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coconut shampoo

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 8Growth 25Conversion 66Competition 17Returns 100Price range 22Avg price 34Brand share 0Review moat 67Quality gap 50

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good815.38

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay£10.09

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-0.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Bad£4.66–£17.84

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Bad79%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£33K

£33K/yr · 55K searches

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, coconut shampoo is a £33K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (55K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

coconut shampoo market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£40K–£50K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.9%
Avg BSR
#1,235
Page quality
0%
Prime
54%
Sponsored
23%
Out of stock
2.9%
Avg brand age
69 months
Avg seller age
157 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 rising

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Palmer's93%
  • Epished5%
  • Generic2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top coconut shampoo search terms

  • palmers shampoo17K/yr
  • palmers shampoo and conditioner21K/yr
  • palmers conditioner6K/yr
  • palmers coconut shampoo7K/yr
  • palmers hair4K/yr
All search terms

Top coconut shampoo 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%10%£3K20%£7K30%£10K40%£13K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about coconut shampoo

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Smell23%

“The cream is so nice for my hair, it makes my hair shiny and smells nice”

Quality-Overall18%

“Absolutely brilliant shampoo”

Moist/Dry8%

“It grows my Afro hair and a good skin moisture for me and ex husband”

Suitability Straight Hair8%

“I have very long fine hair on the dry side”

Hair Growth8%

“It grows my Afro hair and a good skin moisture for me and ex husband”

Hair Removal5%

“This is a must buy product if you want to repair damage hair”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to open”

Hair Styling4%

“Just what I needed to finish of my curls after washing”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“Clean, simple, and professional”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As expected”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money37%

“Could be cheaper”

Oily/Greasy20%

“Haven't used much up to now use sparely as it is very greasey”

Smell10%

“it smells Devine the coconut smell lingers for a couple of days”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Its too small and false advertisement”

Size-Overall7%

“Its too small”

Top return reasons

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting100%

Common questions

Is coconut shampoo profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £33K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
How competitive is the coconut shampoo niche?
3 brands and 78 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 79% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in coconut shampoo?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Oily/Greasy, Smell. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for coconut shampoo peak?
Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the coconut shampoo niche?
Listings span £4.66–£17.84; the average listing price is £10.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 815 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.