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wick vaporub stick

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Soft demand (-86.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 25Growth 0Conversion 92Competition 0Returns 96Price range 41Avg price 45Brand share 0Review moat 45Quality gap 58

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great11.3%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay1,969.2

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay€11.37

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay€5.20–€21.87

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

Market size

Bad€98K

€98K/yr · 76K searches

Growth

Bad-86.8%

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

Competition

Bad100%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, wick vaporub stick is a €98K/yr Amazon Germany market (76K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

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

wick vaporub stick market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€45K–€57K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
11.3%
Avg BSR
#311
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
6.3%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

80

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • WICK96%
  • Vicks4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 20 weeks — -86.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KFeb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26

Top wick vaporub stick search terms

  • wick vaporub stick40K/yr
  • wick vapo pads16K/yr
  • vapo pads4K/yr
  • wick inhalator pads3K/yr
  • vapopads wick3K/yr
  • vapo pads wick inhalator3K/yr
  • wick vaporub stick neu4K/yr
  • vicks vaporub stick4K/yr
All search terms

Top wick vaporub stick 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%20%€20K40%€39K60%€59K80%€79K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 5 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about wick vaporub stick

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

What buyers love

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt29%

“Macht was es soll”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit21%

“praktisches Gerät”

Einfache Reinigung11%

“Lässt sich super reinigen”

Effizienz11%

“Ich bin wirklich überrascht von der Power”

Qualität insgesamt8%

“Das Produkt an sich ist nicht schlecht”

Stärke4%

“Ich bin wirklich überrascht von der Power”

What buyers complain about

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis19%

“Das Markenprodukt wie man es kennt, etwas teurer, halt zu Apothekenpreisen,”

Haltbarkeit14%

“Außerdem war es nach ca. 16 Einsätzen defekt”

Geruch14%

“Der Geruch ist jetzt am Anfang auch noch irgendwie nach Plastik”

Funktionalität insgesamt14%

“Erfüllt nicht seinen Zweck”

Materialqualität7%

“N. Es ist ein Produkt, das sich billig anfühlt und aus billigen Materialien besteht”

Temperaturerhaltung7%

“Ist nicht so heiß wie handelsüblichen Plastikinhalatoren”

Gesamtgröße7%

“Die Maske ist zu groß, sodass einem der ganze Dampf in die Augen steigt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit5%

“Unpraktisch”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt34%
Heizung11%
Gesamtgröße11%
Geruch10%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt8%
Produktzustand7%
Add-Ons/Anhänge4%
Qualität insgesamt2%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%
Konnektivität – insgesamt2%

Common questions

Is wick vaporub stick profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €98K/yr across 5 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -86.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
How competitive is the wick vaporub stick niche?
2 brands and 80 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in wick vaporub stick?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Haltbarkeit, Geruch. The return rate is 0.8%.
What does it cost to enter the wick vaporub stick niche?
Listings span €5.20–€21.87; the average listing price is €11.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,969 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.