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Bakuchiol

soft demand (-27.8% this quarter) — Bakuchiol doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Ranks 1,283 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −1 vs the category median of 47

Market size 26Growth 11Conversion 57Competition 35Returns 98Price range 75Avg price 76Brand share 34Review moat 44Quality gap 60
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Bakuchiol profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Bakuchiol is a £107K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (142K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Bakuchiol: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -27.8% over the last 90 days and 4.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£107K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr-27.8%142K
Conversion rate4.9%
Avg price£15.54

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 122
Top-5 product click share64%
Open market16%
Avg brand age39 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 21 products

Sponsored placement67%
New entrants (1y)7· 5 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews2,071

Top Bakuchiol 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 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£5K£11K£16K£21K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

122

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

13%

  • EQQUALBERRY59%
  • BeautyPro9%
  • CELDYQUE8%
  • NIVEA5%
  • Medik83%
  • Nature Spell3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 13%)

Bakuchiol demand & seasonality

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

Volume142KCVR4.9%Products21Brands14Top 5 Brands84%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews2,071Avg BSR#591
4K3KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Bakuchiol search terms shoppers use

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

  • bakuchiol46K/yr
  • eqqualberry56K/yr
  • bakuchiol serum23K/yr
  • equalberry10K/yr
  • equalberry serum4K/yr
  • eqqualberry bakuchiol serum2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bakuchiol

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Suitability Combination Skin15%

A gentle powerhouse for sensitive skin

Moist/Dry11%

feels properly hydrated

Quality-Overall10%

which usually indicates a high quality serum which should be used in small amounts

Soft Feel9%

My skin feels soft

Suitability Dry Skin8%

my dry skin feels more comfortable

What buyers complain about

55% of reviews
Skin Health13%

Bad for my skin

Allergies6%

Made me come out in hives and swollen face

Quality-Overall6%

Worst product

Ingredients-Overall5%

It doesn't state anywhere, as far as I can see, firstly that it contains butylene glycol and secondly, what type of butylene glycol. I avoid products derived from petrochemicals

Smell5%

has a particular smell that is planty

Bakuchiol return rate & reasons

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

0.3%

Return rate

12%

Fixable by listing

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

1Product Condition
9%
2Quality-Overall
9%
3Functionality-Overall
9%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%
5Motor Power
6%

Common Bakuchiol questions

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

Flapen scores Bakuchiol 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £107K/yr across 21 tracked products. 5 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -27.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Bakuchiol on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.