candle making supplies
Skip itSoft demand (-48.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£18.42avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Great57%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Price range
Great£4.46–£54.11cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good635.24avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good43%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Bad1.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£43K£43K/yr · 150K searches
Growth
Bad-48.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, candle making supplies is a £43K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (150K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
candle making supplies market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £55K–£74K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.6%
- Avg BSR
- #46
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 81%
- Out of stock
- 16.9%
- Avg brand age
- 29 months
- Avg seller age
- 213 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
28 falling
Sellers
38
Top-5 brand share
57%
Top 20: 92%
Top-5 click share
43%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
39%
- ETUOLIFE27%
- VARHHUXHA10%
- ZEROMX9%
- venpow6%
- Mouldmaster5%
- LFENYIGI4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -48.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×
Top candle making supplies 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Candle Making Kits for Adults Beginners Soy Wax for Candle Making Candle Making Supplies Accessory Make Your Own Candles Melting Pot Fragrance Oils Candle Tins Wicks Dye Wax Christmas Candle Kit
ETUOLIFE£18.344.6★3,858 rev
Candle Wicks for Making Candles 150 Pcs 10cm/15cm/20cm Cotton Pre Waxed Candle Wicks with 5 Pcs Candle Wick Holders & 3 Sheets Dot Stickers for Candle Making DIY Candle Crafts
VARHHUXHA£4.904.6★558 rev
ETUOLIFE Candle Making Kit Candle Making Supplies Include Soy Wax Candle Wax Melting Pot Magic Paper Candle Wicks and More-Full Candle Making Kits for Adults Beginner Make Your Own Candles
ETUOLIFE£11.164.5★1,683 rev
ZEROMX Candle Making Kits for Adults Beginners 91PCS 1200g Wax DIY Candle Making Kit with Electric Wax Melter Pot All in Kit Candle Making Supplies Accessory Candle Maker Set to Make Your Own
ZEROMX£40.694.4★623 rev
Soy Wax for Candle Making Candle Wax Candle Making Kit Candle Making Supplies 960g Soy Wax Candle Dyed Wax Candle Wick Sticker Candle Making Kits for Adults Beginners-Wax Melt Kit Make Your Own Candle
ETUOLIFE£9.354.6★3,858 rev
Newest
by launch date
RAOYAN 1.5L Candle Wax Melter with Pour Spout Wax Melting Pot for Candle Making Complete Kit for Beginners and Adults with Thermometer Wicks Stickers Centering Device and Stirring Spoon
RAOYAN£25.1116 rev
RAOYAN 1.5L Candle Wax Melter with Pour Spout Wax Melting Pot for Candle Making with Stirring Spoon
RAOYAN£22.2818 rev
ZEROMX Candle Making Kits for Adults Beginners 103PCS 1200g Wax DIY Candle Making Kit with Electric Wax Melter Pot All in Kit Candle Making Supplies Accessory Candle Maker Set to Make Your Own
ZEROMX£43.08623 rev
venpow Candle Wax Melter with Pour Spout Candle Making Kit for Adult Beginners for Candle Making Set Includes Wax Melting Pot Stirring Spoon Thermometer Wick Wick Sticker and Centering Device
venpow£23.88108 rev
venpow Candle Wax Melter with Pour Spout Candle Making Kit for Adult Beginners 1.5L Large Capacity for Making Candles and Soaps Kit Includes Wax Melting Pot and Stirring Spoon
venpow£21.9047 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumRAOYAN 1.5L Candle Wax Melter with Pour Spout Wax Melting Pot for Candle Making Complete Kit for Beginners and Adults with Thermometer Wicks Stickers Centering Device and Stirring Spoon
RAOYAN£25.114.3★
RAOYAN 1.5L Candle Wax Melter with Pour Spout Wax Melting Pot for Candle Making with Stirring Spoon
RAOYAN£22.284.3★
Candle Dye 8 Colours Candle Dye for Soy Wax Oil-Based Highly Concentrate Candle Colour Dye for Candle Making Each 10ML
Bolosa£5.934.5★
Moldmaster Candle Wax 1kg
Mouldmaster£5.574.5★
NexGen Soy Wax Candle Making Kit for Adults w/ 20+ Candle Making Supplies - Includes Melting Pot Wicks Jars Soy Wax Essential Oils Dyes & More - DIY Art & Craft Melt Set for Starters & Beginners
Nex-Gen£36.275.0★
What buyers say about candle making supplies
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality”
“Good price”
“Very handy kit to have”
“As advertised”
“Lovely smells very refreshing”
“Came with clear instructions”
“A lovely gift for creative people”
“Easy to clean”
“Works super well”
“Perfect size”
What buyers complain about
“Bad quality”
“Very slow to heat up wax”
“Broken straight away”
“Its already malfunctioning, when i turn it on it flickers back and forth between c and f and doesn't stop, doesn't give a reading at all”
“Waste of money”
“cant smell it still”
“It could do with some more in depth instructions as I think a total beginner may struggle a bit”
“it had all come out so I lost a quarter of liquid”
“I was surprised at how large this was as my wife loves recycling the bottom of her large candles”
“Im not very impressed with the colour pigments”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is candle making supplies profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £43K/yr across 37 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -48.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the candle making supplies niche?
- 28 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in candle making supplies?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Heating, Durability. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for candle making supplies peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the candle making supplies niche?
- Listings span £4.46–£54.11; the average listing price is £18.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 635 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.