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Scented Gel Pens

a small market ($13K/yr) — Scented Gel Pens doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Market size 3Growth 35Conversion 14Competition 46Returns 98Price range 57Avg price 38Brand share 51Review moat 52Quality gap 62
This niche Category average

Is Scented Gel Pens profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Scented Gel Pens is a £13K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (111K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Scented Gel Pens: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +8.3% over the last 90 days and 1.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£13K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr+8.3%111K
Conversion rate1.1%
Avg price£10.57

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand, so 26% of the market is open.

26%

open market share

Brands · sellers17 · 38
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market26%
Avg brand age35 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 24 products

Sponsored placement63%
New entrants (1y)4· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews1,408

Top Scented Gel Pens 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 take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£1K£3K£4K£5K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

22%

  • Smiggle29%
  • Amazon Essentials22%
  • Tinc10%
  • Paint Pop8%
  • VIDOSCLA5%
  • Galt4%

Scented Gel Pens demand & seasonality

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

Volume111KCVR1.1%Products24Brands17Top 5 Brands74%OOS Rate17.2%Rating4.4★Reviews1,408Avg BSR#510
5K4KPrime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top Scented Gel Pens search terms shoppers use

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

  • smiggle86K/yr
  • scented gel pens12K/yr
  • smelly gel pens5K/yr
  • smiggle pens5K/yr
  • smiggles3K/yr
  • smiggle gifts for girls422/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scented Gel Pens

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

What buyers love

60% of reviews
Quality-Overall16%

Everything is well made

Smell8%

My children love them, and the scents are a really fun touch - lemons, strawberries, grapes, and more

Pockets/Compartments7%

The layout with multiple pockets is practical too

Fun/Entertainment Experience6%

keeps kids entertained for ages

Size-Overall5%

Roomy enough to fit a lunch box

What buyers complain about

67% of reviews
Smell17%

The smell doesn't last long on paper

Size-Overall9%

Size wise, this is a bit big for my daughter,

Assembly/Installation8%

takes too long to set up

Writing Experience8%

don't smell of anything good for writing with

Color8%

The ink dyes my kids hands

Scented Gel Pens return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

46%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
31%
2Smell
15%
3Defective Material/Parts
5%
4Leak-Proof
5%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
4%

Common Scented Gel Pens questions

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

Flapen scores Scented Gel Pens 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £13K/yr across 24 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +8.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Scented Gel Pens on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.