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Oil Absorbing Roller

soft demand (-60.5% this quarter) — Oil Absorbing Roller doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

32
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Ranks 2,400 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −15 vs the category median of 47

Market size 2Growth 0Conversion 86Competition 8Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 20Brand share 14Review moat 23Quality gap 86
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Oil Absorbing Roller profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Oil Absorbing Roller is a £7K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (9K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.

Oil Absorbing Roller: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -60.5% over the last 90 days and 9.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£7K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr500
Search volume / yr-60.5%9K
Conversion rate9.8%
Avg price£7.05

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand, so 6% of the market is open.

6%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 17
Top-5 product click share90%
Open market6%
Avg brand age28 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 8 products

Sponsored placement25%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews7,701

Top Oil Absorbing Roller 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£985£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Revlon57%
  • So Eco16%
  • BearTOOLS10%
  • War Paint8%
  • Ailvor4%
  • NICECONE3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

Oil Absorbing Roller demand & seasonality

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

Volume9KCVR9.8%Products8Brands7Top 5 Brands94%OOS Rate3.3%Rating4.1★Reviews7,701Avg BSR#407
600400Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Top Oil Absorbing Roller search terms shoppers use

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

  • oil absorbing roller4K/yr
  • oil roller2K/yr
  • revlon oil absorbing roller3K/yr
  • volcanic oil absorbing roller529/yr
  • oil absorber431/yr
  • oil absorbing volcanic face roller137/yr
  • revlon volcanic stone oil-absorbing roller88/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Oil Absorbing Roller

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

What buyers love

96% of reviews
Suitability Oily Skin33%

Actually works, I have very oily skin and it's a little miracle

Quality-Overall17%

Good quality

Efficiency8%

Works really well

Ease Of Cleaning8%

I like that the ball can be removed and cleaned, so as to keep it hygienic and to remove the oil it has absorbed, ready for further use once thoroughly dried

Brightness/Shine/Glow8%

removed excess shine

What buyers complain about

91% of reviews
Value For Money35%

Complete waste of money

Quality-Overall10%

Not the best

Leak-Proof10%

Not leak proof

Ease Of Use6%

could not use

Dispensing Mechanism6%

Not the best at dispensing on the roller ball

Oil Absorbing Roller return rate & reasons

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

0.5%

Return rate

32%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
29%
2Functionality-Overall
21%
3Dispensing Mechanism
10%
4Defective Material/Parts
7%
5Ease Of Use
5%

Common Oil Absorbing Roller questions

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

Flapen scores Oil Absorbing Roller 32/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £7K/yr across 8 tracked products. Search demand moved -60.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Oil Absorbing Roller on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Jul–Aug–Sep, where the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.