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title: "Sodium Carbonate — £51K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **sodium carbonate**
**Skip it**
A small market ($51K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 13Growth 33Conversion 86Competition 32Returns 100Price range 56Avg price 33Brand share 37Review moat 25Quality gap 33
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****9.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Good****£3.30–£30.10**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****83%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Okay****+6.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Okay****£10.01**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****66%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Bad****4,120.53**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Bad****£51K**
£51K/yr · 52K searches
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sodium carbonate is a £51K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **sodium carbonate market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£50K–£60K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **9.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#373**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **53%**
- **Sponsored**
- **20%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **66 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **184 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**9 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**41**
**Top-5 brand share**
**83%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**66%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**11%**
- Intralabs32% - BlueBay Aquatics28% - DP8% - DIRECTCHEMS8% - EMBO7% - A American Food Mart6% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 11%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 18 weeks — +6.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/sodium-carbonate/trend)
## **Top sodium carbonate search terms**
- **sodium carbonate**31K/yr+3.3%8.5% conv. - **sodium carbonate washing soda**14K/yr-7.2%6.3% conv. - **soda ash**8K/yr+52.5%4.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/sodium-carbonate/search-terms)
## **Top sodium carbonate products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%£5K20%£10K30%£15K40%£20K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 1kg - Soda Ash Light**Intralabs**£6.55**4.6★117 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C9TR17SJ) [2**BlueBay Aquatics 2KG - Sodium Carbonate Anhydrous Granular TATA Soda Ash pH Dye 99.7% Na2CO3**BlueBay Aquatics**£7.19**4.6★211 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RPNFB8M) [3**Dri Pak Soda Crystal 1kg (Pack of 2)**DP**£5.69**4.4★3,524 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079M6LMQY) [4**Soda Crystals Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Laundry Aid 1 kg 1 Pack**EMBO**£3.30**4.2★25 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H429VR26) [5**Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 1.55kg (55oz) - Pack of 2**A American Food Mart**£10.77**4.7★53 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D1VXGB3X)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Soda Crystals Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Laundry Aid 1 kg 1 Pack**EMBO**£3.30**25 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H429VR26) [**Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 1.55kg (55oz) - Pack of 2**A American Food Mart**£10.77**53 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D1VXGB3X) [**Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 1kg - Soda Ash Light**Intralabs**£6.55**117 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C9TR17SJ) [**Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 100g - Soda Ash Light**Intralabs**£3.53**25 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C9TLKKB6) [**Sodium Carbonate 1KG Premium Soda Ash 100% Natural Resealable Pouch Cleaning Cosmetics No additives and Synthetics**DIRECTCHEMS**£6.69**268 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B097N6WXDL)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Soda Crystals Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Laundry Aid 1 kg 1 Pack**EMBO**£3.30**4.2★**▲ 266%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H429VR26) [**Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 1.55kg (55oz) - Pack of 2**A American Food Mart**£10.77**4.7★**▲ 49%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D1VXGB3X) [**Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 100g - Soda Ash Light**Intralabs**£3.53**4.2★**▲ 18%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C9TLKKB6) [**BlueBay Aquatics 1KG - Sodium Carbonate Anhydrous Granular TATA Soda Ash pH Dye 99.7% Na2CO3**BlueBay Aquatics**£5.81**4.4★**— 10%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RQLRLM2) [**Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 1kg - Soda Ash Light**Intralabs**£6.55**4.6★**— 8%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C9TR17SJ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about sodium carbonate**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ease Of Cleaning**23%
*“Great cleaning product”*
**Value For Money**17%
*“Best value”*
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“Excellent product”*
**Washability**9%
*“Great in laundry”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use, effective, and far more versatile than I expected”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“As advertised”*
**Eco Friendliness**4%
*“Eco friendly”*
**Smell**3%
*“My laundry smells SO much fresher after using this”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“Good size”*
**Baking**3%
*“Great for baking”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Ease Of Use**13%
*“No use”*
**Solubility**13%
*“it doesnt dissolve”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Absolute rip off”*
**Dispensing Mechanism**13%
*“It clogs in the dispenser drawer abd I see no difference to our clothes”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**13%
*“Reading the product information it says baking soda and nothing else”*
**Leak-Proof**6%
*“Box arrived product leaking out”*
**Stain Resistance**6%
*“the sheet came out with a mysterious stain across it”*
**Color**6%
*“DO NOT mix whites with colours”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
*“Me not following instructions”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Great size though I thought the box was small”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Stain Resistance**40%
**Compatibility-Overall**20%
**Functionality-Overall**20%
**Minerals**20%
## **Common questions**
- **Is sodium carbonate profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £51K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- **How competitive is the sodium carbonate niche?**
- 9 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in sodium carbonate?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Solubility, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **What does it cost to enter the sodium carbonate niche?**
- Listings span £3.30–£30.10; the average listing price is £10.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,121 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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