tail comb
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.89–$5.30) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good723.79avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay77%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay£122K£122K/yr · 210K searches
Growth
Bad-1.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Avg price
Bad£3.14avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£1.89–£5.30cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tail comb is a £122K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (210K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tail comb market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £94K–£126K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.4%
- Avg BSR
- #86
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 79%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 32 months
- Avg seller age
- 188 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
13 rising
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
17%
- DAZISEN34%
- sularpek16%
- TONGTLETECH15%
- CCLKHY6%
- KENT6%
- Manicare5%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 17%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.9% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top tail comb search terms
- tail comb59K/yr
- rat tail comb34K/yr
- parting comb22K/yr
- pin tail comb21K/yr
- tail combs for women13K/yr
- comb with metal tail9K/yr
- pintail comb7K/yr
- hair parting comb6K/yr
- sectioning comb5K/yr
- rattail comb5K/yr
Top tail comb 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.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
DAZISEN 3 Pieces Hair Comb - Anti-Static Tail Combs Fine Tooth Combs Salon Barber Hairdressing Comb with Stainless Steel Handle for Women and Men
DAZISEN£2.564.5★915 rev
Sularpek Carbon Fibre Tail Comb - 3 Piece Set Anti Static Heat Resistant Fine Tooth & Teasing Comb for Women & Men Black
sularpek£3.424.5★2,883 rev
TONGTLETECH Hair Comb - a Professional Anti-static Carbon Fibre Metal-Pin Tail Comb Heat Resistant Barber and Salon Rattail Comb with Non-skid Paddle Parting Comb Fine Tooth in Black
TONGTLETECH£2.584.7★1,526 rev
Pin Tail Comb Rat Tail Combs Black Carbon Fiber Parting Combs Anti Static Teasing Comb for Styling of All Hair Types
CCLKHY£2.594.7★669 rev
Kent 210mm Rat Tail Comb SPC82 - Professional Fine-Tooth Comb for Precision Styling Sectioning & Parting Hair
KENT£5.304.7★343 rev
Newest
by launch date
Carbon Fibre Tail Combs 2 PCS Plastic Rat Tail Combs Fine Tooth Teasing Comb for Women & Men Anti Static Long Handle Comb for Salon Hairdressing Barber Sectioning Hair Wet/Dry Fine Hair
Glanzend£2.8075 rev
5 PCS Tail Comb Anti-Static Carbon Fiber Hair Comb Fine Tooth Parting Comb for Hair Styling Hairdressing and Hair Cutting - Lightweight and Durable
JOYVOX£2.7022 rev
5 PCS Anti-Static Tail Combs - Carbon Fibre Styling and Heat Resistant Rattail Combs with Steel Pintail for Hair Parting Cutting and Teasing Salon-Quality for Women and Men 5 Colors
Uskerb£2.7327 rev
5 PCS Tail Comb Anti-Static Hair Comb Carbon Fibre Styling Heat Resistant and Salon Rattail Parting Steel Pintail Cutting Teasing Hair Comb for Women and Men 5 Colors
QUALDESN£4.0468 rev
3 Pieces Hair Styling Comb Set Double Sided Edges Brush Teasing Hair Brush Rat Tail Comb Plastic Bristle Hair Brush Edge Control Brush for Home Hairdressers(Purple)
Aeuezxx£2.991,406 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Manicare Pin Tail Comb For Sectioning And Styling Metal-Pin Tail Comb Fine Tooth Parting Comb Needle Handle Lifts And Teases Anti-Static Reduces Breakage Pulling And Gentle On Hair And Scalp
Manicare£1.894.0★
3 Pieces Hair Styling Comb Set Double Sided Edges Brush Teasing Hair Brush Rat Tail Comb Plastic Bristle Hair Brush Edge Control Brush for Home Hairdressers(Purple)
Aeuezxx£2.994.4★
5 PCS Anti-Static Tail Combs - Carbon Fibre Styling and Heat Resistant Rattail Combs with Steel Pintail for Hair Parting Cutting and Teasing Salon-Quality for Women and Men 5 Colors
Uskerb£2.734.3★
5 PCS Tail Comb Anti-Static Carbon Fiber Hair Comb Fine Tooth Parting Comb for Hair Styling Hairdressing and Hair Cutting - Lightweight and Durable
JOYVOX£2.704.6★
Kent 210mm Rat Tail Comb SPC82 - Professional Fine-Tooth Comb for Precision Styling Sectioning & Parting Hair
KENT£5.304.7★
What buyers say about tail comb
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good value”
“Great set of combs nice quality”
“Works for the intended purpose”
“Good hasnt broken yet like my others”
“Combs your hair well”
“Easy to use”
“Great combs good hair thankyou”
“My daughter loved the bright colours”
“Thick”
“Fit to purpose”
What buyers complain about
“Comb easily breaks”
“doesnt comb through hair properly”
“Not fit for purpose”
“Shickingly”
“Feels quite flimsy”
“It might be a little more expensive than some on here”
“Poor quality”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tail comb profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £122K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -1.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the tail comb niche?
- 13 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tail comb?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Suitability Short Hair, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for tail comb peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tail comb niche?
- Listings span £1.89–£5.30; the average listing price is £3.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 724 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.