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title: "Mini Vaseline — £1.4M/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 39/100 · £1.4M/yr market · 1.5M searches/yr · £5.04 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **mini vaseline**
**Skip it**
A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 85Growth 17Conversion 99Competition 0Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 0Review moat 20Quality gap 19
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****18.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Great****£1.4M**
£1.4M/yr · 1.5M searches
**Review moat**
**Bad****13,857.4**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-15.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.04**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£0.87–£9.09**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, mini vaseline is a £1.4M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **mini vaseline market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **200K–250K**
- avg 25,000–30,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£1.0M–£1.3M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **18.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#98**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **60%**
- **Sponsored**
- **40%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **51 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **150 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**2 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**113**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Vaseline93% - Brylcreem7%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 45 weeks — -15.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
40K30KBlack Friday '25Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/mini-vaseline/trend)
## **Top mini vaseline search terms**
- **vaseline**1.2M/yr-14.9%11.7% conv. - **vaseline petroleum jelly**100K/yr-9.1%11.4% conv. - **mini vaseline**39K/yr-3.3%1.5% conv. - **petroleum jelly vaseline**20K/yr-17.7%9.6% conv. - **vasaline**24K/yr-12.6%11.6% conv. - **mini vaseline pots**15K/yr-32.9%1.8% conv. - **vaseline 250ml**10K/yr+3.9%4.9% conv. - **vaseline lip balm cocoa butter**18K/yr-50.4%0.2% conv. - **vaseline tub**12K/yr-29.6%6.8% conv. - **vaseline mini**9K/yr-10.4%3.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/mini-vaseline/search-terms)
## **Top mini vaseline 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%20%£284K40%£568K60%£851K80%£1.1M1K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 5 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Vaseline Original Pure Petroleum Jelly**Vaseline**£1.28**4.7★19,302 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004345SP6) [2**Vaseline Pure Petroleum Jelly 100% Pure Original - 13 Ounces**Vaseline**£8.16**4.7★23,284 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000052XQO) [3**Vaseline Original Lip Therapy 20g**Brylcreem**£0.87**4.7★1,872 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BKOAZ3Q) [4**Vaseline Original Petroleum Jelly 250ml x3 Intensive Moisturiser for Dry Cracked Skin Skin Protectant for Hydration & Barrier Care Multi-Purpose Skincare**Vaseline**£9.09**4.7★1,545 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D93N9LMM) [5**New Vaseline Petroleum Jelly 100 ml (Pack of 3)**Vaseline**£5.79**4.7★23,284 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00WGS5ZNG)
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Vaseline Original Petroleum Jelly 250ml x3 Intensive Moisturiser for Dry Cracked Skin Skin Protectant for Hydration & Barrier Care Multi-Purpose Skincare**Vaseline**£9.09**1,545 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D93N9LMM) [**Vaseline Pure Petroleum Jelly 100% Pure Original - 13 Ounces**Vaseline**£8.16**23,284 rev10y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000052XQO) [**New Vaseline Petroleum Jelly 100 ml (Pack of 3)**Vaseline**£5.79**23,284 rev11y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00WGS5ZNG) [**Vaseline Original Lip Therapy 20g**Brylcreem**£0.87**1,872 rev12y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BKOAZ3Q) [**Vaseline Original Pure Petroleum Jelly**Vaseline**£1.28**19,302 rev18y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004345SP6)
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Vaseline Original Pure Petroleum Jelly**Vaseline**£1.28**4.7★**▲ 22%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004345SP6) [**New Vaseline Petroleum Jelly 100 ml (Pack of 3)**Vaseline**£5.79**4.7★**▼ 26%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00WGS5ZNG) [**Vaseline Original Petroleum Jelly 250ml x3 Intensive Moisturiser for Dry Cracked Skin Skin Protectant for Hydration & Barrier Care Multi-Purpose Skincare**Vaseline**£9.09**4.7★**▼ 30%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D93N9LMM) [**Vaseline Pure Petroleum Jelly 100% Pure Original - 13 Ounces**Vaseline**£8.16**4.7★**▼ 31%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000052XQO) [**Vaseline Original Lip Therapy 20g**Brylcreem**£0.87**4.7★**▼ 37%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BKOAZ3Q)
## **What buyers say about mini vaseline**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**24%
*“Good price”*
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Overall, its a reliable product that does what its meant to do”*
**Moist/Dry**11%
*“Great moisturizer”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“Does what its supposed to do”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“Great size”*
**Ease Of Use**8%
*“Easy to use”*
**Durability**4%
*“Been using for years”*
**Suitability Dry Skin**3%
*“Very good for my child dry skin”*
**Suitability Combination Skin**3%
*“Just as good for your face as usual”*
**Smell**2%
*“Really good to keep skin healthy without perfumes and irritating chemicals”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**14%
*“Wrong size”*
**Oily/Greasy**11%
*“a bit to greasy”*
**Allergies**10%
*“This caused a bad reaction on my skin”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“It is not what I expected”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“difficult to open”*
**Ease Of Application**6%
*“After application, it doesn't feel like I've put anything on”*
**Moist/Dry**5%
*“Dry lips”*
**Product Condition**5%
*“Came used”*
**Animal Testing/Cruelty Free**5%
*“I didnt realise that the company tested on animals”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**4%
*“has the texture of something youd expect to find in an engine rather than a bathroom cabinet —”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**39%
**Value For Money**27%
**Product Condition**12%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Quality-Overall**3%
**Functionality-Overall**3%
**Ease Of Use**3%
**Smell**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is mini vaseline profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £1.4M/yr across 5 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -15.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- **How competitive is the mini vaseline niche?**
- 2 brands and 113 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in mini vaseline?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Oily/Greasy, Allergies. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **What does it cost to enter the mini vaseline niche?**
- Listings span £0.87–£9.09; the average listing price is £5.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 13,857 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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