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Squalan

soft demand (-29.9% this quarter) — Squalan doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Ranks 731 of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · −2 vs the category median of 47

Market size 28Growth 10Conversion 86Competition 15Returns 98Price range 53Avg price 75Brand share 29Review moat 70Quality gap 53
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Squalan profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Squalan is a €123K/yr Amazon Germany market (85K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Squalan: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -29.9% over the last 90 days and 9.7% of searches end in a purchase.

€123K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-29.9%85K
Conversion rate9.7%
Avg price€14.94

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.

12%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 14
Top-5 product click share82%
Open market12%
Avg brand age53 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 · 10 products

Sponsored placement80%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews685

Top Squalan 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 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€12K€25K€37K€49K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • The Ordinary38%
  • Soulgoods16%
  • wesentlich.14%
  • junglück12%
  • dr. ahuis reineoele9%
  • Ellipsis Labs5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)

Squalan demand & seasonality

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

Volume85KCVR9.7%Products10Brands9Top 5 Brands88%OOS Rate1.4%Rating4.4★Reviews685Avg BSR#278
5K4KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top Squalan search terms shoppers use

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

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What reviews say buyers love and hate about Squalan

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Eignung für trockene Haut16%

Wunderbar pflegendes Haut-Serum

Qualität insgesamt14%

Great Produkt immer wieder

Saugfähigkeit12%

zieht gut in die Haut ein

Feucht/Trocken9%

Pflegend, Hydratisierend

Eignung für Mischhaut8%

Ansonsten sehr angenehm auf der Haut

What buyers complain about

72% of reviews
Geruch36%

Unangenehmer, untypischer Geruch

Ölig/fettig7%

Für mich zu ölig

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

schade um das Geld

Qualität insgesamt5%

Produktqualität kann ich nicht prüfen

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen5%

bringt keinen schönen Glow

Squalan return rate & reasons

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

0.3%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

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

1Geruch
58%
2beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt
8%
3Auslaufsicher
6%
4Feucht/Trocken
4%
5Eignung für trockene Haut
4%

Common Squalan questions

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

Flapen scores Squalan 45/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €123K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -29.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Squalan on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar, where the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.