Candles look simple but costs hide everywhere. Enter size, wax type and cost per pound, fragrance oil cost per ounce and load per candle, vessel by type, wick, label, dust cover, packaging and shipping, labor minutes and rate, platform fees, and target margin. Get wax cost, fragrance cost, materials total, total landed, recommended retail at target margin, profit per candle, and wholesale for stores.
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Set a price for your business offer that covers the costs in this model and supports the target contribution you need. It covers Price handmade candles for profit — wax, fragrance, vessel, wick, and label costs plus market and wholesale pricing.
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Candle size in ounces
Wax type affects typical cost.
Cost per pound of wax.
Fragrance cost per ounce.
Typical 8% load for 8oz = 0.64oz
Jar, tin, or vessel cost
Vessel type for context.
Wick cost per candle.
Label per candle.
Dust cover per candle.
Box, crinkle, wrap per candle.
Average shipping to customer
Minutes to make one candle.
Your hourly making rate.
Etsy Etsy 6.5% + payment or Shopify fees.
Per transaction fixed fee.
Desired profit margin after costs.
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Wax cost
$1.75
Wax cost per candle from size.
Fragrance cost
$1.76
Fragrance oil cost per candle.
Vessel cost
$2.25
Jar or tin.
Total materials cost
$6.48
Wax + fragrance + vessel + wick + labels.
Labor cost
$4.00
Minutes times hourly rate.
Packaging & shipping
$6.74
Packaging + shipping to customer.
Total cost per candle
$17.22
Materials + labor + pack + ship.
Recommended retail price
$43.35
Price at target margin.
Profit per candle
$21.49
At recommended retail.
Achieved profit margin
Excellent49.6%
Profit divided by retail.
Wholesale price (25% margin)
$26.79
For retail stores.
What this means
Wax $1.75 + fragrance $1.76 + vessel $2.25 = materials $6.48. Labor $4.00, pack+ship $6.74 = landed $17.22. At 50% + 10% fees retail $43.35, profit $21.49, wholesale $26.79.
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
Total $38.71 · 7 segments · interactive
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
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Wax $1.75 + fragrance $1.76 + vessel $2.25 = materials $6.48. Labor $4.00, pack+ship $6.74 = landed $17.22. At 50% + 10% fees retail $43.35, profit $21.49, wholesale $26.79.
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Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.
Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
8oz soy: wax $1.75 (8/16×$3.50), fragrance $1.76 (0.64×$2.75), vessel $2.25 jar, wick $0.12, label $0.45, dust $0.15. Materials $6.48. Labor 12min×$20=$4. Pack $0.75+ship $5.99. Total $17.22. At 50%+10% fees $43.35. At 40%+10% $34.74. Wholesale 25% $23.58.
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