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Ameliorate

Ameliorate shows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

57
Worth a look

Top 11% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +10 vs the category median of 47

Market size 50Growth 71Conversion 79Competition 34Returns 99Price range 67Avg price 60Brand share 10Review moat 22Quality gap 72
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Ameliorate profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Ameliorate is a £281K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (268K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Ameliorate: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +53.6% over the last 90 days and 7.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£281K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+53.6%268K
Conversion rate7.9%
Avg price£13.21

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.

4%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 46
Top-5 product click share65%
Open market4%
Avg brand age46 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 20 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)6· 5 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews10,129

Top Ameliorate 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 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£28K£56K£84K£113K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • CeraVe61%
  • First Aid Beauty19%
  • Australian Bodycare10%
  • Q+A3%
  • Cetaphil3%
  • The INKEY List2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Ameliorate demand & seasonality

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

Volume268KCVR7.9%Products20Brands7Top 5 Brands96%OOS Rate7.7%Rating4.3★Reviews10,129Avg BSR#108
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top Ameliorate search terms shoppers use

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

  • cerave sa smoothing cream58K/yr
  • keratosis pilaris treatment51K/yr
  • cerave smoothing cream19K/yr
  • keratosis pilaris20K/yr
  • kp bump eraser10K/yr
  • first aid beauty kp bump eraser body scrub11K/yr
  • kp bump eraser body scrub19K/yr
  • keratosis pilaris cream9K/yr
  • kp body scrub7K/yr
  • kp scrub6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ameliorate

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

What buyers love

71% of reviews
Moist/Dry15%

Excellent moisturiser

Quality-Overall9%

Excellent product

Soft Feel9%

my skin is very soft

Suitability Combination Skin8%

This is good for your skin

Value For Money7%

Worth the price

What buyers complain about

55% of reviews
Allergies13%

this caused irritation

Suitability Dry Skin7%

I have very dry skin

Smell6%

it does have a slight smell to it which I didnt like

Value For Money6%

Waste of money

Functionality-Overall5%

its not worked very well

Ameliorate return rate & reasons

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

0.2%

Return rate

15%

Fixable by listing

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

1Product Condition
26%
2Size-Overall
8%
3Functionality-Overall
8%
4Value For Money
7%
5Smell
6%

Common Ameliorate questions

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

Flapen scores Ameliorate 57/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £281K/yr across 20 tracked products. 5 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +53.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Ameliorate on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.