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matt paste

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 42Growth 33Conversion 89Competition 37Returns 99Price range 63Avg price 34Brand share 5Review moat 35Quality gap 63

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.4%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good€4.05–€33.85

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

Market size

Okay€220K

€220K/yr · 208K searches

Competition

Okay63%

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

Review moat

Okay2,976.45

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay€10.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Okay+6.5%

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

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, matt paste is a €220K/yr Amazon Germany market (208K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

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

matt paste market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
€152K–€202K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.4%
Avg BSR
#73
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
77%
Out of stock
3.3%
Avg brand age
57 months
Avg seller age
164 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

99

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

0%

  • got2b68%
  • STMNT STATEMENT GROOMING GOODS19%
  • Schwarzkopf6%
  • TIGI3%
  • AMERICAN CREW3%
  • Gliss Kur2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 10 weeks — +6.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '26May '26May '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top matt paste search terms

  • got2b71K/yr
  • stmnt16K/yr
  • matt paste14K/yr
  • got2b strandmatte18K/yr
  • got to be9K/yr
  • got 2 be8K/yr
  • got2be9K/yr
  • matt paste haare herren9K/yr
  • strandmatte got2be12K/yr
  • matte paste4K/yr
All search terms

Top matt paste 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%10%€22K20%€44K30%€66K40%€88K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about matt paste

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

What buyers love

Geruch15%

“der ist Geruch ziemlich neutral.”

Haarstyling12%

“Sleek Frisuren”

Qualität insgesamt8%

“Super Produkt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit7%

“Ein praktisches Tool für das Finish”

Eignung Glattes Haar7%

“Nice Texture für glatte Haare”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“dadurch auch preislich absolut fair.”

Haltbarkeit5%

“Hält”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit5%

“Perfekter Halt dank des Sticks”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt3%

“TextureClay - hält was es verspricht”

Einfache Anwendung3%

“Die feste Stickform macht das Auftragen sehr einfach: einmal über die gewünschten Stellen gehen, kurz mit den Fingern nacharbeiten, und das Haar sitzt”

What buyers complain about

Geruch21%

“Chemie Geruch stinkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“Ein wenig teuer”

Qualität insgesamt8%

“Flop”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit4%

“Sehr schlecht klebt wie Holzleim”

Haarverwandt4%

“Haare fallen in sich zusammen”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Bildlich anders dargestellt als geliefert - extrem enttäuscht vom Produkt”

Ölig/fettig3%

“Macht total fettige Haare”

Griff3%

“Hält nicht”

Feucht/Trocken2%

“es sieht trocken aus”

Farbe2%

“Achtung, ist schon das neue schwarze”

Top return reasons

Geruch26%
Feucht/Trocken9%
Produktzustand9%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%
Funktionalität insgesamt7%
Gesamtgröße6%
Qualität insgesamt6%
Ölig/fettig5%
Hartes Gefühl4%
Eignung für kurzes Haar3%

Common questions

Is matt paste profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €220K/yr across 22 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the matt paste niche?
6 brands and 99 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in matt paste?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geruch, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the matt paste niche?
Listings span €4.05–€33.85; the average listing price is €10.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,976 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.