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

Market size 63Growth 16Conversion 45Competition 14Returns 99Price range 26Avg price 40Brand share 5Review moat 16Quality gap 57

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Good€581K

€581K/yr · 1.5M searches

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay3.6%

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

Avg price

Okay€10.77

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay€4.69–€18.65

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

Growth

Bad-18.8%

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

Review moat

Bad21,068.58

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

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, skincare is a €581K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

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

skincare market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 4,000–5,000/product
Revenue / yr
€539K–€646K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.6%
Avg BSR
#71
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
75%
Out of stock
1.8%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
164 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • La Roche-Posay78%
  • The Ordinary12%
  • CeraVe3%
  • medicube3%
  • Ultell2%
  • MrCuvaryas2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KPrime Day '24Spike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top skincare search terms

  • skincare758K/yr
  • skin care226K/yr
  • la roche posay cicaplast baume b5165K/yr
  • cicaplast52K/yr
  • cicaplast baume b5115K/yr
  • la roche-posay cicaplast baume b523K/yr
  • hautpflege29K/yr
  • laroche-posay cicaplast baume b514K/yr
  • cicaplast baume b5 100ml15K/yr
  • la roche posay cicaplast12K/yr
All search terms

Top skincare 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%€58K20%€116K30%€174K40%€232K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about skincare

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt19%

“Beste product”

Eignung für Mischhaut16%

“Bestes Gesichtsserum”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“wie auf dem foto abgebildet, alles perfekt”

Eignung für trockene Haut6%

“Sie beruhigt die Haut, spendet Feuchtigkeit und hilft meiner Haut, sich schnell zu regenerieren”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Sehr ergiebig und definitiv jeden Cent wert”

Feucht/Trocken5%

“Entfernt trockene Hauptstellen”

Weiches Gefühl4%

“Haut fühlt sich weich und glatt an, so ein richtiger Glow”

Saugfähigkeit3%

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

Reinigung3%

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

Komfort insgesamt3%

“Super angenehm auf Gesicht”

What buyers complain about

Allergien12%

“Meine Haut wirkte gereizt und unruhig”

Funktionalität insgesamt8%

“funktioniert nicht”

Feucht/Trocken7%

“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”

Symptomreduktion6%

“Keine Besserung trotz täglicher Anwendung”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Der Preissprung trübt den Gesamteindruck”

Hautgesundheit4%

“Unerwünschte Reaktion der Haut”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit4%

“Allerdings sehr klebriges Gel”

Geruch3%

“Übelriechend”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Werbeschmäh”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt15%
Eignung für Mischhaut8%
Geruch7%
Qualität insgesamt7%
Gesamtgröße6%
Produktzustand6%
Feucht/Trocken6%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%
Hautgesundheit5%

Common questions

Is skincare profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €581K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the skincare niche?
6 brands and 58 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in skincare?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Allergien, Funktionalität insgesamt, Feucht/Trocken. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for skincare peak?
Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the skincare niche?
Listings span €4.69–€18.65; the average listing price is €10.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 21,069 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.