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candle scents for soy candle making

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A small market ($9K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 2Growth 5Conversion 21Competition 87Returns 96Price range 79Avg price 80Brand share 95Review moat 23Quality gap 45

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Incredible37%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great28%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$16.98

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$5.75–$51.17

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad7,754.69

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad1.7%

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

Growth

Bad-39.3%

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

Market size

Bad$9K

$9K/yr · 32K searches

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

29 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

37%

Open market

58%

  • MAYJAM12%
  • Soapeauty8%
  • velona6%
  • BlissfulBlend5%
  • Majestic Pure5%
  • Traverse Bay Bath and Body5%

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%$2706%$5409%$81012%$1K101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 42 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -39.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Spike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Smell58%

“Fragrance is wonderful”

Quality-Overall12%

“Great Quality for Price”

Value For Money7%

“Excellent value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As promised”

Ease Of Use1%

“Easy to Use”

Gifting Purpose1%

“Great for Gifting”

Size-Overall1%

“good size”

Strength1%

“Very strong”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“ingredients are pure”

Durability1%

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

What buyers complain about

Smell51%

“Weird smell”

Size-Overall9%

“Bottle are pretty small”

Leak-Proof3%

“leaked out everywhere”

Oily/Greasy3%

“It's oily”

Quality-Overall3%

“Poor quality control”

Strength3%

“also not very strong”

Value For Money3%

“Bit pricey”

Dilute/Watery2%

“A little more diluted than i had hoped for”

Durability1%

“they only last 3-4 weeks”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Photo is incredibly misleading”

Top return reasons

Smell59%
Leak-Proof9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Size-Overall7%
Value For Money2%
Oily/Greasy2%
Functionality-Overall2%
Quality-Overall2%
Product Condition1%
Ingredients-Overall1%