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lavender candle

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 71Growth 20Conversion 78Competition 80Returns 95Price range 76Avg price 76Brand share 47Review moat 25Quality gap 58

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great35%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Great7.7%

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

Avg price

Great$15.39

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$6.64–$42.00

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

Market size

Good$762K

$762K/yr · 642K searches

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay77%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Bad4,078.8

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-9.7%

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

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

29 rising

Sellers

202

Top-5 brand share

77%

Open market

19%

  • Mrs. MEYER'S33%
  • Yankee Candle15%
  • Chesapeake Bay Candle14%
  • AOOVOO10%
  • WarmEmbrace4%
  • TranquilBliss4%

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%$23K6%$46K9%$69K12%$91K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 59 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Smell65%

“Clean smell”

Gifting Purpose6%

“Good gift”

Brightness/Shine/Glow6%

“Great candles”

Quality-Overall5%

“Good quality and very nicely scented”

Value For Money4%

“Good deal”

Durability2%

“Long lasting and easy to use”

Color1%

“The color is very pretty”

Size-Overall1%

“The size is convenient”

Design-Overall1%

“neat on any countertop”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Exactly as Described”

What buyers complain about

Smell58%

“Bad smell”

Size-Overall7%

“The wick was a little short”

Value For Money7%

“A bit pricey”

Flammable3%

“just burns down the middle”

Quality-Overall3%

“Poor quality”

Strength2%

“not strong”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“The product photos are highly misleading”

Durability1%

“Along with they dont last as long as they used to”

Burnt/Roasted/Overbaked1%

“Seemed like it burned/ finished really quick”

Product Condition0%

“Used not new”

Top return reasons

Smell72%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Size-Overall7%
Value For Money4%
Functionality-Overall1%
Product Condition1%
Defective Material/Parts1%
Flammable1%
Gifting Purpose1%
Quality-Overall1%