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The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Ranks 1,759 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −5 vs the category median of 47

Market size 61Growth 18Conversion 100Competition 0Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 20Brand share 0Review moat 22Quality gap 76
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid is a £529K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (348K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -14.1% over the last 90 days and 21.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£529K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr-14.1%348K
Conversion rate21.1%
Avg price£7.22

Who owns the niche?

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

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 71
Top-5 product click share100%
Open market0%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 5 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews9,195

Top The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 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 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£132K£265K£397K£529K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

71

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • The Ordinary86%
  • Simple10%
  • Bowasin4%

The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid demand & seasonality

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

Volume348KCVR21.1%Products5Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.3★Reviews9,195Avg BSR#78
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid search terms shoppers use

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

  • the ordinary hyaluronic acid223K/yr
  • simple serum56K/yr
  • ordinary hyaluronic acid serum10K/yr
  • the ordinary hyaluronic acid 2% + b512K/yr
  • the ordinary hyaluronic acid 60ml13K/yr
  • hyaluronic acid the ordinary11K/yr
  • hyaluronic acid ordinary6K/yr
  • simple face serum5K/yr
  • ordinary hyaluronic acid4K/yr
  • simple booster serum4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid

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

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Quality-Overall18%

Better than most brands

Moist/Dry16%

Good moisturiser

Suitability Combination Skin13%

suitable for sensitive skin

Value For Money12%

Its very affordable

Suitability Dry Skin7%

it is visibly less dry

What buyers complain about

64% of reviews
Smell14%

Unpleasant smell

Size-Overall10%

Smaller than i thought for the price

Moist/Dry8%

Ok. Definitely still need moisturiser on the top of this

Functionality-Overall6%

Simpl. Left horrible feel on face

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

extremely deceiving and should be allowed

The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

52%

Fixable by listing

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

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
48%
2Smell
10%
3Certifications
8%
4Compatibility-Overall
4%
5Comfort-Overall
4%

Common The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid questions

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

Flapen scores The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £529K/yr across 5 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -14.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.