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locken gel

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.2%), but a small market ($85K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 21Growth 23Conversion 58Competition 64Returns 99Price range 55Avg price 53Brand share 75Review moat 24Quality gap 63

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Good60%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Good47%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good4.9%

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

Price range

Good€3.26–€29.28

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

Avg price

Good€12.40

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Bad5,939.34

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-4.9%

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

Market size

Bad€85K

€85K/yr · 140K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, locken gel is a €85K/yr Amazon Germany market (140K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

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

locken gel market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€74K–€99K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.9%
Avg BSR
#62
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
81%
Out of stock
2.8%
Avg brand age
60 months
Avg seller age
165 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

177

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

35%

  • Bali Curls by Hank Ge35%
  • Garnier9%
  • WELLA6%
  • CANTU5%
  • Umberto Giannini5%
  • Eco Style4%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — -4.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top locken gel search terms

  • locken gel47K/yr
  • curl gel25K/yr
  • lockengel20K/yr
  • curly hair gel13K/yr
  • lockengel naturlocken10K/yr
  • haargel locken7K/yr
  • curl defining gel4K/yr
  • curly gel4K/yr
  • locken crunch gel4K/yr
  • curl bites strong hold gel2K/yr
All search terms

Top locken gel 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%5%€4K10%€9K15%€13K20%€17K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about locken gel

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

What buyers love

Eignung für lockiges Haar26%

“Bali Curls Set”

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Super Produkte”

Geruch11%

“Der Geruch ist relativ neutral”

Haarstyling7%

“Der beste curl cream bis jetzt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Für den Preis ist es eine vernünftige Option, die ihr Versprechen größtenteils einhält – ich würde sie wieder kaufen”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Hält, was es verspricht”

Feucht/Trocken3%

“Der 7 Prozent Feuchtigkeits Komplex scheint kurzfristig für Geschmeidigkeit zu sorgen”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Einfache Handhabung mit gutem Ergebnis”

Weiches Gefühl3%

“* Smoothes Haargefühl”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%

“Super Halt ohne zu verkleben – Ideal für die Curly Girl Methode”

What buyers complain about

Haftung/Klebrigkeit10%

“Kaum Halt dafür klebriges Gefühl”

Eignung für lockiges Haar8%

“Sind leider trotzdem frizzig”

Haarverwandt8%

“Haare wirken komisch strähnig trocken”

Feucht/Trocken7%

“Dann loss i meine Haar einfach komplett trocknen”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“einzeln sind sie teurer”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“Insgesamt komme ich mit dem Produkt leider nicht optimal zurecht”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Hält nicht was es verspricht”

Ölig/fettig3%

“Dabei fettigen Ansatz und trockene Spitzen”

Funktionalität insgesamt3%

“Das Produkt funktioniert nicht”

Eignung für kurzes Haar3%

“Verklebt nur die Haare”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt13%
Auslaufsicher10%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%
Eignung für kurzes Haar7%
Geruch7%
Gesamtgröße6%
Feucht/Trocken5%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%
Defekt Material/Teile4%

Common questions

Is locken gel profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €85K/yr across 32 tracked products. 4 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the locken gel niche?
22 brands and 177 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 60% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in locken gel?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haftung/Klebrigkeit, Eignung für lockiges Haar, Haarverwandt. The return rate is 0.2%.
What does it cost to enter the locken gel niche?
Listings span €3.26–€29.28; the average listing price is €12.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,939 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.