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Citronella Lotion

Maybe

Search demand grew +223.7% this quarter. But the average product has 11,533 reviews to catch up to, so Citronella Lotion is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 21% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
$246K/yr184K searches / yr
90-day growth
+223.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
70%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 103 sellers

Flapen Score

Citronella Lotion against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Citronella Lotion is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Citronella Lotion market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Citronella Lotion 184K times last year and spent an estimated $246K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

An estimated 11.8% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 184K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 11.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +223.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $246K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
184K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+223.7%
Conversion, latest week
11.8%
Market size, estimated
$246Ka year
Peak month
July6.9× the quietest month
Top search term
bug repellent lotion42K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $11.29.

Listings sell for $11.29 on average, from $5.80 to $23.51. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At $11.29 that is $11K to $14K a year per listing.

Average price
$11.29under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$5.80–$23.51
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
$11K–$14K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #88 within Insect & Pest Repellents. It carries 11,533 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.6%
Average rank
#88in Insect & Pest Repellents
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
11,533per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 72 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Citronella Lotion products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 70% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

103

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • Brand 139%
  • Brand 223%
  • Brand 313%
  • Brand 410%
  • Brand 55%
  • Brand 65%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 8%)

Demand

Citronella Lotion search demand

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

8K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.9×

Search terms

Top Citronella Lotion search terms shoppers use

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

  • bug repellent lotion42K/yr
  • mosquito lotion16K/yr
  • bug lotion12K/yr
  • off lotion14K/yr
  • mosquito cream12K/yr
  • off botanicals insect repellent14K/yr
  • bug lotion repellent11K/yr
  • deet lotion10K/yr
  • off botanicals9K/yr
  • mosquito lotion repellent8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Citronella Lotion

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

26%of positive reviews mention “Pest/Insect Control”
20%of negative reviews mention “Pest/Insect Control”
0.9%of orders come back
“still was bitten by numerous mosquitoes”
A buyer, on “Pest/Insect Control”20% 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 Citronella Lotion questions

Answered from the same tracked data.