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pine tar soap

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 64Growth 22Conversion 96Competition 56Returns 98Price range 65Avg price 76Brand share 24Review moat 25Quality gap 58

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible13.1%

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

Avg price

Great$15.27

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$4.21–$34.96

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

Market size

Good$604K

$604K/yr · 303K searches

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good51%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Bad4,493.91

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad90%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-6.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pine tar soap is a $604K/yr Amazon United States market (303K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pine tar soap market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
$611K–$764K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
13.1%
Avg BSR
#859
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
3.2%
Avg brand age
74 months
Avg seller age
137 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

159

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

7%

  • The Grandpa Soap Company37%
  • Dr. Squatch30%
  • Grandpa's11%
  • Packer's Pine9%
  • Natrulo4%
  • Erbaid3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 7%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 41 weeks — -6.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KHoliday '25Spike '26Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top pine tar soap search terms

  • pine tar soap131K/yr
  • grandpa soap25K/yr
  • dr squatch pine tar24K/yr
  • grandpas pine tar soap19K/yr
  • tar soap14K/yr
  • grandpa soap company12K/yr
  • packers pine tar soap9K/yr
  • dr squatch soap pine tar soap9K/yr
  • the grandpa soap company7K/yr
  • dr squatch pine tar soap7K/yr
All search terms

Top pine tar soap 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%$24K8%$48K12%$73K16%$97K101001K10K100K 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 pine tar soap

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

What buyers love

Smell33%

“has a strong fresh scent”

Cleansing10%

“Clean and refreshed”

Quality-Overall8%

“Good quality soap”

Allergies5%

“No more itching”

Lather3%

“easy the get the lather going”

Efficiency3%

“A Rugged and Effective Bar of Soap”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“It does very well at cleaning the grime off after work”

Value For Money2%

“Fair price”

Soft Feel2%

“It goes on smoothly”

Suitability Combination Skin2%

“good for the skin”

What buyers complain about

Smell42%

“Bad smell”

Value For Money7%

“Not worth the price”

Allergies3%

“Makes me too itchy”

Moist/Dry3%

“Leaves my hair feeling dry”

Durability3%

“Not durable”

Stain Resistance2%

“Stained tub”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“its false advertisement”

Quality-Overall2%

“Not a good product”

Size-Overall2%

“soaps are small”

Residue1%

“Black residue is a bit disconcerting”

Top return reasons

Smell74%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Functionality-Overall2%
Leak-Proof1%
Moist/Dry1%
Stain Resistance1%
Value For Money1%
Product Condition1%
Ingredients-Overall1%

Common questions

Is pine tar soap profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $604K/yr across 35 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
How competitive is the pine tar soap niche?
13 brands and 159 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pine tar soap?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Value For Money, Allergies. The return rate is 0.5%.
What does it cost to enter the pine tar soap niche?
Listings span $4.21–$34.96; the average listing price is $15.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,494 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.