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Paraffin Wax for Candle Making

Fail

Shoppers spend an estimated $44K a year here, so Paraffin Wax for Candle Making is a Fail.

Flapen Score
38
38 / 100
Ranks 3,823 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −8 vs the category median of 46
Market size
$44K/yr111K searches / yr
90-day growth
-10.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
59%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 21 sellers

Flapen Score

Paraffin Wax for Candle Making against its category

The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Paraffin Wax for Candle Making is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

38Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Paraffin Wax for Candle Making market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Paraffin Wax for Candle Making 111K times last year and spent an estimated $44K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

An estimated 1.8% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 111K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $44K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
111K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-10.3%
Conversion, latest week
1.8%
Market size, estimated
$44Ka year
Peak month
November1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
paraffin wax for candle making46K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $22.12.

Listings sell for $22.12 on average, from $6.52 to $39.82. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $22.12 that is $2K to $6K a year per listing.

Average price
$22.12inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$6.52–$39.82
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
$2K–$6K
Returns
2.1%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #58 within Candle Making. It carries 1,735 reviews at 4.56 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
85%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#58in Candle Making
Average rating
4.56 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
1,735per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Paraffin Wax for Candle Making products & what they sell for

The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.

Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 6, 2026. The live listing can differ.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take an estimated 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$4K$9K$13K$17K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 flat

Sellers

21

Est. top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Est. top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

13%

  • Direct Candle Supply34%
  • CARGEN23%
  • BW Blended Waxes, Inc.18%
  • TooGet5%
  • AM Wax3%
  • Hearth & Harbor3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 13%)

Demand

Paraffin Wax for Candle Making search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMayAug

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Paraffin Wax for Candle Making search terms shoppers use

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

  • paraffin wax for candle making46K/yr
  • parafina para hacer velas20K/yr
  • paraffin wax for candles6K/yr
  • paraffin wax bulk8K/yr
  • parafina para velas7K/yr
  • paraffin wax candles3K/yr
  • candle wax paraffin3K/yr
  • bulk paraffin wax4K/yr
  • paraffin candle wax5K/yr
  • paraffin candle5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Paraffin Wax for Candle Making

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

24%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
11%of negative reviews mention “Color”
2.1%of orders come back
“t he color wasn't ideal”
A buyer, on “Color”11% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

17 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Paraffin Wax for Candle Making questions

Answered from the same tracked data.

Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data