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sulphur cream

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A small market ($30K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 8Growth 8Conversion 39Competition 40Returns 100Price range 57Avg price 33Brand share 73Review moat 66Quality gap 78

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Good61%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Good862.05

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good£4.17–£29.15

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Okay61%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Okay3.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Avg price

Okay£9.96

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£30K

£30K/yr · 99K searches

Growth

Bad-34.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sulphur cream is a £30K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (99K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

sulphur cream market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£40K–£50K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.1%
Avg BSR
#517
Page quality
0%
Prime
81%
Sponsored
52%
Out of stock
3.7%
Avg brand age
72 months
Avg seller age
165 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

20 rising

Sellers

87

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

33%

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Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 37 weeks — -34.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '26Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26

Top sulphur cream search terms

  • sulphur cream22K/yr
  • sulfur cream17K/yr
  • de la cruz sulfur acne treatment8K/yr
  • sulfur11K/yr
  • sulphur10K/yr
  • sulfur ointment9K/yr
  • de la cruz sulfur ointment11K/yr
  • sulfur acne treatment4K/yr
  • sulphur ointment3K/yr
  • de la cruz sulfur3K/yr
All search terms

Top sulphur cream 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%4%£1K8%£2K12%£4K16%£5K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about sulphur cream

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Fair product”

Efficiency11%

“Its cleared it up nicely”

Smell9%

“Great fragrance cream”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Does exactly what it says it does”

Allergies7%

“Great product to calm my skin irritation”

Suitability Combination Skin5%

“I'm just happy to have clear skin again”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money3%

“it is so worth it”

Cleansing3%

“Leaves skin feeling squeaky clean”

Lather2%

“Creamy milk like bubbly lather”

What buyers complain about

Smell18%

“Smelly”

Allergies8%

“caused skin irritation”

Value For Money8%

“waste of money”

Functionality-Overall5%

“Didn't help me😟 I'm afraid this did nothing despite mixing It properly”

Size-Overall5%

“there smaller in size”

Sensitivity-Overall5%

“Did not work for me”

Thickness4%

“Too thick to spread on wound spot”

Symptom Reduction3%

“I cannot see any improvement since using it”

Skin Health3%

“To harsh for face”

Moist/Dry2%

“dries it out overnight”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall33%
Value For Money17%
Smell17%
Advertised Vs Actual Product17%
Ingredients-Overall8%
Oily/Greasy8%

Common questions

Is sulphur cream profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £30K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -34.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the sulphur cream niche?
20 brands and 87 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in sulphur cream?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Allergies, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the sulphur cream niche?
Listings span £4.17–£29.15; the average listing price is £9.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 862 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.