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Hair Curler

Hair Curler shows a $3.1M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

60
Worth a look

Top 6% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +13 vs the category median of 47

Market size 96Growth 17Conversion 35Competition 83Returns 44Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 49Review moat 27Quality gap 76
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Hair Curler profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Hair Curler is a £3.1M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (4.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.

Hair Curler: 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 -16.9% over the last 90 days and 2.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£3.1M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr125K
Search volume / yr-16.9%4.2M
Conversion rate2.8%
Avg price£27.15

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand, so 25% of the market is open.

25%

open market share

Brands · sellers22 · 109
Top-5 product click share32%
Open market25%
Avg brand age30 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 50 products

Sponsored placement90%
New entrants (1y)7· 7 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews3,810

Top Hair Curler 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 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£94K£188K£283K£377K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

109

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

21%

  • TYMO29%
  • TRESemmé16%
  • BaByliss15%
  • JAETON10%
  • UNOBEY6%
  • ELEHOT-Store3%

Hair Curler demand & seasonality

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

Volume4.2MCVR2.8%Products50Brands22Top 5 Brands75%OOS Rate5.5%Rating4.3★Reviews3,810Avg BSR#23
150K100KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top Hair Curler search terms shoppers use

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

  • hair curler1.2M/yr
  • curling wand527K/yr
  • curling tongs290K/yr
  • curling iron234K/yr
  • tymo curl pro plus297K/yr
  • curler184K/yr
  • babyliss hair curler153K/yr
  • hair curlers157K/yr
  • hair curler automatic rotating112K/yr
  • tymo185K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hair Curler

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

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Ease Of Use43%

- Easy to operate

Quality-Overall18%

Excellent Quality

Value For Money14%

Excellent value

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Description is accurate

Weight Light3%

I was pleased by how lightweight this curler is

What buyers complain about

66% of reviews
Durability11%

Broken

Ease Of Use9%

So, unable to to use it

Heating9%

Takes 20 seconds to heat up

Suitability Curly Hair7%

Doesn't curl well at all

Hair Curling6%

Doesn't Curl

Hair Curler return rate & reasons

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

3.5%

Return rate

25%

Fixable by listing

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

1Hair Curling
17%
2Size-Overall
16%
3Functionality-Overall
16%
4Heating
9%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%

Common Hair Curler questions

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

Flapen scores Hair Curler 60/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £3.1M/yr across 50 tracked products. 7 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -16.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Hair Curler on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.