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shampoo

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-3.9% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 80Growth 23Conversion 61Competition 78Returns 100Price range 51Avg price 26Brand share 46Review moat 29Quality gap 23

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Market size

Great€1.2M

€1.2M/yr · 2.4M searches

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Good5.3%

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

Price range

Good€1.90–€28.70

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

Brand share

Okay78%

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

Review moat

Okay3,611.75

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay€9.09

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-3.9%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, shampoo is a €1.2M/yr Amazon Germany market (2.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
125K–150K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
€1.1M–€1.4M
units × avg price
Launch success
100%
7 of 7 new (360d)
Conversion rate
5.3%
Avg BSR
#66
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
76 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

170

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

19%

  • L'Oreal Paris38%
  • Garnier15%
  • Wella Professionals10%
  • L'Oréal Professionnel Paris8%
  • Pantene7%
  • L'Oréal Men Expert4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
100K60KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%€46K8%€92K12%€138K16%€184K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 44 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Geruch32%

“Feuchtigkeit und top Scent”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“Quality”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

“Super Preise”

Reinigung4%

“Solides Alltags-Shampoo”

Weiches Gefühl4%

“Fühlt sich gut an”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Hält, was es verspricht”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Passt”

Feucht/Trocken3%

“Super Shampoo für super Feuchtigkeit”

Haarstyling2%

“Das Haar lässt sich super stylen”

Abgabemechanismus2%

“Super Shampoo mit Pumpspender”

What buyers complain about

Geruch12%

“Schäumt kaum und riecht kaum”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Schade Geld”

Allergien8%

“Juckreiz”

Haarverwandt6%

“Furchtbar, Haare werden wie Stroh”

Feucht/Trocken5%

“Allerdings neigt es bei feuchtem Wetter auch stark zu Frizz”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“hält nicht, was versprochen wird”

Ölig/fettig3%

“Fettige Haare”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Zu gross”

Qualität insgesamt2%

“Ist bereits im Müll”

Funktionalität insgesamt2%

“Dieses ist allerdings wirkungslos”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße25%
Geruch14%
Ölig/fettig11%
Funktionalität insgesamt8%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%
Eignung Glattes Haar7%
schädigen/verbrennen Haare6%
Produktzustand6%
Hautgesundheit3%
Zertifizierungen3%

Common questions

Is shampoo profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €1.2M/yr across 44 tracked products. 7 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the shampoo niche?
18 brands and 170 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in shampoo?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geruch, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Allergien. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for shampoo peak?
Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the shampoo niche?
Listings span €1.90–€28.70; the average listing price is €9.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,612 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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