Hair Grips
Hair Grips shows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Top 11% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +10 vs the category median of 47
Is Hair Grips profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Hair Grips is a £368K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (827K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Hair Grips: 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 +18.8% over the last 90 days and 11.9% of searches end in a purchase.
£368K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand, so 33% of the market is open.
33%
open market share
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
Top Hair Grips products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Manicare Kirbigrips Black 5cm Pack Of 24 Waved Bobby Pins Grips For Styling Buns Updos Strong Secure Durable All Hair Types And Lengths Thick Curly Weddings Prom Hair Hairdressing Salon
- Price
- £1.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 457
- Age
- 8y ago
Laicky Bobby Pins 200Count Brown Hair Pins Hair Grips with Box for Women Lady Girls Kids Kirby Grips Invisible Wave Hairgrip Barrette Hair Clips Bulk Hair Accessories (Brown 5.2CM)
- Price
- £4.17
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,799
- Age
- 4y ago
150 Pieces Bobby Pins Hair Clips Hair Grips Kirby Grips for Women Hair Styling Pins with Storage Box (Brown)
- Price
- £4.56
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,762
- Age
- 4y ago
AnAsh Hair Pins 60 Pcs Bobby Pins for Women Hair Grips for Thick Thin Wavy Curly Long and Short Hair Perfect for daily Wearing Casual Party Travel & Weddings (Black)
- Price
- £3.00
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,615
- Age
- 3y ago
Cehony U Shaped Hair Pins 200 Count Buns Waved U-shaped Hair Pins for Updos with Box for Women Lady Girls Bobby Pins French Historical Hair Pin Hair Styling Pins Hair Accessories (Brown 2.4 Inch)
- Price
- £4.91
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,934
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
80 pcs Black Hair Bobby Pins for Thick Hair 5cm Long Hair Pins for Women Pins for Thick & Strong Hair Kirby Grips Curby Grips
- Price
- £2.54
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 91
- Age
- 3mo ago
Biribila Bobby Pins 5cm Long Hair Pins for Women with Box Hair Grips for Thicker & Strong Hair Ideal Hair Clips & kirby grips for All Types
- Price
- £2.89
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,195
- Age
- 3y ago
AnAsh Hair Pins 60 Pcs Bobby Pins for Women Hair Grips for Thick Thin Wavy Curly Long Short Hair Hair Clips for Styling Sectioning Wearing Casual Party Travel & Weddings (Brown)
- Price
- £3.03
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,615
- Age
- 3y ago
Aucuu 300 Pcs Bobby Pins Kit Hair Pins for Women Hair Grips Bobby Pins Brown 100 Brown Waved Hair P-ins 100 U Shaped H-air P-ins 100 White Elastic Bands with Storage Box
- Price
- £4.57
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 178
- Age
- 1y ago
300pcs Bobby Pins Kit Brown 100 Hair Pins for Women 100 U Shaped Hair Pins for Buns 100 Hair Bands with Box hair bun pins strong hair grips for women 2inch 2.36inch 2.75inch
- Price
- £4.48
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 42
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date80 pcs Black Hair Bobby Pins for Thick Hair 5cm Long Hair Pins for Women Pins for Thick & Strong Hair Kirby Grips Curby Grips
- Price
- £2.54
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 91
- Age
- 3mo ago
Xynovate 300pcs Bobby Pins Kit U Shaped Hair Pins for Women Hair Grips for Thick Thin Wavy Curly Long Short Styling Sectioning Wearing CasualBrown
- Price
- £4.81
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 120
- Age
- 11mo ago
Aucuu 300 Pcs Bobby Pins Kit Hair Pins for Women Hair Grips Bobby Pins Brown 100 Brown Waved Hair P-ins 100 U Shaped H-air P-ins 100 White Elastic Bands with Storage Box
- Price
- £4.57
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 178
- Age
- 1y ago
300pcs Bobby Pins Kit Brown 100 Hair Pins for Women 100 U Shaped Hair Pins for Buns 100 Hair Bands with Box hair bun pins strong hair grips for women 2inch 2.36inch 2.75inch
- Price
- £4.48
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 42
- Age
- 1y ago
80 pcs Brown Hair Bobby Pins for Thick Hair 5cm Long Hair Pins for Women Pins for Thick & Strong Hair Kirby Grips Curby Grips
- Price
- £2.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 91
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
26
Top-5 brand share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
26%
- ANASH16%
- Manicare15%
- Laicky15%
- Famvida11%
- OWill9%
- Cehony7%
Hair Grips demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Hair Grips search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- bobby pins182K/yr
- hair pins196K/yr
- hair grips158K/yr
- hair pins for women95K/yr
- hair grips for women70K/yr
- kirby grips43K/yr
- hair grip24K/yr
- hair grips for fine hair15K/yr
- hairpins10K/yr
- strong hair grips6K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hair Grips
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
91% of reviews“Good quality pins with a handy container”
“much cheaper”
“do the job”
“Easy to use”
“good size”
What buyers complain about
77% of reviews“Wont stay put in my hair”
“Catches on your hair pulling it out of place”
“they definitely are not a bargain when you need to spend more money in the end”
“I do not know how these come up when searching for hair grips that suit long hair these wouldnt even hold short and thin hair”
“Absolutely awful, broke the second they went in my hair”
Hair Grips return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.2%
Return rate
49%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Hair Grips questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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