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hazelnut oil

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 10Growth 17Conversion 96Competition 16Returns 99Price range 59Avg price 57Brand share 0Review moat 40Quality gap 32

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible13.5%

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

Price range

Good$7.31–$25.96

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

Avg price

Good$12.89

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Okay2,533.2

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-15.6%

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

Competition

Bad81%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad$40K

$40K/yr · 23K searches

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, hazelnut oil is a $40K/yr Amazon United States market (23K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hazelnut oil market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$39K–$52K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
13.5%
Avg BSR
#825
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
40%
Out of stock
6.7%
Avg brand age
94 months
Avg seller age
174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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  • Edens Garden5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
600400Spike '24Holiday '24Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top hazelnut oil search terms

  • hazelnut oil17K/yr
  • hazelnut oil for skin3K/yr
  • hazelnut oil for cooking3K/yr
All search terms

Top hazelnut oil 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%$4K20%$8K30%$12K40%$16K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hazelnut oil

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall24%

“Nice Quality”

Taste-Overall20%

“Very tasty I highly recommend this”

Suitability Combination Skin20%

“Great for my combination skin”

Flavor20%

“Really brings out the hazelnut flavor”

Weight Light4%

“The oil is very lightweight”

Absorbency4%

“absorbs beautifully into my scalp”

Soft Feel4%

“Another thing I love is how gentle it is”

Allergies4%

“Another thing I love is how gentle it is—no irritation at all, just smooth, nourished hair”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall50%

“This doesnt taste like hazelnut, at all”

Smell17%

“No hazelnut smell”

Weight Heavy17%

“More heavier than olive oil”

Oily/Greasy17%

“Very oily”

Top return reasons

Smell56%
Advertised Vs Actual Product19%
Oily/Greasy13%
Dilute/Watery13%

Common questions

Is hazelnut oil profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $40K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -15.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the hazelnut oil niche?
5 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hazelnut oil?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Smell, Weight Heavy. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for hazelnut oil peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the hazelnut oil niche?
Listings span $7.31–$25.96; the average listing price is $12.89 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,533 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.