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wachs

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 29Growth 51Conversion 54Competition 57Returns 97Price range 65Avg price 75Brand share 58Review moat 25Quality gap 76

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great€15.18

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good€7.96–€28.31

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

Brand share

Good70%

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

Competition

Good51%

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

Conversion

Good4.5%

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

Growth

Good+21.2%

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

Market size

Okay€126K

€126K/yr · 186K searches

Review moat

Bad4,797.04

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, wachs is a €126K/yr Amazon Germany market (186K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

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

wachs market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€91K–€121K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.5%
Avg BSR
#6
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
76%
Out of stock
9.2%
Avg brand age
62 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

25%

  • My Skin WAX27%
  • DERMAWAX17%
  • Lifestance13%
  • Leaflai8%
  • SELAS5%
  • EpilWax5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 35 weeks — +21.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KNov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top wachs search terms

  • wax108K/yr
  • wachsperlen39K/yr
  • hard wax11K/yr
  • brazilian wax7K/yr
  • warmwachs perlen8K/yr
  • agda6K/yr
  • ağda5K/yr
  • waks3K/yr
All search terms

Top wachs 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%€13K20%€25K30%€38K40%€50K101001K10K100K 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 wachs

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt25%

“Bestes Produkt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit12%

“Das Set ist für Anfänger ganz einfach anzuwenden”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“Auf Amazon das beste für die Menge und den Preis”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Macht was es soll”

Weiches Gefühl5%

“Konsistenz schön soft”

Haarentfernung4%

“bieten angenehme Haarentfernung”

Einfache Reinigung3%

“Läst sich leicht wieder reinigen, dank Silikoneinsatz”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt3%

“Konsistenz 10/10”

Eignung Glattes Haar3%

“وقوي لاتحتاج العوده مره اخرى لازاله الشعر”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Passt”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt17%

“DieWachsqualität stimmt nicht”

Geruch10%

“riecht stark chemisch”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit8%

“Der Wachsersatz klebt extrem”

Heizung6%

“das wachs wurde nicht warm genug,”

Allergien5%

“Hautreizungen sind ein Problem”

Haarverwandt5%

“Keine gute Haarentfernung”

Funktionalität insgesamt5%

“Ineffektiv”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Es lohnt sich nicht mal 26€ dafür”

Haltbarkeit5%

“Nach 3 mal benutzen kaputt”

Eignung für kurzes Haar4%

“Haare haften kaum”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt26%
Heizung13%
Gesamtgröße9%
Defekt Material/Teile8%
Qualität insgesamt6%
Geruch5%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt2%

Common questions

Is wachs profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €126K/yr across 25 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +21.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
How competitive is the wachs niche?
16 brands and 33 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in wachs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Geruch, Haftung/Klebrigkeit. The return rate is 0.6%.
What does it cost to enter the wachs niche?
Listings span €7.96–€28.31; the average listing price is €15.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,797 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.