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Moisturising Cream

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

Flapen Score

45
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Ranks 1,399 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −2 vs the category median of 47

Market size 74Growth 38Conversion 98Competition 21Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 0Review moat 25Quality gap 28
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Moisturising Cream profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Moisturising Cream is a £816K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Moisturising 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 +10.8% over the last 90 days and 16.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£816K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr200K
Search volume / yr+10.8%1.0M
Conversion rate16.3%
Avg price£4.97

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 · 132
Top-5 product click share74%
Open market0%
Avg brand age60 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement79%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews4,325

Top Moisturising 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 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£82K£163K£245K£326K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 rising

Sellers

132

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Simple74%
  • E4523%
  • BYOMA3%

Moisturising Cream demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.0MCVR16.3%Products14Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews4,325Avg BSR#172
25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Top Moisturising Cream search terms shoppers use

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

  • simple moisturiser370K/yr
  • simple222K/yr
  • e45 moisturising lotion129K/yr
  • e45 lotion40K/yr
  • simple face cream33K/yr
  • simple skincare34K/yr
  • simple hydrating light moisturiser17K/yr
  • non comedogenic moisturizer24K/yr
  • simple face moisturiser19K/yr
  • simple light moisturiser13K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Moisturising Cream

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

What buyers love

75% of reviews
Moist/Dry22%

Good moisturiser

Value For Money14%

Good for the price

Quality-Overall9%

Excellent product

Suitability Combination Skin7%

Great for Combination Skin

Soft Feel6%

Nice and smooth

What buyers complain about

49% of reviews
Moist/Dry10%

Skin didnt feel particularly hydrated either

Allergies8%

Had an allergic reaction

Smell7%

smells chemically

Skin Health6%

it just ends up balling up on the skin surface

Quality-Overall4%

Hella cheap for how good it is

Moisturising Cream return rate & reasons

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

0.0%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

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

1Dispensing Mechanism
100%

Common Moisturising Cream questions

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

Flapen scores Moisturising Cream 45/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £816K/yr across 14 tracked products. Search demand moved +10.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Moisturising Cream on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.