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Scented Playdough

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Scented Playdough doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

37
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Ranks 2,483 of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · −9 vs the category median of 46

Market size 12Growth 29Conversion 52Competition 27Returns 93Price range 84Avg price 88Brand share 0Review moat 24Quality gap 24
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is Scented Playdough profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Scented Playdough is a $48K/yr Amazon United States market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Scented Playdough: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +3.6% over the last 90 days and 4.2% of searches end in a purchase.

$48K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr+3.6%56K
Conversion rate4.2%
Avg price$20.28

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 96
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market0%
Avg brand age57 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement39%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews5,509

Top Scented Playdough products & what they sell for

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

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$2K$5K$7K$10K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

96

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Crayola72%
  • Play-Doh24%
  • Wolwefa4%
  • Kinetic Sand1%

Scented Playdough demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume56KCVR4.2%Products18Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews5,509Avg BSR#356
6K4KBlack Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Scented Playdough search terms shoppers use

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

  • crayola dough17K/yr
  • crayola play dough12K/yr
  • blue playdough7K/yr
  • blue playdoh13K/yr
  • crayola playdough3K/yr
  • blue play doh3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scented Playdough

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Value For Money17%

Cost effective

Fun/Entertainment Experience13%

Great fun

Color13%

Color was bright

Quality-Overall8%

Great quality for price point

Gifting Purpose7%

GREAT GIFT

What buyers complain about

63% of reviews
Color13%

Not White

Durability9%

breakable

Moist/Dry8%

Dried Out

Ease Of Use8%

Not easy to use

Hard Feel6%

hard to get smooth

Scented Playdough return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.1%

Return rate

35%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Value For Money
18%
2Size-Overall
17%
3Moist/Dry
13%
4Material Quality
11%
5Color
7%

Common Scented Playdough questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Scented Playdough 37/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $48K/yr across 18 tracked products. Search demand moved +3.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Scented Playdough on Amazon United States peaks in Jul–Aug–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.