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Auburn Hair Dye

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.50–$12.52) — Auburn Hair Dye doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

39
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Ranks 2,047 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −8 vs the category median of 47

Market size 10Growth 23Conversion 33Competition 58Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 30Review moat 25Quality gap 67
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Auburn Hair Dye profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Auburn Hair Dye is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (247K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Auburn Hair Dye: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -4.9% over the last 90 days and 2.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£42K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-4.9%247K
Conversion rate2.6%
Avg price£6.44

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 146
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market13%
Avg brand age89 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 · 28 products

Sponsored placement68%
New entrants (1y)6· 5 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews4,621

Top Auburn Hair Dye 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 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

146

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

9%

  • Clairol46%
  • L'Oreal Paris21%
  • Creme supreme11%
  • Revlon6%
  • Garnier4%
  • Schwarzkopf3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 9%)

Auburn Hair Dye demand & seasonality

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

Volume247KCVR2.6%Products28Brands11Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate3.1%Rating4.3★Reviews4,621Avg BSR#82
6K4KSpike '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Auburn Hair Dye search terms shoppers use

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

  • auburn hair dye112K/yr
  • auburn hair dye permanent30K/yr
  • dark auburn hair dye18K/yr
  • copper brown hair dye17K/yr
  • dark copper hair dye14K/yr
  • light auburn hair dye14K/yr
  • cowboy copper hair dye12K/yr
  • hair dye auburn9K/yr
  • dark ginger hair dye8K/yr
  • auburn hair dye semi permanent9K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Auburn Hair Dye

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

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Color39%

True colour

Soft Feel8%

My hair felt soft

Quality-Overall5%

Good quality

Ease Of Use5%

Easy to use

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

Good for a shine boost

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Color35%

Inaccurate colour

Suitability Colored Hair10%

never brave enough to take a massive leap into the colour pool

Hair Related5%

and my hair falling out like crazy

Smell4%

The worst chemical smell Ive ever experienced

Moist/Dry4%

now it feels dull and dry

Auburn Hair Dye return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

74%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
68%
2Motor Power
9%
3Suitability Short Hair
7%
4Leak-Proof
5%
5Suitability Colored Hair
5%

Common Auburn Hair Dye questions

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

Flapen scores Auburn Hair Dye 39/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £42K/yr across 28 tracked products. 5 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Auburn Hair Dye on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep, where the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.