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Volume Shampoo

Volume Shampoo shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-14.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look

Top 31% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +4 vs the category median of 47

Market size 34Growth 18Conversion 79Competition 57Returns 100Price range 55Avg price 39Brand share 54Review moat 26Quality gap 53
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Volume Shampoo profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Volume Shampoo is a £165K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (190K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Volume Shampoo: 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 -14.3% over the last 90 days and 8.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£165K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-14.3%190K
Conversion rate8.1%
Avg price£10.72

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand, so 27% of the market is open.

27%

open market share

Brands · sellers16 · 158
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market27%
Avg brand age68 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 · 29 products

Sponsored placement72%
New entrants (1y)8· 8 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews3,938

Top Volume Shampoo 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 take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£8K£16K£25K£33K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

158

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

21%

  • Redken29%
  • OGX16%
  • L'Oreal Paris12%
  • Pantene9%
  • KÉRASTASE7%
  • Aveeno6%

Volume Shampoo demand & seasonality

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

Volume190KCVR8.1%Products29Brands16Top 5 Brands73%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews3,938Avg BSR#205
15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×

Top Volume Shampoo search terms shoppers use

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

  • volume shampoo59K/yr
  • redken volume injection shampoo17K/yr
  • volumizing shampoo18K/yr
  • shampoo for fine hair14K/yr
  • fine hair shampoo14K/yr
  • pantene lift and volume shampoo9K/yr
  • shampoo volume6K/yr
  • elvive collagen lifter5K/yr
  • shampoo for fine hair older women5K/yr
  • volumising shampoo6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Volume Shampoo

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

What buyers love

75% of reviews
Smell17%

Amazing smell

Quality-Overall12%

Excellent product

Hair Growth11%

Less hair loss

Value For Money8%

Great value

Soft Feel7%

Soft and shiny

What buyers complain about

55% of reviews
Hair Related10%

I need it couldnt add hair

Value For Money8%

Expensive

Moist/Dry7%

dry would never recommend

Smell6%

I dont like the smell

Allergies5%

Also causes itchy scalp

Volume Shampoo return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

11%

Fixable by listing

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

1Leak-Proof
27%
2Functionality-Overall
11%
3Value For Money
8%
4Quality-Overall
5%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%

Common Volume Shampoo questions

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

Flapen scores Volume Shampoo 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £165K/yr across 29 tracked products. 8 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -14.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Volume Shampoo on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb, where the busiest month runs 4.8× the quietest.