Braiding Hair
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.39–$16.36) — Braiding Hair doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 1,531 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −3 vs the category median of 47
Is Braiding Hair profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Braiding Hair is a £86K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (571K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Braiding Hair: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved +8.3% over the last 90 days and 1.5% of searches end in a purchase.
£86K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand, so 20% of the market is open.
20%
open market share
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 · 26 products
Top Braiding Hair 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
X-Pression 1B 4 PACK XPRESSION LAGOS BRAID Pre-Pulled Hair Extension Braiding Hair 42 & 46 Pack (Colour 1B Natural Black) 4.0 count
- Price
- £12.68
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 491
- Age
- 3y ago
Easy Braid Pre stretched Braiding Hair Extensions - 26 Inch 8Packs Ombre Braiding Hair Soft Yaki Texture Crochet Synthetic Hair for Woman Hot Water Setting Crochet Braiding Hair Extensions(1B/30/27#)
- Price
- £11.59
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,386
- Age
- 2y ago
Leeven 3 Packs Pre Stretched Braiding Hair Extension Yaki Texture EZ Braids Hair for Coi Leray Braids Black Braiding Crochet Hair Extensions /30 Inch 1B#
- Price
- £7.22
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 4,420
- Age
- 3y ago
x-pression Ultra Braid Artificial Hair Extension #1 Approx. ( Black 210cm
- Price
- £10.50
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 6,910
- Age
- 7y ago
Leeven 16 Inch Pre Stretched Braiding Hair Black Kanekalon 3 Packs EZ Braiding Hair Crochet Braiding Hair Extensions /1B
- Price
- £6.14
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 4,420
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Berkley Sick Braid - 8 Strands Braided Fishing Line Super Smooth 8 carrier Multifilament PE Braid Predator Fishing Lines 150/300m For Freshwater and Saltwater Sea Fishing Unisex Moss Green
- Price
- £14.19
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 805
- Age
- 4y ago
Aomig Braiding Hair Extensions 2Pcs 4 Tone Colorful Braid Hair Extension Jumbo Braids Hair Extension Synthetic Wig Fashion Synthetic Braid Hair Extensions for Braiding Twist Braids Hair for Women
- Price
- £5.78
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 1,428
- Age
- 2y ago
Colour 4 4 PACK XPRESSION LAGOS BRAID Pre-Pulled Hair Extension 42 & 46 Pack (Colour 4 Medium Chocolate Brown)
- Price
- £13.10
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 6,910
- Age
- 3y ago
Leeven 16 Inch Pre Stretched Braiding Hair Black Kanekalon 3 Packs EZ Braiding Hair Crochet Braiding Hair Extensions /1B
- Price
- £6.14
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 4,420
- Age
- 3y ago
Xpression Pre-Stretched Braiding Hair - 100% Kanekalon Itch-Free Lightweight Hot Water Set 46 - 160g. (XP_PS_T4/30)
- Price
- £5.45
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
18 Inch Curly Braiding Hair for Boho Braids 2 Bundles 100g Synthetic Deep Wave Bulk No Weft Wet and Wavy Crochet Hair for Women Knotless Braids Hair Extensions (1B# 18 Inch(50g/Bundle x2))
- Price
- £7.77
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 210
- Age
- 1y ago
FALEMEI French Curl Braiding Hair 12 Inch 8 Packs Curly Braiding Pre Stretched Curls Braiding Extension French Curl Crochet Braids Spiral Braiding Hair Extensions (1B/33/30# 12 Inch (Pack of 8))
- Price
- £14.08
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 222
- Age
- 1y ago
Xpression Pre-Stretched Braiding Hair - 100% Kanekalon Itch-Free Lightweight Hot Water Set 46 - 160g. (XP_PS_1B)
- Price
- £5.47
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago
Xpression Pre-Stretched Braiding Hair - 100% Kanekalon Itch-Free Lightweight Hot Water Set 46 - 160g. (XP_PS_30)
- Price
- £5.51
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago
Xpression Pre-Stretched Braiding Hair - 100% Kanekalon Itch-Free Lightweight Hot Water Set 46 - 160g. (XP_PS_T4/30)
- Price
- £5.45
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
14 falling
Sellers
38
Top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
50%
Top 20: 91%
Open market
16%
- x-pression37%
- Leeven21%
- TBL PRO9%
- Firstcyh Hair8%
- SSCCORY4%
- Berkley4%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 16%)
Braiding Hair demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top Braiding Hair search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- braiding hair132K/yr
- expression hair extension braiding68K/yr
- braids extensions hair49K/yr
- xpression braiding hair48K/yr
- pre stretched braiding hair39K/yr
- braids35K/yr
- xpression pre stretched braiding hair28K/yr
- hair braids20K/yr
- hair extensions for braiding37K/yr
- hair for braiding17K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Braiding Hair
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
89% of reviews“Good quality hair”
“Good value for money”
“So soft and easy to use”
“Good texture”
“Easy to use”
What buyers complain about
78% of reviews“Bad quality”
“Cheaper online”
“This hair was so HORRIBLE to work with”
“Very poor quality material”
“are difficult to tie at the end without looking rough. might be my technique”
Braiding Hair return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.3%
Return rate
43%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Braiding Hair questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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