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candle scents for candle making

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($7.33–$14.88) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 18Growth 19Conversion 62Competition 63Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 61Brand share 4Review moat 91Quality gap 42

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great188.68

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good47%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Good5.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Avg price

Good$13.29

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-11.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad$74K

$74K/yr · 102K searches

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad$7.33–$14.88

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

550

Top-5 brand share

98%

Open market

1%

  • Bramble Berry88%
  • Jeni's4%
  • CE CRAFT3%
  • Aeshory2%
  • Ethlauff1%
  • Nature's Oil1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$3K8%$6K12%$9K16%$12K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 34 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KBlack Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.2×

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Smell80%

“Fresh scent”

Quality-Overall6%

“Excellent product”

Value For Money2%

“Very good value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Met all my expectations”

Ease Of Use1%

“Fast and easy”

Soft Feel1%

“Soft”

Leak-Proof1%

“I can testify to the fact that they never leak”

Durability1%

“they generally hold up well”

Diffuse Mechanism1%

“I highly recommend this diffuser and the oil”

Taste-Overall0%

“The perfect ice cream”

What buyers complain about

Smell56%

“not a strong scent”

Value For Money10%

“Both prices are absolutely ridiculous”

Leak-Proof5%

“Bottle keeps leaking”

Size-Overall3%

“Bigger sizes”

Quality-Overall3%

“Definitely not Bramble Berry quality”

Sweetness2%

“Not Pink Sugar”

Strength1%

“Strong no”

Comfort-Overall1%

“Its not pleasant at all for something meant to be worn on the body”

Functionality-Overall1%

“Completely ruined my cold processed soap”

Ease Of Use1%

“Difficult to shake out of the bottle”

Top return reasons

Smell73%
Leak-Proof10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Value For Money3%
Size-Overall2%
Defective Material/Parts1%
Functionality-Overall1%
Product Condition1%
Safety Standards1%
Strength1%