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Mattifying Moisturiser

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.96–$12.43) — Mattifying Moisturiser doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

35
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Ranks 2,315 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −12 vs the category median of 47

Market size 9Growth 28Conversion 95Competition 6Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 8Review moat 28Quality gap 53
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Mattifying Moisturiser profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Mattifying Moisturiser is a £37K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (40K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

Mattifying Moisturiser: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +2.8% over the last 90 days and 12.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£37K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr+2.8%40K
Conversion rate12.5%
Avg price£7.50

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

3%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 64
Top-5 product click share93%
Open market3%
Avg brand age71 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews3,683

Top Mattifying Moisturiser 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£6K£11K£17K£22K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

64

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • La Roche-Posay55%
  • Bulldog Skincare for Men27%
  • Cetaphil6%
  • Garnier5%
  • HORACE4%
  • Erborian3%

Mattifying Moisturiser demand & seasonality

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

Volume40KCVR12.5%Products7Brands6Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews3,683Avg BSR#402
8K6KBlack Friday '25Spike '26Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26

Top Mattifying Moisturiser search terms shoppers use

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

  • mattifying moisturiser18K/yr
  • la roche-posay effaclar mat5K/yr
  • la roche posay effaclar mat4K/yr
  • bulldog oil control moisturiser4K/yr
  • matte moisturiser4K/yr
  • effaclar mat2K/yr
  • bulldog oil control3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mattifying Moisturiser

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

What buyers love

65% of reviews
Moist/Dry16%

Excellent moisturiser

Suitability Combination Skin9%

it helps calm the skin

Suitability Oily Skin7%

A refreshing treat for oily skin

Smell6%

Smells beautiful

Quality-Overall5%

Erborian is a brand I've had good experiences with

What buyers complain about

41% of reviews
Allergies7%

Bought me out in a rash

Suitability Dry Skin7%

Has a drying effect on the skin

Moist/Dry6%

not moisturizing

Oily/Greasy5%

If you have slightly greasy skin

Size-Overall5%

much smaller than expected

Mattifying Moisturiser return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

5%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
21%
2Oily/Greasy
13%
3Product Condition
13%
4Moist/Dry
8%
5Suitability Combination Skin
8%

Common Mattifying Moisturiser questions

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

Flapen scores Mattifying Moisturiser 35/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £37K/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +2.8% over the last 90 days.
Mattifying Moisturiser buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Allergies, Suitability Dry Skin, Moist/Dry, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.1%.