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calendula

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

Market size 22Growth 20Conversion 80Competition 52Returns 99Price range 30Avg price 18Brand share 0Review moat 25Quality gap 18

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.3%

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

Competition

Good54%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Price range

Okay€1.98–€20.46

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

Review moat

Bad4,041.75

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad€90K

€90K/yr · 169K searches

Growth

Bad-10.7%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad€6.40

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, calendula is a €90K/yr Amazon Germany market (169K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

calendula market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
€96K–€128K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.3%
Avg BSR
#389
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
75%
Out of stock
4.0%
Avg brand age
59 months
Avg seller age
181 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

74

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • WELEDA98%
  • Abtei1%
  • WALA1%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 45 weeks — -10.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '25Black Friday '25Aug '25Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26

Top calendula search terms

  • weleda baby115K/yr
  • weleda baby set12K/yr
  • weleda calendula14K/yr
  • calendula13K/yr
  • calendula creme8K/yr
  • weleda kinder4K/yr
  • bübchen calendula2K/yr
All search terms

Top calendula products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%€4K8%€7K12%€11K16%€14K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about calendula

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt26%

“Super Produkt”

Geruch14%

“Nahezu geruchsneutral”

Eignung Winterwetter6%

“Beste Lippenpflege im Winter”

Weiches Gefühl5%

“Das Bad selbst ist einfach wunderbar mild”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Super Produkt, super Preis”

Schutz4%

“Beste Wundschutzcreme”

Feucht/Trocken4%

“Diese Creme hilft”

Saugfähigkeit3%

“Zieht gut ein, ist angenehm auf der Haut und erfüllt ihren Zweck perfekt”

Allergien3%

“Wir hatten damit bisher keine Probleme mit Reizungen”

Einfache Anwendung3%

“Die Creme macht Spaß in der Anwendung”

What buyers complain about

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis16%

“Allerdings doch auf dauer preislich eher hoch”

Allergien15%

“und jedesmal Hautirritationen bekam”

Dicke6%

“Hat eine eher dünnere”

Geruch6%

“Stinkt”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit6%

“sehr klebrig”

Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt4%

“Das Produkt enthält nur eine Inhaltsstoffe”

Verdünnt/wässrig4%

“Sehr flüssig”

Auslaufsicher4%

“Leider ist der Deckel beschädigt und das Öl ist teilweise ausgelaufen”

Feucht/Trocken3%

“Unser Baby hat eine sehr trockenes und juckende Haut”

Hautgesundheit2%

“Leider brennt sie ein bisschen auf der Haut”

Top return reasons

Auslaufsicher32%
Ölig/fettig19%
Gesamtgröße11%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt9%
Geruch8%
Gelenkschmerzen4%
Defekt Material/Teile4%
Qualität insgesamt4%
Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt2%
Farbe2%

Common questions

Is calendula profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €90K/yr across 20 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the calendula niche?
3 brands and 74 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in calendula?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Allergien, Dicke. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the calendula niche?
Listings span €1.98–€20.46; the average listing price is €6.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,042 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.