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Dark Red Hair Dye

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.16–$13.36) — Dark Red Hair Dye doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Ranks 1,867 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −6 vs the category median of 47

Market size 16Growth 16Conversion 34Competition 58Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 53Review moat 25Quality gap 67
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Dark Red Hair Dye profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Dark Red Hair Dye is a £66K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (345K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Dark Red Hair Dye: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -19.0% over the last 90 days and 2.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£66K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-19.0%345K
Conversion rate2.7%
Avg price£6.97

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand, so 27% of the market is open.

27%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 107
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market27%
Avg brand age74 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 · 23 products

Sponsored placement74%
New entrants (1y)7· 6 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews4,634

Top Dark Red Hair Dye 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 take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£7K£13K£20K£26K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

107

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

20%

  • Garnier26%
  • LIVE21%
  • Olia10%
  • Clairol9%
  • L'ORÉAL8%
  • NUTRISSE7%

Dark Red Hair Dye demand & seasonality

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

Volume345KCVR2.7%Products23Brands12Top 5 Brands73%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.3★Reviews4,634Avg BSR#87
10K6KSpike '25NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top Dark Red Hair Dye search terms shoppers use

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

  • dark red hair dye69K/yr
  • cherry red hair dye76K/yr
  • cherry cola hair dye35K/yr
  • black cherry hair dye32K/yr
  • deep red hair dye19K/yr
  • dark cherry red hair dye22K/yr
  • cherry red hair dye permanent13K/yr
  • dark red hair dye permanent11K/yr
  • cherry hair dye14K/yr
  • dark cherry hair dye11K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dark Red Hair Dye

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Color44%

true colour

Suitability Colored Hair8%

A great way to quickly colour your hair

Quality-Overall7%

Olia a good make

Durability4%

Stays well

Ease Of Use4%

this was such an easy way to do it

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Color31%

Colour didnt suit me

Suitability Colored Hair11%

Very harsh dye on the hair

Functionality-Overall4%

It doesnt work

Leak-Proof3%

I wouldnt use this is you want consent leaking I go to bed sweat abit and I wake up with a pink face and pink neck and the black I used did not even stay in my hair for one wash

Value For Money2%

Not value for money

Dark Red Hair Dye return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

100%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
50%
2Suitability Colored Hair
50%

Common Dark Red Hair Dye questions

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

Flapen scores Dark Red Hair Dye 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £66K/yr across 23 tracked products. 6 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -19.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Dark Red Hair Dye on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep, where the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.