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Face Cream

Face Cream shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look

Top 13% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +9 vs the category median of 47

Market size 77Growth 21Conversion 83Competition 93Returns 100Price range 31Avg price 22Brand share 12Review moat 28Quality gap 37
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Face Cream profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Face Cream is a £941K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Face 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 -8.8% over the last 90 days and 8.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£941K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr150K
Search volume / yr-8.8%1.3M
Conversion rate8.9%
Avg price£8.01

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 404
Top-5 product click share22%
Open market5%
Avg brand age45 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 · 68 products

Sponsored placement72%
New entrants (1y)7· 6 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,664

Top Face 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (22% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£19K£38K£56K£75K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

404

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

22%

Top 20: 56%

Open market

3%

  • Olay42%
  • NIVEA22%
  • L'Oreal Paris21%
  • medicube6%
  • OLAY TOT EFF MOISTURISER CRM5%
  • Bealions2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 3%)

Face Cream demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.3MCVR8.9%Products68Brands10Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate1.3%Rating4.5★Reviews3,664Avg BSR#100
90K70KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Face Cream search terms shoppers use

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

  • olay267K/yr
  • nivea q1094K/yr
  • loreal face cream81K/yr
  • oil of olay93K/yr
  • anti wrinkle face cream87K/yr
  • anti aging face cream78K/yr
  • collagen face cream68K/yr
  • day cream67K/yr
  • olay moisturiser144K/yr
  • face cream for women over 6046K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Face Cream

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

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Moist/Dry13%

Excellent moisturiser

Value For Money12%

Excellent value

Quality-Overall11%

Excellent product as previously bought

Soft Feel10%

Leaves skin soft

Suitability Combination Skin9%

Great for sensitive skin

What buyers complain about

53% of reviews
Allergies10%

Skin reaction

Moist/Dry8%

Very dry

Suitability Dry Skin7%

drying on skin

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

Its still sticky

Skin Health5%

Burns skin

Face Cream return rate & reasons

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

0.0%

Return rate

23%

Fixable by listing

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

1Suitability Combination Skin
10%
2Quality-Overall
9%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
4Size-Overall
7%
5Value For Money
7%

Common Face Cream questions

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

Flapen scores Face Cream 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £941K/yr across 68 tracked products. 6 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -8.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Face Cream on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.