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eczema cream

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.67–$16.81) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 75Growth 17Conversion 97Competition 21Returns 100Price range 13Avg price 22Brand share 21Review moat 24Quality gap 27

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible15.3%

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

Market size

Great£868K

£868K/yr · 708K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad5,732.86

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad£8.02

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-16.6%

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

Price range

Bad£2.67–£16.81

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, eczema cream is a £868K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (708K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

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

eczema cream market data

Units sold / yr
100K–125K
avg 6,000–8,000/product
Revenue / yr
£802K–£1.0M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
15.3%
Avg BSR
#30
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
71%
Out of stock
2.4%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
157 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

96

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Epaderm72%
  • Cetraben10%
  • Oilatum4%
  • Guuizos3%
  • Generic2%
  • Doublebase2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Top eczema cream search terms

  • eczema cream249K/yr
  • epaderm cream125K/yr
  • eczema60K/yr
  • epaderm52K/yr
  • epiderm cream46K/yr
  • eczema cream adults53K/yr
  • cream for eczema24K/yr
  • epiderm23K/yr
  • epaderm cream 500g pump dispenser13K/yr
  • cream for dyshidrotic eczema5K/yr
All search terms

Top eczema 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%£87K20%£174K30%£260K40%£347K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about eczema cream

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

What buyers love

Moist/Dry13%

“providing good moisturising”

Value For Money13%

“Good value for money”

Itch Relief10%

“Itch relief”

Quality-Overall10%

“Great cream”

Allergies10%

“Great on irritated skin”

Efficiency6%

“Works ok”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“as advertised”

Absorbency3%

“Absorbent”

Soft Feel2%

“Smooth”

Skin Health2%

“Helped my skin condition greatly”

What buyers complain about

Allergies21%

“I get very dry patches on my skin”

Functionality-Overall9%

“Didnt work”

Smell9%

“Smells chemical”

Moist/Dry4%

“it also means its not the best moisturiser”

Size-Overall4%

“Its too big for my liking”

Itch Relief3%

“Didnt take the itching away for hours”

Value For Money3%

“pricey”

Skin Health2%

“This stuff actually seems to give some parts of my body a burning sensation”

Thickness2%

“Quite a thick cream”

De-Grease2%

“Rather too greasy”

Common questions

Is eczema cream profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £868K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the eczema cream niche?
9 brands and 96 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in eczema cream?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Allergies, Functionality-Overall, Smell. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for eczema cream peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the eczema cream niche?
Listings span £2.67–£16.81; the average listing price is £8.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,733 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.