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loreal shampoo

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 50Growth 19Conversion 89Competition 40Returns 100Price range 59Avg price 75Brand share 0Review moat 43Quality gap 37

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.5%

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

Avg price

Great£15.04

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£8.78–£23.81

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

Market size

Good£276K

£276K/yr · 175K searches

Review moat

Okay2,158.52

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay61%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-11.1%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, loreal shampoo is a £276K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (175K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

loreal shampoo market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£226K–£301K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.5%
Avg BSR
#279
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
0.9%
Avg brand age
69 months
Avg seller age
154 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

1 falling

Sellers

103

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

0%

  • Wella Professionals100%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.6×

Top loreal shampoo search terms

  • wella shampoo119K/yr
  • wella colour shampoo12K/yr
  • shampoo wella10K/yr
  • wella professional shampoo7K/yr
  • wella invigo shampoo6K/yr
  • wella nutri enrich4K/yr
  • wella colour brilliance shampoo10K/yr
  • wella shampoo 1l2K/yr
  • wella nutri enrich shampoo3K/yr
All search terms

Top loreal shampoo 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%5%£14K10%£28K15%£41K20%£55K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about loreal shampoo

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

What buyers love

Smell20%

“it smells divine”

Quality-Overall15%

“Excellent product”

Value For Money11%

“Excellent value for money”

Soft Feel9%

“smooth hair”

Lather5%

“Decent shampoo which lathers”

Moist/Dry4%

“Brilliant for nourishing dry hair”

Suitability Colored Hair4%

“Great for coloured, fine hair”

Cleansing4%

“feels to cleaning well”

Color3%

“keeping her shade looking vibrant”

Hair Growth3%

“Effectively cleans my hair”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money10%

“Expensive”

Moist/Dry10%

“won't dry”

Oily/Greasy7%

“Oily stuff in a bottle”

Smell6%

“Also, not a pleasant smell”

Allergies6%

“I often get a really itchy”

Lather6%

“Doesn't lather well”

Quality-Overall5%

“Not as good as I was hoping”

Size-Overall5%

“Bottles too big”

Suitability Colored Hair2%

“she has coloured hair we have to be careful what shampoo she uses or her hair turns greenish”

Functionality-Overall2%

“Doesnt perform particularly well either unfortunately”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall50%
Quality-Overall25%
Thickness25%

Common questions

Is loreal shampoo profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £276K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the loreal shampoo niche?
1 brands and 103 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in loreal shampoo?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Moist/Dry, Oily/Greasy. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for loreal shampoo peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the loreal shampoo niche?
Listings span £8.78–£23.81; the average listing price is £15.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,159 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.