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grey hair spray

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.27–$8.72) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 6Growth 7Conversion 86Competition 59Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 69Review moat 54Quality gap 96

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Incredible3.9★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Great9.7%

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

Brand share

Good64%

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

Competition

Good50%

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

Review moat

Good1,334.6

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad£6.09

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-36.8%

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

Market size

Bad£24K

£24K/yr · 40K searches

Price range

Bad£3.27–£8.72

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, grey hair spray is a £24K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (40K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 20, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

grey hair spray market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£18K–£24K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.7%
Avg BSR
#473
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
80%
Out of stock
4.9%
Avg brand age
48 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

19 rising

Sellers

84

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

31%

  • HIESGIE20%
  • Party Success17%
  • RUICHING12%
  • PaintGlow8%
  • Mifeloy6%
  • Amzsudy5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -36.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top grey hair spray search terms

  • grey hair spray23K/yr
  • silver hair spray8K/yr
  • silver hair spray temporary5K/yr
  • grey hair spray temporary4K/yr
All search terms

Top grey hair spray 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%4%£9578%£2K12%£3K16%£4K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about grey hair spray

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow18%

“Glitter is so good”

Quality-Overall17%

“Good Quality”

Color14%

“blends well with existing colour”

Suitability Colored Hair7%

“Great for covering up the greys in between hairdresser visits”

Coverage6%

“Covers well”

Value For Money4%

“Inexpensive brightner for hair”

Hair Styling3%

“Magic retouch hair root dye”

Ease Of Application3%

“perfect application”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Product does what it says”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money13%

“can buy cheaper in shop”

Size-Overall11%

“Packaging too big for small item”

Suitability Colored Hair11%

“This disappears into your scalp so not visible on hair at all”

Color10%

“And not once did my hair colour go grey”

Ease Of Cleaning9%

“messy to wash out”

Jamming/Clogging5%

“Got clogged up straight away”

Moist/Dry4%

“It also left my beard feeling very dry rather than conditioned”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“It was unfortunately not suitable as the Amazon description did not match the directions on the can”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Product doesnt work”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“It was unfortunately not suitable as the Amazon description did not match the directions on the can”

Top return reasons

Color37%
Functionality-Overall13%
Defective Material/Parts7%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Moist/Dry4%
Suitability Short Hair4%
Suitability Colored Hair4%
Durability3%
Quality-Overall3%
Compatibility-Overall3%

Common questions

Is grey hair spray profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £24K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -36.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the grey hair spray niche?
19 brands and 84 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in grey hair spray?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Size-Overall, Suitability Colored Hair. The return rate is 0.2%.
What does it cost to enter the grey hair spray niche?
Listings span £3.27–£8.72; the average listing price is £6.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,335 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.