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title: "Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment — £180K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **chloramphenicol eye ointment**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-50.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 36Growth 0Conversion 100Competition 0Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 0Review moat 54Quality gap 24
**Conversion**
**Incredible****26.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Good****1,326.8**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****£180K**
£180K/yr · 91K searches
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Bad****£7.65**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-50.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£5.79–£13.13**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
5K3KBlack Friday '24Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/chloramphenicol-eye-ointment/trend)
## **Top chloramphenicol eye ointment search terms**
- **hylo night eye ointment**57K/yr-53.6%20.7% conv. - **hylo night**23K/yr-33.9%19.6% conv. - **hylo night eye ointment 5g**4K/yr-69.1%14.4% conv. - **hylo night eye gel**3K/yr-57.8%8.5% conv. - **hylo night ointment**3K/yr-68.8%15.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/chloramphenicol-eye-ointment/search-terms)
## **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.
0%15%£27K30%£54K45%£81K60%£108K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 5 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g**Fylde Clinic**£6.28**4.7★30 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXRYY7XV) [2**HYLO Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g**HYLO EYE CARE**£5.79**4.5★1,261 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08D7JG6L2) [3**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**£6.21**4.4★5,134 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078J1T49Y) [4**Xailin Night Preservative Free Eye Ointment 5 Grammes x3 Pack**Xailin**£13.13**4.5★208 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZCBH65O) [5**Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g-Shine**SHINE NUTRITIONS**£6.83**5.0★1 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H37XBW7J)
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g**Fylde Clinic**£6.28**30 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXRYY7XV) [**HYLO Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g**HYLO EYE CARE**£5.79**1,261 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08D7JG6L2) [**Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g-Shine**SHINE NUTRITIONS**£6.83**1 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H37XBW7J) [**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**£6.21**5,134 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078J1T49Y) [**Xailin Night Preservative Free Eye Ointment 5 Grammes x3 Pack**Xailin**£13.13**208 rev11y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZCBH65O)
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g**Fylde Clinic**£6.28**4.7★**▲ 153%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXRYY7XV) [**Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g-Shine**SHINE NUTRITIONS**£6.83**5.0★**▲ 152%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H37XBW7J) [**HYLO Night Eye Ointment - Preservative & Phosphate-Free Eye Cream for Dry Eyes While Sleeping 5g**HYLO EYE CARE**£5.79**4.5★**▼ 25%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08D7JG6L2) [**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**£6.21**4.4★**▼ 43%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078J1T49Y) [**Xailin Night Preservative Free Eye Ointment 5 Grammes x3 Pack**Xailin**£13.13**4.5★**▼ 70%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZCBH65O)
## **What buyers say about chloramphenicol eye ointment**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**24%
*“As described”*
**Eye-Hygiene**19%
*“Great for dry eye”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Seems to be a good product only been using it for a few days”*
**Ease Of Use**8%
*“Easy to use and very effective”*
**Efficiency**6%
*“Works very well”*
**Moist/Dry**5%
*“I now wake up with eyes that are genuinely moist in a way that feels very natural”*
**Allergies**5%
*“So far no irritation from this overnight eye gel”*
**Durability**2%
*“Works well and lasts a long time”*
**Protection**2%
*“Protection Against Dry”*
**Sleep Quality**2%
*“It gives me a long nights sleep”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Moist/Dry**9%
*“Dry eye”*
**Sleep Quality**8%
*“an incomplete blink from the friction going on in my sleep”*
**Allergies**7%
*“Im allergic to preservatives in eye drops”*
**Visibility**5%
*“Makes vision very blurry”*
**Pain Relief-Overall**5%
*“Very painful to use”*
**Comfort-Overall**5%
*“Did not like this at all,I've trying to put vaseline in your eyes, very uncomfortable”*
**Design-Overall**5%
*“This design fault makes the product unhygienic”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**5%
*“Not a great texture”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Seems expensive at first glance”*
**Image/Picture Clarity**4%
*“Does make them slightly blurry at the beginning”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**18%
**Product Condition**17%
**Contamination**9%
**Functionality-Overall**8%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**6%
**Leak-Proof**6%
**Value For Money**6%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**6%
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**3%
**Ease Of Use**3%
## **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.
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