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Isopropyl Alcohol

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.55–$15.48) — Isopropyl Alcohol doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Market size 94Growth 32Conversion 97Competition 24Returns 99Price range 4Avg price 19Brand share 29Review moat 25Quality gap 21
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Is Isopropyl Alcohol profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Isopropyl Alcohol is a £2.0M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Isopropyl Alcohol: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +5.6% over the last 90 days and 14.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£2.0M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr300K
Search volume / yr+5.6%2.0M
Conversion rate14.5%
Avg price£6.74

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.

12%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 17
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market12%
Avg brand age62 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 17 products

Sponsored placement76%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews4,602

Top Isopropyl Alcohol 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 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£196K£391K£587K£782K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 flat

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • Palm Safe35%
  • EQM SOLUCIONES QUIMICAS23%
  • JOVS16%
  • Chemical Trade Store7%
  • IsoLAB7%
  • ICAN LONDON4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 8%)

Isopropyl Alcohol demand & seasonality

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

Volume2.0MCVR14.5%Products17Brands11Top 5 Brands88%OOS Rate3.0%Rating4.7★Reviews4,602Avg BSR#11
45K35KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top Isopropyl Alcohol search terms shoppers use

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

  • isopropyl alcohol865K/yr
  • rubbing alcohol428K/yr
  • isopropyl alcohol 99.9281K/yr
  • ipa124K/yr
  • rubbing alcohol for cleaning98K/yr
  • 99% isopropyl alcohol29K/yr
  • isopropyl25K/yr
  • cleaning alcohol28K/yr
  • ipa alcohol 99.9 isopropyl15K/yr
  • isopropanol15K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Isopropyl Alcohol

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Quality-Overall18%

its been a reliable

Ease Of Cleaning17%

Cleans everything quickly

Value For Money17%

Decent price

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%

As advertised

Size-Overall4%

good size

What buyers complain about

52% of reviews
Smell11%

Smells so bad

Size-Overall8%

Absolute rip off tiny bottle

Leak-Proof7%

had leaked all over the box

Value For Money5%

Slightly expensive. hence 4-star rating

Ease Of Use5%

Not easy to use

Isopropyl Alcohol return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

26%

Fixable by listing

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

1Leak-Proof
23%
2Functionality-Overall
19%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
11%
4Size-Overall
10%
5Compatibility-Overall
6%

Common Isopropyl Alcohol questions

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

Flapen scores Isopropyl Alcohol 49/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £2.0M/yr across 17 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +5.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Isopropyl Alcohol on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.