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Wax Melts

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.3% of orders. But demand is soft, at -38.1% this quarter, so Wax Melts is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
62
62 / 100
Top 14% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +11 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£711K/yr1.5M searches / yr
90-day growth
-38.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
31%top-5 click share · 29 brands · 50 sellers

Flapen Score

Wax Melts against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Wax Melts is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

62Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Wax Melts market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Wax Melts 1.5M times last year and spent an estimated £711K. The top 5 brands take 50% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 62 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.5M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -38.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £711K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.5M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-38.1%
Conversion, latest week
6.1%
Market size, estimated
£711Ka year
Peak month
December3.5× the quietest month
Top search term
wax melts1.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.59.

Listings sell for £7.59 on average, from £1.05 to £16.21. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £7.59 that is £9K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.59under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.05–£16.21
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£9K–£11K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 82% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #192 within Candles & Holders. It carries 704 reviews at 4.25 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
82%
Out of stock, average day
6.7%
Average rank
#192in Candles & Holders
Average rating
4.25 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
704per listing
Listings tracked
61

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Wax Melts 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 only 31% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£21K£43K£64K£85K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

29 rising

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

31%

Top 20: 70%

Open market

45%

  • meltsonfire19%
  • SCENTORINI10%
  • Devon Melts10%
  • Fosse Living6%
  • J-Joo Sisters Organic-Natural-Beauty5%
  • Yankee Candle5%

Demand

Wax Melts search demand

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

70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Search terms

Top Wax Melts search terms shoppers use

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

  • wax melts1.1M/yr
  • wax melts strong scented147K/yr
  • wax melt83K/yr
  • scentsy wax melts49K/yr
  • gel wax melts23K/yr
  • gel melts for burners12K/yr
  • soy wax melts21K/yr
  • scented wax melts20K/yr
  • candle melts17K/yr
  • jelly wax melts10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wax Melts

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

Complain

Smell55%−0.43

if you dont like a strong fragrance

Chemical smell

Didnt like the scent

Value For Money8%

Waste of money

theyre to expensive for the amount you get

Not worth the price very small used the block in 2 burners

Size-Overall7%−0.07

So small

the bars are really small

they are small bars

Durability4%−0.02

Not long lasting

Not very long lasting

didnt last

Strength4%−0.05

Very weak, would not buy again

Not very strong

Not as strong as usual

Love

Smell59%−0.43

Amazing scent

Long lasting scent

Great fragrance

Value For Money7%

Excellent value

half the price

Best price

Gifting Purpose6%+1.55

Beautiful present

Lovely for a gift

Great Present

Quality-Overall5%+0.96

Always great variety

Excellent product

These are great quality candles

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%+0.56

Such a lovely little light

Nice lamp

good candle lamp

Return

0.3% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Smell35%▆▆▄█▄▆

if you dont like a strong fragrance

Chemical smell

Didnt like the scent

Defective Material/Parts12%▂▂█▆▆▂

Broken lamp shade

Faulty product

Functionality-Overall10%▇▂▅▄█▃
Size-Overall7%▅▁█▃▄▃

So small

the bars are really small

they are small bars

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▅█▃▁▁▇

Misleading

not at all as it is in the advertisement

Not as pictured

FAQ

Common Wax Melts questions

Answered from the same tracked data.