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Phyto

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — Phyto doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Top 44% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +1 vs the category median of 47

Market size 3Growth 15Conversion 42Competition 77Returns 100Price range 79Avg price 81Brand share 2Review moat 81Quality gap 75
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Phyto profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Phyto is a £13K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (22K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Phyto: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -19.3% over the last 90 days and 3.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£13K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr-19.3%22K
Conversion rate3.4%
Avg price£17.33

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand, so 1% of the market is open.

1%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 73
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market1%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 47 products

Sponsored placement43%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews382

Top Phyto 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£659£1K£2K£3K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

73

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 67%

Open market

0%

  • Phyto65%
  • PHYTO28%
  • Phyto-V3%
  • Your-phyto1%
  • THORNE1%
  • BYOMA1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Phyto demand & seasonality

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

Volume22KCVR3.4%Products47Brands6Top 5 Brands99%OOS Rate1.8%Rating4.3★Reviews382Avg BSR#2,897
800600Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Phyto search terms shoppers use

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

  • phyto16K/yr
  • phyto hair1K/yr
  • phyto hair tablets4K/yr
  • phyto hair products845/yr
  • phyto phanere359/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Phyto

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

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Quality-Overall37%

Very effective

Suitability Combination Skin10%

Great for acne prone skin

Value For Money10%

Worth the money

Moist/Dry5%

Very hydrating

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

Glowy

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Smell16%

I wouldnt say it has a fragrance

Moist/Dry11%

it made my hair dry and flaky

Value For Money11%

are expensive,

Thickness10%

It is a thick gel like consistency

Allergies10%

It's made my dandruff much worse, itchy and I'm getting flakes on my clothes which I haven't had before and it's embarrassing

Phyto return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

25%

Fixable by listing

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

1Quality-Overall
25%
2Suitability Colored Hair
25%
3Value For Money
25%
4Functionality-Overall
25%

Common Phyto questions

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

Flapen scores Phyto 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £13K/yr across 47 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -19.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Phyto on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.