Candle Making cost & pricing calculator
You found the right fragrance. Now find the number behind every pour.
Fragrance, the vessel, wick, label, packaging and pouring time belong in the cost of this 8 oz candle, too. These are worked-example costs. CrafterBy helps you calculate yours.
Calculate my first productStart free · Create an account, then add one product
Explore the cost example first
From making it to selling it
It is a good message to receive: someone wants a shelf full of your work. Then comes the wholesale question. You remember the wax price. The jars arrived in a different order. You still need to pack everything, and that new scent took several test candles before it became a product.
The excitement and the uncertainty can exist together. You do not need a different relationship with your craft. You need a complete cost for this candle, in this vessel, at the quantity you are actually being asked to supply.
02 / See what the price leaves you
This fictional 8 oz soy candle has a making cost of $8.59. The example brings the pour, the vessel, the smaller components and labor together. Try a selling price and see what remains for the other costs of running your business.
That’s after the costs listed in this example. Any unlisted packaging, fees and other expenses still need to come out of it. Move the price to explore the difference.
Illustrative USD example. Your costs and selling price are yours to choose.
61% margin
before other expenses
A fictional worked example, not a recommended price. Include any packaging, overhead, selling fees and applicable taxes not listed here before treating the remainder as profit. Changing the price doesn’t predict demand.
Make the next decision with the numbers visible
The fictional example on this page starts with $1.20 of wax and reaches $8.59 in listed making costs. That difference is the reason to look beyond the wax receipt. Your real candle will have its own ingredients, labor and remaining expenses.
Build it once in CrafterBy, then save a product template. Update purchase costs in your library and review the affected product. The margin tools help you compare prices; you decide what works for the order and your customers.
Calculate my first product03 / Put your costs somewhere useful
CrafterBy brings materials, active labor and equipment costs into a saved product. Explore the real app below.
Keep soy wax, fragrance oil, wicks and the other materials you use in one library. Record purchase prices and units, then use them in your product costs. Real app captures below contain sample woodworking data.
Your materials, organized · Real captures with sample woodworking data; your work uses the same tools.
View full sizeKeep purchase prices, units and waste allowances with your materials. Buying a large pack and using a small amount should be part of the calculation, not another guess.
Save a familiar product’s materials and process as a starting point. Review the quantity, design and active time when the next order is different.
See what remains after the costs you entered. You choose the price; the breakdown helps you judge the work and the order before committing to it.
Before you make the next batch or quote
You do not have to. Tracking a changed cost and changing a customer’s price are separate decisions. Knowing the difference gives you a chance to review the next order before agreeing to it.
Start with your best-known candle, not your whole collection. A reliable calculation for one repeat seller is useful immediately, and gives you a structure for the next scent.
Your first step is small
Bring one tested recipe, its purchase costs and the active time for a normal batch. Use the free calculator to find the cost before choosing a selling price.
Create your free account, add the costs you know, then explore a selling price. Replace estimates with measured numbers as you learn from your own work.
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Before you start
Yes. Keep their materials and work visible as development costs, then choose a reasonable way to cover them. Do not treat every test as a saleable candle or add the same expense twice.
They can, but first cost each recipe. Different fragrance and component costs can leave different margins at the same price. The choice is clearer when you can see that difference.
It helps you compare a proposed price with the costs you entered. Include the actual order’s packing and selling expenses. A calculation does not predict whether a retailer will accept the quote.
Yes. You can begin with one product and the materials you already use. Bring one tested recipe, its purchase costs and the active time for a normal batch. Use the free calculator to find the cost before choosing a selling price. You don’t need a team or a large catalog to start understanding your costs.
At a $22.00 selling price, $13.41 remains after the $8.59 of costs listed in this fictional example. Any packaging, overhead, selling fees, shipping you cover or applicable taxes not listed here can reduce that amount. Include your active labor as a cost too; it is separate from the margin left afterward.
Yes. Create an account and start free with one product. Check the pricing page for current plan features and limits. You can compare the process with your existing notes or spreadsheet before deciding what you need.
Your work deserves a price you understand
Start with your materials, your process and your time.
Give the next price a reason behind it.
Free to start · Your costs, your price, your decision