paraffin wax for candle making
Skip it44/100a small market ($100K/yr) — paraffin wax for candle making doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$100K
Growth (1y)
+103.2%
Products
26
Brands
13
was 13 a year ago
Sellers
20
Price range
$6.50–$42.30
Returns
1.3%
Rating
4.6★
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Scored 44/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +103.2% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Competition
- Direct Candle Supply33%
- CARGEN21%
- BW Blended Waxes, Inc.18%
- TooGet7%
- BEESWORKS4%
- Etienne Alair4%
- Other (7 brands)14%
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 13 brands and 20 sellers compete here.
Brands
13 flat
was 13 a year ago
Sellers
20
Top 5 brand share
82%
Product shelf
All 26 tracked products in this niche.
Paraffin Wax for Candle-Making - 430G White Paraffin Wax Beads Pellets for DIY Craft Projects Candle Making Canning Waterproofing Furniture Metal Preservation for Christmas Halloween Decoration
CARGEN
$6.864.6★657 reviews
Direct Candle Supply - 10lb Fully Refined Household Paraffin Candle Wax Paraffin Wax for Candle Making Bulk Candle Wax for Crafting Projects and Candle Making Parafina Cera para Velas
Direct Candle Supply
$39.174.6★900 reviews
General Purpose Paraffin Wax Beads 5lb - Bulk Wax for Candle Making Canning Waterproofing Furniture/Metal Preservation DIY Projects. 100% Fully Refined Paraffin Candle Cera para Velas
Direct Candle Supply
$26.204.7★276 reviews
Blended Waxes Inc. Paraffin Wax Block - Household Paraffin Wax for Canning Candle Making Waterproofing Metal Preservation and a Variety of Other Applications (1lb. Block - 1 Block)
BW Blended Waxes, Inc.
$12.084.6★6,719 reviews
TooGet Paraffin Wax Pellets 100% Pure Natural White Paraffin Wax Pellets for Candle Making Canning Waterproofing Cosmetic Formulations - 32 OZ
TooGet
$14.354.5★328 reviews
Blended Waxes Inc. Paraffin Wax Blocks - Household Paraffin Wax for Candle Making Canning Waterproofing Metal Preservation and a Variety of Other Applications (1lb. Blocks - 2 Blocks)
BW Blended Waxes, Inc.
$17.554.6★6,719 reviews
Beesworks Paraffin Wax - 1 lb Refined General Purpose Paraffin Wax - Pure Wax for DIY Candle Making Canning Waterproofing Metal Preservation and More
BEESWORKS
$10.064.7★452 reviews
General Purpose Paraffin Wax Beads 10lb - Bulk Wax for Candle Making Canning Waterproofing Furniture/Metal Preservation DIY Projects. 100% Fully Refined Paraffin Candle Wax Cera para Velas
Direct Candle Supply
$40.244.7★276 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“overall I had no complaints at all”
“Ease of use”
“Good price”
“As Advertised”
“It blended well with fragrance oils”
“gives a clean”
“These come in small crumbles that heat up beautifully”
“They also relight really well if needed”
“The color was perfect”
“Durable”
What buyers complain about
“Much smaller than anticipated”
“Color is a little dark”
“Can't seem to get the scent to hold”
“I wish you could get more for your $”
“they burned down real fast”
“Wicks dont work”
“not as good as other brands”
“These burn way to fast”
“only issues they break so easy”
“This wax is basically impossible to use”
Top return reasons
- Size-Overall39%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product15%
- Value For Money13%
- Functionality-Overall7%
- Quality-Overall5%
- Smell5%
- Defective Material/Parts3%
- Heating2%
- Thin2%
- Color2%