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title: "Tattoo Numbing Cream — £199K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **tattoo numbing cream**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (1.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 39Growth 22Conversion 16Competition 17Returns 100Price range 61Avg price 54Brand share 24Review moat 50Quality gap 87
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.1★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Good****£5.30–£29.88**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Good****£12.43**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,506.7**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****£199K**
£199K/yr · 1.2M searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****90%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-7.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****80%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tattoo numbing cream is a £199K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **tattoo numbing cream market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **25K–30K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£311K–£373K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#298**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **80%**
- **Sponsored**
- **40%**
- **Out of stock**
- **12.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **41 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **167 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**27**
**Top-5 brand share**
**90%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**80%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**6%**
- Generic53% - Bepanthen14% - Venus Cosmetics13% - BIOTAT6% - VIKING REVOLUTION5% - Bepanthol4% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KSpike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/tattoo-numbing-cream/trend)
## **Top tattoo numbing cream search terms**
- **tattoo numbing cream**525K/yr-3.9%0.7% conv. - **numbing cream for tattooing**250K/yr-9.6%0.8% conv. - **tktx numbing cream**152K/yr-12.9%0.3% conv. - **tattoo numbing cream extra strong uk**36K/yr+261.3%0.5% conv. - **numbing cream tattoo**33K/yr-2.2%0.6% conv. - **tktx numbing cream for tattooing**37K/yr-13.4%0.3% conv. - **tktx**29K/yr-23.4%0.1% conv. - **numbing cream for tattoos**25K/yr-23.3%0.7% conv. - **tatoo numbing cream strong**12K/yr-26.6%0.9% conv. - **tattoo numbing cream tktx**20K/yr-33.3%0.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/tattoo-numbing-cream/search-terms)
## **Top tattoo numbing 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%15%£30K30%£60K45%£89K60%£119K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Tattoo/Laser/PMU/Piercing moisturiser. Before During and After - 10g Tube**Generic**£15.19**3.7★20 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVT97WKC) [2**Bepanthen Tattoo Intense Care Ointment Formulated with Provitamin B5 50g**Bepanthen**£5.73**4.7★7,882 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08MW387NQ) [3**Tattoo Cream Waxing Eyebrow threading and Laser Removal**Venus Cosmetics**£9.39**1.5★4 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H3L5LQP7) [4**Tattoo Cream Waxing Eyebrow threading and Laser Removal**Venus Cosmetics**£9.98**5.0★2 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H3LY7RD1) [5**Tattoo Cream Maximum Strength Tattoo Skin Care Cream Soothes Moisturises and Supports Healing 3 Pack 30g**Generic**£29.88**5.0★1 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZW48HNK)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Tattoo Cream Waxing Eyebrow threading and Laser Removal**Venus Cosmetics**£9.39**4 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H3L5LQP7) [**Tattoo Cream Waxing Eyebrow threading and Laser Removal**Venus Cosmetics**£9.98**2 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H3LY7RD1) [**Tattoo Cream Maximum Strength Tattoo Skin Care Cream Soothes Moisturises and Supports Healing 3 Pack 30g**Generic**£29.88**1 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZW48HNK) [**Tattoo/Laser/PMU/Piercing moisturiser. Before During and After - 10g Tube**Generic**£15.19**20 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVT97WKC) [**Tattoo Balm & Healing Cream Aftercare Moisturizing Tattoo Butter for Fast Recovery Soothing Numbing Relief & Skin Protection Tattoo Alternative (Black-40g One Size)**GUOUURR**£5.30**29 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F1G6N37N)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Tattoo Cream Waxing Eyebrow threading and Laser Removal**Venus Cosmetics**£9.98**5.0★**▲ 128%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H3LY7RD1) [**Tattoo Cream Waxing Eyebrow threading and Laser Removal**Venus Cosmetics**£9.39**1.5★**▲ 128%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H3L5LQP7) [**Tattoo Cream Maximum Strength Tattoo Skin Care Cream Soothes Moisturises and Supports Healing 3 Pack 30g**Generic**£29.88**5.0★**▲ 128%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZW48HNK) [**Tattoo/Laser/PMU/Piercing moisturiser. Before During and After - 10g Tube**Generic**£15.19**3.7★**▲ 74%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVT97WKC) [**NATURAL NUMBING PMU GLIDE**BIOTAT**£11.97**3.6★**— 2%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4B7VZWK)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about tattoo numbing cream**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**27%
*“Excellent product”*
**Soft Feel**7%
*“Creamy”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Great value for the Price”*
**Efficiency**7%
*“The cream worked really well on my new tattoo”*
**Moist/Dry**6%
*“helps keep new tattoos moisturized”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Easy to use”*
**Soothing Effect**4%
*“I can relax”*
**Itch Relief**4%
*“Tattoo healed really well with little itching or peeling”*
**Protection**4%
*“I feel this is a good protective barrier for the first couple of days”*
**Thickness**3%
*“Thick good for new ink”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Thickness**15%
*“The cream is far too thick”*
**Functionality-Overall**14%
*“Didn't work”*
**Allergies**7%
*“I came out in a rash”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**6%
*“so there can be a bit of wastage”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Absolutely crap”*
**Skin Health**6%
*“burns the skin”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Tiny”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“I thought it was expensive for the size”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
*“literally like glue”*
**Durability**3%
*“doesnt last as long”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**43%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**36%
**Skin Health**14%
**Ingredients-Overall**7%
## **Common questions**
- **Is tattoo numbing cream profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £199K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- **How competitive is the tattoo numbing cream niche?**
- 8 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in tattoo numbing cream?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Functionality-Overall, Allergies. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for tattoo numbing cream peak?**
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the tattoo numbing cream niche?**
- Listings span £5.30–£29.88; the average listing price is £12.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,507 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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