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# **oxymetazoline nasal spray**

**Skip it**

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

Market size 32Growth 20Conversion 96Competition 13Returns 100Price range 66Avg price 55Brand share 0Review moat 24Quality gap 32

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Incredible****13.0%**

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

**Price range**

**Good****$4.10–$36.15**

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

**Avg price**

**Good****$12.64**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Market size**

**Okay****$146K**

$146K/yr · 89K searches

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Bad****6,603.44**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Bad****-9.5%**

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

**Competition**

**Bad****85%**

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 85% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**5 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**51**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Amazon Basic Care74% - MAJOR10% - Afrin8% - berkley jensen5% - Family Care3% - 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%$22K30%$44K45%$66K60%$88K1K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

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

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Amazon Basic Care Maximum Strength 12 Hour Nasal Spray Oxymetazoline HCl Solution Sinus Pressure Relief Cold and Allergy Medicine Decongestant 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41QbiS5l98L.jpg)**Amazon Basic Care Maximum Strength 12 Hour Nasal Spray Oxymetazoline HCl Solution Sinus Pressure Relief Cold and Allergy Medicine Decongestant 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)**Amazon Basic Care**$4.10**4.4★6,300 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZF4QDKG) [2![Amazon Basic Care No Drip Nasal Spray 12 Hour Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Oxymetazoline HCl Fast-Acting Sinus Pressure Relief 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41g+3os1psL.jpg)**Amazon Basic Care No Drip Nasal Spray 12 Hour Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Oxymetazoline HCl Fast-Acting Sinus Pressure Relief 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)**Amazon Basic Care**$5.49**4.6★7,392 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MLTLN75) [3![Amazon Basic Care No Drip Severe 12 Hour Nasal Decongestant Pump Mist Maximum Strength Plus Menthol Allergy Relief 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41sFNiAjpkL.jpg)**Amazon Basic Care No Drip Severe 12 Hour Nasal Decongestant Pump Mist Maximum Strength Plus Menthol Allergy Relief 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)**Amazon Basic Care**$5.75**4.6★8,500 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MLTLN74) [4![MAJOR Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Spray Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% Pump Mist Non-Drowsy Nasal Spray up to 12-Hour Relief from Nasal Congestion Colds and Allergies 1 Fl. Oz. (3-Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OYjoN-45L.jpg)**MAJOR Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Spray Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% Pump Mist Non-Drowsy Nasal Spray up to 12-Hour Relief from Nasal Congestion Colds and Allergies 1 Fl. Oz. (3-Pack)**MAJOR**$10.58**4.4★4,619 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083VVK3HG) [5![Berkley Jensen No Drip Severe Congestion Nasal Spray - Maximum Strength Decongestant with Oxymetazoline HCl & Menthol - Pump Mist Applicator No Steroid 12 Hour Relief 1 Fl Oz (Pack of 3)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51dh4echdYL.jpg)**Berkley Jensen No Drip Severe Congestion Nasal Spray - Maximum Strength Decongestant with Oxymetazoline HCl & Menthol - Pump Mist Applicator No Steroid 12 Hour Relief 1 Fl Oz (Pack of 3)**berkley jensen**$12.89**4.8★1,063 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRMC2HYH)

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### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Berkley Jensen No Drip Severe Congestion Nasal Spray - Maximum Strength Decongestant with Oxymetazoline HCl & Menthol - Pump Mist Applicator No Steroid 12 Hour Relief 1 Fl Oz (Pack of 3)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51dh4echdYL.jpg)**Berkley Jensen No Drip Severe Congestion Nasal Spray - Maximum Strength Decongestant with Oxymetazoline HCl & Menthol - Pump Mist Applicator No Steroid 12 Hour Relief 1 Fl Oz (Pack of 3)**berkley jensen**$12.89**1,063 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRMC2HYH) [![Amazon Basic Care Maximum Strength 12 Hour Nasal Spray Oxymetazoline HCl Solution Sinus Pressure Relief Cold and Allergy Medicine Decongestant 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41QbiS5l98L.jpg)**Amazon Basic Care Maximum Strength 12 Hour Nasal Spray Oxymetazoline HCl Solution Sinus Pressure Relief Cold and Allergy Medicine Decongestant 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)**Amazon Basic Care**$4.10**6,300 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZF4QDKG) [![Afrin No Drip Extra Moisturizing Nasal Mist Twin Pack Non-Drowsy Fast-Acting Decongestant for Sinus Pressure and Dry Nasal Passages Adults and Children 6 and Older .5 fl oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41JnKptEzCL.jpg)**Afrin No Drip Extra Moisturizing Nasal Mist Twin Pack Non-Drowsy Fast-Acting Decongestant for Sinus Pressure and Dry Nasal Passages Adults and Children 6 and Older .5 fl oz (Pack of 2)**Afrin**$15.45**11,898 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H9CKYKL) [![MAJOR Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Spray Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% Pump Mist Non-Drowsy Nasal Spray up to 12-Hour Relief from Nasal Congestion Colds and Allergies 1 Fl. Oz. (3-Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OYjoN-45L.jpg)**MAJOR Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Spray Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% Pump Mist Non-Drowsy Nasal Spray up to 12-Hour Relief from Nasal Congestion Colds and Allergies 1 Fl. Oz. (3-Pack)**MAJOR**$10.58**4,619 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083VVK3HG) [![MAJOR Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Spray Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% Pump Mist Non-Drowsy Nasal Spray up to 12-Hour Relief from Nasal Congestion Colds and Allergies 1 Fl. Oz. (12-Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51q41mm5uwL.jpg)**MAJOR Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Spray Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% Pump Mist Non-Drowsy Nasal Spray up to 12-Hour Relief from Nasal Congestion Colds and Allergies 1 Fl. Oz. (12-Pack)**MAJOR**$36.15**4,619 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083W2KYFB)

