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Castor Oil Patches

Castor Oil Patches shows low returns (0.1%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.81–$11.92) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look
Market size 8Growth 16Conversion 79Competition 46Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 76Review moat 86Quality gap 96
This niche Category average

Is Castor Oil Patches profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Castor Oil Patches is a £30K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Castor Oil Patches: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -17.1% over the last 90 days and 8.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£30K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-17.1%57K
Conversion rate8.0%
Avg price£6.65

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand, so 41% of the market is open.

41%

open market share

Brands · sellers23 · 43
Top-5 product click share57%
Open market41%
Avg brand age24 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 27 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)6· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.0★
Avg reviews281

Top Castor Oil Patches 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 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£6K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

36%

  • BD-Herego17%
  • 71Nmly17%
  • MKEOIEAU12%
  • Hbaid9%
  • BOXOB5%
  • Gosknor5%

Castor Oil Patches demand & seasonality

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

Volume57KCVR8.0%Products27Brands23Top 5 Brands59%OOS Rate20.6%Rating4.0★Reviews281Avg BSR#366
3K2KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Castor Oil Patches search terms shoppers use

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

  • castor oil patches29K/yr
  • castor oil belly button patch10K/yr
  • castor oil patches for belly button6K/yr
  • castor oil patch4K/yr
  • caster oil patch3K/yr
  • belly button patch1K/yr
  • belly button patches caster oil3K/yr
  • castor oil patches for stomach347/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Castor Oil Patches

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

What buyers love

72% of reviews
Quality-Overall37%

Seems to be good quality oil

Value For Money8%

Great value

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

They really work beyond expectations

Ease Of Use3%

Easy to use

Suitability Combination Skin3%

Great product - game changer for complexion

What buyers complain about

60% of reviews
Adhesion/Stickiness16%

Not sticky

Smell7%

Strange smell

Allergies7%

Allergic reaction

Leak-Proof6%

the oil was leaking in the bubble wrap

Thickness6%

Too thick

Castor Oil Patches return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

21%

Fixable by listing

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

1Adhesion/Stickiness
31%
2Leak-Proof
14%
3Size-Overall
13%
4Functionality-Overall
7%
5Vegan/Organic
5%

Common Castor Oil Patches questions

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

Flapen scores Castor Oil Patches 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £30K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -17.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Castor Oil Patches on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.