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cocoa butter

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 20Growth 37Conversion 51Competition 56Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 27Brand share 0Review moat 24Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good52%

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

Conversion

Good4.1%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+9.6%

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

Avg price

Okay€9.20

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Bad6,026.97

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad€79K

€79K/yr · 209K searches

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad€5.05–€14.91

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, cocoa butter is a €79K/yr Amazon Germany market (209K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cocoa butter market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€92K–€115K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.1%
Avg BSR
#327
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
60%
Out of stock
0.8%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
163 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

112

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

0%

  • Vaseline74%
  • Palmer's24%
  • Dove1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +9.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top cocoa butter search terms

  • vaseline body lotion75K/yr
  • palmers32K/yr
  • palmers cocoa butter30K/yr
  • vaseline cocoa radiant10K/yr
  • vaseline cocoa butter25K/yr
  • vaseline cocoa7K/yr
  • cocoa butter body lotion5K/yr
  • vaseline bodylotion4K/yr
  • kakaobutter creme4K/yr
  • vaseline body5K/yr
All search terms

Top cocoa butter 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%€3K8%€6K12%€10K16%€13K101001K10K100K 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 cocoa butter

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

What buyers love

Geruch28%

“Mega Duft”

Qualität insgesamt12%

“Super Produkt”

Saugfähigkeit10%

“Zieht wirklich schnell ein, pflegt und duftet gut”

Weiches Gefühl7%

“Sehr fine”

Eignung für Mischhaut7%

“Auch für Männerhaut super”

Feucht/Trocken7%

“Meine Lieblingslotion”

Eignung für trockene Haut5%

“Fazit: Eine gelungene Bodylotion mit guter Pflegewirkung und einem angenehmen Hautgefühl”

Komfort insgesamt3%

“Also sehr angenehm”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Finde den Preis angemessen, da man nicht viel braucht, also ziemlich ergiebig”

Ölig/fettig2%

“Unaufdringlicher,sehr angenehmer Duft- hinterlässt wirklich keinen Fettfilm auf der Haut wie andere Lotionen”

What buyers complain about

Geruch36%

“Creme klebt und stinkt leider”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit8%

“Creme klebt und stinkt leider”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Enorme Preisschwankungen”

Feucht/Trocken5%

“Mehr erwartet: weder rückfettend noch speichert es die Feuchtigkeit”

Ölig/fettig3%

“Sehr ölig auf der Haut”

Eignung für trockene Haut3%

“nicht weil sie so reichhaltig wäre: die Haut fühlt sich eher trocken an.”

Einfache Anwendung2%

“Zudem ist die Anwendung unpraktisch, da die gesamte Hautoberfläche klebrig wird, was das Anziehen unmittelbar danach erschwert”

Weiches Gefühl2%

“Von Vaseline habe ich eigentlich erwartet das es lange ein geschmeidiges gefühl gibt”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Leider finde ich nicht das es langanhaltend ist”

Funktionalität insgesamt2%

“Wirkungslos”

Top return reasons

Geruch24%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt19%
Auslaufsicher16%
Produktzustand10%
Motorleistung6%
Funktionalität insgesamt3%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%
Eignung für trockene Haut3%
Farbe3%

Common questions

Is cocoa butter profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €79K/yr across 30 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +9.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the cocoa butter niche?
3 brands and 112 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cocoa butter?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geruch, Haftung/Klebrigkeit, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for cocoa butter peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cocoa butter niche?
Listings span €5.05–€14.91; the average listing price is €9.20 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,027 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.