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Keratin Oil

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Keratin Oil doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Ranks 1,759 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −5 vs the category median of 47

Market size 35Growth 25Conversion 83Competition 25Returns 99Price range 36Avg price 28Brand share 0Review moat 61Quality gap 50
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Keratin Oil profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Keratin Oil is a £173K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (208K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Keratin Oil: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +0.3% over the last 90 days and 9.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£173K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr+0.3%208K
Conversion rate9.0%
Avg price£9.30

Who owns the niche?

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

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 99
Top-5 product click share70%
Open market0%
Avg brand age50 months

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 · 19 products

Sponsored placement58%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,070

Top Keratin Oil 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 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£9K£17K£26K£35K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

99

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Beauty Works51%
  • Pantene46%
  • L'Oreal Paris2%
  • BargainsMania2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Keratin Oil demand & seasonality

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

Volume208KCVR9.0%Products19Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.4%Rating4.5★Reviews1,070Avg BSR#207
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top Keratin Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • beauty works96K/yr
  • pantene hair oil45K/yr
  • beautyworks9K/yr
  • pantene keratin protect oil8K/yr
  • pantene hair serum6K/yr
  • pantene oil6K/yr
  • beauty works hair oil5K/yr
  • beauty works oil7K/yr
  • hair extension oil5K/yr
  • hair oil pantene6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Keratin Oil

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

What buyers love

70% of reviews
Smell19%

it smells divine

Quality-Overall11%

Excellent hair product

Soft Feel11%

hair soft

Value For Money7%

Great value for money

Hair Growth6%

It makes my hair feel softer instantly

What buyers complain about

56% of reviews
Oily/Greasy10%

greasy - even using just a little

Hair Related10%

My hair is crazy - like, totally crazy

Smell9%

Smells ok - not very strong scent

Moist/Dry6%

it's takes longer to get it onto my hair than it does to dry it

Motor Power5%

pump stopped working

Keratin Oil return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

7%

Fixable by listing

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

1Leak-Proof
37%
2Motor Power
16%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%
4Defective Material/Parts
3%
5Functionality-Overall
3%

Common Keratin Oil questions

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

Flapen scores Keratin Oil 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £173K/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +0.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Keratin Oil on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.