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Lockenstab

Lockenstab shows a $3.2M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

59
Worth a look

Top 7% of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · +12 vs the category median of 47

Market size 96Growth 22Conversion 27Competition 82Returns 23Price range 92Avg price 95Brand share 57Review moat 24Quality gap 77
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Lockenstab profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Lockenstab is a €3.2M/yr Amazon Germany market (4.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Lockenstab: 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 -6.6% over the last 90 days and 2.2% of searches end in a purchase.

€3.2M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr100K
Search volume / yr-6.6%4.6M
Conversion rate2.2%
Avg price€31.97

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand, so 29% of the market is open.

29%

open market share

Brands · sellers22 · 225
Top-5 product click share33%
Open market29%
Avg brand age35 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 48 products

Sponsored placement94%
New entrants (1y)11· 7 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews5,398

Top Lockenstab 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 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€95K€191K€286K€381K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

225

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

25%

  • Remington23%
  • BaByliss19%
  • BESTOPE PRO13%
  • TYMO9%
  • PHILIPS6%
  • NWOUIIAY5%

Lockenstab demand & seasonality

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

Volume4.6MCVR2.2%Products48Brands22Top 5 Brands71%OOS Rate2.0%Rating4.3★Reviews5,398Avg BSR#24
200K150KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top Lockenstab search terms shoppers use

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

  • lockenstab2.6M/yr
  • lockenstab automatisch400K/yr
  • lockenstab große locken319K/yr
  • babyliss229K/yr
  • babyliss lockenstab108K/yr
  • lockenstab kurze haare158K/yr
  • hair curler142K/yr
  • automatischer lockenstab99K/yr
  • curling iron85K/yr
  • babyliss pro76K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lockenstab

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

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Benutzerfreundlichkeit32%

easy

Qualität insgesamt15%

Super Produkt

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis13%

Preis / Leistung super

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

Tut was er soll

Haltbarkeit3%

Hält was er verspricht, gelingt gut

What buyers complain about

68% of reviews
Heizung12%

Wird nicht heiß/ Amazon Bote ließ Paket fallen :(

Funktionalität insgesamt9%

Stimmt nicht

Qualität insgesamt9%

Müll

Haltbarkeit9%

Haltbarkeit unbekannt

Benutzerfreundlichkeit8%

unhandlich

Lockenstab return rate & reasons

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

5.5%

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
21%
2Lockenwickler
17%
3Gesamtgröße
12%
4Qualität insgesamt
6%
5Benutzerfreundlichkeit
5%

Common Lockenstab questions

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

Flapen scores Lockenstab 59/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €3.2M/yr across 48 tracked products. 7 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -6.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lockenstab on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.