fixative spray
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$18.25avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good$8.79–$30.55cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$341K$341K/yr · 157K searches
Review moat
Okay3,062.33avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-11.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad100%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fixative spray is a $341K/yr Amazon United States market (157K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
fixative spray market data
- Units sold / yr
- 20K–25K
- avg 4,000–5,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $365K–$456K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.9%
- Avg BSR
- #221
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 33%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 85 months
- Avg seller age
- 154 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 falling
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Krylon79%
- Winsor & Newton14%
- SENNELIER7%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — -11.9% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top fixative spray search terms
- fixative spray33K/yr
- workable fixative spray for art19K/yr
- oil pastel fixative spray13K/yr
- fixative13K/yr
- workable fixative10K/yr
- oil pastel fixative7K/yr
- fixative spray for pencil drawings13K/yr
- spray fixative for artwork9K/yr
- charcoal fixative spray7K/yr
- pastel fixative spray5K/yr
Top fixative spray 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 3 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Newest
by launch dateWhat buyers say about fixative spray
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality spray for artwork”
“As advertised”
“making her paintings I really love it because it is good protects the brushes”
“it does the job”
“I kind of like the fragrance”
“I love how easy it is to spray for a long period of time without the nozzle clogging”
“Great price”
“Easy to use”
“Works well for my sketchook”
“It doesn't change the color of my pastel work”
What buyers complain about
“just so the chemical smell isnt in my bedroom”
“only when you keep the spray a few feet above the painting”
“I was not able to use this due to the requirement noted on the container that it should be used either outdoors or in a well ventilated place”
“Spray nozzle was not attached”
“Doesnt work at all”
“Defective”
“The description says matte, it decidedly is not”
“Some buyers had complained about the cap being too tight”
“It smells like glue”
“Expensive”
Common questions
- Is fixative spray profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $341K/yr across 3 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the fixative spray niche?
- 3 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in fixative spray?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Paint Quality, Suitable For Outdoor. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for fixative spray peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the fixative spray niche?
- Listings span $8.79–$30.55; the average listing price is $18.25 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,062 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.