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tamanu oil

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Soft demand (-13.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 32Growth 19Conversion 82Competition 28Returns 86Price range 66Avg price 63Brand share 61Review moat 48Quality gap 48

Returns

Great1.5%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.8%

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

Price range

Good$8.91–$26.97

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

Avg price

Good$13.50

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Good68%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay1,701.5

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay$151K

$151K/yr · 127K searches

Competition

Okay68%

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

Growth

Bad-13.0%

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

Competition

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

68%

Open market

24%

  • PRIME NATURAL27%
  • Majestic Pure11%
  • SVA ORGANICS11%
  • Seven Minerals10%
  • Cliganic9%
  • HBNO8%

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%$15K20%$30K30%$45K40%$60K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KPrime Day '24Spike '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall16%

“Very good quality”

Smell11%

“has a nutty smell”

Suitability Combination Skin11%

“I use it mainly for skin care, and it leaves everything soft, moisturized, and noticeably smoother”

Soft Feel9%

“it does leave your skin feeling incredibly soft”

Moist/Dry7%

“Overall, I like this Tamanu oil and hope that with continued use, I will see positive results with less dry skin and hair”

Oily/Greasy6%

“Good quality oil”

Absorbency5%

“It absorbs well”

Suitability Oily Skin5%

“I've been using this oil on my face, hands and arms for about a week now and I absolutely love it”

Value For Money2%

“This product saved $$$$ This product save a lot of money”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“The consistency is exactly what I want from tamanu oil”

What buyers complain about

Smell40%

“Bad smell”

Allergies9%

“this stuff gave me a terrible allergic reaction”

Dilute/Watery5%

“Seems like oil is diluted”

Oily/Greasy3%

“After a few months the oil became clumsy and turned black”

Skin Health3%

“Very harsh and burnt my skin”

Durability3%

“Short shelf life”

Hard Feel3%

“Too harsh”

Thickness2%

“thicker. kind of reminded me of neem oil”

Weight Heavy2%

“I found it to be too heavy as a leave-in”

Size-Overall2%

“Bottle was smaller than I expected”

Top return reasons

Smell37%
Oily/Greasy10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Leak-Proof7%
Functionality-Overall6%
Color5%
Value For Money3%
Texture/Consistency-Overall3%
Color Fading/Discoloration3%
Size-Overall3%