Wax Melts · Free guide

Stop guessing how much wax your mould needs

Because running short halfway through a pour is painful.

A quick calculation guide for wax melt makers. Work out exactly what your mould holds, scale it to a full batch, factor in fragrance, and land on the number that really matters — your actual cost per saleable product. Calculate it once, record what actually happened, and make the next batch easier.

Inside the guide

• 1.Work out what your mould actually holds — number of cavities, approximate weight per cavity, total capacity and how many moulds you're filling. Example: 8 cavities × 12g = 96g finished product.
• 2.Calculate the full batch size — multiply one mould's finished weight by the number of moulds, then add a small allowance for loss in the jug. Example: 96g × 5 moulds = 480g total.
• 3.Remember fragrance is part of the finished weight — e.g. 80g finished at 10% fragrance = 8g fragrance oil + 72g wax. Always check the IFRA maximum — it's the ceiling, not the target.
• 4.Track your actual yield — planned batch size vs. actual number produced, leftovers and wastage. That gap between expected and actual affects your real cost.
• 5.Check what each box actually costs you — wax and fragrance are only part of it; add packaging, product label, CLP label, box or bag and other genuine production costs to find your true cost per unit.

Know your numbers, grow with confidence.

Want the full method? The full wax melt mould calculator guide 8 pages — every step in detail, plus a reusable worksheet you can run before every pour. Open the full guide → Download the guide

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Tip: record your mould capacity, real yield and per-unit cost in the Pour & Track app — calculate it once and every future batch gets easier.