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Body Lotion

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.93–$15.47) — Body Lotion doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Top 39% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +2 vs the category median of 47

Market size 78Growth 36Conversion 72Competition 50Returns 100Price range 3Avg price 13Brand share 29Review moat 22Quality gap 20
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Body Lotion profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Body Lotion is a £1.0M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Body Lotion: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +9.1% over the last 90 days and 6.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£1.0M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr250K
Search volume / yr+9.1%3.3M
Conversion rate6.6%
Avg price£4.69

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.

12%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 173
Top-5 product click share55%
Open market12%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 22 products

Sponsored placement68%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews9,760

Top Body Lotion 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 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£104K£207K£311K£414K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

173

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

8%

  • NIVEA56%
  • Garnier9%
  • Vaseline9%
  • Aveeno8%
  • Neutrogena5%
  • eos5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Body Lotion demand & seasonality

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

Volume3.3MCVR6.6%Products22Brands9Top 5 Brands88%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.7★Reviews9,760Avg BSR#18
100K60KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Body Lotion search terms shoppers use

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

  • body lotion733K/yr
  • body skin care1.1M/yr
  • body moisturiser351K/yr
  • nivea body lotion271K/yr
  • body cream194K/yr
  • lotion106K/yr
  • body moisturiser for women72K/yr
  • body lotion women89K/yr
  • moisturiser body40K/yr
  • body lotions53K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Body Lotion

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Moist/Dry18%

Excellent moisturiser

Smell15%

smells divine

Value For Money13%

Value for money

Quality-Overall10%

Good quality lotion

Soft Feel8%

keeps my skin soft

What buyers complain about

50% of reviews
Smell14%

Smells like fish

Allergies6%

Was allergic

Moist/Dry5%

perhaps not as dry as my skin

Suitability Dry Skin5%

Not very moisturising for dry skin

Motor Power5%

No pump

Body Lotion return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

3%

Fixable by listing

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

1Motor Power
24%
2Smell
19%
3Product Condition
18%
4Moist/Dry
4%
5Value For Money
3%

Common Body Lotion questions

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

Flapen scores Body Lotion 49/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £1.0M/yr across 22 tracked products. Search demand moved +9.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Body Lotion on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.