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Lavender Vanilla Candles

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Soft demand (-18.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 19Growth 16Conversion 77Competition 49Returns 97Price range 70Avg price 82Brand share 45Review moat 25Quality gap 48

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$17.81

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Great7.6%

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

Price range

Good$8.84–$29.54

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

Competition

Okay55%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay78%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Bad4,075.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$75K

$75K/yr · 56K searches

Growth

Bad-18.8%

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

Is lavender vanilla candles profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, lavender vanilla candles is a $75K/yr Amazon United States market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

lavender vanilla candles market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$71K–$89K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.6%
Avg BSR
#327
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
68%
Out of stock
10.3%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
144 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

113

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

18%

  • Yankee Candle44%
  • M&SENSE15%
  • Bath & Body Works8%
  • T&H6%
  • AOOVOO5%
  • SVECKE4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 18%)

lavender vanilla candles demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — -18.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Top lavender vanilla candles search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • lavender vanilla candles18K/yr
  • lavender vanilla candle8K/yr
  • vanilla lavender candle8K/yr
  • yankee candle lavender9K/yr
  • lavender and vanilla candle5K/yr
  • yankee candles lavender5K/yr
  • yankee candle lavender vanilla2K/yr
All search terms

Top lavender vanilla candles products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%$4K10%$8K15%$11K20%$15K101001K10K100K 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 reviews say buyers love and hate about lavender vanilla candles

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

What buyers love

Smell68%

“Clean smell”

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

“Great sent, easy to light”

Gifting Purpose5%

“Wonderful gift idea”

Value For Money5%

“Great value”

Quality-Overall4%

“It is well made”

Durability2%

“The container appears quite durable”

Color1%

“The color is very pretty”

Size-Overall1%

“Perfect size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Just what I needed”

Strength1%

“it was very strong”

What buyers complain about

Smell57%

“Not a powerful fragrance”

Value For Money8%

“looks a lot more expensive than it is”

Size-Overall7%

“A very large candle”

Quality-Overall4%

“the contents is low quality”

Strength3%

“not strong”

Flammable1%

“just burns down the middle”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Mislead yet again”

Color1%

“the color is not black”

Ease Of Cleaning0%

“Doesnt burn clean”

Gifting Purpose0%

“I wouldnt gift this to anyone”

Top return reasons

Smell74%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Size-Overall6%
Value For Money4%
Product Condition1%
Functionality-Overall1%
Flammable1%
Defective Material/Parts1%
Quality-Overall1%
Color0%

Common lavender vanilla candles questions

Is lavender vanilla candles profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $75K/yr across 28 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the lavender vanilla candles niche?
17 brands and 113 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in lavender vanilla candles?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for lavender vanilla candles peak?
Demand peaks in Apr–May–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the lavender vanilla candles niche?
Listings span $8.84–$29.54; the average listing price is $17.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,076 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.