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no cosmetics

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Weak search conversion (1.1%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 17Conversion 14Competition 22Returns 99Price range 76Avg price 74Brand share 37Review moat 18Quality gap 47

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Great€4.15–€50.73

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

Avg price

Good€14.85

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay83%

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

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Review moat

Bad17,656.92

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad€68K

€68K/yr · 399K searches

Growth

Bad-16.4%

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

Conversion

Bad1.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, no cosmetics is a €68K/yr Amazon Germany market (399K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

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

no cosmetics market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€59K–€74K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.1%
Avg BSR
#1,398
Page quality
0%
Prime
62%
Sponsored
69%
Out of stock
8.5%
Avg brand age
53 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

92

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Nø Cosmetics50%
  • The Ordinary14%
  • Mixa7%
  • Generisch7%
  • PAULA'S CHOICE5%
  • CeraVe5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -16.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26

Top no cosmetics search terms

  • no cosmetics289K/yr
  • nø cosmetics37K/yr
  • no cosmetics creme11K/yr
  • no cosmetics toner7K/yr
  • mixa anti unreinheiten11K/yr
  • no cosmetics serum11K/yr
  • no cosmetics liquid hydrator6K/yr
  • no cosmetic5K/yr
  • no kosmetik3K/yr
  • no make up3K/yr
All search terms

Top no cosmetics 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%15%€10K30%€20K45%€30K60%€41K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about no cosmetics

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt19%

“Beste Produkt”

Wimpernqualität12%

“Beste Mascara”

Eignung für Mischhaut11%

“Bestes Gesichtsserum”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Oft zum Bestpreis”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“Hält was sie verspricht”

Eignung für trockene Haut4%

“Klare Empfehlung für alle mit sensibler oder trockener Haut”

Weiches Gefühl3%

“So soft”

Reinigung3%

“Sehr guter Cleanser, der bei mir täglich abends zum Einsatz kommt”

Komfort insgesamt3%

“Super angenehm auf Gesicht”

Saugfähigkeit3%

“Sie zieht gut ein und kann für das Gesicht und den Körper verwendet werden”

What buyers complain about

Feucht/Trocken8%

“Trocknet die Haut extrem aus”

Eignung für trockene Haut7%

“Ich muss danach erstmal mein Gesicht nochmal mit Wasser waschen um das Zeug wieder runterzubekommen, weil es sich getrocknet sehr seltsam auf der Haut anfühlt”

Funktionalität insgesamt7%

“funktioniert nicht”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Der Preissprung trübt den Gesamteindruck”

Allergien6%

“Meine Haut wirkte gereizt und unruhig”

Symptomreduktion5%

“bisher kein sichtbarer Erfolg.”

Wimpernqualität5%

“Schlechte Mascara”

Gesamtgröße5%

“Zu klein”

Produktzustand4%

“Produkte sind bereits offen geliefert wurden”

Hautgesundheit3%

“Unerwünschte Reaktion der Haut”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt12%
Eignung für Mischhaut12%
Feucht/Trocken8%
Qualität insgesamt7%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%
Gesamtgröße6%
Hautgesundheit5%
Geruch5%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Produktzustand3%

Common questions

Is no cosmetics profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €68K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -16.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
How competitive is the no cosmetics niche?
10 brands and 92 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in no cosmetics?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Feucht/Trocken, Eignung für trockene Haut, Funktionalität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the no cosmetics niche?
Listings span €4.15–€50.73; the average listing price is €14.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 17,657 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.