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Citronella

Maybe

Search demand grew +460.3% this quarter. But shoppers spend only $96K a year here, so Citronella is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
64
64 / 100
Top 4% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +16 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£96K/yr143K searches / yr
90-day growth
+460.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 78 sellers

Flapen Score

Citronella against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Citronella is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

64Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Citronella market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Citronella 143K times last year and spent an estimated £96K. The top 5 brands take 68% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 64 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 143K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +460.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £96K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
143K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+460.3%
Conversion, latest week
7.6%
Market size, estimated
£96Ka year
Peak month
July18.4× the quietest month
Top search term
citronella135K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.87.

Listings sell for £8.87 on average, from £3.79 to £19.00. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.87 that is £887 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.87under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.79–£19.00
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£887–£2K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

72% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #71 within Alternative Medicine. It carries 2,674 reviews at 4.12 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
72%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
0.5%
Average rank
#71in Alternative Medicine
Average rating
4.12 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,674per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 4 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 4 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
4Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top Citronella 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£10K£14K£19K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

68%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

27%

  • Zero In39%
  • Handcraft Blends10%
  • HERBTALE8%
  • SUPERSUN6%
  • 1ABOVE6%
  • NAF4%

Demand

Citronella search demand

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

13K8KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 18.4×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Citronella

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

Complain

Smell16%+0.49

Stinks

Doesnt smell at all

not pleasant smelling

Quality-Overall10%+0.36

Unacceptable quality

Cheap rubbish

Absolute rubbish

Size-Overall8%

The coils are much larger than expected

Small

They are large

Value For Money7%+1.63

Value for money isnt very good

Not worth the money

Expensive

Functionality-Overall7%−0.11

Doesn't work

Not working

They don't work at all

Love

Smell30%+0.49

This item gives a lovely clean smell

Great smell

Nice and long lasting smell

Value For Money15%+1.63

Good value for money

Reasonably priced

Good Price

Quality-Overall10%+0.36

Excellent product

The build quality appears sturdy, with coils that hold their shape well during handling and burning

Great quality

Efficiency6%+0.53

Worked well on holiday

they seem to be relatively effective

It works

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.34

As advertised

exactly as described

Exactly as advertised

Return

0.2% Return rate 4% Fixable by listing

Defective Material/Parts27%▆▁▆█▆█
Functionality-Overall14%█▁▃▅▄▃

Doesn't work

Not working

They don't work at all

Smell9%▁█▃▃▁▂

Stinks

Doesnt smell at all

not pleasant smelling

Pest/Insect Control5%▅█▁▄▂▂

I used to think that flies, bees, wasps and creepy-crawlies were out of our control too,

Doesnt repel bugs

hopefully not so great for the mosquitoes

Quality-Overall5%▁▁▁▁█▇

Unacceptable quality

Cheap rubbish

Absolute rubbish

FAQ

Common Citronella questions

Answered from the same tracked data.