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Borax

Fail

Prices span $1.63–$14.94, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Borax is a Fail.

Flapen Score
39
39 / 100
Ranks 2,381 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −7 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£132K/yr354K searches / yr
90-day growth
+26.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
82%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 70 sellers

Flapen Score

Borax against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Borax is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

39Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Borax market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Borax 354K times last year and spent an estimated £132K. The top 5 brands take 96% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 354K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +26.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £132K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
354K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+26.3%
Conversion, latest week
4.9%
Market size, estimated
£132Ka year
Peak month
May2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
borax205K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.66.

Listings sell for £7.66 on average, from £1.63 to £14.94. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £7.66 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.66under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.63–£14.94
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£10K
Returns
0.1%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. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #310 within Household Cleaners. It carries 6,240 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
91%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#310in Household Cleaners
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,240per listing
Listings tracked
11

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
57 months

Products

Top Borax 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 82% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£13K£26K£39K£53K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 flat

Sellers

70

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Dri-Pak66%
  • Mareluxe16%
  • ZOPPER7%
  • Generic4%
  • Arm & Hammer3%
  • BORAXDIRECT2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Demand

Borax search demand

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

12K8KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Borax search terms shoppers use

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

  • borax205K/yr
  • borax powder uk76K/yr
  • borax powder46K/yr
  • 20 mule team borax7K/yr
  • borax for cleaning4K/yr
  • borax crystals5K/yr
  • sodium borate4K/yr
  • borax substitute4K/yr
  • borax powder uk pure food grade3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Borax

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall15%−0.08

Does not make the slime come together at

Doesnt work

Didnt work for us at all

Size-Overall12%−0.03

the bottle was way bigger than expected

disapointed with the small size

Small box

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

Reading the product information it says baking soda and nothing else

Incorrect Product Description

Hard Feel8%−0.03

Sometimes very hard

The last 2 lots have been rock hard

Color6%−0.03

DO NOT mix whites with colours

Greyer than before

But came out greyer than before

Love

Value For Money17%+0.70

Great value

Good value for money

Good price

Ease Of Cleaning17%+1.50

Excellent for cleaning

Easy clean

it cleans brilliantly

Quality-Overall13%

Should be nice and clear

Fabulous product

Good quality

Washability10%+0.89

Great washing aid

Very good to wash dishes and clothes, highly recommend

Love this is use it in my washing machine

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

It is as advertised

True to description

As described

Return

0.1% Return rate 14% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof33%▂█▅▃▄▄
Functionality-Overall21%▁▁▅█▇▇

Does not make the slime come together at

Doesnt work

Didnt work for us at all

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%█▁▁▂▃▂

Reading the product information it says baking soda and nothing else

Incorrect Product Description

Moist/Dry4%▁██▁▁▄
Value For Money4%▁█▆▃▅▁

FAQ

Common Borax questions

Answered from the same tracked data.