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selsun shampoo

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

Market size 21Growth 21Conversion 85Competition 15Returns 99Price range 70Avg price 81Brand share 6Review moat 24Quality gap 50

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.4%

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

Avg price

Great€17.32

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good€8.89–€29.50

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

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad5,055.5

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad€82K

€82K/yr · 50K searches

Growth

Bad-8.3%

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

Competition

Bad83%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, selsun shampoo is a €82K/yr Amazon Germany market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

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

selsun shampoo market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€69K–€87K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.4%
Avg BSR
#1,574
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
80%
Out of stock
3.5%
Avg brand age
70 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 flat

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Selsun Blue67%
  • Selsun12%
  • Head & Shoulders8%
  • Generisch7%
  • Sulsena4%
  • LuxPaks2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Spike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top selsun shampoo search terms

  • selsun shampoo18K/yr
  • selsun blue10K/yr
  • selsun9K/yr
  • selenium sulfide shampoo5K/yr
  • selendisulfid shampoo5K/yr
  • selsun blue shampoo4K/yr
All search terms

Top selsun shampoo 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%€12K30%€25K45%€37K60%€49K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about selsun shampoo

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt23%

“Top Qualität”

Effizienz19%

“Funktioniert”

Allergien11%

“Solides Shampoo gegen Juckreiz & Schuppen”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Kannte das Produkt”

Geruch6%

“Riecht stark”

Einfache Reinigung5%

“Reinigt das Haar gründlich”

Haarwachstum4%

“Friseur empfohlen gegen Schuppen und Kopfhautexemen”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Das rechtfertigt den hohen Preis”

Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt4%

“Ich bin begeistert, der Wirkstoff hilft wirklich”

Eignung für Mischhaut4%

“dieses ist das beste für eine problematische Kopfhaut.”

What buyers complain about

Allergien21%

“der Juckreiz ist auch nicht gut weggegangen.”

Empfindlichkeit insgesamt14%

“Ich muss dazu sagen, dass die seborrhoische Dermatitis erst im Anfangsstadium war”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis14%

“sehr teuer”

Geruch14%

“Riecht stark chemisch”

Funktionalität insgesamt7%

“Keine Wirkung”

Stärke7%

“Das Produkt ist nicht so stark, wie es sein sollte”

Symptomreduktion4%

“es verschlimmert nicht mein Schuppenproblem”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“Für mich leider ein Flop”

Top return reasons

Defekt Material/Teile50%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis25%
Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt25%

Common questions

Is selsun shampoo profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €82K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the selsun shampoo niche?
6 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in selsun shampoo?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Allergien, Empfindlichkeit insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for selsun shampoo peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the selsun shampoo niche?
Listings span €8.89–€29.50; the average listing price is €17.32 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,056 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.