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hair colour remover

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Soft demand (-16.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 52Growth 17Conversion 63Competition 23Returns 97Price range 24Avg price 24Brand share 47Review moat 39Quality gap 97

Quality gap

Incredible3.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good5.5%

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

Market size

Good£313K

£313K/yr · 646K searches

Brand share

Okay77%

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

Review moat

Okay2,594.83

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad£8.73

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£6.75–£17.57

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

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-16.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hair colour remover is a £313K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (646K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

hair colour remover market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 2,500–3,000/product
Revenue / yr
£349K–£437K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.5%
Avg BSR
#62
Page quality
0%
Prime
83%
Sponsored
58%
Out of stock
6.7%
Avg brand age
65 months
Avg seller age
164 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

129

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

  • JoBaz29%
  • Scott Cornwall15%
  • PROVOKE12%
  • Colour B411%
  • Color Oops10%
  • Crazy Color5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 18%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top hair colour remover search terms

  • hair colour remover193K/yr
  • hair dye remover113K/yr
  • colour remover hair dye64K/yr
  • colour remover41K/yr
  • hair stripper for dyed hair35K/yr
  • hair stripper23K/yr
  • hair colour remover for dyed hair22K/yr
  • colour oops25K/yr
  • colour stripper hair dye remover18K/yr
  • colour b416K/yr
All search terms

Top hair colour remover 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%£31K20%£63K30%£94K40%£125K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hair colour remover

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

What buyers love

Color16%

“gave good colour”

Quality-Overall12%

“The condition seems decent”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“The item is as described”

Smell8%

“The smell is strong, true,”

Suitability Colored Hair5%

“It got the blue out of my hair so Im very happy”

Efficiency5%

“Effective”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Follow instructions”

Value For Money3%

“Worth buying”

Ease Of Use3%

“the process was straightforward”

Color Fading/Discoloration2%

“Surprisingly, my hair has remained in good condition, despite colouring and removing the dye fairly soon afterwards”

What buyers complain about

Color19%

“it came out way too dark”

Smell18%

“Smells awful”

Functionality-Overall14%

“Doesnt do what it says”

Suitability Colored Hair7%

“Made absolutely no difference to my hair colour”

Value For Money6%

“Not worth the expense”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“Bad instructions”

Damage/Burn Hair3%

“It also leaves your hair feeling so so so dry and damaged, I had to apply a tub of mask to my hair afterwards”

Hair Related3%

“however it absolutely fried my hair”

Moist/Dry2%

“it was a little dry after all the rinsing”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Not as described”

Top return reasons

Suitability Short Hair19%
Functionality-Overall19%
Advertised Vs Actual Product14%
Suitability Colored Hair7%
Color6%
Value For Money5%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Product Condition3%
Damage/Burn Hair3%
Ease Of Use3%

Common questions

Is hair colour remover profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £313K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -16.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the hair colour remover niche?
11 brands and 129 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hair colour remover?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Smell, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
When does demand for hair colour remover peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the hair colour remover niche?
Listings span £6.75–£17.57; the average listing price is £8.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,595 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.