Hair Dye
MaybeAn estimated 0.1% of orders come back. But prices span $2.47–$9.18, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Hair Dye is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 53 / 100Top 22% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +6 vs the category median of 4753
- Market size
- £931K/yr4.6M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -1.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 34%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 194 sellers
Flapen Score
Hair Dye against its category
The dotted line is the Beauty average. Past it, Hair Dye is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Hair Dye market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Hair Dye 4.6M times last year and spent an estimated £931K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 4.6M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -1.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £931K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 4.6M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -1.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £931Ka year
- Peak month
- April1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- hair dye1.5M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.81.
Listings sell for £5.81 on average, from £2.47 to £9.18. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 200K to 250K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £5.81 that is £12K to £15K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.81under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.47–£9.18
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 200K–250K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,000–2,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £12K–£15K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #19 within Hair Colour. It carries 8,591 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 83%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.2%
- Average rank
- #19in Hair Colour
- Average rating
- 4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 8,591per listing
- Listings tracked
- 66
04 · Newcomers
7 of last year's 7 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
7 products launched here in the last 12 months. 7 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 65 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 7
- Successful launches
- 7Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 65 months
Products
Top Hair Dye products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 20, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Garnier Olia 5.0 Brown oil-powered no-ammonia. 100% grey coverage. Luminous long-lasting vibrant brown hair color with exceptional shine and a healthy nourished feel.
- Price
- £6.73
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 28,518
- Age
- 13y ago

Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Color Hair Dye. For 100% Grey Coverage and a cool sophisticated 8-week colour No-ammonia Vegan formula Modern Iced Coffee Tone Shade: 4.15 Iced Coffee Brown
- Price
- £5.58
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 38,564
- Age
- 14y ago

Schwarzkopf Oleo Intense Permanent Oil Colour 4-86 Chocolate Brown 100% Grey Coverage Conditioner with HaptIQ System Long-Lasting Colour Ammonia Free Hair Dye
- Price
- £4.76
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 2,884
- Age
- 3y ago

Garnier GOOD Permanent Hair Dye 4.0 Cacao Brown. Achieve 100% grey coverage and 8-week colour. No ammonia vegan shea butter formula offers rich natural tones for all hair types.
- Price
- £6.83
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 180
- Age
- 3y ago

CLAIROL NICEN EASY CRÈME PERMANENT HAIR DYE - 4 DARK BROWN
- Price
- £5.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,927
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Clairol Nicen Easy Crème Natural Looking Oil Infused Permanent Hair Dye 6.5 Lightest Brown
- Price
- £5.23
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 13,976
- Age
- 8y ago

Schwarzkopf LIVE Intense Colour 099 Deep Black Long-lasting Permanent Black Hair Dye With Extra Colour Refresh Gloss
- Price
- £5.48
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 854
- Age
- 6mo ago

Schwarzkopf LIVE Intense Colour 088 Urban Brown Long-lasting Permanent Brown Hair Dye With Extra Colour Refresh Gloss
- Price
- £5.48
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 854
- Age
- 6mo ago

Clairol Nicen Easy Crème Natural Looking Oil Infused Permanent Hair Dye 5A Medium Ash Brown
- Price
- £5.28
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 13,976
- Age
- 8y ago

Schwarzkopf Creme Supreme 5-60 Chocolate Brown Permanent Hair Dye Caring Hair Dye Colouration with 3-Step Bonding System Against Damage 100% Grey Coverage
- Price
- £7.63
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 226
- Age
- 6mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Schwarzkopf LIVE Intense Colour 088 Urban Brown Long-lasting Permanent Brown Hair Dye With Extra Colour Refresh Gloss
- Price
- £5.48
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 854
- Age
- 6mo ago

Schwarzkopf Creme Supreme 5-60 Chocolate Brown Permanent Hair Dye Caring Hair Dye Colouration with 3-Step Bonding System Against Damage 100% Grey Coverage
- Price
- £7.63
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 226
- Age
- 6mo ago

Schwarzkopf LIVE Intense Colour 099 Deep Black Long-lasting Permanent Black Hair Dye With Extra Colour Refresh Gloss
- Price
- £5.48
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 854
- Age
- 6mo ago

Palette Deluxe Creme Colouration 4-0 Dark Brown Hair Dye Permanent Hair Dye Long-Lasting Hair Colouring with Moisture Retention Treatment and 100% Grey Coverage
- Price
- £2.53
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 872
- Age
- 1y ago

Palette Deluxe Creme Colouration 3-65 Chocolate Brown Hair Dye Permanent Hair Dye Long-Lasting Hair Colouring with Moisture Retention Treatment and 100% Grey Coverage
- Price
- £2.47
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 872
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 34% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
12 rising
Sellers
194
Est. top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 67%
Open market
10%
- Garnier35%
- Clairol25%
- Olia11%
- Schwarzkopf7%
- L'Oreal Paris7%
- LIVE5%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)
Demand
Hair Dye search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Hair Dye search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- hair dye1.5M/yr
- brown hair dye419K/yr
- hair colour372K/yr
- semi permanent hair dye347K/yr
- hair dye permanent286K/yr
- garnier hair dye245K/yr
- dark brown hair dye240K/yr
- light brown hair dye174K/yr
- garnier good hair dye105K/yr
- nice and easy hair dye131K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hair Dye
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Wrong colour”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
19 topics
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FAQ
Common Hair Dye questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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