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Handcreme

Handcreme shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-26.9% 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 62Growth 12Conversion 70Competition 81Returns 99Price range 25Avg price 17Brand share 43Review moat 47Quality gap 24
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Handcreme profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Handcreme is a €545K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Handcreme: 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 -26.9% over the last 90 days and 6.4% of searches end in a purchase.

€545K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr200K
Search volume / yr-26.9%1.4M
Conversion rate6.4%
Avg price€5.95

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers21 · 133
Top-5 product click share34%
Open market21%
Avg brand age64 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 53 products

Sponsored placement85%
New entrants (1y)3· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,846

Top Handcreme 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€16K€33K€49K€65K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

133

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

18%

  • Neutrogena38%
  • Jean & Len18%
  • O'Keeffe's13%
  • Kneipp7%
  • Mixa5%
  • Beiersdorf3%

Handcreme demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.4MCVR6.4%Products53Brands21Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate0.2%Rating4.6★Reviews1,846Avg BSR#59
80K60KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.4×

Top Handcreme search terms shoppers use

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

  • handcreme447K/yr
  • neutrogena238K/yr
  • handcreme für sehr trockene hände167K/yr
  • neutrogena handcreme80K/yr
  • working hands repair cream14K/yr
  • handcreme frauen73K/yr
  • hand cream45K/yr
  • jean & len handcreme39K/yr
  • handcreme männer44K/yr
  • mixa handcreme26K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Handcreme

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

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Saugfähigkeit19%

Sie zieht innerhalb von 1–2 Minuten gut ein

Geruch18%

Wunderbarer Duft

Qualität insgesamt12%

Bestes Produkt

Weiches Gefühl9%

Beste Handcreme

Feucht/Trocken6%

Sehr schöne, hydratisierende Sonnencreme

What buyers complain about

54% of reviews
Geruch17%

Stinkt erbärmlich

Feucht/Trocken7%

Spendet nicht besonders viel Feuchtigkeit

Allergien6%

Juckreiz

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

etwas teuer

Qualität insgesamt4%

sehr schlechtes Produkt

Handcreme 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
25%
2Motorleistung
12%
3Gesamtgröße
12%
4Auslaufsicher
8%
5Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt
5%

Common Handcreme questions

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

Flapen scores Handcreme 51/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €545K/yr across 53 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -26.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Handcreme on Amazon Germany peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 6.4× the quietest.