Skip to content

Differin Gel

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Differin Gel doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

38
Skip it

Ranks 1,082 of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · −9 vs the category median of 47

Market size 27Growth 25Conversion 42Competition 15Returns 99Price range 68Avg price 76Brand share 0Review moat 22Quality gap 52
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Differin Gel profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Differin Gel is a €116K/yr Amazon Germany market (222K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Differin Gel: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -0.7% over the last 90 days and 3.4% of searches end in a purchase.

€116K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-0.7%222K
Conversion rate3.4%
Avg price€15.49

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 64
Top-5 product click share82%
Open market0%
Avg brand age51 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 placement73%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews10,417

Top Differin Gel 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 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€17K€35K€52K€70K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

64

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • La Roche-Posay58%
  • Differin16%
  • BENZAKNEN10%
  • FARMAPOL9%
  • CeraVe8%

Differin Gel demand & seasonality

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

Volume222KCVR3.4%Products11Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate4.1%Rating4.4★Reviews10,417Avg BSR#1,392
7K5KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top Differin Gel search terms shoppers use

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

  • adapalene30K/yr
  • differin gel adapalene 0 133K/yr
  • adapalene gel 0.121K/yr
  • differin17K/yr
  • adapalene gel30K/yr
  • adapalen11K/yr
  • effaclar duo m17K/yr
  • differin gel15K/yr
  • la roche posay effaclar duo m12K/yr
  • adapalene gel 0.1%7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Differin Gel

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

What buyers love

73% of reviews
Eignung für Mischhaut14%

Endlich klare Haut: Top-Reinigung für fettige und zu Akne neigende Haut

Reinigung13%

Bestes Reinigungsgel

Qualität insgesamt12%

Super Produkte

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

Das Produkt macht, was es machen soll

Einfache Reinigung5%

Bestes Reinigungsgel

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

Der Preissprung trübt den Gesamteindruck

Allergien8%

Hautirritationen

Eignung für trockene Haut7%

Da ich sehr mit unreine Haut zu kämpfen habe

Funktionalität insgesamt7%

funktioniert nicht

Geruch7%

Übelriechend

Differin Gel return rate & reasons

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

0.3%

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
15%
2Geruch
10%
3Sprachprobleme
9%
4Eignung für Mischhaut
9%
5Eignung für trockene Haut
6%

Common Differin Gel questions

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

Flapen scores Differin Gel 38/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €116K/yr across 11 tracked products. Search demand moved -0.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Differin Gel on Amazon Germany is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.