Acrylic Retarder
brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 94% of clicks) — Acrylic Retarder doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 3,631 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −7 vs the category median of 47
Is Acrylic Retarder profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Acrylic Retarder is a $71K/yr Amazon United States market (48K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Acrylic Retarder: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -9.3% over the last 90 days and 11.4% of searches end in a purchase.
$71K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand, so 6% of the market is open.
6%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 12 products
Top Acrylic Retarder products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Liquitex Professional Effects Medium 118ml (4-oz) Slow-Dri Fluid Retarder
- Price
- $12.90
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,378
- Age
- 17y ago
Retarder by GOLDEN 8 fl oz. / 237 ml bottle Professional Acrylic Fluid Mediums and Additives
- Price
- $18.55
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 838
- Age
- 21y ago
U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Paint Retarder Medium 200ml Tube (6.7 Ounces) - Acrylic Retarder Provides Longer Painting Time
- Price
- $10.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 923
- Age
- 7y ago
Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Slow-Dri Blending
- Price
- $13.12
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,853
- Age
- 17y ago
U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Retarder Liquid - 4-Ounce - For Slowing Dry Times of Acrylic Paint for Pouring - Gives you more working time with your Pour
- Price
- $9.00
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 487
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
xixisusu Acrylic Paint Retarder & Slow Drying Medium 250ml - Extends Working Time for Blending & Glazing - Professional Artist Grade - Non-Toxic Formula - Works with All Acrylic Paints (8 Fl.Oz)
- Price
- $13.59
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago
Micro-Mark Retarder 20 ml - Master Your Acrylics Paint Retarder Extends Working Time for Perfect Blends Layers and Textures
- Price
- $5.91
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 2y ago
Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Slow-Dri Blending
- Price
- $13.12
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,853
- Age
- 17y ago
Retarder by GOLDEN 8 fl oz. / 237 ml bottle Professional Acrylic Fluid Mediums and Additives
- Price
- $18.55
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 838
- Age
- 21y ago
Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Medium Slow Drying 250ml (8.5-oz)
- Price
- $16.53
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,064
- Age
- 16y ago
Newest
by launch datexixisusu Acrylic Paint Retarder & Slow Drying Medium 250ml - Extends Working Time for Blending & Glazing - Professional Artist Grade - Non-Toxic Formula - Works with All Acrylic Paints (8 Fl.Oz)
- Price
- $13.59
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago
Micro-Mark Retarder 20 ml - Master Your Acrylics Paint Retarder Extends Working Time for Perfect Blends Layers and Textures
- Price
- $5.91
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 2y ago
BLUEBIRD Acrylic Paint Retarder 3.4 Fl. Oz. / 100 ML Artist Colors Acrylic Retarder Additive Medium
- Price
- $8.56
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 51
- Age
- 2y ago
U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Retarder Liquid - 4-Ounce - For Slowing Dry Times of Acrylic Paint for Pouring - Gives you more working time with your Pour
- Price
- $9.00
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 487
- Age
- 7y ago
U.S. Art Supply Acrylic Paint Retarder Medium 200ml Tube (6.7 Ounces) - Acrylic Retarder Provides Longer Painting Time
- Price
- $10.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 923
- Age
- 7y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
42
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Liquitex34%
- GOLDEN23%
- U.S. Art Supply23%
- Vallejo9%
- Winsor & Newton5%
- Micro-Mark2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Acrylic Retarder demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Top Acrylic Retarder search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- acrylic retarder14K/yr
- acrylic paint retarder11K/yr
- retarder for acrylic paint6K/yr
- acrylic retarder medium4K/yr
- slow drying medium for acrylic paint5K/yr
- retarder4K/yr
- paint retarder3K/yr
- golden retarder for acrylic paint2K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Acrylic Retarder
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
100% of reviews“smooth painting”
“Excellent product”
“and lastly it makes blending colors a breeze”
“you couldn't ask for a better price”
“Easy to use”
What buyers complain about
100% of reviews“Unlike other acrylic airbrush retarders that can be dispensed in droplet form this stuff is a thick, gooey gel which is impossible to measure accurately when creating the thinner mixture and that is critical because too much retarder and the paint both takes longer to dry and too little and the paint will start to dry in mid-air from the airbrush to the surface being painted”
“24 hours later it is really drying slow”
“It was white not clear”
“Leaked”
“The bottle appears to have been opened, returned, or spilled”
Acrylic Retarder return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.5%
Return rate
23%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Acrylic Retarder questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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