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title: "Sunburn Relief — £381K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 47/100 · £381K/yr market · 369K searches/yr · £6.45 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **sunburn relief**
**Skip it**
A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 55Growth 81Conversion 98Competition 0Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 0Review moat 40Quality gap 42
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****16.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Great****+74.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Good****£381K**
£381K/yr · 369K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,517**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****£6.45**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.48–£10.08**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sunburn relief is a £381K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (369K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **sunburn relief market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **60K–80K**
- avg 8,000–10,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£387K–£516K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **16.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#79**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **62 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **164 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**3 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**32**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Care87% - Veil Cover Cream10% - Poxclin3%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +74.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: May, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/sunburn-relief/trend)
## **Top sunburn relief search terms**
- **calamine lotion**172K/yr+86.9%19.3% conv. - **calamine cream**29K/yr+56.4%18.5% conv. - **camomile lotion**30K/yr+34.9%18.9% conv. - **calamine lotion for itching adults**22K/yr+124.3%17.3% conv. - **heat rash cream for adults**11K/yr+634.2%4.5% conv. - **calamine lotion chicken pox**25K/yr-41.4%18.5% conv. - **calamine**10K/yr+83.4%14.1% conv. - **chamomile lotion**10K/yr+81.7%11.8% conv. - **prickly heat cream**5K/yr+587.8%2.1% conv. - **heat rash**5K/yr+471.9%2.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/sunburn-relief/search-terms)
## **Top sunburn relief 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%15%£57K30%£114K45%£171K60%£229K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 5 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Care Calamine Lotion 200ml Mild Antiseptic and Astringent Relieves Symptoms of Suburn and Minor Skin Conditions Soothes Eczema Rashes and Chickenpox**Care**£2.48**4.6★3,625 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001E1973A) [2**Care Aqueous Calamine Cream Sunburn Relief Soothing Itch Relief Cream Itchy skin relief for adults & Children TLC For Dry Skin And Other Minor Skin Conditions 100g 1 Pack**Care**£3.07**4.6★4,737 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BS8APSK) [3**Veil Cover Cream Calm and Calamine UK | Traditional Calamine Cream for Irritated or Itchy Skin Relief 50g**Veil Cover Cream**£8.17**4.4★632 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TRSXB5P) [4**Calm and Calamine UK | All-Purpose Relief Cream | Calamine Cream for Itchy Skin Irritated Skin Relief Prickly Heat and Rashes (100ml)**Veil Cover Cream**£10.08**4.3★115 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C3HTSYSP) [5**PoxClin CoolMousse Chickenpox Treatment for Children Relieve Symptoms and Itch of Chickenpox Natural Ingredients 100 ml**Poxclin**£8.46**4.6★3,476 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003HCCB8M)
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Calm and Calamine UK | All-Purpose Relief Cream | Calamine Cream for Itchy Skin Irritated Skin Relief Prickly Heat and Rashes (100ml)**Veil Cover Cream**£10.08**115 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C3HTSYSP) [**Veil Cover Cream Calm and Calamine UK | Traditional Calamine Cream for Irritated or Itchy Skin Relief 50g**Veil Cover Cream**£8.17**632 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TRSXB5P) [**Care Aqueous Calamine Cream Sunburn Relief Soothing Itch Relief Cream Itchy skin relief for adults & Children TLC For Dry Skin And Other Minor Skin Conditions 100g 1 Pack**Care**£3.07**4,737 rev13y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BS8APSK) [**PoxClin CoolMousse Chickenpox Treatment for Children Relieve Symptoms and Itch of Chickenpox Natural Ingredients 100 ml**Poxclin**£8.46**3,476 rev14y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003HCCB8M) [**Care Calamine Lotion 200ml Mild Antiseptic and Astringent Relieves Symptoms of Suburn and Minor Skin Conditions Soothes Eczema Rashes and Chickenpox**Care**£2.48**3,625 rev17y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001E1973A)
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Calm and Calamine UK | All-Purpose Relief Cream | Calamine Cream for Itchy Skin Irritated Skin Relief Prickly Heat and Rashes (100ml)**Veil Cover Cream**£10.08**4.3★**▲ 19%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C3HTSYSP) [**Care Calamine Lotion 200ml Mild Antiseptic and Astringent Relieves Symptoms of Suburn and Minor Skin Conditions Soothes Eczema Rashes and Chickenpox**Care**£2.48**4.6★**— 3%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001E1973A) [**Care Aqueous Calamine Cream Sunburn Relief Soothing Itch Relief Cream Itchy skin relief for adults & Children TLC For Dry Skin And Other Minor Skin Conditions 100g 1 Pack**Care**£3.07**4.6★**— 0%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BS8APSK) [**PoxClin CoolMousse Chickenpox Treatment for Children Relieve Symptoms and Itch of Chickenpox Natural Ingredients 100 ml**Poxclin**£8.46**4.6★**▼ 21%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003HCCB8M) [**Veil Cover Cream Calm and Calamine UK | Traditional Calamine Cream for Irritated or Itchy Skin Relief 50g**Veil Cover Cream**£8.17**4.4★**▼ 22%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TRSXB5P)
## **What buyers say about sunburn relief**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Excellent product”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
*“Does the job”*
**Value For Money**11%
*“Worth the money”*
**Itch Relief**11%
*“Really helped with the itching”*
**Allergies**10%
*“Great for skin irritation”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use”*
**Efficiency**5%
*“Works perfectly”*
**Moist/Dry**4%
*“Dried them up instantly”*
**Ease Of Application**3%
*“allows for gentle application”*
**Soft Feel**3%
*“Very gentle on the skin”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Allergies**33%
*“resulting in a red swollen face”*
**Functionality-Overall**11%
*“Did not work”*
**Dispensing Mechanism**5%
*“deducted one star because tricky to get out of bottle. more expensive if made easier to dispense”*
**Leak-Proof**5%
*“mine had leaked”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**5%
*“instructions are not clear”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Very poor”*
**Itch Relief**4%
*“ok. Doesn't provide any itch relief for me”*
**Symptom Reduction**2%
*“No relief from my bites”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Expensive”*
**Moist/Dry**2%
*“Its ok, very tacky and takes a while to dry, better products on the market”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Ingredients-Overall**33%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**17%
**Leak-Proof**17%
**Skin Health**17%
**Functionality-Overall**8%
**Dispensing Mechanism**8%
## **Common questions**
- **Is sunburn relief profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £381K/yr across 5 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +74.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the sunburn relief niche?**
- 3 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in sunburn relief?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Allergies, Functionality-Overall, Dispensing Mechanism. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for sunburn relief peak?**
- Demand peaks in May–Jul; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the sunburn relief niche?**
- Listings span £2.48–£10.08; the average listing price is £6.45 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,517 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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