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Centella

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Centella 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 73Growth 30Conversion 73Competition 8Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 49Brand share 0Review moat 16Quality gap 48
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Centella profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Centella is a £813K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Centella: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +3.8% over the last 90 days and 6.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£813K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr+3.8%1.0M
Conversion rate6.8%
Avg price£11.90

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 83
Top-5 product click share90%
Open market0%
Avg brand age39 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 · 9 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews21,442

Top Centella 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 capture 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£81K£163K£244K£325K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

83

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • COSRX53%
  • ANUA43%
  • medicube2%
  • Essence Cosmetics2%

Centella demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.0MCVR6.8%Products9Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate12.5%Rating4.5★Reviews21,442Avg BSR#25
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top Centella search terms shoppers use

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

  • anua serum227K/yr
  • essence133K/yr
  • snail mucin167K/yr
  • cosrx snail mucin109K/yr
  • snail mucin serum83K/yr
  • essence makeup40K/yr
  • korean serum26K/yr
  • anua niacinamide serum41K/yr
  • essence cosmetics11K/yr
  • anua niacinamide 10 txa 412K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Centella

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Quality-Overall17%

Excellent product

Suitability Combination Skin16%

Good for my skin

Moist/Dry15%

Super hydrating

Value For Money8%

Excellent value for money

Soft Feel8%

leaves skin soft

What buyers complain about

59% of reviews
Allergies14%

Allergic reaction

Moist/Dry9%

makes skin dry

Value For Money6%

Not worth the price

Skin Health6%

Burnt my skin

Functionality-Overall6%

No results

Centella return rate & reasons

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

0.2%

Return rate

10%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
10%
2Leak-Proof
9%
3Value For Money
8%
4Suitability Combination Skin
8%
5Skin Health
7%

Common Centella questions

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

Flapen scores Centella 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £813K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +3.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Centella on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.