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Scalp Oil

Fail

Demand is soft, at -23.1% this quarter, so Scalp Oil is a Fail.

Flapen Score
43
43 / 100
Ranks 1,655 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −4 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£200K/yr228K searches / yr
90-day growth
-23.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
79%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 67 sellers

Flapen Score

Scalp Oil against its category

The dotted line is the Beauty average. Past it, Scalp Oil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

43Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Scalp Oil market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Scalp Oil 228K times last year and spent an estimated £200K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

An estimated 9.2% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 228K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 9.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £200K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
228K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-23.1%
Conversion, latest week
9.2%
Market size, estimated
£200Ka year
Peak month
October2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
mielle rosemary mint scalp & hair strengthening oil31K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.56.

Listings sell for £9.56 on average, from £6.02 to £19.10. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £9.56 that is £10K to £12K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.56under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.02–£19.10
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£10K–£12K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #137 within Hair Oils. It carries 15,396 reviews at 4.30 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.0%
Average rank
#137in Hair Oils
Average rating
4.30 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
15,396per listing
Listings tracked
11

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Scalp Oil products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 79% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

67

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Brand 172%
  • Brand 27%
  • Brand 34%
  • Brand 44%
  • Brand 54%
  • Brand 64%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)

Demand

Scalp Oil search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

7K5KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Search terms

Top Scalp Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • mielle rosemary mint scalp & hair strengthening oil31K/yr
  • scalp oil72K/yr
  • jamaican mango & lime20K/yr
  • hair oil for dry scalp11K/yr
  • dry scalp oil9K/yr
  • scalp oil for dry itchy scalp11K/yr
  • mielle rosemary oil39K/yr
  • mielle organics rosemary mint scalp & hair strengthening oil3K/yr
  • mielle organics rosemary7K/yr
  • hair scalp oil4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scalp Oil

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

19%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
12%of negative reviews mention “Leak-Proof”
0.2%of orders come back
“Arrived leaking”
A buyer, on “Leak-Proof”12% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

18 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Scalp Oil questions

Answered from the same tracked data.