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scentsy

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Soft demand (-58.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 10Growth 0Conversion 9Competition 71Returns 49Price range 60Avg price 81Brand share 80Review moat 67Quality gap 84

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great€17.20

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great55%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good43%

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

Review moat

Good809.31

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good€8.46–€24.93

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

Returns

Okay3.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Bad€39K

€39K/yr · 319K searches

Conversion

Bad0.7%

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

Growth

Bad-58.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, scentsy is a €39K/yr Amazon Germany market (319K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

scentsy market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€52K–€69K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.7%
Avg BSR
#272
Page quality
0%
Prime
83%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
21.6%
Avg brand age
33 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

38%

  • Earnest Living13%
  • CANDLE-LITE11%
  • SUPRROW11%
  • Candle-Brothers10%
  • Wowlela9%
  • ZEN ARÔME7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 81 weeks — -58.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '25Black Friday '25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.5×

Top scentsy search terms

  • duftlampe elektrisch60K/yr
  • scentsy53K/yr
  • scentsy duftlampe steckdose31K/yr
  • elektrische duftlampe30K/yr
  • elektrische duftlampe für wachs35K/yr
  • duftlampe steckdose20K/yr
  • duftlampe elektrisch wachs19K/yr
  • scentsy duftlampe16K/yr
  • duftwachs lampe elektrisch14K/yr
  • wachslampe7K/yr
All search terms

Top scentsy products on Amazon

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%€3K12%€5K16%€6K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about scentsy

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

What buyers love

Geruch19%

“Aroma”

Qualität insgesamt14%

“Top Produkt”

Diffuser Mechanismus10%

“Super diffuser”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Preisleistung super”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit8%

“Orientalisches Flair leichtes Handling”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Ware, wie bestellt”

Design insgesamt5%

“Schönes Design”

Farbe5%

“die farben sind super”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen2%

“Sehr schönes warmes Licht”

Gesamtgröße1%

“Passt alles, wie beschrieben”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit25%

“schnell defekt”

Geruch15%

“Kein Scentsy Duftwachs”

Qualität insgesamt9%

“Schlechte Qualität”

Diffuser Mechanismus6%

“Leider ist der Diffuser schon nach 4 Monaten defekt”

Geräuschpegel5%

“Jetzt brummt er total laut”

Funktionalität insgesamt5%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Defekt Material/Teile4%

“Ware defekt nach 4 Wochen”

Gesamtgröße3%

“klein”

Befeuchtung2%

“Sieht schön aus, verändert die Luftfeuchtigkeit aber nicht erheblich”

Heizung1%

“nichts wird erhitzt”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße17%
Funktionalität insgesamt14%
Diffuser Mechanismus10%
Defekt Material/Teile8%
Geruch7%
Qualität insgesamt6%
Geräuschpegel5%
Materialqualität4%
Haltbarkeit4%
Produktzustand2%

Common questions

Is scentsy profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €39K/yr across 42 tracked products. 0 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -58.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the scentsy niche?
25 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 55% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in scentsy?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Geruch, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 3.1%.
When does demand for scentsy peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 8.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the scentsy niche?
Listings span €8.46–€24.93; the average listing price is €17.20 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 809 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.