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Elta Md Sunscreen

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 94% of clicks) — Elta Md Sunscreen doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Top 44% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +1 vs the category median of 47

Market size 27Growth 59Conversion 61Competition 20Returns 99Price range 87Avg price 95Brand share 15Review moat 23Quality gap 45
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Elta Md Sunscreen profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Elta Md Sunscreen is a £111K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Elta Md Sunscreen: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +34.0% over the last 90 days and 5.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£111K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr+34.0%88K
Conversion rate5.3%
Avg price£23.45

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand, so 6% of the market is open.

6%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 36
Top-5 product click share75%
Open market6%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement67%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews7,513

Top Elta Md Sunscreen 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 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£11K£22K£33K£44K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • The Ordinary40%
  • EltaMD18%
  • Lumiter17%
  • La Roche-Posay10%
  • COSRX8%
  • Beauty of Joseon4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Elta Md Sunscreen demand & seasonality

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

Volume88KCVR5.3%Products12Brands7Top 5 Brands94%OOS Rate23.1%Rating4.5★Reviews7,513Avg BSR#651
3K2KSpike '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top Elta Md Sunscreen search terms shoppers use

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

  • elta md sunscreen31K/yr
  • the ordinary spf10K/yr
  • elta md uv clear spf 4611K/yr
  • elta md10K/yr
  • the ordinary sunscreen5K/yr
  • elta md tinted sunscreen5K/yr
  • ordinary spf4K/yr
  • eltamd uv clear spf 465K/yr
  • eltamd uv clear broad-spectrum spf 463K/yr
  • eltamd3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Elta Md Sunscreen

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

What buyers love

68% of reviews
Suitability Combination Skin13%

Good for sensitive skin

Moist/Dry11%

Great face moisturiser

Quality-Overall10%

Love it good quality very comfortable bought for my sister too

Weight Light9%

Lightweight & no stingy eyes

Soft Feel6%

So silky smooth

What buyers complain about

52% of reviews
Allergies11%

Skin reaction

Value For Money8%

Expensive

Size-Overall7%

the size is kinda disappointing for that much

Oily/Greasy5%

Its a really greasy

Suitability Dry Skin4%

VERY MATTE VERY DRYING

Elta Md Sunscreen return rate & reasons

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

0.2%

Return rate

66%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
48%
2Value For Money
11%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%
4Suitability Combination Skin
5%
5Smell
4%

Common Elta Md Sunscreen questions

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

Flapen scores Elta Md Sunscreen 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £111K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +34.0% over the last 90 days.
Elta Md Sunscreen buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Allergies, Value For Money, Size-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.2%.