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Eye Wash

Fail

Prices span $2.49–$16.04, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Eye Wash is a Fail.

Flapen Score
49
49 / 100
Ranks 357 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · on the category median
Market size
£255K/yr201K searches / yr
90-day growth
+12.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
73%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 84 sellers

Flapen Score

Eye Wash against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Eye Wash is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Eye Wash market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Eye Wash 201K times last year and spent an estimated £255K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

18.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 201K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 18.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £255K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
201K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+12.4%
Conversion, latest week
18.7%
Market size, estimated
£255Ka year
Peak month
June1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
eye wash116K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.77.

Listings sell for £6.77 on average, from £2.49 to £16.04. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £6.77 that is £14K to £17K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.77under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.49–£16.04
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£14K–£17K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #38 within Occupational Health & Safety Products. It carries 677 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
71%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#38in Occupational Health & Safety Products
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
677per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
57 months

Products

Top Eye Wash products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 73% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£26K£51K£77K£102K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

84

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Optrex46%
  • Lewis-Plast16%
  • Vizulize11%
  • Safety First Aid Group8%
  • General Medi5%
  • VSafety3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)

Demand

Eye Wash search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

5K3KSpike '24Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Eye Wash search terms shoppers use

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

  • eye wash116K/yr
  • optrex eye wash42K/yr
  • eye wash solution15K/yr
  • eyewash12K/yr
  • optrex eye wash with eye bath9K/yr
  • optrex eye bath3K/yr
  • eyewash solution4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Eye Wash

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Value For Money9%+1.84

Good product a bit expensive

Cost

A waste of money

Design-Overall7%−0.04

Bad bottle design

The bottle design is quite basic

Ridiculous design

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.02

as it's quite misleading

Terrible misleading description hidden from view for purchasers

Non-reusable; Misleading

Recycle/Reuse7%−0.06

Won't reseal, had to throw out

will then need to be discarded

Non reusable or resealable bottle mahes this a once use only

Ease Of Use6%

Once opened, however, it is impossible to close

Only good for ONE use

Top twists off

Love

Value For Money22%+1.84

loads cheaper so all good

Good price

Great value

Eye-Hygiene16%+1.17

Good for eyes

It helps my eyes feel and look better

Effective way to maintain good eye hygiene

Quality-Overall13%

Brilliant quality

Overall, this is a reliable, no-fuss solution that does exactly what it should

Excellent product

Ease Of Use9%

It is easy to pour

Easy to use

Theyre easy to open

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%−0.02

Did the job

As described

Does as it says

Return

0.1% Return rate 27% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall24%▁▃█▄▄▂

Once opened the top doesn't fit

You might be better with smaller size

Product Condition14%▁█▁▆▁▂
Washability12%▁▁▁▁▁█
Value For Money10%▁▁▁▁▁█

Good product a bit expensive

Cost

A waste of money

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%▁▁▁▁█▁

FAQ

Common Eye Wash questions

Answered from the same tracked data.