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The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

39
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Ranks 2,047 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −8 vs the category median of 47

Market size 14Growth 32Conversion 57Competition 20Returns 99Price range 56Avg price 41Brand share 12Review moat 50Quality gap 48
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser is a £54K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (103K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +5.4% over the last 90 days and 4.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£54K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr+5.4%103K
Conversion rate4.8%
Avg price£10.95

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 97
Top-5 product click share76%
Open market5%
Avg brand age68 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,511

Top The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser 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 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£11K£16K£22K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

97

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Curel39%
  • COATS29%
  • Aveeno12%
  • Dermatica10%
  • Haruharu5%
  • BYOMA2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser demand & seasonality

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

Volume103KCVR4.8%Products16Brands8Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews1,511Avg BSR#143
18K13KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Top The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser search terms shoppers use

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

  • dr sams flawless cleanser34K/yr
  • coats cleanser22K/yr
  • curel face wash11K/yr
  • prequel cleanser8K/yr
  • dr sam flawless cleanser9K/yr
  • coats gentle hydrating cleanser4K/yr
  • dr sams cleanser4K/yr
  • curel cleanser4K/yr
  • coats hydrating cleanser2K/yr
  • curel foaming face wash2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser

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

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Cleansing17%

Love this cleanser

Quality-Overall13%

Excellent product

Ease Of Cleaning11%

Good quality cleaner

Suitability Combination Skin9%

Great for sensitive skin

Soft Feel9%

Soft skin

What buyers complain about

45% of reviews
Smell9%

Strong chemical smell

Skin Health6%

It ended up really irritating my skin

Moist/Dry5%

Makes my skin so dry

Allergies5%

irritated my skin

Motor Power4%

Broken pump

The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

12%

Fixable by listing

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

1Leak-Proof
34%
2Skin Health
7%
3Sensitivity-Overall
6%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%
5Adhesion/Stickiness
4%

Common The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser questions

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

Flapen scores The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser 39/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £54K/yr across 16 tracked products. Search demand moved +5.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.