How competitive is the Braiding Gel niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

7 brands and 77 sellers compete in Braiding Gel on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 Braiding Gel products take 73% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.

What does it cost to enter the Braiding Gel niche?

Braiding Gel sells for £8.95 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £5.04–£16.14. The average incumbent carries 6,803 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Braiding Gel

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.04–$16.14) — Braiding Gel doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

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

This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Braiding Gel profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Braiding Gel is a £136K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (153K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Braiding Gel: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +4.7% over the last 90 days and 10.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£136K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K

Search volume / yr+4.7%153K

Conversion rate10.0%

Avg price£8.95

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 77

Top-5 product click share73%

Open market4%

Avg brand age57 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Top Braiding Gel products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Proam Ampro Shine N Jam Konditionierungsgel Extra Hold 4 oz (Pack of 1)

Price: £5.26
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 16,899
Age: 13y ago

Shine n Jam Conditioning Gel - Extra Hold - 16oz (454g)

Price: £9.11
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 9,848
Age: 9y ago

Ampro Shine-n-Jam Magic Fingers Gel for Braids - Provides Firm Hold with Non-Greasy Shine - Strengthens Hair with Silk Proteins - Works on Any Hair Texture to Create Multiple Styles - 8 oz

Price: £8.53
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 3,098
Age: 4y ago

Ampro Shine n Jam Gel Extra Hold

Price: £7.14
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 6,452
Age: 5y ago

All Day Locks Braid Gel (5 oz)

Price: £10.84
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 13,256
Age: 4y ago

Newest

by launch date

Smoothing Braiding Gel for Twists Locs Edges Cornrows - With Hair Braiding Tools: Magnetic pin Wristband and Comb for Effortless Styling - No Flake High Shine Strong Hold Tames Frizz (Pineapple

Price: £16.14
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 58
Age: 1y ago

Braid Gel Smoothing Braiding Gel for Twist Locs Braids Edge Control Cornrows - Strong Hold No Flake Anti-Frizz Easy to Use Hair Gel for Women (8.8OZ Strawberry Flavor)

Price: £9.57
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 79
Age: 1y ago

8.8 OZ Large Capacity Family Pack Smoothing Braiding Gel for Twist Locs Braids Edge Control Cornrows - Strong Hold No Flake Tames Frizz No Alcohol

Price: £9.29
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 76
Age: 1y ago

Ampro Shine-n-Jam Supreme Hold - Conditions Hair with Olive Oil and Silk Protein - Great for Smoothing Fringe Ponytails and Up-dos - Firms Tresses with Non-Greasy Shine - 227 g

Price: £10.20
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 753
Age: 2y ago

ican London Jamm Conditioning Gel Extra Hold With Honey 250ml

Price: £5.13
Rating: 4.3/5
Reviews: 263
Age: 3y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Ampro40%
Shine 'n Jam37%
WOZUTUNT8%
AllDay Locks6%
African Pride5%
ICAN LONDON2%
Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Braiding Gel demand & seasonality

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

Volume153KCVR10.0%Products14Brands7Top 5 Brands96%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews6,803Avg BSR#108

Top Braiding Gel search terms shoppers use

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

braiding gel53K/yr +14.1%6.3% conv.
shine and jam hair gel46K/yr +0.5%13.1% conv.
braid gel15K/yr +13.1%5.0% conv.
shine n jam16K/yr -18.8%11.3% conv.
shine and jam8K/yr -5.5%10.5% conv.
hair jam5K/yr -2.4%9.6% conv.
shine n jam braiding gel3K/yr +15.0%11.9% conv.
braiding gel for afro hair4K/yr +3.6%7.0% conv.
shine jam3K/yr +7.4%15.8% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Braiding Gel

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews

Quality-Overall24%

“No complaints”

Smell13%

“Initially thought this was a good buy as it has a pleasant subtle smell”

Value For Money8%

“Worth the money spent”

Residue7%

“No flakes no residue”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Product came as advertised”

What buyers complain about

64% of reviews

Residue12%

“it leaves a little white residue”

Quality-Overall11%

“Cheap not great”

Hair Related7%

“Breaks Hairline”

Suitability Colored Hair7%

“doing braids etc however it tends to leave a white cast on hair which isn't great”

Moist/Dry5%

“Its just like cheap gel it leaves your hair dry”

Braiding Gel return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

20%

Fixable by listing

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

1Ease Of Use

20%

2Product Condition

20%

3Ingredients-Overall

20%

4Leak-Proof

20%

5Size-Overall

20%

Common Braiding Gel questions

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

Flapen scores Braiding Gel 39/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £136K/yr across 14 tracked products. Search demand moved +4.7% over the last 90 days.

Braiding Gel buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Residue, Quality-Overall, Hair Related, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.1%.