Castor Oil
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.34–$16.34) — Castor Oil doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 1,175 of 2,481 Beauty niches · on the category median
Is Castor Oil profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Castor Oil is a £1.4M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Castor 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 -10.0% over the last 90 days and 12.0% of searches end in a purchase.
£1.4M
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.
16%
open market share
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 · 13 products
Top Castor Oil products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Fushi Organic Castor Oil 250ml Glass Bottle 100% Pure Cold & Fresh-Pressed For Dry Skin & Hair Growth Eyelashes & Eyebrows Hexane Free Natural Food-grade Sustainably Sourced
- Price
- £6.39
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 5,711
- Age
- 10y ago
Handcraft Blends Organic Castor Oil 473 ml | 100% Pure and Natural | Premium Grade Carrier Oil | Hair Eyelashes and Eyebrows | Hair and Body | Expeller-Pressed | Hexane-Free
- Price
- £8.33
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 122,100
- Age
- 7y ago
Pure World Natural Castor Oil 100ml. Cold & Freshly Pressed 100% Pure and Undiluted Hexane Free for Eyebrows Nails Beard Hair Eyelash Growth Cruelty Free Food Grade
- Price
- £5.42
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,925
- Age
- 3y ago
Tisserand - Organic Castor Oil - 100% Natural Pure - Moisturising Massage Nails Skin and Hair Oil - Earthy and Grounding Aroma - Comes in Recycable Bottle - 100ml
- Price
- £3.34
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 139
- Age
- 1y ago
Pure World Natural Castor Oil 250ML Cold & Freshly Pressed 100% Pure and Undiluted Hexane Free Nourish Your Skin and Hair Eyebrows Nails Beard Hair Eyelash Growth Food Grade
- Price
- £7.29
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,557
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentumTisserand - Organic Castor Oil - 100% Natural Pure - Moisturising Massage Nails Skin and Hair Oil - Earthy and Grounding Aroma - Comes in Recycable Bottle - 100ml
- Price
- £3.34
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 139
- Age
- 1y ago
Essican Purelife Castor Oil Organic Hexane Free Glass Bottle with Pump 1000ml (Pack of 1) - Pure Organic Castor Oil Cold Pressed Natural for Healthy Skin Face Body Eyelashes Brow Hair Growth Vitamin E
- Price
- £16.34
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,845
- Age
- 2y ago
MAYJAM Organic Castor Oil 473ML Pure Natural Cold & Fresh-Pressed Promotes Hair Eyebrow and Eyelash Growth Carrier Oil for Nourish Skin
- Price
- £7.12
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,297
- Age
- 1y ago
Fushi Organic Castor Oil 250ml Glass Bottle 100% Pure Cold & Fresh-Pressed For Dry Skin & Hair Growth Eyelashes & Eyebrows Hexane Free Natural Food-grade Sustainably Sourced
- Price
- £6.39
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 5,711
- Age
- 10y ago
The Soapery Castor Oil Organic Cold Pressed 1 litre - 100% Pure
- Price
- £8.65
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,010
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch dateMAYJAM Organic Castor Oil 473ML Pure Natural Cold & Fresh-Pressed Promotes Hair Eyebrow and Eyelash Growth Carrier Oil for Nourish Skin
- Price
- £7.12
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,297
- Age
- 1y ago
Tisserand - Organic Castor Oil - 100% Natural Pure - Moisturising Massage Nails Skin and Hair Oil - Earthy and Grounding Aroma - Comes in Recycable Bottle - 100ml
- Price
- £3.34
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 139
- Age
- 1y ago
Essican Purelife Castor Oil Organic Hexane Free Glass Bottle with Pump 1000ml (Pack of 1) - Pure Organic Castor Oil Cold Pressed Natural for Healthy Skin Face Body Eyelashes Brow Hair Growth Vitamin E
- Price
- £16.34
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,845
- Age
- 2y ago
Essican Purelife Castor Oil Organic Hexane Free Glass Bottle with Pump 250ml (Pack of 1)- Pure Organic Castor Oil Cold Pressed Natural for Healthy Skin Face Body Eyelashes Brow Hair Growth Vitamin E
- Price
- £8.33
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,845
- Age
- 2y ago
Pure World Natural Castor Oil 100ml. Cold & Freshly Pressed 100% Pure and Undiluted Hexane Free for Eyebrows Nails Beard Hair Eyelash Growth Cruelty Free Food Grade
- Price
- £5.42
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,925
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- Fushi33%
- Pure World19%
- Handcraft Blends15%
- Tisserand10%
- Essican Purelife7%
- KANZY HAIR AND BEAUTY5%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 11%)
Castor Oil demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top Castor Oil search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- castor oil806K/yr
- castor oil organic171K/yr
- organic castor oil116K/yr
- caster oil70K/yr
- fushi39K/yr
- castor oil for skin21K/yr
- cold pressed castor oil31K/yr
- fushi castor oil27K/yr
- organic castor oil cold pressed21K/yr
- pure castor oil15K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Castor Oil
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
71% of reviews“Good quality arrived quickly”
“Affordable price”
“Does the job”
“Ease of use”
“Pleased with the caster oil”
What buyers complain about
55% of reviews“It is messy as its so thick”
“Plastic smell”
“Can confirm it's very greasy”
“makes everything sticky”
“False advertising”
Castor Oil return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.2%
Return rate
21%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Castor Oil questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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