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spray oil

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.23–$12.52) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 16Growth 21Conversion 96Competition 36Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 35Review moat 83Quality gap 33

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible13.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Great346.06

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay63%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay84%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-9.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£62K

£62K/yr · 94K searches

Avg price

Bad£5.05

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£1.23–£12.52

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, spray oil is a £62K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (94K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

spray oil market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£63K–£76K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
13.1%
Avg BSR
#86
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
33%
Out of stock
0.3%
Avg brand age
52 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

106

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Fry Light40%
  • Frylight18%
  • Morrisons9%
  • the groovy food company9%
  • Napolina8%
  • Omega Pressery4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 75 weeks — -9.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top spray oil search terms

  • spray oil31K/yr
  • fry light19K/yr
  • cooking spray13K/yr
  • fry light spray oil9K/yr
  • frylight5K/yr
  • spray oil for cooking6K/yr
  • spray cooking oil4K/yr
  • frylight cooking spray4K/yr
  • air fryer spray3K/yr
All search terms

Top spray oil 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%£6K20%£12K30%£19K40%£25K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about spray oil

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Brilliant quality”

Spray/Flow19%

“Good spray”

Ease Of Use12%

“Ease of use”

Value For Money8%

“Amazing value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“works as advertised”

Dispensing Mechanism6%

“Great Dispenser”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“Great for cleaning”

Leak-Proof3%

“No spills”

Efficiency2%

“Effective”

De-Grease2%

“Excellent product removes grease with ease highly recommended 5*”

What buyers complain about

Spray/Flow18%

“Spray doesn't work”

Leak-Proof10%

“Leaks all over”

Durability9%

“Stopped working after a few uses”

Value For Money7%

“Waste of money”

Quality-Overall7%

“Cheap quality”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Not very effective”

De-Grease3%

“not all of built up grease on my airfryer”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Pretty much doesn't do what it says on the tin”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“it can be messy”

Size-Overall2%

“Much smaller than expected”

Top return reasons

Spray/Flow36%
Leak-Proof17%
Size-Overall8%
Defective Material/Parts7%
Functionality-Overall7%
Dispensing Mechanism3%
Product Condition3%
Quality-Overall2%
Mechanism Issues2%
Color2%

Common questions

Is spray oil profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £62K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the spray oil niche?
13 brands and 106 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in spray oil?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Spray/Flow, Leak-Proof, Durability. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for spray oil peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the spray oil niche?
Listings span £1.23–£12.52; the average listing price is £5.05 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 346 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.