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hydrocortisone lotion

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 95Growth 18Conversion 90Competition 56Returns 97Price range 78Avg price 77Brand share 29Review moat 22Quality gap 21

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Market size

Incredible$2.3M

$2.3M/yr · 1.4M searches

Conversion

Great10.8%

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

Price range

Great$3.81–$55.55

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

Avg price

Great$15.90

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good51%

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

Brand share

Okay88%

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

Review moat

Bad9,555.39

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-13.6%

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

Competition

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

598

Top-5 brand share

88%

Open market

10%

  • Eucerin37%
  • Aveeno Baby35%
  • CeraVe11%
  • Mustela3%
  • Aveeno2%
  • TUBBY TODD2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 10%)

Product shelf

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

0%4%$93K8%$187K12%$280K16%$373K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 31 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — -13.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall15%

“Great quality and long-lasting”

Allergies12%

“No irritation”

Moist/Dry11%

“Good moisturizer”

Efficiency6%

“Works really well”

Smell6%

“Smells amazing”

Value For Money6%

“Excellent price”

Soft Feel5%

“smooth in consistency”

Absorbency4%

“Absorbs well”

Skin Health3%

“Works great on skin”

Itch Relief2%

“Works to relieve itching”

What buyers complain about

Allergies31%

“got a rash”

Smell6%

“No scent”

Value For Money5%

“Too expensive”

Moist/Dry5%

“not very moisturizing”

Functionality-Overall4%

“No results”

Size-Overall4%

“Small jar”

Skin Health2%

“Disappointing Results for Sensitive Skin”

Thickness2%

“This cream comes out thick”

Sensitivity-Overall2%

“Burns”

Oily/Greasy2%

“Kind of oily”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall17%
Leak-Proof11%
Smell10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Size-Overall8%
Value For Money7%
Product Condition4%
Moist/Dry3%
Skin Health3%
Texture/Consistency-Overall2%