baby cough medicine
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good$826K$826K/yr · 745K searches
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Okay$10.98avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay$5.32–$18.66cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Bad4,683.23avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-28.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
7 rising
Sellers
527
Top-5 brand share
98%
Open market
1%
- Zarbee's33%
- Hyland's26%
- Boiron18%
- Mommy's Bliss17%
- Dr. Talbot's4%
- Resfriol1%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 26 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Zarbees Baby Daytime and Nighttime Cough Syrup + Immune Value Pack Natural Grape Flavor Organic Agave No Drugs Alcohol Gluten Babies 6 Months and Up 2X 4 Fl. Oz. Bottles
Zarbee's$12.944.8★1,155 rev
Boiron ColdCalm Baby Single-Use Drops for Relief from Cold Symptoms of Sneezing Runny Nose and Nasal Congestion - Sterile and Non-Drowsy Liquid Doses - 30 Count
Boiron$11.474.7★7,128 rev
Hylands Baby Mucus and Cold Relief Day and Night Value Pack Infant And Baby Cold Medicine Decongestant And Cough Relief 8 Fl Oz
Hyland's$13.174.7★11,824 rev
Mommys Bliss Organic Baby Cough Syrup and Mucus + Immunity Support Contains Agave & Ivy Leaf 4 month+ 1.67 Fl Oz
Mommy's Bliss$8.154.7★3,814 rev
Hylands Baby Tiny Cold Tablets Day and Night Value Pack Infant and Baby Cold Medicine Decongestant Runny Nose and Cough Relief 250 Quick-Dissolving Tablets
Hyland's$18.664.8★1,341 rev
Newest
by launch date
Genexa Baby Cough & Immune Support | 6 Months+ | Made Clean with Organic Agave & Zinc | Cough Syrup for Babies & Toddlers | Soothes Infant Cough & Supports Immune Health | 2 Fl Oz
Genexa$12.9731 rev
Dr. Talbots Infant Cough Relief with Cell Salts - 4 fl oz - Naturally Inspired Kids Cough Medicine - Elderberry Juice Flavor - Includes Syringe
Dr. Talbot's$8.9388 rev
Dr. Talbots Infant Mucus and Cold Relief with Cell Salts - 4 fl oz - Naturally Inspired Kids Cold Medicine - Grape Juice Flavor - Includes Syringe
Dr. Talbot's$9.22287 rev
Mommys Bliss Baby Organic Cough Syrup & Mucus Day and Night Value Pack with Elderberry Vitamin C Organic Honey & Ivy Leaf 3.34 Fl Oz (Pack of 2)
Mommy's Bliss$14.81499 rev
Zarbees Kids Sleep Melatonin 1 Mg Gummies Natural Strawberry Flavor and Other Natural Flavors Real Honey Safe Effective Drug Free Works with Childs Sleep Cycle 60 Count Bottle
Zarbee's$13.792,050 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumGenexa Baby Cough & Immune Support | 6 Months+ | Made Clean with Organic Agave & Zinc | Cough Syrup for Babies & Toddlers | Soothes Infant Cough & Supports Immune Health | 2 Fl Oz
Genexa$12.974.8★
Mommys Bliss Kids Organic Cough Syrup & Mucus Relief for Night Time Agave & Honey Ivy Leaf Zinc Vitamin C Cough Syrup for Kids +Herbal Nighttime Blend 4 Fl z
Mommy's Bliss$8.284.8★
Mommys Bliss Kids Organic Cough Syrup and Mucus Relief + Immunity Support Agave & Honey Ivy Leaf Elderberry Zinc Vitamin C 4 Fl Oz
Mommy's Bliss$8.664.7★
Mommys Bliss Organic Baby Cough Syrup and Mucus + Immunity Support Contains Agave & Ivy Leaf 4 month+ 1.67 Fl Oz
Mommy's Bliss$8.154.7★
Zarbees Kids Melatonin Sleep Supplement Liquid 1mg Melatonin Drug-Free & Effective Easy to Take Natural Berry Flavor for Kids Ages 3 and Up 1 Fl Oz Bottle
Zarbee's$7.224.7★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -28.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Works so well on a persistent cough”
“Helpful during colds”
“Great sleep quality”
“good taste”
“Easy to use”
“good Zarbees product”
“Effective”
“my baby has had clear sinuses 100% recommend”
“Worth it”
“fever reliever as well”
What buyers complain about
“doesnt take away cough”
“Doesnt work”
“Scent is very weak”
“Terrible taste”
“Nighttime didnt even help with sleep like our genexa does”
“Pricey”
“Allergy to it”
“False advertising flavor NOT strawberry- its banana”
“I dislike needing to use medication”
“artificial sweeteners or preservatives in this too”