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hand soap

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A small market ($11K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 3Growth 18Conversion 23Competition 87Returns 100Price range 79Avg price 23Brand share 51Review moat 45Quality gap 25

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great28%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great$1.91–$68.98

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

Brand share

Good74%

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

Review moat

Okay1,979.89

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Bad1.8%

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

Avg price

Bad$8.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-14.4%

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

Market size

Bad$11K

$11K/yr · 71K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Singapore niche tracking, hand soap is a $11K/yr Amazon Singapore market (71K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hand soap market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$124K–$166K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.8%
Avg BSR
#97
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
33%
Out of stock
17.6%
Avg brand age
95 months
Avg seller age
34 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

18 rising

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

28%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

21%

  • Dettol34%
  • Kirei Kirei14%
  • Mrs. MEYER'S11%
  • Method9%
  • Cloversoft6%
  • Bare by Cloversoft4%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 47 weeks — -14.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Aug '25Oct '25Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top hand soap search terms

  • hand soap21K/yr
  • hand wash16K/yr
  • soap11K/yr
  • handwash11K/yr
  • hand soap refill8K/yr
  • handwash refill4K/yr
All search terms

Top hand soap 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%2%$2184%$4366%$6548%$8721101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hand soap

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall42%

“Good product”

Smell25%

“Great smell without being overpowering”

Cleansing17%

“the foam rinses clean without dryness”

Lather8%

“lather well with minimal amount”

What buyers complain about

Advertised Vs Actual Product50%

“Misleading and unacceptable listing”

Smell25%

“Soap smell not that great either”

Value For Money6%

“Expensive though”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product63%
Smell13%
Size-Overall13%
Value For Money13%

Common questions

Is hand soap profitable to sell on Amazon Singapore?
The niche generates $11K/yr across 64 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the hand soap niche?
18 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 28% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hand soap?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Smell, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the hand soap niche?
Listings span $1.91–$68.98; the average listing price is $8.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,980 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.