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Menthol Cream

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — Menthol Cream doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Ranks 1,283 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −1 vs the category median of 47

Market size 19Growth 59Conversion 95Competition 9Returns 100Price range 58Avg price 73Brand share 7Review moat 82Quality gap 20
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Menthol Cream profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Menthol Cream is a £75K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (40K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Menthol Cream: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +33.8% over the last 90 days and 12.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£75K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr+33.8%40K
Conversion rate12.5%
Avg price£14.75

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 · 33
Top-5 product click share90%
Open market3%
Avg brand age70 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 8 products

Sponsored placement25%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews365

Top Menthol Cream 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 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£11K£22K£34K£45K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Dermacool66%
  • Pern18%
  • SterlingSquare5%
  • Aveeno4%
  • TriOn Pharma4%
  • Menthoderm3%

Menthol Cream demand & seasonality

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

Volume40KCVR12.5%Products8Brands6Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.7★Reviews365Avg BSR#445
1K750Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Menthol Cream search terms shoppers use

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

  • dermacool14K/yr
  • menthol cream7K/yr
  • dermacool menthol cream7K/yr
  • dermacool 2 percent cream2K/yr
  • menthol cream for itchy skin4K/yr
  • dermacool cream4K/yr
  • dermacool menthol cream 5 percent3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Menthol Cream

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

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Itch Relief28%

It certainly helped my itching problem

Quality-Overall15%

Excellent quality cream

Allergies13%

Great for stopping itching

Moist/Dry6%

Great really moisturising

Soothing Effect5%

Soothing cream for any irritated skin

What buyers complain about

46% of reviews
Dosage17%

Nearly a Tenner for 100ml is a bit too much in my opinion

Value For Money17%

a bit pricy

Warmth13%

Only feels warm for a short while

Menthol Cream return rate & reasons

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

0.0%

Return rate

25%

Fixable by listing

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

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
25%
2Defective Material/Parts
13%
3Strength
13%
4Functionality-Overall
13%
5Ease Of Use
13%

Common Menthol Cream questions

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

Flapen scores Menthol Cream 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £75K/yr across 8 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +33.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Menthol Cream on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.