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aesop hand soap refill

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 92% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 34Growth 26Conversion 96Competition 28Returns 98Price range 68Avg price 95Brand share 21Review moat 23Quality gap 35

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.9%

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

Avg price

Incredible$39.81

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$7.71–$133.46

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$161K

$161K/yr · 31K searches

Competition

Okay68%

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

Growth

Okay+0.5%

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

Review moat

Bad7,960.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

379

Top-5 brand share

92%

Open market

4%

  • Aesop63%
  • Grown Alchemist8%
  • Public Goods8%
  • simplehuman8%
  • Soapbox5%
  • Method4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

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%10%$16K20%$32K30%$48K40%$64K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 88 weeks — +0.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Smell53%

“Fresh scent”

Moist/Dry5%

“moisturizes”

Quality-Overall5%

“Quality hand wash”

Cleansing4%

“Cleans well”

Soft Feel4%

“feels like a gentle”

Value For Money4%

“Worth every penny”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“it's cleaning ability is perfect too”

Lather2%

“It lathers smoothly”

Dispensing Mechanism2%

“I bought some beautiful glass soap dispensers”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“As Advertised”

What buyers complain about

Smell30%

“No good smell”

Value For Money10%

“But pricey”

Moist/Dry6%

“very drying”

Leak-Proof3%

“bottles leaked some”

Allergies3%

“One that many people are allergic to”

Strength3%

“Not Strong Enough”

Size-Overall2%

“Bottle is huge”

Thickness2%

“I find the texture of this hand soap to be quite thick”

Jamming/Clogging2%

“Tends to clog up towards the end so I add water to thin it out some”

Ease Of Cleaning1%

“you'll need to use a better soap to actually clean them”

Top return reasons

Smell39%
Leak-Proof28%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Value For Money5%
Motor Power4%
Size-Overall3%
Dispensing Mechanism1%
Thin1%
Thickness1%
Defective Material/Parts1%