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# **fixative spray**

**Skip it**

A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 53Growth 19Conversion 95Competition 0Returns 100Price range 71Avg price 83Brand share 0Review moat 34Quality gap 21

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****11.9%**

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

**Avg price**

**Great****$18.25**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Good****$8.79–$30.55**

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

**Market size**

**Good****$341K**

$341K/yr · 157K searches

**Review moat**

**Okay****3,062.33**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Bad****-11.9%**

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

**Competition**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**3 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**28**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Krylon79% - Winsor & Newton14% - SENNELIER7% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)

## **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%20%$68K40%$136K60%$205K80%$273K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 3 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Krylon K01306 Workable Fixatif Spray Clear 11-Ounce Aerosol](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31sD8DClz+L.jpg)**Krylon K01306 Workable Fixatif Spray Clear 11-Ounce Aerosol**Krylon**$8.79**4.7★8,294 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00023JE7U) [2![Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative Spray 400ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413N4ubt1rL.jpg)**Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative Spray 400ml**Winsor & Newton**$15.41**4.6★94 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP45BGT4) [3![SENNELIER Dartigny Oil Pastel Sprayfix 400Ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TljuZ3wNL.jpg)**SENNELIER Dartigny Oil Pastel Sprayfix 400Ml**SENNELIER**$30.55**4.7★799 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00169TB22)

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative Spray 400ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413N4ubt1rL.jpg)**Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative Spray 400ml**Winsor & Newton**$15.41**94 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP45BGT4) [![SENNELIER Dartigny Oil Pastel Sprayfix 400Ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TljuZ3wNL.jpg)**SENNELIER Dartigny Oil Pastel Sprayfix 400Ml**SENNELIER**$30.55**799 rev18y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00169TB22) [![Krylon K01306 Workable Fixatif Spray Clear 11-Ounce Aerosol](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31sD8DClz+L.jpg)**Krylon K01306 Workable Fixatif Spray Clear 11-Ounce Aerosol**Krylon**$8.79**8,294 rev22y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00023JE7U)

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative Spray 400ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413N4ubt1rL.jpg)**Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative Spray 400ml**Winsor & Newton**$15.41**4.6★**▲ 18%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP45BGT4) [![SENNELIER Dartigny Oil Pastel Sprayfix 400Ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TljuZ3wNL.jpg)**SENNELIER Dartigny Oil Pastel Sprayfix 400Ml**SENNELIER**$30.55**4.7★**▲ 18%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00169TB22) [![Krylon K01306 Workable Fixatif Spray Clear 11-Ounce Aerosol](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31sD8DClz+L.jpg)**Krylon K01306 Workable Fixatif Spray Clear 11-Ounce Aerosol**Krylon**$8.79**4.7★**— 4%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00023JE7U)

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — -11.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**16%

*“Good quality spray for artwork”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%

*“As advertised”*

**Paint Quality**12%

*“making her paintings I really love it because it is good protects the brushes”*

**Efficiency**8%

*“it does the job”*

**Smell**6%

*“I kind of like the fragrance”*

**Spray/Flow**5%

*“I love how easy it is to spray for a long period of time without the nozzle clogging”*

**Value For Money**4%

*“Great price”*

**Ease Of Use**4%

*“Easy to use”*

**Compatibility-Overall**3%

*“Works well for my sketchook”*

**Color**3%

*“It doesn't change the color of my pastel work”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Smell**31%

*“just so the chemical smell isnt in my bedroom”*

**Paint Quality**8%

*“only when you keep the spray a few feet above the painting”*

**Suitable For Outdoor**6%

*“I was not able to use this due to the requirement noted on the container that it should be used either outdoors or in a well ventilated place”*

**Spray/Flow**5%

*“Spray nozzle was not attached”*

**Functionality-Overall**3%

*“Doesnt work at all”*

**Defective Material/Parts**3%

*“Defective”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

*“The description says matte, it decidedly is not”*

**Size-Overall**2%

*“Some buyers had complained about the cap being too tight”*

**Adhesion/Stickiness**2%

*“It smells like glue”*

**Value For Money**1%

*“Expensive”*