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Beauty of Joseon

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — Beauty of Joseon doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Ranks 1,867 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −6 vs the category median of 47

Market size 38Growth 16Conversion 58Competition 19Returns 99Price range 32Avg price 51Brand share 12Review moat 24Quality gap 76
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Beauty of Joseon profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Beauty of Joseon is a £190K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (320K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Beauty of Joseon: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -18.0% over the last 90 days and 4.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£190K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr-18.0%320K
Conversion rate4.9%
Avg price£12.07

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 132
Top-5 product click share78%
Open market5%
Avg brand age31 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 · 12 products

Sponsored placement92%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews5,519

Top Beauty of Joseon 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 capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£19K£38K£57K£76K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

132

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Beauty of Joseon48%
  • K-SECRET29%
  • medicube7%
  • TMYIOYC7%
  • The INKEY List4%
  • ISBEAUSOLS3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Beauty of Joseon demand & seasonality

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

Volume320KCVR4.9%Products12Brands7Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate0.4%Rating4.3★Reviews5,519Avg BSR#149
23K18KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Top Beauty of Joseon search terms shoppers use

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

  • beauty of joseon eye cream126K/yr
  • seoul 198843K/yr
  • beauty of joseon revive eye serum19K/yr
  • seoul 1988 serum retinol34K/yr
  • beauty of joseon eye serum12K/yr
  • k secret seoul 1988 retinal11K/yr
  • beauty of joseon eye9K/yr
  • retinal eye4K/yr
  • inkey list retinol eye cream3K/yr
  • eye cream beauty of joseon4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Beauty of Joseon

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Quality-Overall14%

The price for the quality of product is brilliant

Value For Money13%

Good price

Moist/Dry12%

moisturising

Suitability Combination Skin10%

works perfectly with my skin

Soft Feel7%

Gentle

What buyers complain about

64% of reviews
Allergies19%

Irritated my skin

Functionality-Overall13%

the pump does not work

Sensitivity-Overall6%

Not for sensitive eyes

Quality-Overall5%

I have yet to say whether the cream itself is any good

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

This product leaves a sticky residue

Beauty of Joseon return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

5%

Fixable by listing

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

1Motor Power
39%
2Functionality-Overall
10%
3Value For Money
9%
4Leak-Proof
5%
5Product Condition
5%

Common Beauty of Joseon questions

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

Flapen scores Beauty of Joseon 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £190K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -18.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Beauty of Joseon on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr, where the busiest month runs 5.6× the quietest.