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title: "Palm Oil for Soap Making — $98K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **palm oil for soap making**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 92% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 24Growth 25Conversion 83Competition 22Returns 99Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 20Review moat 72Quality gap 23
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$27.07**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$10.53–$49.16**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****9.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****614**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-0.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****$98K**
$98K/yr · 40K searches
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****74%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****92%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, palm oil for soap making is a $98K/yr Amazon United States market (40K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **palm oil for soap making market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **4K–5K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$108K–$135K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **9.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#1,492**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **79%**
- **Sponsored**
- **71%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **66 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**8 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**9**
**Top-5 brand share**
**92%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**74%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**3%**
- Traverse Bay Bath and Body41% - Soapeauty20% - Essential Depot17% - MD.LIFE8% - OKONATUR6% - Healthy Harvest Productions5% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Black Friday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/palm-oil-for-soap-making/trend)
## **Top palm oil for soap making 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%10%$10K20%$20K30%$29K40%$39K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Traverse Bay Bath and Body Palm oil Soap making supplies. Organic Sustainable Kosher 32 fl oz. DIY projects.**Traverse Bay Bath and Body**$19.89**4.7★1,364 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L71BL2C) [2**Soapeauty Palm Oil RBD 100% Pure Cold-Pressed Non-Hydrogenated & Sustainable for DIY Soap Creams & Lotions Rich in Vitamin E 32 fl oz**Soapeauty**$22.26**4.6★224 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077TTNF7X) [3**Essential Depot Palm Oil - RSPO Certified - Sustainable - Food Grade - Not Hydrogenated - 7 lbs in a 1 Gallon Pail - HDPE Microwavable Container with Resealable Lid and Removable Handle**Essential Depot**$41.73**4.7★1,076 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR4B2HN) [4**Traverse Bay Bath and Body Palm oil Soap Making Supplies. Organic Sustainable Kosher 112 oz Gallon Pail with Resealable Gasket Lid**Traverse Bay Bath and Body**$40.04**4.7★1,364 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPM8NS6Q) [5**100% Sustainable Palm Oil | RSPO Certified |Food Grade | Not Hydrogenated | For cooking baking and soap making -14 Fl Oz**OKONATUR**$10.53**4.6★1,350 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GO5MEZY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Healthy Harvest 100% Pure Palm Oil Non-GMO Seedless Cooking Oil for Frying Baking & Sauting Rich in Natural Nutrients 1 Gallon**Healthy Harvest Productions**$37.28**46 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8P8TKJ4) [**ORGANIC PALM KERNEL OIL FLAKES (2 lbs / 32 oz) Non-GMO; Premium Cosmetic Grade Palm Kernel Oil Flakes for Soap Making Creams Lotions & Candle Making | 2 POUND**33RD PARALLEL SOAP CO.**$20.59**199 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QPPX7G1) [**Essential Depot Palm Oil - RSPO Certified - Sustainable - Food Safe - 7 lb - Greener Life Club Box**Essential Depot**$40.05**248 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P45G5LK) [**Soapeauty Palm Oil RBD 100% Pure Cold-Pressed Non-Hydrogenated & Sustainable for DIY Soap Creams & Lotions Rich in Vitamin E 32 fl oz**Soapeauty**$22.26**224 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077TTNF7X) [**Palm Kernel Oil Flakes 32- oz. / 2LB Soap Making supplys in Stand-up Barrier Pouch All Natural.**Traverse Bay Bath and Body**$18.64**212 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076FCZ9R7)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Traverse Bay Bath and Body Palm oil Soap Making Supplies. Organic Sustainable Kosher 112 oz Gallon Pail with Resealable Gasket Lid**Traverse Bay Bath and Body**$40.04**4.7★**▲ 307%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPM8NS6Q) [**Palm Kernel Oil Flakes 32- oz. / 2LB Soap Making supplys in Stand-up Barrier Pouch All Natural.**Traverse Bay Bath and Body**$18.64**4.8★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076FCZ9R7) [**Essential Depot Palm Oil - RSPO Certified - Sustainable - Food Grade - Not Hydrogenated - 7 lbs in a 1 Gallon Pail - HDPE Microwavable Container with Resealable Lid and Removable Handle**Essential Depot**$41.73**4.7★**▲ 23%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR4B2HN) [**Palm Kernel oil Soap making supplies. Organic Sustainable 32 fl oz.certified sustainable by IP RSPO and Rainforest Alliance.**Traverse Bay Bath and Body**$22.41**4.7★**▲ 22%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MHFWYLJ) [**Essential Depot Palm Oil - RSPO Certified - Sustainable - Food Grade - Kosher - Not Hydrogenated - 1 Gallon - Safety Sealed HDPE Container with Resealable Cap**Essential Depot**$49.16**4.7★**▲ 17%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDTPPK2)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about palm oil for soap making**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**22%
*“Excellent quality”*
**Cooking Instructions**9%
*“Worked wonderful for recipe”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“Easy to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“as advertised”*
**Soft Feel**7%
*“It's soft and so creamy”*
**Taste-Overall**6%
*“The taste is fine”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**4%
*“The texture is perfect, and you can tell its pure and high quality”*
**Vegan/Organic**3%
*“The product appears to be of good quality and sustainable and GMO”*
**Heating**3%
*“Works great and melts easily”*
**Dispensing Mechanism**3%
*“Works as it should for making different types of soap”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Ease Of Use**13%
*“Very difficult to get out of container”*
**Oily/Greasy**10%
*“The jar came a bit greasy on the outside”*
**Animal Testing/Cruelty Free**8%
*“Palm oil is harmful to animals”*
**Leak-Proof**8%
*“I wasnt able to control spillage when the oil had so many options of where it wanted to move”*
**Allergies**8%
*“I am allergic to every lotion and cream on the planet, as well as virtually all seed and nut oils, so I use this mixed with pomegranate seed oil. the one and only seed oild I've been able to tolerate”*
**Taste-Overall**8%
*“Those products usually taste like trash anyway so why not buy the palm oil”*
**Smell**8%
*“it already smells rancid”*
**Product Condition**8%
*“it looked to me to have been used”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“I was afraid the flakes would be prone to making a mess”*
**Flavor**3%
*“Does not have the flavor of red palm oil”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**22%
**Value For Money**17%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%
**Smell**11%
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**8%
**Ingredients-Overall**6%
**Eco Friendliness**6%
**Leak-Proof**6%
**Oily/Greasy**6%
**Ease Of Use**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is palm oil for soap making profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $98K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -0.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- **How competitive is the palm oil for soap making niche?**
- 8 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in palm oil for soap making?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Oily/Greasy, Animal Testing/Cruelty Free. The return rate is 0.2%.
- **When does demand for palm oil for soap making peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the palm oil for soap making niche?**
- Listings span $10.53–$49.16; the average listing price is $27.07 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 614 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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