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title: "Slick Back Hair Brush — £321K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 57/100 · £321K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **slick back hair brush**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 52Growth 28Conversion 80Competition 40Returns 98Price range 59Avg price 18Brand share 71Review moat 63Quality gap 67
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****8.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Good****63%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Good****960.17**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Good****£1.89–£33.79**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Good****£321K**
£321K/yr · 599K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****61%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+2.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£6.54**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, slick back hair brush is a £321K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (599K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **slick back hair brush market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **40K–50K**
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£262K–£327K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#300**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **91%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **27 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **175 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**21 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**109**
**Top-5 brand share**
**63%**
Top 20: 99%
**Top-5 click share**
**61%**
Top 20: 97%
**Open market**
**33%**
- SWEET VIEW19% - Fine Lines15% - Technic13% - FRAMAR9% - sularpek7% - HolooVeranillo5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/slick-back-hair-brush/trend)
## **Top slick back hair brush search terms**
- **slick back hair brush**327K/yr+6.9%7.2% conv. - **slick back brush**140K/yr-0.5%5.8% conv. - **slick brush**32K/yr-26.4%5.6% conv. - **slickback brush**16K/yr+4.2%4.2% conv. - **sleek hair brush**14K/yr+4.1%4.3% conv. - **slik back brush**8K/yr+7.5%2.9% conv. - **the smooth company slick back brush**9K/yr+0.6%1.6% conv. - **the smooth company**7K/yr+23.6%0.6% conv. - **boar bristle slick back brush**6K/yr-20.2%5.8% conv. - **hair slick brush**6K/yr+14.0%6.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/slick-back-hair-brush/search-terms)
## **Top slick back hair brush products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%5%£16K10%£32K15%£48K20%£64K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**SWEET VIEW Boar Bristle Slick Back Hair Brush for Smooth Flyaways Frizz Sleek Ponytail Buns and Edge Baby Hair Teasing | Gel Comb Styling Accessories for Girls Kids and Women**SWEET VIEW**£6.53**4.5★10,468 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F6CFK65G) [2**Fine Lines Slick Back Hair Brush Firm Paddle Brush for Sleek Buns & Edges**Fine Lines**£5.27**4.5★1,395 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IXPV6J8) [3**Technic Pink Back Combing Brush**Technic**£2.60**4.4★1,244 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B017NILC9E) [4**FRAMAR Slick Back Hair Brush Women Boar Bristle Hair Brush Slick Back Brush Boar Bristle Brush Smoothing Brush Reduces Frizz and Static Adds Natural Shine Brown Velvet**FRAMAR**£11.45**4.3★731 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJM37GLS) [5**Sularpek 2 Pcs Slick Back Hair Brush Smoothing Brush Boar Bristle Hair Brushs Hair Brush for Slick Back Suitable For Thick Curly Dry or Damaged Hair**sularpek**£6.80**4.4★2,744 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNGKQ648)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Boar Bristle Slick Back Hair Brush Bamboo Back Combing Brushes Smoothing Hair Brushes Reducing Hairs Breakage Backcombing & Teasing Hairbrush with Wide Rat Tail for Men Women for Daily Use**Wangqiuqiu**£4.61**5 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GMJ3L5NM) [**4 Pcs Slick Back Hair Brush Slick Back Brush Set Smoothing & Teasing Brushs Rat Tail Comb for Smooth Flyaways Frizz Sleek Ponytail Hairdresser Women Men All Hair Types**FveVqe**£7.82**3 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GKDG1CS7) [**Leopard Print Hair Brush Women Slick Back Hair Brush Pink Leopard Print Slick Back Brushs Soft Bristle Hairs Brushs Sleek Pink Hairbrush Applicable to Various Hairstyles**nuneoeuo**£6.42**7 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GF25DLXC) [**Boar Bristle Slick Back Hair Brush Boar Brush Smoothing Brushs Smoothing Hair Brushes Reducing Hairs Breakage Backcombing & Teasing Hairbrush with Wide Rat Tail and Teasing Men Women**HolooVeranillo**£4.88**5 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G5Y5TS1T) [**1 PC Back Combing Brushes Slick Back Hair Brush Smoothing Hair Brush Men Suitable for Combing Ponytails Flying Style Edge Controlled Gentle Tools Beard Brushes Suitable for Daily Use**iuiiaii**£5.72**9 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FKBN7NZZ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Witbicg Slick Back Hair Brush - 3 Pcs Slicking & Backcombing Brush for Edges Suitable for Professional Hairdressers Women Men Kids (Black)**WitBicg**£1.89**4.5★**▲ 256%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BG6DFT5N) [**Sularpek Boar Bristle Hair Brush Slick Back Brush Hair Brushes for Flyaways and Frizz Creates Sleek Ponytails and Buns Tames BabyHair | Gel Comb Teasing and Gel Styling Kit for Women Girls Kids**sularpek**£5.89**4.3★**▲ 238%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D56QJ17N) [**4 Pcs Slick Back Hair Brush Slick Back Brush Set Smoothing & Teasing Brushs Rat Tail Comb for Smooth Flyaways Frizz Sleek Ponytail Hairdresser Women Men All Hair Types**FveVqe**£7.82**4.6★**▲ 163%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GKDG1CS7) [**Boar Bristle Slick Back Hair Brush Boar Brush Smoothing Brushs Smoothing Hair Brushes Reducing Hairs Breakage Backcombing & Teasing Hairbrush with Wide Rat Tail and Teasing Men Women**HolooVeranillo**£4.88**4.5★**▲ 157%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G5Y5TS1T) [**Leopard Print Hair Brush Women Slick Back Hair Brush Pink Leopard Print Slick Back Brushs Soft Bristle Hairs Brushs Sleek Pink Hairbrush Applicable to Various Hairstyles**nuneoeuo**£6.42**5.0★**▲ 131%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GF25DLXC)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about slick back hair brush**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**22%
*“Excellent Quality”*
**Brush Quality**16%
*“Good Quality Brush”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Worth the money”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“As advertised”*
**Soft Feel**8%
*“Very soft”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Very easy to use”*
**Suitability Straight Hair**3%
*“Perfect quality perfect for each hair type very gentle in your hair very durable”*
**Suitability Curly Hair**3%
*“Favourite styling brush for updos which I never used to do with curly hair”*
**Gifting Purpose**2%
*“Gifted”*
**Hair Growth**2%
*“Good for sticking down hair”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**15%
*“bristles are falling out after one use”*
**Hair Related**13%
*“your hair gets caught as you slicking it down making it stick up again”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Absolute rubbish”*
**Brush Quality**9%
*“Unfortunately the bristles are too soft on the brush so doesn't really do the job”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**7%
*“washing the brush will be a bit trickier”*
**Color**5%
*“My little girl will not use it as she loves pink”*
**Soft Feel**5%
*“The brush is to soft”*
**Suitability Straight Hair**5%
*“Not for thick hair”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Not worth it”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“plastic feels cheap”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Quality-Overall**12%
**Size-Overall**11%
**Soft Feel**11%
**Brush Quality**10%
**Suitability Short Hair**7%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Hair Related**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Suitability Straight Hair**3%
**Hard Feel**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is slick back hair brush profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £321K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- **How competitive is the slick back hair brush niche?**
- 21 brands and 109 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in slick back hair brush?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Hair Related, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- **When does demand for slick back hair brush peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the slick back hair brush niche?**
- Listings span £1.89–£33.79; the average listing price is £6.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 960 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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