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Herpes Creme

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 86% of clicks) — Herpes Creme doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Ranks 1,556 of 2,966 Drogerie & Körperpflege niches · −1 vs the category median of 49

Market size 45Growth 16Conversion 94Competition 12Returns 99Price range 51Avg price 42Brand share 32Review moat 63Quality gap 63
This niche Category average · 2,966 niches

Is Herpes Creme profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Herpes Creme is a €242K/yr Amazon Germany market (188K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Herpes Creme: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -18.4% over the last 90 days and 11.7% of searches end in a purchase.

€242K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr-18.4%188K
Conversion rate11.7%
Avg price€10.99

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 52
Top-5 product click share86%
Open market14%
Avg brand age81 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Sponsored placement82%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews969

Top Herpes Creme products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€24K€48K€72K€97K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Medolin26%
  • N124%
  • STADA18%
  • ZOVIRAX11%
  • Herpotherm8%
  • SOS8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 6%)

Herpes Creme demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume188KCVR11.7%Products11Brands10Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate5.3%Rating4.4★Reviews969Avg BSR#328
8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Herpes Creme search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • herpes creme106K/yr
  • lippenherpes creme31K/yr
  • herpes creme lippen14K/yr
  • herpes salbe8K/yr
  • lippenherpes-creme8K/yr
  • fieberblasen salbe7K/yr
  • sos lippenherpes gel5K/yr
  • sos herpes gel3K/yr
  • herpescreme3K/yr
  • lippen herpes creme3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Herpes Creme

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt18%

Super Produkt

Effizienz14%

Funktioniert

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

Preis war gut, daher doch am Besten das Original

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt11%

Top 🔝 Produkt ist bekannt, hilft schnell

Benutzerfreundlichkeit7%

leicht aufzutragen

What buyers complain about

54% of reviews
Funktionalität insgesamt7%

Hilft überhaupt nicht

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

preis-Leistung stimmt nicht

Hautgesundheit7%

Für mich ist die Creme damit absolut unbrauchbar, da man sie ja meistens erst dann zur Hand hat, wenn es bereits kribbelt oder die Bläschen da sind

Schmerzlinderung – insgesamt6%

Schmerzhaft

Sichtweite5%

nicht unsichtbar

Herpes Creme return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Funktionalität insgesamt
27%
2Zertifizierungen
13%
3Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
13%
4Abgabemechanismus
7%
5Dünn
7%

Common Herpes Creme questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Herpes Creme 48/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €242K/yr across 11 tracked products. Search demand moved -18.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Herpes Creme on Amazon Germany peaks in Feb, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.