At an 8% fragrance load, use approximately 1.28 ounces of fragrance oil per pound of wax.
Start with Candle Pricing
Six Figure Wick helps candle makers understand the numbers, structure, and decisions behind a profitable product line. Use the free calculators to price your candles, measure fragrance load, scale batches, calculate jar fill, and make better production choices before you spend money on supplies, packaging, or inventory.
Whether you’re testing your first product, preparing for a market, building a wholesale line, or trying to turn your candle hobby into something more serious, these tools are built to help you think through the business side with more clarity.
About Six Figure Wick
This candle maker resource hub includes free calculators, formulation guides, and pricing tools designed to help candle makers create better products and run more profitable shops. Whether you're fragrance load percentages, scaling batch sizes, choosing the right wax, or calculating Etsy pricing margins, these tools simplify the technical side of candle making so you can focus on building your brand.
Free Candle Making Calculators
Free Candle Making Calculators help you quickly and accurately calculate everything needed for candle production. From wax quantity and fragrance load to pricing, burn time, and batch costing, these tools make candle making easier and more consistent. Whether you are a beginner or a small business owner, these calculators save time, reduce mistakes, and help you create professional-quality handmade candles with better profit control and accurate measurements every time.
Six–Figure Wick
A guide for candle makers who want to move beyond pouring and begin shaping a brand.Inside, you'll explore the materials, testing, and creative decisions that transform simple candles into thoughtful products.
Turn your craft into a profitable brand
Six Figure Wick walks through the key decisions behind building a candle brand.
Inside you'll learn:
• How to price candles so your business actually makes money
• How fragrance, wax, and vessels affect performance
• How packaging communicates value before a candle is even lit
• How naming and scent storytelling shape brand identity
• How to move from small batches to consistent production
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FAQs
How much fragrance oil per pound of wax
What fragrance load should I use for soy candles
Most soy waxes perform best between 6% and 10% fragrance load depending on the manufacturer’s recommendation and fragrance oil strength.
How do I price handmade candles
Add material cost, packaging cost, labor, and overhead, then multiply by 2 to 2.5 for retail pricing depending on your market position.
What wax holds fragrance the best
Paraffin and coconut blends typically produce the strongest scent throw, while soy produces a softer but cleaner fragrance experience.
How long should candles cure before selling
Most container candles benefit from curing 3 to 14 days depending on wax type and fragrance oil composition.
Free candle making calculators and business tools
Six Figure Wick is a free resource hub for candle makers who want to build a profitable, well-made brand. Every calculator is free to use with no signup required — open the tool, enter your numbers, get your result.
The Fragrance Load Calculator tells you exactly how much fragrance oil to use for any batch size and wax type. The Jar Fill Calculator calculates how much wax your vessel holds. The Candle Pricing Calculator shows your true cost per candle and the price you need to hit your margin. The Etsy Profit Calculator shows what you actually keep after every Etsy fee. The Batch Scale Calculator scales any formula from test batch to full production. The Wax Conversion Calculator converts between weight units for any wax type.
Beyond the tools, Six Figure Wick covers the thinking: how to choose wax, how to test wicks, how to name a candle, how to build a brand that communicates without having to explain itself, and when to hand off the pour and step into running the business. That's what the Six Figure Wick ebook is for — 62 pages, 16 chapters, no filler.
Built by a candle maker, for candle makers. Everything here is grounded in real experience. Start with the calculator hub or go straight to the tool you need.