Skip to content
50

castor oil spray

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.7%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 55Growth 22Conversion 52Competition 75Returns 96Price range 72Avg price 48Brand share 0Review moat 50Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great40%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Good$6.95–$36.02

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

Market size

Good$400K

$400K/yr · 799K searches

Conversion

Good4.3%

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

Review moat

Okay1,533.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay$11.75

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-6.7%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, castor oil spray is a $400K/yr Amazon United States market (799K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

castor oil spray market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
$353K–$470K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.3%
Avg BSR
#761
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
0.4%
Avg brand age
62 months
Avg seller age
132 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

81

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

0%

  • As I Am89%
  • Thank God It's Natural9%
  • Aunt Jackie's1%
  • I AM1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Top castor oil spray search terms

  • as i am539K/yr
  • tgin butter cream daily moisturizer36K/yr
  • tgin butter cream36K/yr
  • as i am double butter cream36K/yr
  • as i am hair products38K/yr
  • tgin daily moisturizer12K/yr
  • tgin moisturizer11K/yr
  • asiam hair products16K/yr
  • as i am moisturizer11K/yr
  • asiam10K/yr
All search terms

Top castor oil 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.

0%4%$16K8%$32K12%$48K16%$64K101001K10K100K 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 castor oil spray

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

What buyers love

Smell19%

“soothing smell”

Moist/Dry15%

“Good moisturizer”

Quality-Overall11%

“Excellent product”

Soft Feel6%

“Hair so soft”

Suitability Curly Hair5%

“Great shampoo for curly hair”

Hair Growth4%

“Helps with hair growth”

Value For Money4%

“Worth The Buy”

Efficiency3%

“It is effective”

Suitability Straight Hair2%

“It's very good for my type of hair”

Allergies2%

“it doesnt irritate or anything bad”

What buyers complain about

Smell10%

“I don't love the smell”

Allergies7%

“If you are allergic to scents and chemicals”

Leak-Proof6%

“Arrived leaking”

Moist/Dry5%

“It does not moisturize”

Oily/Greasy4%

“can get very oily”

Size-Overall4%

“The bottle is small”

Product Condition3%

“it looks like it was already used”

Ingredients-Overall3%

“the bottle I got DOES NOT contain as advertised”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Didnt work for me”

Thickness2%

“thinner than it was keaving sparce areas everywhere”

Top return reasons

Leak-Proof29%
Smell12%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Moist/Dry6%
Suitability Short Hair5%
Product Condition4%
Functionality-Overall4%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Damage/Burn Hair2%
Oily/Greasy2%

Common questions

Is castor oil spray profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $400K/yr across 39 tracked products. 6 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the castor oil spray niche?
4 brands and 81 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in castor oil spray?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Allergies, Leak-Proof. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for castor oil spray peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the castor oil spray niche?
Listings span $6.95–$36.02; the average listing price is $11.75 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,534 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.