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picaridin insect repellent lotion

Worth a look

Shows demand growing +216.9% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 56Growth 98Conversion 98Competition 23Returns 95Price range 82Avg price 80Brand share 0Review moat 22Quality gap 25

Growth

Incredible+216.9%

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

Conversion

Incredible16.3%

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

Returns

Incredible1.0%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Price range

Great$6.39–$57.97

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

Avg price

Great$16.95

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Good$410K

$410K/yr · 149K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Review moat

Bad8,729.31

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

100%

Open market

0%

  • Sawyer52%
  • Proven40%
  • OFF!5%
  • Boogie4%
  • 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%10%$41K20%$82K30%$123K40%$164K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +216.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.9×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Pest/Insect Control36%

“Best Insect Repellent”

Smell13%

“No strange smell”

Quality-Overall11%

“We have been using this product for about 3 years now and no complaints”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use4%

“it is very easy to use”

Value For Money4%

“Definitely worth the money”

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

“No Oder, No Sticky Free and It Works”

De-Grease2%

“Is gentle on skin and not greasy”

Strength2%

“Strong”

Spray/Flow2%

“Just as good as Spray”

What buyers complain about

Pest/Insect Control33%

“The bugs are ignoring it”

Functionality-Overall12%

“Did not work”

Size-Overall9%

“Small”

Smell8%

“Secondly the smell is awful,very chemically”

Value For Money2%

“Too expensive for the poor result”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“It does not leave my skin sticky either”

Durability2%

“It definitely doesn't seem to last as long as the simple pump spray”

Spray/Flow2%

“It definitely doesn't seem to last as long as the simple pump spray”

Oily/Greasy2%

“Greasy”

Leak-Proof2%

“Lotion came leaking and damaged”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall19%
Leak-Proof17%
Advertised Vs Actual Product13%
Functionality-Overall13%
Value For Money12%
Pest/Insect Control10%
Product Condition2%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Certifications1%
Adhesion/Stickiness1%