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Selsun Shampoo

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 80% of clicks) — Selsun Shampoo doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

39
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Ranks 2,047 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −8 vs the category median of 47

Market size 27Growth 21Conversion 64Competition 16Returns 100Price range 28Avg price 46Brand share 30Review moat 30Quality gap 47
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Selsun Shampoo profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Selsun Shampoo is a £113K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (171K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Selsun Shampoo: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -8.3% over the last 90 days and 5.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£113K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-8.3%171K
Conversion rate5.7%
Avg price£11.53

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 69
Top-5 product click share80%
Open market13%
Avg brand age66 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 · 11 products

Sponsored placement73%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,536

Top Selsun Shampoo 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 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£11K£23K£34K£45K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • LuxPaks38%
  • Nizoral19%
  • Selsun Daily13%
  • Sulsena10%
  • PHARMBANNER7%
  • Head & Shoulders6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)

Top Selsun Shampoo search terms shoppers use

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

  • selsun shampoo74K/yr
  • selsun blue29K/yr
  • selsun23K/yr
  • selsun shampoo 2.5 w/v selenium sulphide21K/yr
  • selsun blue shampoo7K/yr
  • selsun blue medicated shampoo8K/yr
  • selsun shampoo original4K/yr
  • selsun shampoo anti dandruff5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Selsun Shampoo

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

What buyers love

72% of reviews
Quality-Overall17%

Excellent product with great results

Efficiency9%

Works really well

Value For Money8%

Good value

Allergies8%

No irritation

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

It was just what I wanted

What buyers complain about

66% of reviews
Allergies18%

I have itchy

Value For Money13%

A little expensive

Functionality-Overall13%

This didnt work fully

Smell7%

It was a very strong chemical smell

Moist/Dry5%

very drying

Selsun Shampoo return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

8%

Fixable by listing

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

1Leak-Proof
39%
2Product Condition
14%
3Functionality-Overall
11%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
4%
5Value For Money
4%

Common Selsun Shampoo questions

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

Flapen scores Selsun Shampoo 39/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £113K/yr across 11 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -8.3% over the last 90 days.
Selsun Shampoo buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Allergies, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.1%.