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Hair Treatment

Hair Treatment shows low returns (0.1%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

50
Worth a look

Top 34% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +3 vs the category median of 47

Market size 78Growth 17Conversion 87Competition 6Returns 99Price range 78Avg price 86Brand share 0Review moat 14Quality gap 68
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Hair Treatment profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Hair Treatment is a £1.0M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (520K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Hair Treatment: 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 -15.2% over the last 90 days and 10.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£1.0M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr50K
Search volume / yr-15.2%520K
Conversion rate10.0%
Avg price£19.29

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 33
Top-5 product click share93%
Open market0%
Avg brand age52 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 · 8 products

Sponsored placement63%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews23,693

Top Hair Treatment 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

The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£101K£201K£302K£403K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 rising

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • OLAPLEX58%
  • L'Oreal Paris40%
  • K182%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Hair Treatment demand & seasonality

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

Volume520KCVR10.0%Products8Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.3★Reviews23,693Avg BSR#11
60K40KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top Hair Treatment search terms shoppers use

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

  • olaplex no.3150K/yr
  • growplex58K/yr
  • elvive growth booster67K/yr
  • loreal growth booster54K/yr
  • loreal elvive growth booster36K/yr
  • olaplex no 318K/yr
  • olaplex 320K/yr
  • growplex vitafoam minoxidil8K/yr
  • growth booster14K/yr
  • loreal growth booster serum16K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hair Treatment

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Hair Growth19%

Really improved hair

Quality-Overall17%

Fabulous product

Soft Feel10%

Hair feels soft

Value For Money10%

Excellent value for money

Smell7%

Lovely smell

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Hair Related16%

hair was TERRIBLE after it

Value For Money15%

not worth the price

Size-Overall9%

Very small

Moist/Dry5%

my hair felt a bit dry after use

Allergies4%

it was obvious that I was allergic to something in the ingredients

Hair Treatment return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

15%

Fixable by listing

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

1Value For Money
13%
2Size-Overall
12%
3Suitability Short Hair
12%
4Functionality-Overall
11%
5Moist/Dry
7%

Common Hair Treatment questions

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

Flapen scores Hair Treatment 50/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £1.0M/yr across 8 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -15.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Hair Treatment on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.