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Rizinusöl

Rizinusöl shows low returns (0.2%), but a deep review moat (25,900 avg reviews) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look

Top 21% of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · +6 vs the category median of 47

Market size 81Growth 14Conversion 81Competition 42Returns 99Price range 37Avg price 47Brand share 57Review moat 13Quality gap 43
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Rizinusöl profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Rizinusöl is a €1.2M/yr Amazon Germany market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Rizinusöl: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -21.3% over the last 90 days and 8.5% of searches end in a purchase.

€1.2M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr125K
Search volume / yr-21.3%1.2M
Conversion rate8.5%
Avg price€11.65

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand, so 29% of the market is open.

29%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 24
Top-5 product click share60%
Open market29%
Avg brand age44 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 20 products

Sponsored placement95%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews25,900

Top Rizinusöl products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€119K€238K€358K€477K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

23%

  • BIONOBLE33%
  • KANZY18%
  • Sala8%
  • Fushi6%
  • Biorganique6%
  • Naissance6%

Rizinusöl demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.2MCVR8.5%Products20Brands14Top 5 Brands71%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews25,900Avg BSR#60
40K30KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Rizinusöl search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • rizinusöl476K/yr
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  • castor oil154K/yr
  • rizinusöl kaltgepresst bio für haut18K/yr
  • rizinusöl bio59K/yr
  • castor oil organic46K/yr
  • rizinusöl haare40K/yr
  • rizinusöl kaltgepresst36K/yr
  • rizinusöl zum einnehmen22K/yr
  • bio rizinusöl kaltgepresst18K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rizinusöl

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt40%

Beste Produkt

Ölig/fettig9%

Hervorargendes Öl

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

value for Money

Eignung für Mischhaut5%

Natürliches Hautpflege Mittel 👍👍👍 Gute Beratung

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

das Produkt entsprach grundsätzlich den Erwartungen.

What buyers complain about

59% of reviews
Ölig/fettig12%

Dickflüssiges Öl

Haftung/Klebrigkeit9%

Etwas klebrig

Dicke8%

Dickflüssig

Geruch7%

es stinkt ranzig

Allergien5%

Nicht so gut für mich Bin ich allergisch darauf

Rizinusöl return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Geruch
17%
2beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt
12%
3Gesamtgröße
9%
4Auslaufsicher
9%
5Ölig/fettig
8%

Common Rizinusöl questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Rizinusöl 53/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €1.2M/yr across 20 tracked products. Search demand moved -21.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Rizinusöl on Amazon Germany is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.