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Frankincense

a small market ($61K/yr) — Frankincense doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

43
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Market size 15Growth 24Conversion 64Competition 37Returns 98Price range 34Avg price 26Brand share 55Review moat 32Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is Frankincense profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Frankincense is a £61K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (117K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Frankincense: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -2.6% over the last 90 days and 5.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£61K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr-2.6%117K
Conversion rate5.7%
Avg price£9.10

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand, so 28% of the market is open.

28%

open market share

Brands · sellers17 · 43
Top-5 product click share63%
Open market28%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 22 products

Sponsored placement50%
New entrants (1y)5· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews3,277

Top Frankincense 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 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£6K£12K£18K£24K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

20%

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Frankincense demand & seasonality

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

Volume117KCVR5.7%Products22Brands17Top 5 Brands72%OOS Rate4.6%Rating4.4★Reviews3,277Avg BSR#196
4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Frankincense search terms shoppers use

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

  • frankincense67K/yr
  • frankincense resin38K/yr
  • luban4K/yr
  • edible frankincense4K/yr
  • incense resin4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Frankincense

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

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Smell41%

Authentic smell

Quality-Overall30%

Perfect balance between price and quality

Value For Money9%

Good value

Vegan/Organic2%

Organic & clean

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

product is as advertised

What buyers complain about

84% of reviews
Smell49%

Very strong alcohol smell

Value For Money6%

A bit expensive for 50 grams

Quality-Overall6%

Cheap quality

Dilute/Watery5%

diluted

Moist/Dry3%

So the box was damp

Frankincense return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

10%

Fixable by listing

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

1Smell
49%
2Leak-Proof
21%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%
4Size-Overall
4%
5Quality-Overall
3%

Common Frankincense questions

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

Flapen scores Frankincense 43/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £61K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -2.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Frankincense on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.