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Aesop Body Wash

Aesop Body Wash clears our launch bar: a $2.4M/yr market growing +2.0% this quarter with returns at 0.4%.

Flapen Score

60
Launch it

Top 6% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +13 vs the category median of 47

Market size 95Growth 27Conversion 77Competition 71Returns 98Price range 91Avg price 89Brand share 0Review moat 38Quality gap 28
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Aesop Body Wash profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Aesop Body Wash is a £2.4M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Launch it — 60/100.

Aesop Body Wash: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Yes. Search demand moved +2.0% over the last 90 days and 7.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£2.4M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr125K
Search volume / yr+2.0%1.6M
Conversion rate7.4%
Avg price£20.60

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 38
Top-5 product click share42%
Open market0%
Avg brand age52 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 34 products

Sponsored placement91%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews2,676

Top Aesop Body Wash 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 take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£95K£190K£286K£381K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 rising

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

0%

  • Molton Brown80%
  • Salt & Stone15%
  • Amorbella5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Aesop Body Wash demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.6MCVR7.4%Products34Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate14.6%Rating4.6★Reviews2,676Avg BSR#142
30K20KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.4×

Top Aesop Body Wash search terms shoppers use

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

  • molton brown531K/yr
  • molton brown shower gels338K/yr
  • salt and stone89K/yr
  • molton brown gift sets for women218K/yr
  • molton brown gift set72K/yr
  • molton brown shower gel35K/yr
  • molten brown36K/yr
  • aesop body wash17K/yr
  • molton brown outlet22K/yr
  • molten brown gift sets for women sale39K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Aesop Body Wash

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

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Smell56%

Beautiful Fragrance

Quality-Overall13%

Good product as expected

Value For Money8%

Worth to buy

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

As expected

Gifting Purpose2%

ideal for a present

What buyers complain about

67% of reviews
Smell25%

no scent

Value For Money21%

VERY overpriced

Durability4%

doesnt last

Color4%

Somethings not right here I've bought it for years it should be pink

Allergies3%

causes rash

Aesop Body Wash return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

28%

Fixable by listing

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

1Smell
35%
2Size-Overall
18%
3Leak-Proof
11%
4Color
6%
5Functionality-Overall
5%

Common Aesop Body Wash questions

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

Flapen scores Aesop Body Wash 60/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Launch it. The niche generates £2.4M/yr across 34 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +2.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Aesop Body Wash on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jun–Jul–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 10.4× the quietest.