Is hair net profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £124K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).

How competitive is the hair net niche?

13 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in hair net?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.3%.

When does demand for hair net peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the hair net niche?

Listings span £2.78–£15.64; the average listing price is £5.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 673 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

hair net

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.78–$15.64) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.2%

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

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good672.53

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay84%

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

Market size

Okay£124K

£124K/yr · 218K searches

Growth

Okay+0.3%

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

Competition

Bad76%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad£5.56

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£2.78–£15.64

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hair net is a £124K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (218K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

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

hair net market data

Units sold / yr: 20K–25K; avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr: £111K–£139K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 10.2%
Avg BSR: #355
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 80%
Sponsored: 93%
Out of stock: 4.6%
Avg brand age: 30 months
Avg seller age: 191 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

ZefeqCo35%
RAP Gloves27%
YTBYT10%
JARA8%
Omnitex4%
Generic3%
Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 14%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +0.3% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Open Trend

Top hair net search terms

hair net93K/yr +6.0%4.6% conv.
hair nets49K/yr +4.3%6.7% conv.
hair nets for catering27K/yr -23.5%6.4% conv.
hairnets11K/yr +20.7%6.2% conv.
hairnet13K/yr -9.3%5.1% conv.
hairnets for kitchen9K/yr -5.4%7.1% conv.
disposable hair nets5K/yr +19.1%8.5% conv.
hair nets for women6K/yr -39.3%3.7% conv.
black hair net3K/yr +18.4%2.8% conv.
hair net for cooking3K/yr -1.8%5.1% conv.

All search terms

Top hair net 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

ZefeqCo Hair Net - Pack of 100-24 Invisible Nylon Hair Nets for Men and Women - Perfect for Hair Buns Sleeping & Kitchen Food Service - Black Standard black One Size

ZefeqCo£5.834.6★2,296 rev

Disposable Hair Nets Mob Caps Blue 100pcs Bulk Premium Hair Covers with Double Elastic Lightweight and Breathable Hygiene Caps Ideal for Kitchen Catering Food Handling and Medical Safety Use.

RAP Gloves£4.804.3★49 rev

Disposable Hair Nets Mob Caps White 100pcs Bulk Premium Hair Covers with Double Elastic Lightweight and Breathable Hygiene Caps Ideal for Kitchen Catering Food Handling and Medical Safety Use.

RAP Gloves£4.714.3★49 rev

YTBYT 2 Pcs Hair Nets for Sleeping in Mesh Crochet Hair Net Mesh Wig Caps for Womens Keep Curls Hair Sleeping (Black)

YTBYT£4.533.7★142 rev

2 X Nylon Sleep-in Hair Nets with Elastic Edge - Stretch to Fit Hair nets for Buns and Sleeping in Suitable for Cooks Dancers Laboratory & More (Brown)

JARA£3.123.7★766 rev

Newest

by launch date

Benaewa 100 Pcs Disposable Hair Nets Breathable Elastic Hair Nets for Catering Sleeping

Benaewa£10.048 rev

8mo ago

Disposable Hair Nets Mob Caps Blue 100pcs Bulk Premium Hair Covers with Double Elastic Lightweight and Breathable Hygiene Caps Ideal for Kitchen Catering Food Handling and Medical Safety Use.

RAP Gloves£4.8049 rev

9mo ago

Disposable Hair Nets Mob Caps White 100pcs Bulk Premium Hair Covers with Double Elastic Lightweight and Breathable Hygiene Caps Ideal for Kitchen Catering Food Handling and Medical Safety Use.

RAP Gloves£4.7149 rev

9mo ago

XWYDZ 20Pcs Elastic Hair Nets - Breathable Mesh Caps for Catering & Food Service Unisex Kitchen Hairnets with Stretch Edge for Sleeping Salon Cooking

XWYDZ£3.4744 rev

1y ago

HOT BARGAINS 300 X Disposable Hair Nets Blue Hair Net Non-Woven Surgical Caps Hair Net For Cooking Hair Nets For Catering Size 21

HOT BARGAINS£15.6422 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about hair net

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall41%

“Good calue”

Value For Money16%

“Value for mobey”

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%

“Does the job”

Ease Of Use5%

“easy to use”

Weight Light5%

“Very light to wear”

Suitability Straight Hair5%

“Work perfect for hair”

Durability3%

“Excellent, just what I was looking for, strong and feel durable”

Size-Overall3%

“Great size”

Strength3%

“Great, nice and big and strong”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall23%

“Disappointed with the quality”

Size-Overall19%

“Too small”

Value For Money17%

“Not worth the money”

Strength9%

“said they're very flimsy”

Thickness7%

“described as thick”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity7%

“after a while elastic”

Suitability Straight Hair7%

“Not quite as good as a hair net I had recently”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“selling description and image misleading”

Color3%

“2 stars because they are definitely black”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall23%

Quality-Overall18%

Color14%

Gap/Hole9%

Thin9%

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Material Quality5%

Defective Material/Parts3%

Shape/Style3%

Hard Feel3%

Common questions

Is hair net profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £124K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the hair net niche?: 13 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hair net?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for hair net peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the hair net niche?: Listings span £2.78–£15.64; the average listing price is £5.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 673 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.