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Vegetable Glycerin

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 79% of clicks) — Vegetable Glycerin doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Ranks 1,175 of 2,481 Beauty niches · on the category median

Market size 33Growth 52Conversion 96Competition 18Returns 99Price range 36Avg price 23Brand share 44Review moat 54Quality gap 25
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Vegetable Glycerin profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Vegetable Glycerin is a £157K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (134K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Vegetable Glycerin: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +23.1% over the last 90 days and 14.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£157K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr+23.1%134K
Conversion rate14.0%
Avg price£8.38

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 13
Top-5 product click share79%
Open market21%
Avg brand age83 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 placement58%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,357

Top Vegetable Glycerin 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£16K£31K£47K£63K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 flat

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

  • The Soapery23%
  • EQM SOLUCIONES QUIMICAS22%
  • SPECIAL INGREDIENTS19%
  • Naissance8%
  • VGPG Online7%
  • Lubrisolve5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 16%)

Vegetable Glycerin demand & seasonality

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

Volume134KCVR14.0%Products12Brands11Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate2.8%Rating4.6★Reviews1,357Avg BSR#658
5K4KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Vegetable Glycerin search terms shoppers use

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

  • vegetable glycerin109K/yr
  • vegetable glycerine15K/yr
  • vegetable glycerin food grade6K/yr
  • vegetable glycerine for cleaning4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Vegetable Glycerin

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

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Quality-Overall29%

Great product just as described on site

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%

As described

Value For Money17%

Good value for money

Moist/Dry5%

Good hydrating product for hair

Durability4%

Great product durability great Thankyou

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Size-Overall21%

As described bottle was smaller than expected

Leak-Proof15%

the container started to leak at the base after a few weeks

Functionality-Overall8%

The lid will not budge

Product Condition8%

Product was half full when arrived and opened

Value For Money4%

the amount is limited

Vegetable Glycerin return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

48%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
36%
2Leak-Proof
32%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
12%
4Value For Money
8%
5Quality-Overall
8%

Common Vegetable Glycerin questions

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

Flapen scores Vegetable Glycerin 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £157K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +23.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Vegetable Glycerin on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep–Oct, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.