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Scrunchies

Scrunchies shows low returns (0.4%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look

Top 13% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +9 vs the category median of 47

Market size 58Growth 27Conversion 66Competition 76Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 81Review moat 32Quality gap 47
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Scrunchies profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Scrunchies is a £453K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 54% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Scrunchies: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +1.6% over the last 90 days and 5.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£453K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr100K
Search volume / yr+1.6%1.3M
Conversion rate5.9%
Avg price£6.07

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 54% of demand, so 46% of the market is open.

46%

open market share

Brands · sellers28 · 38
Top-5 product click share39%
Open market46%
Avg brand age25 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 · 42 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)5· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,343

Top Scrunchies 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 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£14K£27K£41K£54K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

28 falling

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 93%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

40%

  • Kitsch20%
  • nuoshen12%
  • VENUSTE9%
  • Lolalet7%
  • FZHGVML6%
  • LilaLemon5%

Scrunchies demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.3MCVR5.9%Products42Brands28Top 5 Brands54%OOS Rate3.2%Rating4.5★Reviews3,343Avg BSR#78
30K20KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Scrunchies search terms shoppers use

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

  • scrunchies256K/yr
  • hair scrunchies for women175K/yr
  • silk scrunchies204K/yr
  • scrunchies for women146K/yr
  • hair scrunchies104K/yr
  • satin scrunchies74K/yr
  • scrunchie67K/yr
  • scrunchies for girls41K/yr
  • silk hair scrunchies32K/yr
  • silk scrunchie27K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scrunchies

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Quality-Overall22%

Theyre well made

Color19%

The colors are beautiful

Soft Feel12%

smooth on my hair

Value For Money9%

Great value

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Just what I needed

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Quality-Overall17%

Bad quality

Size-Overall14%

Too tight

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity10%

Poor elastic

Material Quality8%

Shockingly cheap material

Durability5%

Broke upon first use

Scrunchies return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

51%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
29%
2Quality-Overall
19%
3Color
14%
4Material Quality
8%
5Suitability Long Hair
6%

Common Scrunchies questions

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

Flapen scores Scrunchies 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £453K/yr across 42 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +1.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Scrunchies on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.