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candle fragrance oil

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.8%), but soft demand (-24.6% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 18Growth 13Conversion 28Competition 82Returns 96Price range 77Avg price 74Brand share 82Review moat 23Quality gap 53

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great53%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great$5.75–$46.29

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

Avg price

Good$14.82

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.3%

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

Review moat

Bad7,542.88

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$72K

$72K/yr · 215K searches

Growth

Bad-24.6%

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

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

53%

Open market

38%

  • MAYJAM13%
  • PHATOIL11%
  • Comdian10%
  • P&J Trading10%
  • Bramble Berry9%
  • Plant Guru9%

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%3%$2K6%$4K9%$6K12%$9K1101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 48 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Smell68%

“Beautiful Scent”

Quality-Overall8%

“The quality is solid”

Value For Money5%

“Fair price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“As promised”

Diffuse Mechanism1%

“perfect for diffuser”

Ease Of Use1%

“Easy to Use”

Strength1%

“It is strong”

Gifting Purpose1%

“Great for Gifting”

Size-Overall1%

“good size”

Durability1%

“It's durable, well-made, and offers great value for the price”

What buyers complain about

Smell54%

“Awful smell”

Size-Overall8%

“Small bottle”

Value For Money3%

“Waste of money”

Strength3%

“also not very strong”

Leak-Proof2%

“leaked out everywhere”

Quality-Overall2%

“The low quality makes sense considering how cheap the product was”

Oily/Greasy2%

“It's oily”

Dilute/Watery2%

“Watered down”

Durability1%

“not long lasting”

Diffuse Mechanism1%

“Not great for water diffuser”

Top return reasons

Smell65%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Leak-Proof6%
Size-Overall6%
Value For Money2%
Functionality-Overall2%
Diffuse Mechanism1%
Quality-Overall1%
Oily/Greasy1%
Strength1%