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Washing Up Liquid 5l

Washing Up Liquid 5l shows searches that convert (20.3% search→purchase), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 93% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look
Market size 96Growth 24Conversion 100Competition 54Returns 100Price range 42Avg price 16Brand share 16Review moat 55Quality gap 21
This niche Category average

Is Washing Up Liquid 5l profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Washing Up Liquid 5l is a £3.8M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Washing Up Liquid 5l: 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 -2.8% over the last 90 days and 20.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£3.8M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr800K
Search volume / yr-2.8%3.3M
Conversion rate20.3%
Avg price£5.67

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand, so 7% of the market is open.

7%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 234
Top-5 product click share53%
Open market7%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 30 products

Sponsored placement50%
New entrants (1y)6· 6 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews1,286

Top Washing Up Liquid 5l 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 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£188K£376K£564K£753K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

234

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

4%

  • Fairy60%
  • by Amazon16%
  • Elbow Grease8%
  • Ecover6%
  • Morrisons3%
  • Epished3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

Washing Up Liquid 5l demand & seasonality

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

Volume3.3MCVR20.3%Products30Brands9Top 5 Brands93%OOS Rate1.6%Rating4.7★Reviews1,286Avg BSR#113
70K50KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 15.6×

Top Washing Up Liquid 5l search terms shoppers use

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

  • washing up liquid1.7M/yr
  • fairy liquid896K/yr
  • fairy washing up liquid165K/yr
  • dish soap91K/yr
  • dishwashing liquid64K/yr
  • washing up liquid 5l49K/yr
  • fairy liquid washing up liquid50K/yr
  • dish washing liquid43K/yr
  • washing up liquid refill34K/yr
  • washing up31K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Washing Up Liquid 5l

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Value For Money29%

Decent price

Quality-Overall13%

Very good product, gets dishes clean and smells lovely

Washability11%

Brilliant for washing up

Smell10%

Smells fresh

Ease Of Cleaning6%

Cleans really well

What buyers complain about

55% of reviews
Quality-Overall12%

Poor quality liquid

Value For Money7%

Quite expensive to buy

Size-Overall6%

Huge

Leak-Proof5%

Always arrives having leaked everywhere

De-Grease5%

didn't cut through the grease very well either

Washing Up Liquid 5l return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

7%

Fixable by listing

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

1Leak-Proof
55%
2Value For Money
21%
3Size-Overall
4%
4Smell
3%
5Dilute/Watery
2%

Common Washing Up Liquid 5l questions

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

Flapen scores Washing Up Liquid 5l 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £3.8M/yr across 30 tracked products. 6 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -2.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Washing Up Liquid 5l on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul–Sep, where the busiest month runs 15.6× the quietest.