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curly hair product

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

Market size 35Growth 13Conversion 63Competition 19Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 43Brand share 0Review moat 46Quality gap 77

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.5%

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

Review moat

Okay1,942.83

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay€11.14

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay€169K

€169K/yr · 277K searches

Competition

Bad78%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-23.4%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad€9.04–€13.47

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, curly hair product is a €169K/yr Amazon Germany market (277K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

curly hair product market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
€139K–€167K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.5%
Avg BSR
#919
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
17%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
50 months
Avg seller age
168 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

63

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • SKALA83%
  • SKALA EXPERT9%
  • BCURVED8%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -23.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top curly hair product search terms

  • skala137K/yr
  • skala curly hair77K/yr
  • afro hair products23K/yr
  • skala expert11K/yr
  • scala6K/yr
  • scala curl cream6K/yr
  • skala shampoo4K/yr
  • skala expert mais cachos5K/yr
  • skala blau3K/yr
All search terms

Top curly hair product 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%€17K20%€34K30%€51K40%€68K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about curly hair product

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

What buyers love

Geruch24%

“Riecht super lecker”

Eignung für lockiges Haar23%

“Top for Curls”

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Super Produkt”

Weiches Gefühl10%

“die Haare fühlen sich weich an.”

Reinigung4%

“Eine sehr gute Spülung”

Effizienz4%

“Funktioniert perfeckt”

Form/Stil4%

“Perfekter Style”

Feucht/Trocken2%

“bekomme dadurch meine Locken ausreichend hydriert”

Haarstyling2%

“Für Locken unverzichtbar”

Auslaufsicher1%

“Minimales Auslaufen beim Transport”

What buyers complain about

Feucht/Trocken21%

“wenn es trocken ist, sieht aus wie Pulver.”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis14%

“Zu teuer”

Eignung für kurzes Haar14%

“Für meinen Haartyp war dieses Produkt leider nicht geeignet”

Eignung für lockiges Haar14%

“Nichts für dünnes lockiges Haar”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Also ich finde da gibt es weitaus bessere Produkte”

Auslaufsicher7%

“Bei der Lieferung ist jedoch der Deckel aufgeplatzt und hat das halbe Produkt auslaufen lassen”

Schutz7%

“es hält nicht richtig”

Top return reasons

Auslaufsicher31%
Defekt Material/Teile13%
Eignung für langes Haar13%
Eignung für kurzes Haar13%
schädigen/verbrennen Haare13%
Produktzustand13%
Nicht nachhaltiges Design6%

Common questions

Is curly hair product profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €169K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -23.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the curly hair product niche?
3 brands and 63 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in curly hair product?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Feucht/Trocken, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Eignung für kurzes Haar. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for curly hair product peak?
Demand peaks in Apr–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the curly hair product niche?
Listings span €9.04–€13.47; the average listing price is €11.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,943 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.