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Skincare

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

Flapen Score

39
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Ranks 1,052 of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · −8 vs the category median of 47

Market size 63Growth 16Conversion 45Competition 14Returns 99Price range 26Avg price 40Brand share 5Review moat 16Quality gap 57
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Skincare profitable on Amazon?

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.

Skincare: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -18.8% over the last 90 days and 3.6% of searches end in a purchase.

€581K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr60K
Search volume / yr-18.8%1.5M
Conversion rate3.6%
Avg price€10.77

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand, so 2% of the market is open.

2%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 58
Top-5 product click share83%
Open market2%
Avg brand age39 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews21,069

Top Skincare products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

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

€0€58K€116K€174K€232K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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%

Skincare demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.5MCVR3.6%Products12Brands6Top 5 Brands98%OOS Rate1.8%Rating4.4★Reviews21,069Avg BSR#71
50K30KPrime Day '24Spike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Skincare search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • 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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Skincare

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

73% of reviews
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

What buyers complain about

58% of reviews
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

Skincare return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Funktionalität insgesamt
15%
2Eignung für Mischhaut
8%
3Geruch
7%
4Qualität insgesamt
7%
5Gesamtgröße
6%

Common Skincare questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Skincare 39/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €581K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -18.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Skincare on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.