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body wash men

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 51Growth 23Conversion 82Competition 85Returns 100Price range 42Avg price 21Brand share 57Review moat 47Quality gap 32

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great30%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Great8.8%

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

Brand share

Good71%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Good€295K

€295K/yr · 438K searches

Review moat

Okay1,752.09

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay€1.48–€24.95

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-4.0%

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

Avg price

Bad€7.62

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, body wash men is a €295K/yr Amazon Germany market (438K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

body wash men market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
€305K–€381K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.8%
Avg BSR
#170
Page quality
0%
Prime
99%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
1.3%
Avg brand age
66 months
Avg seller age
170 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

27 rising

Sellers

154

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

30%

Top 20: 64%

Open market

25%

  • L'Oréal Men Expert30%
  • Beiersdorf17%
  • L'Oreal Paris10%
  • NIVEA8%
  • Syoss6%
  • Head & Shoulders4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top body wash men search terms

  • shampoo herren186K/yr
  • haarshampoo herren44K/yr
  • nivea shampoo28K/yr
  • loreal barber club28K/yr
  • herren shampoo24K/yr
  • loreal men expert barber club23K/yr
  • barber club19K/yr
  • männer shampoo18K/yr
  • shampoo men12K/yr
  • nivea shampoo damen11K/yr
All search terms

Top body wash men 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%2%€6K4%€12K6%€18K8%€24K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about body wash men

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

What buyers love

Geruch34%

“Traumhafter Duft”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“Super Produkte”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Super Preise”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“Produkt wie beworben”

Reinigung4%

“Das NIVEA Classic Care Shampoo ist ein unkompliziertes Pflegeshampoo für alle, die ihr Haar sanft reinigen und ihm zugleich etwas Geschmeidigkeit und Glanz geben möchten”

Weiches Gefühl2%

“Sehr mild, sehr effektiv, sehr angenehm”

Schaum2%

“Schäumt stark und hilft spürbar gegen Schuppen”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%

“Super Handhabung”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Passt”

Feucht/Trocken2%

“Super Shampoo für super Feuchtigkeit”

What buyers complain about

Geruch16%

“Duft”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis16%

“Teures Ding”

Allergien9%

“Juckreiz bleibt”

Funktionalität insgesamt7%

“Erfüllt nicht den angegebenen Effekt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“hält nicht, was versprochen wird”

Qualität insgesamt3%

“Qualität sinkt”

Feucht/Trocken3%

“trockener Kopfhaut”

Haarverwandt2%

“Es gibt kein besseres Shampoo für meine Haare”

Symptomreduktion1%

“Keine Verbesserung”

Auslaufsicher1%

“Flüssigkeit ist ausgelaufen”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt23%
Geruch12%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt10%
Motorleistung9%
Auslaufsicher8%
Defekt Material/Teile6%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%
Haarverwandt3%
Gesamtgröße3%
Ölig/fettig3%

Common questions

Is body wash men profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €295K/yr across 70 tracked products. 6 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the body wash men niche?
27 brands and 154 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in body wash men?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geruch, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Allergien. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for body wash men peak?
Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the body wash men niche?
Listings span €1.48–€24.95; the average listing price is €7.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,752 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.