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Fragrance Oil

soft demand (-54.1% this quarter) — Fragrance Oil doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 9Growth 0Conversion 43Competition 77Returns 99Price range 5Avg price 23Brand share 78Review moat 51Quality gap 50
This niche Category average

Is Fragrance Oil profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Fragrance Oil is a £35K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (122K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Fragrance Oil: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -54.1% over the last 90 days and 3.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£35K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-54.1%122K
Conversion rate3.5%
Avg price£8.38

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand, so 43% of the market is open.

43%

open market share

Brands · sellers18 · 31
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market43%
Avg brand age44 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 38 products

Sponsored placement92%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,461

Top Fragrance Oil 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£3K£4K£6K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

35%

  • MAYJAM17%
  • Hyppry16%
  • Moments of Bliss Cosmetics9%
  • Pure Scented8%
  • freshskin beauty ltd8%
  • Essican Purelife7%

Fragrance Oil demand & seasonality

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

Volume122KCVR3.5%Products38Brands18Top 5 Brands57%OOS Rate7.5%Rating4.5★Reviews1,461Avg BSR#16
7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×

Top Fragrance Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • candle scents for candle making26K/yr
  • candle fragrance oil19K/yr
  • scents7K/yr
  • candle making scents10K/yr
  • candle fragrance oil for soy wax9K/yr
  • candle oil6K/yr
  • fragrance oil for wax melts5K/yr
  • wax melt fragrance oil4K/yr
  • candle scent5K/yr
  • wax melt scents4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fragrance Oil

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

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Smell66%

Beautiful scent

Value For Money9%

Great value

Quality-Overall8%

Good variety

Gifting Purpose3%

Lovely gift

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Better than expected

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Smell47%

Artificial smell

Oily/Greasy8%

Oil sense small a mazing

Size-Overall5%

Smaller bottles than expected

Strength5%

Not strong

Durability2%

does not last

Fragrance Oil return rate & reasons

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

0.3%

Return rate

9%

Fixable by listing

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

1Smell
60%
2Leak-Proof
8%
3Functionality-Overall
6%
4Quality-Overall
6%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%

Common Fragrance Oil questions

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

Flapen scores Fragrance Oil 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £35K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -54.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Fragrance Oil on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.3× the quietest.