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Vanilla Candle

Fail

Demand is soft, at -50.0% this quarter, so Vanilla Candle is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Ranks 1,080 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −1 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£209K/yr370K searches / yr
90-day growth
-50.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 73 sellers

Flapen Score

Vanilla Candle against its category

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

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Vanilla Candle market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Vanilla Candle 370K times last year and spent an estimated £209K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Jul–Aug–Dec. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 370K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -50.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £209K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
370K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-50.0%
Conversion, latest week
5.1%
Market size, estimated
£209Ka year
Peak month
August5.4× the quietest month
Top search term
vanilla candle132K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.93.

Listings sell for £10.93 on average, from £2.15 to £20.36. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.93 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.93under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.15–£20.36
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

72% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #130 within Alternative Medicine. It carries 1,131 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
72%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.0%
Average rank
#130in Alternative Medicine
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,131per listing
Listings tracked
36

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 5 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 5 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
37 months

Products

Top Vanilla Candle 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 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£13K£19K£25K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 flat

Sellers

73

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

14%

  • glade56%
  • Yankee Candle17%
  • Woodwick5%
  • NORVENCE4%
  • mepure3%
  • Wax Lyrical2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 14%)

Demand

Vanilla Candle search demand

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

30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Jul, Aug, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4×

Search terms

Top Vanilla Candle search terms shoppers use

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

  • vanilla candle132K/yr
  • glade candles68K/yr
  • glade candle22K/yr
  • vanilla scented candles13K/yr
  • vanilla candles22K/yr
  • candle vanilla16K/yr
  • yankee candle vanilla20K/yr
  • vanilla candles scented10K/yr
  • glade candles scented pack of 68K/yr
  • candles vanilla9K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Vanilla Candle

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

Complain

Smell53%+2.20

No scent at all

Not the scent expected

Not a noticeable scent

Size-Overall11%−0.15

Was very disappointed in the size

Small

Tiny jar no bigger than an egg cup not worth the money

Value For Money7%+1.43

At £29.99 they are not cheap

waste of money

so not quite the bargain you may be expecting

Durability4%−0.01

doesnt last at all

I just wish it lasted longer

I'm not sure how you make them last that long - I've only used one so far

Flammable1%−0.02

However when the candle is burning it is a big flame and very smoky

Love

Smell65%+2.20

Subtle fragrance

the fragrance is lovely

Beautiful smell

Value For Money12%+1.43

Good value for money

Good Price

Worth money

Brightness/Shine/Glow4%+0.48

Good Candles

Always enjoy Glade candles

Great Candle

Gifting Purpose3%+0.11

Great for a gift

is perfect for gifting

arrives in a lovely gift box

Quality-Overall3%−0.03

Premium quality is guaranteed with established make

Great product

These are genuinely good quality candles

Return

0.3% Return rate 29% Fixable by listing

Smell48%▇▄█▆▇▆

No scent at all

Not the scent expected

Not a noticeable scent

Size-Overall22%▃▆▅█▇▄

Was very disappointed in the size

Small

Tiny jar no bigger than an egg cup not worth the money

Defective Material/Parts4%▁▁▆█▁▁
Functionality-Overall4%▁█▁▁▁█
Gifting Purpose4%▁▁▅▁▁█

FAQ

Common Vanilla Candle questions

Answered from the same tracked data.