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Bath Oil

soft demand (-36.3% this quarter) — Bath Oil doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Ranks 1,964 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −7 vs the category median of 47

Market size 34Growth 7Conversion 94Competition 17Returns 100Price range 47Avg price 26Brand share 30Review moat 60Quality gap 24
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Bath Oil profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Bath Oil is a £164K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (155K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Bath Oil: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -36.3% over the last 90 days and 11.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£164K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-36.3%155K
Conversion rate11.7%
Avg price£9.09

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 58
Top-5 product click share79%
Open market13%
Avg brand age68 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,104

Top Bath Oil 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 capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£25K£49K£74K£98K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • E4551%
  • Fenjal10%
  • Tisserand9%
  • Dr Teal's9%
  • QV7%
  • Neal's Yard Remedies5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 8%)

Bath Oil demand & seasonality

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

Volume155KCVR11.7%Products12Brands8Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate4.2%Rating4.6★Reviews1,104Avg BSR#44
8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top Bath Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • bath oil76K/yr
  • bath oils for women25K/yr
  • e45 bath oil14K/yr
  • bath oils19K/yr
  • bath oil for very dry skin6K/yr
  • e45 bath oil emollient5K/yr
  • e45 bath3K/yr
  • bath oils aromatherapy6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bath Oil

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

What buyers love

75% of reviews
Smell35%

Beautiful fragrance

Moist/Dry10%

Excellent for dry skin problems

Soft Feel6%

Makes your skin nice and soft

Suitability Dry Skin5%

So good for dry skin

Quality-Overall5%

No product complaints

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Moist/Dry13%

Doesn't really moisturise or improve skin texture

Smell13%

The smell is expensive by the way

Value For Money8%

Its not cheap

Natural Resource Wastage7%

wasted money

Leak-Proof7%

Wasnt sealed properly and slow leaks

Bath Oil return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

10%

Fixable by listing

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

1Smell
40%
2Leak-Proof
20%
3Salt Content
10%
4Thin
10%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
10%

Common Bath Oil questions

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

Flapen scores Bath Oil 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £164K/yr across 12 tracked products. Search demand moved -36.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Bath Oil on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Mar–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.