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lavender essential oils

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.24–$11.23) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 67Growth 18Conversion 99Competition 22Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 46Review moat 23Quality gap 50

Conversion

Incredible17.8%

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

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Good£667K

£667K/yr · 544K searches

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay77%

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

Review moat

Bad7,707.56

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad£6.88

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-13.2%

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

Price range

Bad£3.24–£11.23

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, lavender essential oils is a £667K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (544K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

lavender essential oils market data

Units sold / yr
80K–100K
avg 6,000–8,000/product
Revenue / yr
£550K–£688K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
17.8%
Avg BSR
#50
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
64 months
Avg seller age
166 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

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  • HIQILI6%
  • MAYJAM4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top lavender essential oils search terms

  • lavender oil265K/yr
  • lavender essential oils148K/yr
  • lavender essential oil33K/yr
  • lavender oil essential oil18K/yr
  • lavender oil for skin9K/yr
  • pure lavender oil7K/yr
  • essential oil lavender9K/yr
  • lavender oil diffuser5K/yr
  • lavendar oil5K/yr
  • pure essential lavender oil2K/yr
All search terms

Top lavender essential oils 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%£67K20%£133K30%£200K40%£267K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about lavender essential oils

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

What buyers love

Smell43%

“Great fragrance”

Quality-Overall19%

“Best quality”

Value For Money11%

“Excellent price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As Described by seller”

Sleep Quality4%

“Great product helps me sleep well”

Lubrication2%

“Great lavender oil”

Ease Of Use1%

“Easy to use”

Size-Overall1%

“The big size is a total win”

Strength1%

“Strong”

Oily/Greasy1%

“A very lovely oil”

What buyers complain about

Smell52%

“Smells weird”

Strength4%

“but not very strong”

Dilute/Watery4%

“consistency of water”

Leak-Proof4%

“when received the bottle had leaked into the packaging with not a drop left”

Natural Ingredients3%

“Not a pure product”

Oily/Greasy3%

“it does not have oil consistency”

Quality-Overall2%

“not very nice in direct comparison”

Value For Money2%

“wont buy again because of price”

Size-Overall2%

“small”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“This product is being sold as if it were a gentle, safe lavender oil, but the label tells a very different story”

Top return reasons

Smell52%
Leak-Proof13%
Size-Overall6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Dilute/Watery2%
Ease Of Use2%
Value For Money2%
Strength2%
Quality-Overall2%
Product Condition1%

Common questions

Is lavender essential oils profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £667K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the lavender essential oils niche?
14 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in lavender essential oils?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Strength, Dilute/Watery. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for lavender essential oils peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the lavender essential oils niche?
Listings span £3.24–£11.23; the average listing price is £6.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,708 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.