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Shampoo Refill

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Shampoo Refill doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Ranks 1,283 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −1 vs the category median of 47

Market size 35Growth 35Conversion 79Competition 58Returns 100Price range 44Avg price 21Brand share 0Review moat 58Quality gap 30
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Shampoo Refill profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Shampoo Refill is a £173K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (288K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Shampoo Refill: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +7.9% over the last 90 days and 7.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£173K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+7.9%288K
Conversion rate7.9%
Avg price£7.56

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 203
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market0%
Avg brand age58 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 37 products

Sponsored placement30%
New entrants (1y)8· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,182

Top Shampoo Refill 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 take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£7K£14K£21K£28K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

203

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

0%

  • L'Oreal Paris77%
  • Miniml22%
  • L'ORÉAL1%

Shampoo Refill demand & seasonality

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

Volume288KCVR7.9%Products37Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate2.2%Rating4.6★Reviews1,182Avg BSR#560
15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Top Shampoo Refill search terms shoppers use

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

  • miniml shampoo25K/yr
  • loreal dream lengths41K/yr
  • dream lengths44K/yr
  • shampoo refill26K/yr
  • elvive dream lengths24K/yr
  • dream lengths shampoo18K/yr
  • minimal shampoo10K/yr
  • loreal dream lengths shampoo15K/yr
  • loreal elvive dream lengths12K/yr
  • shampoo refill pouch11K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shampoo Refill

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Smell22%

Nice clean fragrance

Value For Money17%

Good price

Quality-Overall11%

Great quality hair mask

Soft Feel10%

leaves hair soft

Moist/Dry5%

Makes it easier to dry

What buyers complain about

56% of reviews
Smell14%

Lavender is overpowering

Damage/Burn Hair9%

damage to my hair has reduced

Leak-Proof7%

It was leaking and damaged

Language Issues5%

No english on bottle

Oily/Greasy5%

Awful hair oil

Shampoo Refill return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

21%

Fixable by listing

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

1Leak-Proof
22%
2Language Issues
17%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
17%
4Value For Money
11%
5Defective Material/Parts
7%

Common Shampoo Refill questions

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

Flapen scores Shampoo Refill 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £173K/yr across 37 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +7.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Shampoo Refill on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov, where the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.