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Cleanser

Cleanser shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-16.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look

Top 29% of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · +4 vs the category median of 47

Market size 39Growth 17Conversion 75Competition 58Returns 99Price range 22Avg price 24Brand share 76Review moat 34Quality gap 48
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Cleanser profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Cleanser is a €199K/yr Amazon Germany market (330K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Cleanser: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -16.0% over the last 90 days and 7.1% of searches end in a purchase.

€199K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr-16.0%330K
Conversion rate7.1%
Avg price€8.46

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand, so 41% of the market is open.

41%

open market share

Brands · sellers24 · 111
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market41%
Avg brand age59 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 29 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)3· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,073

Top Cleanser 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 take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€10K€20K€30K€40K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

111

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

37%

  • NIVEA20%
  • Neutrogena20%
  • PAULA'S CHOICE10%
  • The Ordinary6%
  • UPCIRCLE4%
  • Kiko Milano4%

Cleanser demand & seasonality

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

Volume330KCVR7.1%Products29Brands24Top 5 Brands59%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews3,073Avg BSR#42
9K7KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Cleanser search terms shoppers use

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

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  • gesichtspeeling frau30K/yr
  • gesichtspeeling frau reife haut9K/yr
  • nivea waschgel gesicht7K/yr
  • peelings9K/yr
  • peeling gesicht frauen10K/yr
  • gesicht peeling9K/yr
  • nivea gesichtsreinigung8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cleanser

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt17%

Beste Produkt

Weiches Gefühl14%

So soft

Reinigung12%

Gel Cleanser

Eignung für Mischhaut10%

Ich kamm es wirklich jedem empfehlen, der Mitesser, pickelchen, Pickel u ter der Haut etc hat es zu benutzen

Geruch10%

Der Geruch ist sehr neutral

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Allergien13%

Ich hatte immer Hautprobleme

Geruch12%

nicht besonders gut riecht

Funktionalität insgesamt6%

Hilft nicht

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

teuer

Eignung für trockene Haut6%

zurzeit auch mit einer unreinen Haut.

Cleanser return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

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

1Auslaufsicher
18%
2Geruch
12%
3Produktzustand
6%
4Feucht/Trocken
6%
5Defekt Material/Teile
6%

Common Cleanser questions

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

Flapen scores Cleanser 51/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €199K/yr across 29 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -16.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Cleanser on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.