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thyme essential oil

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.7%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 41Growth 53Conversion 89Competition 54Returns 96Price range 53Avg price 48Brand share 78Review moat 58Quality gap 53

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.6%

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

Brand share

Great57%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Good1,168.27

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good52%

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

Growth

Good+24.3%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good$4.30–$27.16

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

Avg price

Okay$11.76

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay$209K

$209K/yr · 167K searches

Competition

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

21 rising

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

57%

Open market

35%

  • Brooklyn Botany19%
  • Majestic Pure10%
  • Wuvezrub10%
  • Handcraft Blends9%
  • KUKKA essential oils9%
  • SVA ORGANICS8%

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%5%$10K10%$21K15%$31K20%$42K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 26 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +24.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall33%

“Good Quality Herb”

Smell19%

“Light smell”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Product is as advertised”

Itch Relief4%

“I bought this to help with the intense itching and, frankly, to HEAL as they pretty much promise the fungus on my neck”

Value For Money3%

“Great value for the money a little goes a long way”

Allergies3%

“Great for eczema”

Natural Ingredients3%

“Pure and natural at its best”

Ingredients-Overall3%

“I've been fortunate enough to try the original thymeout sold in a natural store”

Regulates Digestion2%

“Stops the congestion in short order”

Oily/Greasy2%

“Great oil”

What buyers complain about

Smell59%

“Burnt rubber Smell”

Allergies11%

“caused severe burning of sensitive skin when used”

Ingredients-Overall5%

“This shouldn't be marketed as Thyme oil when it is just isolated Linalool. found in many other essential oils, such as Lavender.”

Dilute/Watery4%

“Very diluted”

Durability4%

“That to me indicates that it simply doesnt work for even an hour”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled2%

“This is old or spoiled”

Color1%

“this one is just a hint of green”

Natural Ingredients1%

“It doesn't have the natural”

Value For Money1%

“too pricey”

Vegan/Organic1%

“It doesn't have the natural”

Top return reasons

Smell61%
Advertised Vs Actual Product14%
Leak-Proof9%
Dilute/Watery2%
Quality-Overall2%
Ingredients-Overall2%
Functionality-Overall1%
Value For Money1%
Product Condition1%
Breathability1%