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Bulk Shampoo

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.83–$16.42) — Bulk Shampoo doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Ranks 1,759 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −5 vs the category median of 47

Market size 20Growth 26Conversion 84Competition 49Returns 100Price range 9Avg price 21Brand share 12Review moat 82Quality gap 23
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Bulk Shampoo profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Bulk Shampoo is a £80K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (116K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Bulk Shampoo: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +0.8% over the last 90 days and 9.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£80K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr+0.8%116K
Conversion rate9.2%
Avg price£7.56

Who owns the niche?

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

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 99
Top-5 product click share56%
Open market5%
Avg brand age70 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 23 products

Sponsored placement43%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews355

Top Bulk Shampoo 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 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£8K£16K£24K£32K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

99

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

3%

  • Wash & Go54%
  • VO528%
  • Herbal Essences7%
  • TRESemmé4%
  • Generic3%
  • Radox2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Bulk Shampoo demand & seasonality

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

Volume116KCVR9.2%Products23Brands8Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate6.2%Rating4.6★Reviews355Avg BSR#590
8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top Bulk Shampoo search terms shoppers use

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

  • wash and go shampoo19K/yr
  • vo5 shampoo21K/yr
  • shampoo bulk14K/yr
  • bulk shampoo11K/yr
  • shampoo multipack11K/yr
  • vo5 shampoo and conditioner7K/yr
  • wash and go8K/yr
  • bulk shampoo and conditioner6K/yr
  • shampoo bulk buy6K/yr
  • wash and go 2 in 14K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bulk Shampoo

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

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Value For Money32%

Good for the price

Smell24%

nice gentle fragrance

Quality-Overall10%

very good quality

Soft Feel6%

Soft, shiny and beautiful hair

Lather4%

The shampoo lathers up well and although the fragrance is subtle, it's fresh, I do wish it lasted a bit longer though

What buyers complain about

63% of reviews
Smell14%

The coconut scent in the lot is got wasn't that strong

Value For Money11%

Not good value for money

Brightness/Shine/Glow7%

Not exactly dazzling shine

Dilute/Watery7%

Watered down

Oily/Greasy7%

Makes hair really greasy

Bulk Shampoo return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

17%

Fixable by listing

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

1Value For Money
33%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
17%
3Defective Material/Parts
17%
4Dilute/Watery
17%
5Moist/Dry
8%

Common Bulk Shampoo questions

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

Flapen scores Bulk Shampoo 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £80K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +0.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Bulk Shampoo on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.