organic castor oil
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.34–$16.34) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good£470K£470K/yr · 434K searches
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Okay£9.12avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-10.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad78%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Review moat
Bad27,524.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Bad£3.34–£16.34cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, organic castor oil is a £470K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (434K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 20, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
organic castor oil market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £456K–£547K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.9%
- Avg BSR
- #21
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 0.5%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 161 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
10%
- Fushi45%
- Handcraft Blends16%
- Essican Purelife14%
- Pure World6%
- Tisserand5%
- Pearl natural oils3%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top organic castor oil search terms
- castor oil organic171K/yr
- organic castor oil116K/yr
- fushi castor oil27K/yr
- organic castor oil cold pressed21K/yr
- hexane free castor oil13K/yr
- castor oil organic cold pressed13K/yr
- caster oil organic cold pressed18K/yr
- organic cold pressed castor oil11K/yr
- edible castor oil7K/yr
- cold pressed organic castor oil5K/yr
Top organic castor oil 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.
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
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
Fushi£6.394.7★5,711 rev
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
Handcraft Blends£8.334.5★122,100 rev
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
Essican Purelife£8.334.7★1,845 rev
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
Essican Purelife£16.344.7★1,845 rev
Tisserand - Organic Castor Oil - 100% Natural Pure - Moisturising Massage Nails Skin and Hair Oil - Earthy and Grounding Aroma - Comes in Recycable Bottle - 100ml
Tisserand£3.344.8★139 rev
Newest
by launch date
PHATOIL Organic Castor Oil 118ml Cold Pressed & Pure - USDA Certified Organic Hexane-Free Massage Oil for Hair Growth Eyebrows Eyelashes & Skin Moisturizing - Glass Bottle
PHATOIL£6.19862 rev
Handcraft Blends Cold-Pressed Organic Castor Oil 236 ml | Glass Bottle | 100% Pure and Natural | Premium Grade Carrier Oil | Hair Eyelashes and Eyebrows | Hair and Body | Ayurvedic Hair Care
Handcraft Blends£7.88122,100 rev
Tisserand - Organic Castor Oil - 100% Natural Pure - Moisturising Massage Nails Skin and Hair Oil - Earthy and Grounding Aroma - Comes in Recycable Bottle - 100ml
Tisserand£3.34139 rev
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
Essican Purelife£16.341,845 rev
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
Essican Purelife£8.331,845 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumEssican 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
Essican Purelife£16.344.7★
Tisserand - Organic Castor Oil - 100% Natural Pure - Moisturising Massage Nails Skin and Hair Oil - Earthy and Grounding Aroma - Comes in Recycable Bottle - 100ml
Tisserand£3.344.8★
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
Fushi£6.394.7★
BIONOBLE Organic Castor Oil Cold Pressed - Hexane Free 100% Natural - Pure Castor Oil Organic for Eyelashes Hair Growth Eyebrows Skin Face - Glass Bottle with Pipette and Pump - 50ml
BIONOBLE£8.104.5★
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
Essican Purelife£8.334.7★
What buyers say about organic castor oil
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality arrived quickly”
“Affordable price”
“Does the job”
“Ease of use”
“Just the perfect oil”
“It's also a good size”
“has a strong smell as to be expected”
“Good and organic”
“Feels great”
“Pleased with the caster oil”
What buyers complain about
“It is messy as its so thick”
“Strange smell”
“Can confirm it's very greasy”
“makes everything sticky”
“False representation”
“packaging unfortunate as dispenser lip broken”
“Made my eyes dry and gave me swelling like bags”
“hard to use as this is”
“Big bottle, a bit expensive”
“The eyelash curler snipped my eyelashes”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is organic castor oil profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £470K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the organic castor oil niche?
- 9 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in organic castor oil?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Smell, Oily/Greasy. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for organic castor oil peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the organic castor oil niche?
- Listings span £3.34–£16.34; the average listing price is £9.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 27,525 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.