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Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin

Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Signals Trending

Flapen Score

57
Worth a look

Top 11% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +10 vs the category median of 47

Market size 44Growth 95Conversion 87Competition 21Returns 99Price range 55Avg price 54Brand share 0Review moat 57Quality gap 58
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin is a £234K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (188K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +112.2% over the last 90 days and 10.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£234K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr+112.2%188K
Conversion rate10.0%
Avg price£12.45

Who owns the niche?

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

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 102
Top-5 product click share75%
Open market0%
Avg brand age54 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews1,205

Top Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin 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 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£23K£47K£70K£94K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

102

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Eucerin91%
  • CeraVe4%
  • The INKEY List3%
  • COSRX2%

Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin demand & seasonality

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

Volume188KCVR10.0%Products15Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews1,205Avg BSR#143
13K8KPrime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Apr, May, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Top Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin search terms shoppers use

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

  • eucerin sun cream spf 5082K/yr
  • eucerin oil control spf 5018K/yr
  • eucerin sunscreen16K/yr
  • eucerin sun cream9K/yr
  • matte sunscreen7K/yr
  • face spf 307K/yr
  • eucerin spf7K/yr
  • cerave spf 306K/yr
  • spf 30 face5K/yr
  • non-comedogenic sunscreen5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin

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

What buyers love

67% of reviews
Quality-Overall12%

It is flawless

Suitability Combination Skin10%

It blends smoothly into the skin

Moist/Dry9%

Great moisturiser

Weight Light8%

This is a great lightweight product

Absorbency5%

Easily absorbed

What buyers complain about

53% of reviews
Allergies12%

Coming out in rash

Suitability Dry Skin7%

It can have a drying effect on the skin if left on for too long, indoors during the evening, for example

Skin Health6%

Burnt skin after 20 mins sitting in the sun in garden

Moist/Dry5%

Very drying

Value For Money5%

Pricey

Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

34%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
13%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
9%
3Suitability Combination Skin
7%
4Value For Money
6%
5Functionality-Overall
6%

Common Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin questions

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

Flapen scores Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin 57/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £234K/yr across 15 tracked products. Search demand moved +112.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Sunscreen for Acne Prone Skin on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May–Jul, where the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.