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Body Scrub

Body Scrub shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-9.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

54
Worth a look

Top 19% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +7 vs the category median of 47

Market size 76Growth 20Conversion 62Competition 65Returns 99Price range 35Avg price 21Brand share 47Review moat 23Quality gap 52
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Body Scrub profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Body Scrub is a £901K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Body Scrub: 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 -9.2% over the last 90 days and 5.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£901K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr100K
Search volume / yr-9.2%2.2M
Conversion rate5.4%
Avg price£7.60

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand, so 23% of the market is open.

23%

open market share

Brands · sellers19 · 176
Top-5 product click share46%
Open market23%
Avg brand age43 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 · 35 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)5· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews7,157

Top Body Scrub 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 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£36K£72K£108K£144K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 rising

Sellers

176

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

20%

  • Dove40%
  • Organic Shop13%
  • SANCTUARY10%
  • Dr Teal's9%
  • PraNaturals4%
  • Aveeno3%

Body Scrub demand & seasonality

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

Volume2.2MCVR5.4%Products35Brands19Top 5 Brands77%OOS Rate0.5%Rating4.4★Reviews7,157Avg BSR#30
60K40KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Body Scrub search terms shoppers use

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

  • body scrubs678K/yr
  • body scrub690K/yr
  • exfoliating body scrub183K/yr
  • dove body scrub172K/yr
  • body exfoliator75K/yr
  • scrub67K/yr
  • body scrub exfoliator49K/yr
  • body exfoliator scrub33K/yr
  • dove scrub34K/yr
  • dove exfoliating body scrub29K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Body Scrub

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

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Smell24%

Beautiful smell

Soft Feel15%

Soft and smooth

Quality-Overall9%

Great honest product

Cleansing8%

it cleans your body

Value For Money8%

Good value for money

What buyers complain about

51% of reviews
Allergies9%

Allergic reaction

Value For Money8%

a bit pricey

Smell8%

smells very artificial than other products

Functionality-Overall4%

Not as effective

Size-Overall4%

Really small

Body Scrub return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

46%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
29%
2Leak-Proof
13%
3Functionality-Overall
8%
4Smell
6%
5Material Quality
6%

Common Body Scrub questions

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

Flapen scores Body Scrub 54/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £901K/yr across 35 tracked products. 3 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -9.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Body Scrub on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.