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Haargel

Haargel shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-4.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look

Top 26% of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · +5 vs the category median of 47

Market size 52Growth 23Conversion 86Competition 65Returns 100Price range 57Avg price 23Brand share 39Review moat 23Quality gap 37
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Haargel profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Haargel is a €328K/yr Amazon Germany market (411K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Haargel: 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 -4.4% over the last 90 days and 9.8% of searches end in a purchase.

€328K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr50K
Search volume / yr-4.4%411K
Conversion rate9.8%
Avg price€8.13

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand, so 19% of the market is open.

19%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 139
Top-5 product click share46%
Open market19%
Avg brand age79 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 · 28 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews6,801

Top Haargel 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 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€33K€66K€98K€131K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

139

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

15%

  • WELLA40%
  • Wella Professionals17%
  • Wellaflex13%
  • TAFT7%
  • Eco Style5%
  • L'Oréal Men Expert4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 15%)

Haargel demand & seasonality

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

Volume411KCVR9.8%Products28Brands14Top 5 Brands81%OOS Rate1.0%Rating4.5★Reviews6,801Avg BSR#16
18K13KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Haargel search terms shoppers use

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

  • haargel119K/yr
  • haargel herren99K/yr
  • haargel frauen30K/yr
  • pearl styler wella25K/yr
  • wella pearl styler20K/yr
  • hair gel16K/yr
  • haar gel15K/yr
  • haargel männer12K/yr
  • haar gel männer12K/yr
  • styling gel9K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Haargel

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

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt16%

Super Produkt

Haarstyling11%

Styling

Geruch10%

Schöner Duft

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

Top Produkt - super Preis Leistung

Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%

Superkleber klebt super

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Haarverwandt16%

Haar Formcreame

Haftung/Klebrigkeit14%

Gibt wenig Halt

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

Schade, dass die Forming Cream so teuer ist

Geruch8%

Extrem stark riechende Paste

Eignung für kurzes Haar5%

super für kurze Haare

Haargel 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.

1Geruch
13%
2Qualität insgesamt
12%
3Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
8%
4Hartes Gefühl
7%
5Eignung für kurzes Haar
7%

Common Haargel questions

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

Flapen scores Haargel 52/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €328K/yr across 28 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Haargel on Amazon Germany peaks in Jul, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.