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kiehls ultra facial cream

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

Market size 50Growth 20Conversion 77Competition 36Returns 99Price range 83Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 40Quality gap 28

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible€23.39

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€8.75–€51.34

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

Conversion

Great7.5%

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

Market size

Good€278K

€278K/yr · 159K searches

Review moat

Okay2,492.35

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay64%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-10.4%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, kiehls ultra facial cream is a €278K/yr Amazon Germany market (159K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–Jun–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

kiehls ultra facial cream market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
€292K–€351K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.5%
Avg BSR
#124
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
6.6%
Avg brand age
54 months
Avg seller age
172 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

2 rising

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • BIOTHERM99%
  • CeraVe1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, Jun, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top kiehls ultra facial cream search terms

  • biotherm homme71K/yr
  • herren pflege13K/yr
  • biotherm aquapower9K/yr
  • biotherm homme aquapower9K/yr
  • biotherm gesichtscreme herren6K/yr
  • biotherm men7K/yr
  • biotherm herren6K/yr
  • kosmetik herren7K/yr
  • skincare men4K/yr
  • kosmetik männer8K/yr
All search terms

Top kiehls ultra facial cream 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%10%€28K20%€56K30%€83K40%€111K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about kiehls ultra facial cream

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

What buyers love

Geruch16%

“Ansprechender Duft”

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Super Produkt”

Eignung für Mischhaut9%

“- es hilft mir extrem gegen meine Akne / zu Pickel neigende Haut”

Komfort insgesamt8%

“Super angenehm auf Gesicht”

Feucht/Trocken7%

“Spendet viel Feuchtigkeit”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Super Preis”

Reinigung6%

“Sehr guter Cleanser, der bei mir täglich abends zum Einsatz kommt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“ist genau so wie ich es bestellt habe”

Saugfähigkeit4%

“Sehr angenehme Creme, zieht schnell ein, nicht fettig”

Weiches Gefühl4%

“Geschmeidig”

What buyers complain about

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis28%

“Der Preissprung trübt den Gesamteindruck”

Geruch10%

“Übelriechend”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Titel:Reklamation”

Symptomreduktion4%

“Keine Besserung trotz täglicher Anwendung”

Feucht/Trocken4%

“Trocknet die Haut extrem aus”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%

“habe selbst nach einer Stunde ein leicht klebendes feeling obwohl ich sehr sparsam auftrage.”

Allergien3%

“Fettig klebrig und löst Juckreiz und Ausschlag aus”

Reinigung2%

“Keine Rede von porentiefer Reinigung”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt2%

“Es ist nicht cremig”

Eignung für Mischhaut2%

“Für mich und meine Haut ungeeignet”

Top return reasons

Geruch16%
Eignung für Mischhaut11%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%
Produktzustand9%
Defekt Material/Teile8%
Gesamtgröße7%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Funktionalität insgesamt5%
Eignung für trockene Haut5%
Feucht/Trocken5%

Common questions

Is kiehls ultra facial cream profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €278K/yr across 17 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the kiehls ultra facial cream niche?
2 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in kiehls ultra facial cream?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Geruch, beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for kiehls ultra facial cream peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–Jun–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the kiehls ultra facial cream niche?
Listings span €8.75–€51.34; the average listing price is €23.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,492 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.