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Molton Brown Bauble

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

Flapen Score

37
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Ranks 2,208 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −10 vs the category median of 47

Market size 16Growth 24Conversion 29Competition 42Returns 99Price range 47Avg price 44Brand share 0Review moat 73Quality gap 37
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Molton Brown Bauble profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Molton Brown Bauble is a £63K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (244K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Molton Brown Bauble: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -1.9% over the last 90 days and 2.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£63K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-1.9%244K
Conversion rate2.3%
Avg price£11.30

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 · 97
Top-5 product click share60%
Open market0%
Avg brand age47 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 · 23 products

Sponsored placement26%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews588

Top Molton Brown Bauble 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 take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£6K£13K£19K£25K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

97

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

0%

  • philosophy65%
  • Treaclemoon33%
  • Cc1st Customers Come 1st1%
  • Method1%

Molton Brown Bauble demand & seasonality

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

Volume244KCVR2.3%Products23Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.3%Rating4.5★Reviews588Avg BSR#765
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 53.8×

Top Molton Brown Bauble search terms shoppers use

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

  • philosophy shower gel71K/yr
  • philosophy53K/yr
  • treaclemoon shower gel13K/yr
  • treacle moon31K/yr
  • treaclemoon13K/yr
  • philosophy body wash16K/yr
  • treacle moon shower gel12K/yr
  • philosophy shower gels9K/yr
  • philosophy fresh cream4K/yr
  • christmas body wash6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Molton Brown Bauble

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

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Smell51%

interesting smell

Quality-Overall9%

they are well made

Value For Money6%

Good value

Lather6%

lathers beautifully

Soft Feel4%

Gentle on skin

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Smell37%

The smell is very unpleasant

Value For Money11%

Its cheaper in Waitrose though

Allergies7%

it could cause a reaction in any skin type

Leak-Proof7%

Each of the 3 bottles had leaked into the plastic packaging

Ingredients-Overall4%

Couple of ingredients Im not happy with

Molton Brown Bauble return rate & reasons

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

0.2%

Return rate

9%

Fixable by listing

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

1Leak-Proof
54%
2Smell
26%
3Size-Overall
5%
4Comfort-Overall
2%
5Skin Health
2%

Common Molton Brown Bauble questions

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

Flapen scores Molton Brown Bauble 37/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £63K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -1.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Molton Brown Bauble on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 53.8× the quietest.