dye (drops)
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Container volume ⓘThis is how much your container can hold. For a more precise measurement, especially with irregular shapes, use the "Water weight" method above.
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Recommended wick
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Estimated burn time
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⚠️Before selling a candle, always do a full test burn with the chosen wick: check for excessive smoke, too-high a flame, or the container overheating.
Rough estimate — always verify with a real test burn.
ⓘCD, ECO, HTP and Wood are real, commonly-used wick families. The code shown for each (e.g. "CD-10") is the recommended size for your container's diameter.
CD—
ECO—
HTP—
Wood—
Indicative starting point — the final choice depends on fragrance, dye and pour temperature: always test.

Candle economics

1 Production cost

FREE

Here's what it costs you to make this candle.

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Cost per candle
Materials Wax, fragrance, dye, container
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✅ The cost updates in real time as you change ingredients.

2 Suggested selling price

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Suggested price
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3 Estimated profit

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See how much you can earn on every candle sold.

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€ ••,••
Estimated profit
  • 🔒Based on the suggested selling price
  • 🔒Updates in real time

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These values are estimates based on your inputs. Always verify with real tests and adjust to your needs.

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GUIDED DIAGNOSIS

Candle Doctor

A guided 3-step diagnosis: pick the symptom and get the likely cause, what to check, and what to try in your next test.

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📋Organization
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Saved recipes
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PDF export
🌍Community & Safety
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Community recipes
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Fragrance compliance

Production tools

Scale your recipe for a batch

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Automatically calculate total wax, fragrance, dye and cost to make several candles at once.

My saved recipes

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Save your favorite combinations and find them again next time, on any device.

Container library

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Save your favorite containers with a photo and recall diameter and height in one click.

PDF recipe / label

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Generate a print-ready PDF with the full recipe or product label.

Business tools

Invoice generator

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Create professional PDF invoices with your saved business details and automatic numbering.

Inventory management

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Track wax, fragrance, dye and wicks with an alert when stock drops below the minimum threshold.

Quality & community

Cure tracker

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Track the cure time of every batch and get notified when your candles are ready to test or sell.

Community recipes

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Discover recipes shared by other Premium users, use them with one click, and publish yours for the community to find.

Fragrance compliance (IFRA/CLP)

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Save the maximum IFRA usage rate of every fragrance you use (from the supplier's certificate) and automatically check whether the current recipe respects it.

Estimates are indicative. Always test-burn before selling and check the wick is safe for your wax and container.

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