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# **666 cold medicine**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 57Growth 9Conversion 77Competition 4Returns 100Price range 34Avg price 66Brand share 0Review moat 42Quality gap 21

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****7.5%**

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

**Avg price**

**Good****$13.89**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Market size**

**Good****$443K**

$443K/yr · 425K searches

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,318.86**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Price range**

**Okay****$9.88–$17.64**

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

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Bad****-31.7%**

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

**Competition**

**Bad****95%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 95% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**3 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**47**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- S.S.S. CO.72% - FATHER JOHN'S22% - Creomulsion6% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)

## **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%15%$66K30%$133K45%$199K60%$266K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![S.S.S. Tonic High Potency Iron Supplement with B1 B2 B3 Vitamins 20 fl oz Liquid Formula for Energy Vitality & Wellness Easy-to-Take Iron-Rich Made in USA for Women & Men](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411Hly8HRxL.jpg)**S.S.S. Tonic High Potency Iron Supplement with B1 B2 B3 Vitamins 20 fl oz Liquid Formula for Energy Vitality & Wellness Easy-to-Take Iron-Rich Made in USA for Women & Men**S.S.S. CO.**$16.70**4.7★5,873 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R9MNRC) [2![S.S.S. Tonic Iron and Vitamin B Supplement High Potency Vitamins Bottle 10 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41scZnqttpL.jpg)**S.S.S. Tonic Iron and Vitamin B Supplement High Potency Vitamins Bottle 10 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)**S.S.S. CO.**$9.92**4.7★2,863 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GVPLV4N) [3![Father Johns Alcohol Free Cough Medicine 8 Ounces](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dqv9L895L.jpg)**Father Johns Alcohol Free Cough Medicine 8 Ounces**FATHER JOHN'S**$17.32**4.6★3,761 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GG0H92) [4![Father Johns Alcohol Free Cough Medicine 4 Ounces](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41l-f+E3MfL.jpg)**Father Johns Alcohol Free Cough Medicine 4 Ounces**FATHER JOHN'S**$10.48**4.6★1,797 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GG5P3A) [5![Creomulsion Cough Medicine Adult Formula 4 oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41MFtaG4zbL.jpg)**Creomulsion Cough Medicine Adult Formula 4 oz (Pack of 2)**Creomulsion**$17.64**4.8★624 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IAI2N4E)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Creomulsion Adult Cough Medicine 4 Ounce by Creomulsion](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vZs9f+X2L.jpg)**Creomulsion Adult Cough Medicine 4 Ounce by Creomulsion**Creomulsion**$9.88**325 rev9y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LMPGFL4) [![Creomulsion Cough Medicine Adult Formula 4 oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41MFtaG4zbL.jpg)**Creomulsion Cough Medicine Adult Formula 4 oz (Pack of 2)**Creomulsion**$17.64**624 rev10y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IAI2N4E) [![Father Johns Alcohol Free Cough Medicine 8 Ounces](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dqv9L895L.jpg)**Father Johns Alcohol Free Cough Medicine 8 Ounces**FATHER JOHN'S**$17.32**3,761 rev17y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GG0H92) [![S.S.S. Tonic High Potency Iron Supplement with B1 B2 B3 Vitamins 20 fl oz Liquid Formula for Energy Vitality & Wellness Easy-to-Take Iron-Rich Made in USA for Women & Men](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411Hly8HRxL.jpg)**S.S.S. Tonic High Potency Iron Supplement with B1 B2 B3 Vitamins 20 fl oz Liquid Formula for Energy Vitality & Wellness Easy-to-Take Iron-Rich Made in USA for Women & Men**S.S.S. CO.**$16.70**5,873 rev19y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R9MNRC) [![S.S.S. Tonic Iron and Vitamin B Supplement High Potency Vitamins Bottle 10 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41scZnqttpL.jpg)**S.S.S. Tonic Iron and Vitamin B Supplement High Potency Vitamins Bottle 10 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)**S.S.S. CO.**$9.92**2,863 rev19y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GVPLV4N)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![S.S.S. Tonic High Potency Iron Supplement with B1 B2 B3 Vitamins 20 fl oz Liquid Formula for Energy Vitality & Wellness Easy-to-Take Iron-Rich Made in USA for Women & Men](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411Hly8HRxL.jpg)**S.S.S. Tonic High Potency Iron Supplement with B1 B2 B3 Vitamins 20 fl oz Liquid Formula for Energy Vitality & Wellness Easy-to-Take Iron-Rich Made in USA for Women & Men**S.S.S. CO.**$16.70**4.7★**▲ 20%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R9MNRC) [![S.S.S. Tonic Iron and Vitamin B Supplement High Potency Vitamins Bottle 10 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41scZnqttpL.jpg)**S.S.S. Tonic Iron and Vitamin B Supplement High Potency Vitamins Bottle 10 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)**S.S.S. CO.**$9.92**4.7★**▲ 15%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GVPLV4N) [![Creomulsion Cough Medicine Adult Formula 4 oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41MFtaG4zbL.jpg)**Creomulsion Cough Medicine Adult Formula 4 oz (Pack of 2)**Creomulsion**$17.64**4.8★**▼ 13%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IAI2N4E) [![Father Johns Alcohol Free Cough Medicine 8 Ounces](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dqv9L895L.jpg)**Father Johns Alcohol Free Cough Medicine 8 Ounces**FATHER JOHN'S**$17.32**4.6★**▼ 28%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GG0H92) [![Father Johns Cough Medicine Plus 4 Ounces](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41rA2h3p95L.jpg)**Father Johns Cough Medicine Plus 4 Ounces**FATHER JOHN'S**$15.31**4.5★**▼ 32%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GCL7RC)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -31.7% search growth over the last 90 days.

25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Iron**13%

*“Avery good iron supplement”*

**Quality-Overall**11%

*“great quality”*

**Cough Relief**10%

*“Great cough syrup”*

**Energy Level**9%

*“Good for energy”*

**Taste-Overall**7%

*“Taste great and easy to use”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

*“Works like a charm”*

**Efficiency**6%

*“Ole school meds work”*

**Vitamin**6%

*“Excellent vitamin”*

**Value For Money**5%

*“value for money”*

**Cold Relief**4%

*“I love this bottle it helps with a cold within a few days”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Taste-Overall**24%

*“The stuff tastes like poison to me”*

**Iron**9%

*“For low iron”*

**Size-Overall**6%

*“Size: Large”*

**Cough Relief**4%

*“This cough syrup didn't even stop my cough even after 4 doses”*

**Bitter**4%

*“It is very bitter”*

**Ingredients-Overall**3%

*“Alchohol, artificial flavors, and sodium benzoate are solid red flags”*

**Vitamin**3%

*“The alcohol and sorbitol are odd choices for a vitamin supplement”*

**Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief**3%

*“I became severely anemic due to a small intestinal bleeding in my small intestine”*

**Dilute/Watery**2%

*“Diluted”*

**Leak-Proof**2%

*“it was difficult to open causing a small spill”*