chloramphenicol eye ointment
Skip itSoft demand (-50.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible26.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good1,326.8avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay£180K£180K/yr · 91K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Bad£7.65avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-50.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad100%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£5.79–£13.13cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, chloramphenicol eye ointment is a £180K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (91K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
chloramphenicol eye ointment market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £96K–£115K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 26.0%
- Avg BSR
- #141
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 80%
- Sponsored
- 20%
- Out of stock
- 10.3%
- Avg brand age
- 74 months
- Avg seller age
- 172 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
22
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Fylde Clinic50%
- HYLO EYE CARE25%
- Hyco San16%
- Xailin5%
- SHINE NUTRITIONS3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -50.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Top chloramphenicol eye ointment search terms
- hylo night eye ointment57K/yr
- hylo night23K/yr
- hylo night eye ointment 5g4K/yr
- hylo night eye gel3K/yr
- hylo night ointment3K/yr
Top chloramphenicol eye ointment products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 5 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g
Fylde Clinic£6.284.7★30 rev
HYLO Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g
HYLO EYE CARE£5.794.5★1,261 rev
Hycosan Night - Soothing Relief and Protection Against Dry Tired and Burning Eyes While You Sleep - with Vitamin A and Preservative Free - 300 Applications
Hyco San£6.214.4★5,134 rev
Xailin Night Preservative Free Eye Ointment 5 Grammes x3 Pack
Xailin£13.134.5★208 rev
Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g-Shine
SHINE NUTRITIONS£6.835.0★1 rev
Newest
by launch dateNight Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g
Fylde Clinic£6.2830 rev
HYLO Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g
HYLO EYE CARE£5.791,261 rev
Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g-Shine
SHINE NUTRITIONS£6.831 rev
Hycosan Night - Soothing Relief and Protection Against Dry Tired and Burning Eyes While You Sleep - with Vitamin A and Preservative Free - 300 Applications
Hyco San£6.215,134 rev
Xailin Night Preservative Free Eye Ointment 5 Grammes x3 Pack
Xailin£13.13208 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumNight Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g
Fylde Clinic£6.284.7★
Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g-Shine
SHINE NUTRITIONS£6.835.0★
HYLO Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g
HYLO EYE CARE£5.794.5★
Hycosan Night - Soothing Relief and Protection Against Dry Tired and Burning Eyes While You Sleep - with Vitamin A and Preservative Free - 300 Applications
Hyco San£6.214.4★
Xailin Night Preservative Free Eye Ointment 5 Grammes x3 Pack
Xailin£13.134.5★
What buyers say about chloramphenicol eye ointment
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As described”
“Great for dry eye”
“Seems to be a good product only been using it for a few days”
“Easy to use and very effective”
“Works very well”
“I now wake up with eyes that are genuinely moist in a way that feels very natural”
“So far no irritation from this overnight eye gel”
“Works well and lasts a long time”
“Protection Against Dry”
“It gives me a long nights sleep”
What buyers complain about
“Dry eye”
“an incomplete blink from the friction going on in my sleep”
“Im allergic to preservatives in eye drops”
“Makes vision very blurry”
“Very painful to use”
“Did not like this at all,I've trying to put vaseline in your eyes, very uncomfortable”
“This design fault makes the product unhygienic”
“Not a great texture”
“Seems expensive at first glance”
“Does make them slightly blurry at the beginning”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is chloramphenicol eye ointment profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £180K/yr across 5 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -50.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (32/100).
- How competitive is the chloramphenicol eye ointment niche?
- 5 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in chloramphenicol eye ointment?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Moist/Dry, Sleep Quality, Allergies. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for chloramphenicol eye ointment peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the chloramphenicol eye ointment niche?
- Listings span £5.79–£13.13; the average listing price is £7.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,327 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.