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day and night cream

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Soft demand (-23.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 13Conversion 71Competition 42Returns 100Price range 62Avg price 69Brand share 28Review moat 32Quality gap 32

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good6.5%

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

Avg price

Good£14.29

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£2.16–£35.67

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

Competition

Okay60%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,311.91

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay88%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Bad£59K

£59K/yr · 64K searches

Growth

Bad-23.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, day and night cream is a £59K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (64K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

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

day and night cream market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£57K–£71K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.5%
Avg BSR
#244
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
55%
Out of stock
15.9%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
144 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

252

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

8%

  • Olay66%
  • NIVEA8%
  • L'Oreal Paris6%
  • Lacura Anti-Wrinkle5%
  • medicube4%
  • No74%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -23.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×

Top day and night cream search terms

  • day and night cream25K/yr
  • olay day and night cream8K/yr
  • day and night cream set for women4K/yr
  • olay gift set for women12K/yr
  • olay gift set7K/yr
  • oil of olay gift sets for women8K/yr
All search terms

Top day and night cream 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%£6K20%£12K30%£18K40%£24K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about day and night cream

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall14%

“Luxury quality at affordable price”

Moist/Dry13%

“Excellent moisturiser”

Soft Feel12%

“Goes on smoothly”

Suitability Combination Skin11%

“It makes my skin feel lovely”

Value For Money10%

“Worth the money”

Suitability Dry Skin6%

“Really good for sensitive dry skin”

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

“Face glow”

Absorbency4%

“easily absorbed”

Smell4%

“fresh smelling”

Texture/Consistency-Overall3%

“this has improved texture”

What buyers complain about

Adhesion/Stickiness14%

“the stickiness remained”

Allergies11%

“Allergic Reaction”

Moist/Dry11%

“Moisturiser doesn't help”

Suitability Dry Skin10%

“Unfortunately made my skin dry”

Skin Health6%

“My face is red and burning”

Smell4%

“I did not like the fragrance of it at all”

Value For Money4%

“Waste of money”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“hate the texture”

Absorbency3%

“Didn't absorb”

Oily/Greasy3%

“Very greasy”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%
Suitability Combination Skin13%
Quality-Overall8%
Value For Money7%
Ingredients-Overall6%
Moist/Dry4%
Leak-Proof4%
Ease Of Use4%
Smell4%
Wrinkles4%

Common questions

Is day and night cream profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £59K/yr across 22 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the day and night cream niche?
10 brands and 252 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in day and night cream?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Allergies, Moist/Dry. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for day and night cream peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the day and night cream niche?
Listings span £2.16–£35.67; the average listing price is £14.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,312 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.