Candle pricing calculator
Typical costs for an 8 oz soy candle are prefilled. Swap in your real numbers and see the price that pays you, your margin after fees, and your real hourly earnings.
What goes into one unit
Capped at 90%
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Suggested price
$25.93
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Keep your materials and recipes in Keepsel and every product's true cost is worked out for you, and kept current as supplier prices change. You see real profit per product, not a one-off estimate.
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How much should I charge for a handmade candle?
Most 8 oz soy candles with ~$4–5 in materials and 20 minutes of labor land between $18 and $28 retail, depending on positioning. Work it from your own numbers: full cost (materials + labor + packaging), then a margin of 50%+ after marketplace fees — that's exactly what this calculator computes.
What do candle makers forget to price in?
The wick tab, the warning label, the box it ships in, and the pour time. Each looks like pennies; together they're often $1+ per candle — a quiet 5% of your price.
Not your craft? Try the general handmade pricing calculator or the other free tools. And see how Keepsel runs a candle business.
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Keepsel keeps every material's cost current, works out each product's true cost, and shows your real profit as you log sales.
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