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# **duston gel**

**Skip it**

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

Market size 16Growth 51Conversion 75Competition 7Returns 73Price range 94Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 43Quality gap 68

**Avg price**

**Incredible****$24.25**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Great****$14.82–$35.24**

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

**Conversion**

**Great****7.1%**

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

**Returns**

**Good****2.1%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Good****+20.9%**

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

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,188.57**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Bad****$64K**

$64K/yr · 37K searches

**Competition**

**Bad****92%**

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 92% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**4 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**53**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Dr. Fred67% - Dr. Fred Summit MAXRIENY23% - Munch Mania6% - Dr. Frederick's Original3%

## **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%$6K20%$13K30%$19K40%$26K101001K10K100K 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![Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 3)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 3)**Dr. Fred**$24.31**4.2★33 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4CRSK1) [2![Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt rubbing alcohol 16oz (pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41BYSKUtI3L.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt rubbing alcohol 16oz (pack of 2)**Dr. Fred Summit MAXRIENY**$19.14**4.6★1,917 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FOXTENM) [3![Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Red (Pack of 4)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Red (Pack of 4)**Dr. Fred**$31.55**4.6★119 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4FK1J7) [4![Sport Epsom Salt Rubbing Alcohol 16oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519Ctga+s+L.jpg)**Sport Epsom Salt Rubbing Alcohol 16oz (Pack of 2)**Munch Mania**$24.80**4.7★37 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4P65MCM) [5![Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 6)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 6)**Dr. Fred**$35.24**4.4★10 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M49VQ82)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Sport Epsom Salt Rubbing Alcohol 16oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519Ctga+s+L.jpg)**Sport Epsom Salt Rubbing Alcohol 16oz (Pack of 2)**Munch Mania**$24.80**37 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4P65MCM) [![Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 3)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 3)**Dr. Fred**$24.31**33 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4CRSK1) [![Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Red (Pack of 4)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Red (Pack of 4)**Dr. Fred**$31.55**119 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4FK1J7) [![Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 6)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 6)**Dr. Fred**$35.24**10 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M49VQ82) [![Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Blue (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41gtZ6dSPdL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Blue (Pack of 2)**Dr. Fred**$19.86**23 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4CQWZQ)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Blue (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41gtZ6dSPdL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Blue (Pack of 2)**Dr. Fred**$19.86**3.6★**▲ 107%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4CQWZQ) [![Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 6)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 6)**Dr. Fred**$35.24**4.4★**▲ 82%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M49VQ82) [![Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 3)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Alcohol-Red (Pack of 3)**Dr. Fred**$24.31**4.2★**▲ 70%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4CRSK1) [![Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Red (Pack of 4)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UJRQorvmL.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt Alcohol-Red (Pack of 4)**Dr. Fred**$31.55**4.6★**— 7%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4FK1J7) [![Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt rubbing alcohol 16oz (pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41BYSKUtI3L.jpg)**Dr. Fred Summit Epsom Salt rubbing alcohol 16oz (pack of 2)**Dr. Fred Summit MAXRIENY**$19.14**4.6★**▼ 30%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FOXTENM)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +20.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

2K1KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**20%

*“Good quality”*

**Smell**11%

*“Has a nice menthol smell so if your stuffy helps clear up sinus congestion”*

**Efficiency**9%

*“Does work”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%

*“This product was delivered as mentioned”*

**Ease Of Use**7%

*“Easy to put on”*

**Value For Money**7%

*“Worth it”*

**Size-Overall**6%

*“the small fit everything”*

**Joint Pain**4%

*“Best arthritis glove I ever bought”*

**Soft Feel**4%

*“A great hug for your hands”*

**Compression**4%

*“Pretty good compression gloves”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Functionality-Overall**14%

*“Did not work at all not a good product”*

**Size-Overall**13%

*“Not tight enough”*

**Comfort-Overall**10%

*“Getting them on can be a little uncomfortable”*

**Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity**7%

*“Too much stretch keeps them from working as well as other brands”*

**Compression**7%

*“Disappointed there was not more compression”*

**Heating**7%

*“let it get cold”*

**Value For Money**7%

*“Too costly”*

**Smell**7%

*“doesnt even smell like alcohol”*

**Alcohol Content**4%

*“rheumatism alcohol, pain, relief”*

**Quality-Overall**4%

*“Low quality”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**65%

**Compression**11%

**Functionality-Overall**4%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

**Joint Pain**2%

**Comfort-Overall**2%

**Stitch/Finish/Polish**2%

**Color Fading/Discoloration**2%

**Leak-Proof**2%

**Smell**2%