The Maker ERP Built for Candle, Soap & Skincare Formulators
Stop converting 45 lb cases of wax and 16 oz bottles of fragrance oil in messy spreadsheets. Vercos ERP deducts exact fractional grams and ounces per pour, tracks batch lot numbers for compliance, accounts for pitcher evaporation loss, and syncs stock across Etsy, Shopify, Faire, and Square.
Why Candle, Soap & Skincare Makers Outgrow Spreadsheets & Generic Inventory Apps
Bulk-to-Fractional Conversion Headaches
You buy soy wax by the 45 lb case, fragrance oil by the 16 fl oz bottle, and wicks in bags of 1,000—but you pour candles using 6.8 oz of wax and 0.68 oz of fragrance load. Spreadsheets break the moment a supplier changes case pricing.
Untracked "Pitcher Tax" & Cure Shrinkage
Every pour leaves residual wax and fragrance oil on pouring pitchers and spatulas, and cold-process soaps lose weight during curing. Ignoring shrinkage silently erodes 4–8% of your gross profit margin.
Batch Lot Traceability for Cosmetics & Candle Safety
When selling wholesale on Faire or formulating skincare and soaps, you need instant lot traceability linking every finished jar back to the exact supplier batch of wax, lye, essential oil, or botanical active.
How Vercos ERP Calculates True Unit COGS: 9 oz Amber Glass Soy Candle (8.5% Fragrance Load)
Single Unit Breakdown (Derived from a 24-Candle Pour Batch)
| Raw Material / Labor / Overhead | Bulk Purchase Unit | Bulk Cost | Fractional Depletion / Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Wax 464 Soy Wax Flakes | 45 lb Case (720 oz) | $86.40 ($0.12/oz) | 6.80 oz (incl. 3% pitcher loss) | $0.82 |
| Sandalwood & Vetiver Fragrance Oil | 16 oz Bottle | $38.40 ($2.40/oz) | 0.58 oz | $1.39 |
| 9 oz Straight-Sided Amber Jar + Lid | Case of 12 | $16.80 | 1 Jar + 1 Lid | $1.40 |
| CD-12 Braided Cotton Wick + Wick Sticker | Pack of 100 | $9.00 | 1 Wick + 1 Sticker | $0.09 |
| Textured Waterproof Vessel Label + Warning Label | Roll of 250 | $45.00 | 1 Front + 1 Bottom Warning Label | $0.18 |
| Pouring, Wicking & Labeling Direct Labor ($24/hr) | 24-Candle Batch (36 mins total) | $14.40 per batch | 1.5 mins / candle | $0.60 |
| Wax Melter Runtime & Shop Overhead | Amortized Batch Allocation | $1.92 per batch | 0.08 / candle | $0.08 |
When a 24-candle batch is marked complete in Vercos ERP, the Fractional Deduction Engine atomically depletes 163.2 oz of soy wax, 13.92 oz of fragrance oil, 24 jars, 24 wicks, and 24 label sets while assigning a traceable Batch Lot ID and updating FIFO/LIFO unit COGS.
Everything Included for Candle & Soap Makers Starting at $15.20/Month
Fractional Ounce, Gram & Milliliter BOM Engine
Purchase in pounds, kilograms, gallons, or cases and deplete in grams, ounces, or milliliters with automatic unit conversion.
Serial & Lot QC Traceability on Every Plan
Assign batch lot numbers to every pour or saponification run and trace which exact raw material lots shipped to each retail or Faire wholesale customer.
FIFO, LIFO & Weighted-Average Costing
When wax or essential oil prices spike before the Q4 holiday rush, Vercos ERP tracks exact cost lots so your margins reflect the true batch cost consumed.
Omnichannel Sync: Etsy, Shopify, Faire & Square POS
Sell at a weekend farmer’s market on Square POS and let Vercos ERP automatically update your Etsy and Shopify inventory counts within seconds.
Candle & Soap Makers ERP Frequently Asked Questions
Can Vercos ERP handle fragrance load percentages and batch scaling for candles and soaps?
Yes. You can build master recipes for single units or multi-unit pour batches (e.g., 12, 24, or 48 candles). When you schedule a production batch on the Kanban board, Vercos scales all fractional wax, oil, lye, and packaging quantities automatically.
Does Vercos ERP track lot numbers for cosmetics and soap compliance?
Yes. Serial & Lot QC tracking is included on every Vercos ERP plan starting at $15.20/month, enabling full ingredient-to-customer batch traceability.
How does Vercos ERP compare to Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) for candle makers?
Following Craftybase’s July 2026 rebrand to Stocksmith ($83–$199/mo), Vercos ERP saves candle and soap makers over $1,500/year by unlocking real-time stock sync, fractional BOMs, AI invoice OCR, and Schedule C / T2125 tax exports starting at $15.20/month.