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Face Oil

soft demand (-22.7% this quarter) — Face Oil doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Ranks 1,175 of 2,481 Beauty niches · on the category median

Market size 30Growth 14Conversion 63Competition 50Returns 100Price range 65Avg price 38Brand share 77Review moat 19Quality gap 33
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Face Oil profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Face Oil is a £134K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (229K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Face Oil: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -22.7% over the last 90 days and 5.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£134K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-22.7%229K
Conversion rate5.5%
Avg price£10.57

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand, so 42% of the market is open.

42%

open market share

Brands · sellers21 · 135
Top-5 product click share55%
Open market42%
Avg brand age51 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 · 23 products

Sponsored placement87%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews15,341

Top Face Oil 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 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£7K£13K£20K£27K101001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

135

Top-5 brand share

58%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

36%

  • The Ordinary20%
  • Palmer's13%
  • BYOMA11%
  • Revolution Pro8%
  • UPCIRCLE7%
  • Q+A6%

Face Oil demand & seasonality

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

Volume229KCVR5.5%Products23Brands21Top 5 Brands58%OOS Rate4.1%Rating4.5★Reviews15,341Avg BSR#152
8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Face Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • face oil109K/yr
  • facial oil40K/yr
  • face oils for women38K/yr
  • facial oils for women14K/yr
  • face oil anti-ageing7K/yr
  • facial oil for mature skin4K/yr
  • oil for face3K/yr
  • face oil for dry skin4K/yr
  • organic face oil3K/yr
  • face oils3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Face Oil

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

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Quality-Overall16%

Excellent product

Suitability Combination Skin14%

Good for my skin

Moist/Dry9%

Hydrates skin

Soft Feel9%

Feels smooth

Value For Money8%

Worth it

What buyers complain about

54% of reviews
Allergies13%

Skin Irritation

Smell12%

overpowering scent

Skin Health6%

Burnt my skin

Value For Money5%

high price point

Oily/Greasy3%

It is greasy

Face Oil return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

12%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
9%
2Quality-Overall
8%
3Skin Health
8%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
5Leak-Proof
8%

Common Face Oil questions

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

Flapen scores Face Oil 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £134K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -22.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Face Oil on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.