olive oil for soap making
Skip itSoft demand (-10.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$31.41avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$11.81–$52.96cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Great9.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay3,598.27avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$87K$87K/yr · 29K searches
Competition
Bad74%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-10.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, olive oil for soap making is a $87K/yr Amazon United States market (29K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
olive oil for soap making market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $63K–$79K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.4%
- Avg BSR
- #819
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 87%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 76 months
- Avg seller age
- 150 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
26
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- velona32%
- Soapeauty27%
- Amazon Grocery19%
- Nature Packaged5%
- Dr Adorable3%
- Pompeian3%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top olive oil for soap making search terms
- olive oil for soap making18K/yr
- pomace olive oil7K/yr
- olive oil pomace4K/yr
Top olive 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.
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
velona Olive Pomace Oil 64 Fl Oz | 100% Pure and Natural Carrier Oil | Refined | Skin Hair Body & Face Moisturizing | Use Today - Enjoy Results.
velona$29.814.8★366 rev
Soapeauty Extra Virgin Olive Oil | 100% Pure & Natural Unrefined Cold-Pressed Carrier Oil | Massage & Body Oil | for Skin Face Hair and Soap Making | Carrier for Essential Oils - 32 Fl Oz
Soapeauty$24.594.5★483 rev
Amazon Grocery Olive Oil Medium Flavor 51 Fl Oz
Amazon Grocery$13.904.7★3,002 rev
Amazon Grocery Olive Oil Light Flavor 51 Fl Oz
Amazon Grocery$13.384.8★2,176 rev
velona Olive Pomace Oil 1 Gallon / 128 Fl Oz | 100% Pure and Natural Carrier Oil | Refined | Skin Hair Body & Face Moisturizing | Use Today - Enjoy Results.
velona$49.814.8★366 rev
Newest
by launch date
Nature Package Olive Oil for Hair - 100% Pure Cold Pressed Natural Olive Oil for Skin (Aceite de Oliva) for Essential Oils Dilution Soap Making Skincare and Massage Premium Grade (1Gallon)
Nature Packaged$49.69314 rev
Chefs Quality Olive Pomace Oil | 3 liter Can
Chef's Quality$33.481 rev
Amazon Grocery Olive Oil Medium Flavor 51 Fl Oz
Amazon Grocery$13.903,002 rev
Amazon Grocery Olive Oil Light Flavor 51 Fl Oz
Amazon Grocery$13.382,176 rev
Amazon Grocery Extra Virgin Olive Oil 51 Fl Oz
Amazon Grocery$11.814,834 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAmazon Grocery Olive Oil Medium Flavor 51 Fl Oz
Amazon Grocery$13.904.7★
Chefs Quality Olive Pomace Oil | 3 liter Can
Chef's Quality$33.485.0★
Del Destino Pomace Oil Milder Olive Taste Product of Italy - 1 Gallon Tin
Del Destino$52.964.5★
Nature Package Olive Oil for Hair - 100% Pure Cold Pressed Natural Olive Oil for Skin (Aceite de Oliva) for Essential Oils Dilution Soap Making Skincare and Massage Premium Grade (1Gallon)
Nature Packaged$49.694.5★
velona Olive Pomace Oil 1 Gallon / 128 Fl Oz | 100% Pure and Natural Carrier Oil | Refined | Skin Hair Body & Face Moisturizing | Use Today - Enjoy Results.
velona$49.814.8★
What buyers say about olive oil for soap making
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Best Price”
“Its quality is consistent”
“Clean taste”
“Great flavor”
“it was clear good smell good taste”
“Healthier oil”
“a nice option for cooking”
“Besides the health benefits it's texture”
“Perfect price and size”
“Reasonable,large,will last a while”
What buyers complain about
“Unpleasant taste”
“The smell is off putting”
“It has way too much of a strong of flavor for daily cooking”
“This oil is very very terrible quality”
“Cheaper in grocery store”
“The bottles are too big”
“This oil has the worst”
“Rancid”
“Flimsy, inadequate plastic bottle”
“This isnt advertised as pure anyway”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is olive oil for soap making profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $87K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the olive oil for soap making niche?
- 11 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in olive oil for soap making?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Smell, Flavor. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for olive oil for soap making peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the olive oil for soap making niche?
- Listings span $11.81–$52.96; the average listing price is $31.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,598 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.