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protection candle

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.8%), but a small market ($49K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 12Growth 23Conversion 51Competition 78Returns 96Price range 86Avg price 89Brand share 39Review moat 67Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$20.50

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$8.99–$64.11

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

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good814.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good4.1%

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

Brand share

Okay81%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-4.8%

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

Market size

Bad$49K

$49K/yr · 58K searches

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

47

Top-5 brand share

81%

Open market

16%

  • CULACEE36%
  • Crystal Journey34%
  • MAGNIFICENT 1014%
  • MANIFEST CANDLES4%
  • JESSICA MISHAH HESLOP3%
  • Deep Eden3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 16%)

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%4%$2K8%$4K12%$6K16%$8K1101001K10K100K 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 92 weeks — -4.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Smell42%

“Amazing smell”

Gifting Purpose11%

“Amazing gift”

Quality-Overall9%

“the quality feels solid”

Brightness/Shine/Glow8%

“The candles are beautiful—love the cute crystals”

Value For Money7%

“Worth it”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Exactly what I was looking for”

Color3%

“Colors are vibrant”

Size-Overall2%

“Good sizes”

Design-Overall2%

“The design is beautiful”

Fire Resistance2%

“They burn great”

What buyers complain about

Smell30%

“Not convenient when I don 't like the smell”

Size-Overall17%

“Huge”

Value For Money5%

“Waste of money”

Flammable5%

“Fire hazard”

Quality-Overall3%

“That is poor quality control”

Color2%

“However, Im pretty upset with the candle colors - especially the black that was really more of a dark purple”

Durability2%

“broke apart half way down the candle so if I want the stones I have to dig through the hard wax”

Thickness1%

“Much thinner than I realzed”

Strength1%

“doesn't stand straight kept falling”

Gifting Purpose1%

“Since I couldnt give the set as a gift anymore”

Top return reasons

Smell46%
Size-Overall32%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Value For Money3%
Quality-Overall2%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Functionality-Overall1%
Color1%
Thin1%
Leak-Proof1%