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christmas essential oils

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Soft demand (-6.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 24Growth 22Conversion 24Competition 88Returns 93Price range 76Avg price 79Brand share 29Review moat 32Quality gap 48

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great27%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$16.45

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$5.75–$43.70

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,313.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay87%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Bad$96K

$96K/yr · 306K searches

Conversion

Bad1.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-6.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, christmas essential oils is a $96K/yr Amazon United States market (306K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

christmas essential oils market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$132K–$165K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.9%
Avg BSR
#46
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
5.6%
Avg brand age
49 months
Avg seller age
161 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

18 rising

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

27%

Top 20: 64%

Open market

11%

  • P&J Trading69%
  • MAYJAM10%
  • PHATOIL3%
  • Comdian3%
  • Bramble Berry3%
  • OleaVox2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 11%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 46 weeks — -6.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KBlack Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Sep '25Nov '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26May '26Jul '26

Top christmas essential oils search terms

  • p&j essential oils63K/yr
  • p&j trading fragrance oil37K/yr
  • fragancias para jabones artesanales21K/yr
  • mayjam essential oil18K/yr
  • candle science fragrance oils24K/yr
  • p and j fragrance oil12K/yr
  • p&j fragrance oil16K/yr
  • candle wax scents17K/yr
  • candlescience fragrance oil13K/yr
  • p&j fragrance oil for candle making13K/yr
All search terms

Top christmas essential oils 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.

0%2%$2K4%$4K6%$6K8%$8K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about christmas essential oils

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Smell69%

“Fresh scent”

Quality-Overall8%

“Good variety”

Value For Money4%

“Great purchase for the money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“As described”

Gifting Purpose1%

“Purchased as a gift”

Size-Overall1%

“True size”

Ease Of Use1%

“Easy to use”

Strength1%

“They are strong”

Durability1%

“It's durable, well-made, and offers great value for the price”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“This 14-piece essential oil set is a fantastic find”

What buyers complain about

Smell53%

“Hardly any smell”

Size-Overall10%

“Kind of small”

Strength3%

“it is way too strong”

Value For Money3%

“Not a good value”

Quality-Overall3%

“Low quality”

Leak-Proof2%

“the bottles were leaking”

Oily/Greasy2%

“very little oil in the bottle”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“False advertising”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“There is some underlying ingredient that is distasteful to me”

Durability1%

“Might break at any moment”

Top return reasons

Smell68%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Size-Overall7%
Leak-Proof5%
Value For Money2%
Quality-Overall1%
Functionality-Overall1%
Ingredients-Overall1%
Oily/Greasy1%
Strength1%

Common questions

Is christmas essential oils profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $96K/yr across 65 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the christmas essential oils niche?
18 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 27% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in christmas essential oils?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Size-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 1.1%.
What does it cost to enter the christmas essential oils niche?
Listings span $5.75–$43.70; the average listing price is $16.45 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,313 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.