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insect repellent wipes

Launch it

A $1.3M/yr market growing +123.7% this quarter with returns at 0.8% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 83Growth 95Conversion 96Competition 6Returns 96Price range 66Avg price 80Brand share 18Review moat 59Quality gap 40

Conversion

Incredible13.8%

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

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Growth

Incredible+123.7%

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

Market size

Great$1.3M

$1.3M/yr · 556K searches

Avg price

Great$17.06

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$4.96–$34.56

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

Review moat

Good1,137.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

Bad93%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Competition

The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

93%

Open market

4%

  • SC Johnson62%
  • CoreTex11%
  • Ben's8%
  • AVON8%
  • STEM4%
  • Repel4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 4%)

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%$262K40%$523K60%$785K80%$1.0M101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +123.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Pest/Insect Control20%

“Good insect repellent”

Ease Of Use18%

“So handy”

Portability12%

“Portable”

Smell7%

“very light citronella scent”

Quality-Overall7%

“Great product”

Ease Of Cleaning6%

“Great wipes”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Does it's job”

Spray/Flow3%

“I like them better than sprays, easy to carry places and again, each wipe gives great coverage and does repel insects”

Strength2%

“Strong -- and effective”

Efficiency2%

“Was very effective”

What buyers complain about

Pest/Insect Control33%

“have bites literally everywhere”

Value For Money10%

“Not an inexpensive product”

Moist/Dry8%

“less than a week after we got home the rest of the wipes had already started to dry out”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Did not work”

Size-Overall4%

“But despite being small”

Portability4%

“Don't travel without this product”

Strength2%

“formula is weak”

De-Grease1%

“But greasy”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“No ingredients shown”

Thickness1%

“Thin & Insubstantial Wipes”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product25%
Value For Money16%
Size-Overall15%
Functionality-Overall12%
Pest/Insect Control6%
Leak-Proof5%
Smell4%
Product Condition2%
Ingredients-Overall2%
Moist/Dry1%