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Soy Wax

soft demand (-47.4% this quarter) — Soy Wax doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Market size 41Growth 1Conversion 74Competition 58Returns 98Price range 53Avg price 74Brand share 26Review moat 61Quality gap 45
This niche Category average

Is Soy Wax profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Soy Wax is a £213K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (209K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Soy Wax: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -47.4% over the last 90 days and 6.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£213K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-47.4%209K
Conversion rate6.8%
Avg price£14.89

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand, so 11% of the market is open.

11%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 13
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market11%
Avg brand age40 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 · 25 products

Sponsored placement76%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,058

Top Soy Wax 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 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£11K£21K£32K£43K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

6%

  • Mouldmaster33%
  • BOYUJK33%
  • MaxSell12%
  • TIFFORA7%
  • The Glowhouse5%
  • Auroh4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Soy Wax demand & seasonality

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

Volume209KCVR6.8%Products25Brands9Top 5 Brands89%OOS Rate10.7%Rating4.5★Reviews1,058Avg BSR#30
9K7KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Top Soy Wax search terms shoppers use

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

  • soy wax73K/yr
  • soy wax for candle making76K/yr
  • soya wax for candle making21K/yr
  • soy candle wax10K/yr
  • soya wax8K/yr
  • wax for wax melts7K/yr
  • soy wax flakes5K/yr
  • wax melt wax4K/yr
  • candle soy wax4K/yr
  • soy wax for wax melts making3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soy Wax

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

What buyers love

97% of reviews
Quality-Overall37%

no complaints

Value For Money21%

Good price

Ease Of Use11%

Easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

AS ADVERTISED

Smell8%

The wax holds fragrance well

What buyers complain about

86% of reviews
Quality-Overall29%

Not good batch

Heating14%

the melts were all frosted

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting14%

Product does not come with instructions

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

In the picture it states this item is organic however when it arrives there is nothing on the packaging to suggest this

Durability7%

didnt last long

Soy Wax return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

25%

Fixable by listing

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

1Quality-Overall
24%
2Size-Overall
24%
3Functionality-Overall
13%
4Value For Money
11%
5Flammable
5%

Common Soy Wax questions

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

Flapen scores Soy Wax 49/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £213K/yr across 25 tracked products. Search demand moved -47.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Soy Wax on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.