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# **thieves cough drops**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.1%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 79Growth 12Conversion 96Competition 55Returns 100Price range 93Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 44Quality gap 15

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Incredible****13.0%**

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

**Avg price**

**Incredible****$41.56**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Great****$12.53–$99.84**

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

**Market size**

**Great****$1.1M**

$1.1M/yr · 203K searches

**Competition**

**Good****52%**

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

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,107.25**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.8★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Bad****-26.4%**

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

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**3 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**33**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- doTERRA60% - Young Living39% - Manuka Doctor1%

## **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%$44K8%$88K12%$132K16%$176K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Young Living Thieves Hard Lozenges 30 ct | Sugar-Free Relief for Dry Mouth & Sore Throat | Clove Lemon Peppermint Essential Oils | Gentle on Stomach](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21UbMaFWUJL.jpg)**Young Living Thieves Hard Lozenges 30 ct | Sugar-Free Relief for Dry Mouth & Sore Throat | Clove Lemon Peppermint Essential Oils | Gentle on Stomach**Young Living**$35.30**4.6★1,354 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00501KWHA) [2![doTERRA On Guard Protecting Throat Drops (2 Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41PWXi1zuhL.jpg)**doTERRA On Guard Protecting Throat Drops (2 Pack)**doTERRA**$38.08**4.8★4,853 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KTXHNMQ) [3![Young Living Thieves Menthol Cough Drops | Sugar Free Honey & Propolis Throat Drops for Adults | Essential Oil Infused Throat Comfort | 30 Ct Pack of 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qclmJmqmL.jpg)**Young Living Thieves Menthol Cough Drops | Sugar Free Honey & Propolis Throat Drops for Adults | Essential Oil Infused Throat Comfort | 30 Ct Pack of 2**Young Living**$72.37**4.8★1,111 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K3ETRRO) [4![doTERRA On Guard Protecting Throat Drops](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31fw9qNBjcL.jpg)**doTERRA On Guard Protecting Throat Drops**doTERRA**$23.53**4.8★4,853 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004O23Z48) [5![doTERRA On Guard Essential Oil Protective Blend - 15 ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41RDHuqhOJL.jpg)**doTERRA On Guard Essential Oil Protective Blend - 15 ml**doTERRA**$50.88**4.7★4,426 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004O276P2)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![doTERRA On Guard Sanitizing Mist - 27mL (5 Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51IphCq-UvL.jpg)**doTERRA On Guard Sanitizing Mist - 27mL (5 Pack)**doTERRA**$53.29**2,006 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP68DHJV) [![doTERRA - On Guard Cleaner Concentrate - 12 fl oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TS9axwQEL.jpg)**doTERRA - On Guard Cleaner Concentrate - 12 fl oz (Pack of 2)**doTERRA**$48.03**2,094 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN1XVN54) [![Manuka Doctor Cough Drops Manuka Middles 30 Drops (Pack of 1) Throat Lozenges Infused with Raw Manuka Honey Vitamin C & Ginger for Immune Support Helps Soothe Sore Throat](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Bo4ZAKtaL.jpg)**Manuka Doctor Cough Drops Manuka Middles 30 Drops (Pack of 1) Throat Lozenges Infused with Raw Manuka Honey Vitamin C & Ginger for Immune Support Helps Soothe Sore Throat**Manuka Doctor**$12.53**2,601 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C848NYN6) [![doTERRA On Guard Sanitizing Mist - 27mL (2 Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41zoqfNlp1L.jpg)**doTERRA On Guard Sanitizing Mist - 27mL (2 Pack)**doTERRA**$24.52**2,006 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076BSZFJG) [![doTERRA - On Guard+ Softgels Essential Oil Protective Blend - 60 Softgels](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41d-DTG9wXL.jpg)**doTERRA - On Guard+ Softgels Essential Oil Protective Blend - 60 Softgels**doTERRA**$77.26**301 rev9y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZXZFVRS)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Young Living Thieves Menthol Cough Drops | Sugar Free Honey & Propolis Throat Drops for Adults | Essential Oil Infused Throat Comfort | 30 Ct Pack of 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qclmJmqmL.jpg)**Young Living Thieves Menthol Cough Drops | Sugar Free Honey & Propolis Throat Drops for Adults | Essential Oil Infused Throat Comfort | 30 Ct Pack of 2**Young Living**$72.37**4.8★**▲ 255%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K3ETRRO) [![Thieves Hard Lozenges 30 ct (2 Packages) by Young Living Essential Oils](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31wfUv1n2ML.jpg)**Thieves Hard Lozenges 30 ct (2 Packages) by Young Living Essential Oils**Young Living**$69.82**4.8★**▲ 224%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I1TQXNE) [![Young Living Thieves Throat Lozenges | Sugar Free Lozenges for Adults | Throat Comfort & Dry Mouth Support with Lemon Essential Oils | 30 Count Pack of 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41j+kaC+r9L.jpg)**Young Living Thieves Throat Lozenges | Sugar Free Lozenges for Adults | Throat Comfort & Dry Mouth Support with Lemon Essential Oils | 30 Count Pack of 3**Young Living**$99.84**4.8★**▲ 168%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I1TSKEO) [![doTERRA - On Guard Cleaner Concentrate - 12 fl oz](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Rj2urBuSL.jpg)**doTERRA - On Guard Cleaner Concentrate - 12 fl oz**doTERRA**$25.27**4.8★**▲ 141%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TYTLPU) [![Young Living Thieves Essential Oil Infused Cough Drops | 30 Drops | Soothe Throat & Refresh Breath | Natural Blend of Essential Oils](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31lOWH5lhnL.jpg)**Young Living Thieves Essential Oil Infused Cough Drops | 30 Drops | Soothe Throat & Refresh Breath | Natural Blend of Essential Oils**Young Living**$36.81**4.7★**▲ 64%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0XY2S0)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 56 weeks — -26.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

8K6KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Taste-Overall**21%

*“Delicious and effective”*

**Cough Relief**15%

*“Really works for cough”*

**Quality-Overall**13%

*“Doterra has the best products”*

**Value For Money**6%

*“Fair price”*

**Flavor**5%

*“Love the flavor”*

**Smell**5%

*“Smells great and is very helpful with germ clearance”*

**Immunity Booster**3%

*“Great product to support immune system”*

**Oral Hygiene**3%

*“I feel it gets my teeth really clean”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**3%

*“Cleans well and great scent”*

**Cold Relief**3%

*“Great supplement-it kept my cold to a day”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Value For Money**24%

*“Costs too much”*

**Taste-Overall**17%

*“Horrible taste”*

**Allergies**4%

*“I had a severe allergy attack on a cruise”*

**Quality-Overall**4%

*“Complete garbage”*

**Sweetness**4%

*“Its too sweet”*

**Smell**3%

*“This barely has ANY scent to it so if you're wanting a cleaner with a nice natural scent this is NOT it”*

**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**3%

*“Hard to eat at all”*

**Hard Feel**2%

*“Feeling rough”*

**Size-Overall**2%

*“Small”*

**Functionality-Overall**2%

*“Did not work”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**19%

**Leak-Proof**15%

**Taste-Overall**13%

**Smell**13%

**Flavor**6%

**Value For Money**5%

**Nutritional Content**3%

**Artificial Sweeteners**3%

**Oily/Greasy**3%

**Cough Relief**2%