extra strength stool softener
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible22.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$19.29avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good$3.53–$44.43cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$514K$514K/yr · 117K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-5.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad13,222.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad93%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
41
Top-5 brand share
100%
Open market
0%
- Colace86%
- P Puregen Labs6%
- Amazon Basic Care5%
- HealthA2Z3%
- 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.
All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Colace Extra Strength Stool Softener 60 Count Gentle Constipation Relief for Adults 250 mg Docusate Capsules #1 Doctor Recommended Stool Softener Brand
Colace$25.044.3★1,955 rev
Colace Stool Softener 100 mg 100 Capsules Constipation Relief Docusate Sodium Gentle Docusate Stimulant-Free Regular Strength #1 Doctor Recommended Stool Softener Brand
Colace$21.734.6★16,878 rev
Colace Extra Strength Stool Softener 60 Count (Pack of 2) Gentle Constipation Relief for Adults 250 mg Docusate Capsules #1 Doctor Recommended Stool Softener Brand
Colace$44.434.3★1,955 rev
Puregen Labs Docusate Sodium 250mg Stool Softener Laxative | 100 softgels | Gentle Constipation Relief | Extra Strength | Stimulant Free
P Puregen Labs$9.994.5★1,730 rev
Amazon Basic Care Stool Softener Laxative Docusate Sodium 100 mg Softgels For Constipation Relief 100 Count
Amazon Basic Care$3.534.6★44,407 rev
Newest
by launch dateColace Extra Strength Stool Softener 60 Count (Pack of 2) Gentle Constipation Relief for Adults 250 mg Docusate Capsules #1 Doctor Recommended Stool Softener Brand
Colace$44.431,955 rev
Colace Extra Strength Stool Softener 60 Count Gentle Constipation Relief for Adults 250 mg Docusate Capsules #1 Doctor Recommended Stool Softener Brand
Colace$25.041,955 rev
HealthA2Z Stool Softener Docusate Sodium 100mg Red & White Capsules Dependable & Stimulant-Free Gentle Constipation Relief 400 Counts
HealthA2Z$10.0014,553 rev
Colace Stool Softener 100 mg 100 Capsules Constipation Relief Docusate Sodium Gentle Docusate Stimulant-Free Regular Strength #1 Doctor Recommended Stool Softener Brand
Colace$21.7316,878 rev
Puregen Labs Docusate Sodium 250mg Stool Softener Laxative | 100 softgels | Gentle Constipation Relief | Extra Strength | Stimulant Free
P Puregen Labs$9.991,730 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumColace Extra Strength Stool Softener 60 Count (Pack of 2) Gentle Constipation Relief for Adults 250 mg Docusate Capsules #1 Doctor Recommended Stool Softener Brand
Colace$44.434.3★
Colace Extra Strength Stool Softener 60 Count Gentle Constipation Relief for Adults 250 mg Docusate Capsules #1 Doctor Recommended Stool Softener Brand
Colace$25.044.3★
Puregen Labs Docusate Sodium 250mg Stool Softener Laxative | 100 softgels | Gentle Constipation Relief | Extra Strength | Stimulant Free
P Puregen Labs$9.994.5★
Amazon Basic Care Stool Softener Laxative Docusate Sodium 100 mg Softgels For Constipation Relief 100 Count
Amazon Basic Care$3.534.6★
HealthA2Z Stool Softener Docusate Sodium 100mg Red & White Capsules Dependable & Stimulant-Free Gentle Constipation Relief 400 Counts
HealthA2Z$10.004.7★
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 19 weeks — -5.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great Value”
“Works well, effective”
“As advertised”
“Excellent quality product with quick effective results”
“They are small pill pills so there is no problem with swallowing them”
“Pretty gentle otherwise”
“Easy to use”
“Helps with constipation”
“effective and easy to swallow”
“can be used at different doses depending on how it works for the person”
What buyers complain about
“Not as effective as I thought”
“Waste of Money”
“No more effective than lesser dosages”
“tasted like poison”
“with product leaking throughout”
“its caused SEVERE constipation”
“Pills arrived stuck together”
“Upset stomach”
“Caused cramps and diarrhea”
“Warning this is not comparable to COLACE it does not contain the Stimulant Laxative Sennoside, 8.6 mg”