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crochet needle for dreadlocks

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a small market ($135K/yr) — crochet needle for dreadlocks doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$135K

Growth (1y)

+127.6%

Products

16

Brands

13

was 19 a year ago

Sellers

15

Price range

$4.94–$11.86

Returns

0.9%

Rating

4.5★

43/100

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Scored 43/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
7
×0.30
Growth
68
×0.30
Competition
35
×0.20
Quality gap
39
×0.10
Returns
93
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +127.6% year over year.
8K4KJul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Competition

44%AUGSUN
  • AUGSUN44%
  • KACOLA10%
  • Luwigs10%
  • ZQIAN BEAUTY7%
  • YANTAISIYU7%
  • JFFX3%
  • Other (7 brands)17%

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 13 brands and 15 sellers compete here.

Brands

13 falling

was 19 a year ago

Sellers

15

Top 5 brand share

80%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
9JFFX$5.164.5★2073%rising

Product shelf

All 16 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall22%

“Very good accessories”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“Gets the job done”

Value For Money9%

“Worth it”

Ease Of Use9%

“Easy to use”

Strength8%

“sturdy”

Grip5%

“Comfortable grip”

Maintenance And Repair5%

“Great kit for loc maintenance”

Efficiency5%

“Functional”

Size-Overall5%

“Perfect size”

Durability4%

“Nice durable”

What buyers complain about

Durability26%

“Broke easily”

Quality-Overall20%

“Needs Quality Control”

Size-Overall11%

“Its not a good fit”

Functionality-Overall7%

“Doesnt work at all”

Ease Of Use6%

“Not easy for beginners”

Strength5%

“Bends easily”

Thickness4%

“Thicker than usual”

Washability3%

“Im not paying no one anything until I wash it”

Product Condition3%

“Used Items Instead of New”

Print Quality1%

“The print rubs off easily”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall48%
  • Defective Material/Parts12%
  • Value For Money10%
  • Functionality-Overall10%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
  • Quality-Overall2%
  • Thickness2%
  • Locking Mechanism1%
  • Rusts/Corrodes1%
  • Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting1%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.71 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,812 tracked niches.