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peppermint candle

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.8%), but soft demand (-0.6% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 34Growth 25Conversion 71Competition 33Returns 96Price range 67Avg price 81Brand share 43Review moat 29Quality gap 87

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great$17.34

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Good6.5%

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

Price range

Good$6.98–$31.25

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

Brand share

Okay79%

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

Market size

Okay$163K

$163K/yr · 145K searches

Competition

Okay65%

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

Review moat

Okay3,593.45

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-0.6%

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

Competition

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 flat

Sellers

74

Top-5 brand share

79%

Open market

21%

  • Dianne's Custom Candles33%
  • 1OAK23%
  • Bath & Body Works8%
  • Becky Home8%
  • KTFKTF4%
  • M&SENSE4%

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%10%$16K20%$33K30%$49K40%$65K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.8×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Smell40%

“Long lasting scent”

Pest/Insect Control21%

“Keeps bugs away”

Quality-Overall8%

“Good quality spray bottle”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Works as advertised”

Strength3%

“Very strong mint”

Spray/Flow2%

“Nice spray”

Brightness/Shine/Glow2%

“instantly brightens up the room”

Value For Money2%

“Worth it”

Ease Of Use1%

“Easy to use”

Safety Standards1%

“is safe around pets”

What buyers complain about

Smell27%

“Smells like burning plastic”

Pest/Insect Control26%

“Does not work on any insect”

Functionality-Overall12%

“Didn't work”

Value For Money5%

“Price too high for low quality product”

Spray/Flow4%

“Faulty spray”

Durability2%

“Its not very long lasting”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Not as described”

Quality-Overall2%

“Price too high for low quality product”

Contamination1%

“ants”

Defective Material/Parts1%

“One of candles was broken”

Top return reasons

Spray/Flow19%
Smell19%
Functionality-Overall15%
Pest/Insect Control14%
Value For Money8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Leak-Proof8%
Size-Overall3%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Strength1%