soda crystals
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Good+40.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Good4.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Okay$9.47avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Bad19,969.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$10K$10K/yr · 25K searches
Price range
Bad$5.14–$15.09cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Bad100%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, soda crystals is a $10K/yr Amazon United States market (25K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
soda crystals market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $14K–$19K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.1%
- Avg BSR
- #1,454
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 33%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 75 months
- Avg seller age
- 143 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
2 falling
Sellers
31
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Dri-Pak80%
- Arm & Hammer20%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +40.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.9×
Top soda crystals search terms
- soda crystals14K/yr
- soda crystals for cleaning6K/yr
- soda crystals for laundry5K/yr
- soda crystals for washing machine346/yr
Top soda crystals 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 3 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
![Dri Pak Liquid Soda Crystals 500ml [LSBTDP65]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aj3Od-yoL.jpg)
Newest
by launch dateWhat buyers say about soda crystals
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Cleans great”
“Help clean the laundry”
“great quality and removes stains well”
“Great value”
“they smell fresh”
“Works well as a booster”
“Cleans”
“Accurate description”
“More convenient than driving to the store”
“Light Bright Fresh Clean”
What buyers complain about
“doesnt smell like anything”
“Don't use on any dark clothing if you have an HE washer”
“Doesn't work”
“I don't see any special cleaning power”
“Do not see any spectacular whitening”
“Arrives hard as a rock”
“Breaks down Pod Soap Buildup”
“Clog drains”
“Unusable”
“White residue”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is soda crystals profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $10K/yr across 3 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +40.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- How competitive is the soda crystals niche?
- 2 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in soda crystals?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Washability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for soda crystals peak?
- Demand peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 5.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the soda crystals niche?
- Listings span $5.14–$15.09; the average listing price is $9.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 19,970 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.