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Curl Cream

Curl Cream shows low returns (0.1%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 80% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look

Top 26% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +5 vs the category median of 47

Market size 52Growth 35Conversion 90Competition 17Returns 99Price range 73Avg price 54Brand share 26Review moat 24Quality gap 76
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Curl Cream profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Curl Cream is a £328K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (246K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Apr–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Curl Cream: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +8.0% over the last 90 days and 10.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£328K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+8.0%246K
Conversion rate10.7%
Avg price£12.51

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand, so 11% of the market is open.

11%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 71
Top-5 product click share80%
Open market11%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)4· 4 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews5,951

Top Curl Cream 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 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£33K£66K£98K£131K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 flat

Sellers

71

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • BSSET28%
  • wavy24%
  • Slick Gorilla23%
  • CANTU10%
  • BASED BODYWORKS6%
  • Only Curls3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Curl Cream demand & seasonality

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

Volume246KCVR10.7%Products14Brands10Top 5 Brands89%OOS Rate1.7%Rating4.3★Reviews5,951Avg BSR#76
25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Apr, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.3×

Top Curl Cream search terms shoppers use

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

  • curl cream men38K/yr
  • based curl cream30K/yr
  • bsset curl cream34K/yr
  • wavy16K/yr
  • wavy curl cream14K/yr
  • mens curl cream17K/yr
  • slick gorilla curl cream18K/yr
  • curling cream men14K/yr
  • wave cream8K/yr
  • best curl cream16K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Curl Cream

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

What buyers love

72% of reviews
Quality-Overall16%

Excellent product

Smell16%

The scent is fresh

Suitability Curly Hair12%

Great for curly hair

Hair Styling7%

brings out my curls well this is my 5th time purchasing

Value For Money6%

Good value

What buyers complain about

49% of reviews
Hair Related9%

Caused my hair to stick out oddly

Value For Money8%

Bit expensive

Functionality-Overall6%

Doesn't work for me

Smell5%

the smell is devine

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

Sticky

Curl Cream return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

14%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
19%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
9%
3Leak-Proof
8%
4Suitability Short Hair
7%
5Defective Material/Parts
5%

Common Curl Cream questions

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

Flapen scores Curl Cream 52/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £328K/yr across 14 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +8.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Curl Cream on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Apr–Dec, where the busiest month runs 6.3× the quietest.