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Beeswax

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But demand is soft, at -5.5% this quarter, so Beeswax is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 29% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +4 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£142K/yr244K searches / yr
90-day growth
-5.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 56 sellers

Flapen Score

Beeswax against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Beeswax is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Beeswax market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Beeswax 244K times last year and spent an estimated £142K. The top 5 brands take 58% of clicks. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 244K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £142K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
244K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-5.5%
Conversion, latest week
7.5%
Market size, estimated
£142Ka year
Peak month
November1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
beeswax168K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.79.

Listings sell for £7.79 on average, from £2.92 to £20.64. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £7.79 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.79under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.92–£20.64
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #218 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 1,708 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
10.4%
Average rank
#218in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,708per listing
Listings tracked
33

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Beeswax products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£11K£17K£23K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 rising

Sellers

56

Top-5 brand share

58%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

35%

  • Eco-Lux Essentials15%
  • Furniture Clinic14%
  • BOYUJK10%
  • TRINIDa10%
  • Mouldmaster8%
  • TooGet7%

Demand

Beeswax search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

5K3KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Beeswax search terms shoppers use

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

  • beeswax168K/yr
  • bees wax22K/yr
  • beeswax for skin10K/yr
  • bee wax8K/yr
  • organic beeswax6K/yr
  • bees wax for skin6K/yr
  • pure beeswax5K/yr
  • natural beeswax4K/yr
  • beewax4K/yr
  • food grade beeswax4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Beeswax

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Smell19%−0.16

No scent

Strong smell

Plastic smell

Size-Overall11%−0.07

it's a small tin

Not fit for purpose due to size

Very small

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%−0.03

Not at all as advertised

Falsely advertised

Product pictures are misleading

Value For Money6%−0.01

NOT WORTH THE MONEY

a complete waste of money

A little pricey

Product Condition4%

Used goods sent

not buying new

One of the blocks has obviously been used

Love

Quality-Overall32%+2.48

Fantastic products there's really made my table look fantastic

Excellent product

Nice pure product

Ease Of Use10%+0.48

Ease of use

It's very easy to apply

Really easy to apply

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%−0.03

As advertised

As described

Works as specified

Value For Money8%−0.01

Good price

Good value for money

Good value for money

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%−0.01

makes them shine

Great shine

Leaves a Beautiful Natural Shine

Return

0.4% Return rate 41% Fixable by listing

Smell21%█▇▅▄▆▁

No scent

Strong smell

Plastic smell

Size-Overall14%▄▄▄▃▂█

it's a small tin

Not fit for purpose due to size

Very small

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%█▇▄▇▇▁

Not at all as advertised

Falsely advertised

Product pictures are misleading

Color8%▆▁▆█▅▇

Its bright yellow, too bright

As its colourless

the most recent purchase is bright yellow and does not resemble beeswax, at all

Functionality-Overall8%▃▁▆▄▅█

Not working

Not very effective

unfortunately it didn't work for me

FAQ

Common Beeswax questions

Answered from the same tracked data.