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### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Berkley Jensen No Drip Severe Congestion Nasal Spray - Maximum Strength Decongestant with Oxymetazoline HCl & Menthol - Pump Mist Applicator No Steroid 12 Hour Relief 1 Fl Oz (Pack of 3)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51dh4echdYL.jpg)**Berkley Jensen No Drip Severe Congestion Nasal Spray - Maximum Strength Decongestant with Oxymetazoline HCl & Menthol - Pump Mist Applicator No Steroid 12 Hour Relief 1 Fl Oz (Pack of 3)**berkley jensen**$12.89**4.8★**▲ 312%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRMC2HYH) [![Afrin No Drip Severe Congestion Nasal Spray Twin Pack Non-Drowsy Fast-Acting Nasal Decongestant for Nasal Congestion and Sinus Pressure Relief Adults and Children 6 and Older .5 fl oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41XToLeTkKL.jpg)**Afrin No Drip Severe Congestion Nasal Spray Twin Pack Non-Drowsy Fast-Acting Nasal Decongestant for Nasal Congestion and Sinus Pressure Relief Adults and Children 6 and Older .5 fl oz (Pack of 2)**Afrin**$15.39**4.7★**▲ 55%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HG5JMBR) [![Afrin No Drip Extra Moisturizing Nasal Mist Twin Pack Non-Drowsy Fast-Acting Decongestant for Sinus Pressure and Dry Nasal Passages Adults and Children 6 and Older .5 fl oz (Pack of 2)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41JnKptEzCL.jpg)**Afrin No Drip Extra Moisturizing Nasal Mist Twin Pack Non-Drowsy Fast-Acting Decongestant for Sinus Pressure and Dry Nasal Passages Adults and Children 6 and Older .5 fl oz (Pack of 2)**Afrin**$15.45**4.7★**▲ 44%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H9CKYKL) [![MAJOR Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Spray Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% Pump Mist Non-Drowsy Nasal Spray up to 12-Hour Relief from Nasal Congestion Colds and Allergies 1 Fl. Oz. (12-Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51q41mm5uwL.jpg)**MAJOR Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Spray Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% Pump Mist Non-Drowsy Nasal Spray up to 12-Hour Relief from Nasal Congestion Colds and Allergies 1 Fl. Oz. (12-Pack)**MAJOR**$36.15**4.4★**▲ 43%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083W2KYFB) [![Amazon Basic Care No Drip Nasal Spray 12 Hour Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Oxymetazoline HCl Fast-Acting Sinus Pressure Relief 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41g+3os1psL.jpg)**Amazon Basic Care No Drip Nasal Spray 12 Hour Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant Oxymetazoline HCl Fast-Acting Sinus Pressure Relief 1 fl oz (Pack of 1)**Amazon Basic Care**$5.49**4.6★**▲ 20%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MLTLN75)

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## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

4K3KSpike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Value For Money**22%

*“GREAT VALUE”*

**Sinus Relief**13%

*“Great nasal decongestant”*

**Efficiency**12%

*“Works well”*

**Quality-Overall**9%

*“Excellent product”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%

*“As advertised”*

**Breathability**6%

*“I'm breathing great”*

**Spray/Flow**4%

*“Light spray”*

**Allergies**3%

*“Excellent for allergies”*

**Ease Of Use**2%

*“Easy to use and lasts long”*

**Cough Relief**2%

*“Great for congestion”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Functionality-Overall**13%

*“Doesnt work well”*

**Sinus Relief**13%

*“He has bad sinuses”*

**Ease Of Use**11%

*“Not user friendly”*

**Value For Money**6%

*“Not a good value at all”*

**Quality-Overall**5%

*“Terrible product”*

**Breathability**4%

*“I can't breathe”*

**Smell**3%

*“it doesnt have a strong smell”*

**Durability**2%

*“doesn't last 10-12 hours”*

**Dosage**2%

*“hard to control how much you put”*

**Design-Overall**2%

*“I'm going to look elsewhere because this new bottle design is the absolute worst”*