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Aftershave Balm

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Aftershave Balm is a Fail.

Flapen Score
35
35 / 100
Ranks 1,908 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −13 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£166K/yr273K searches / yr
90-day growth
-6.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
95%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 43 sellers

Flapen Score

Aftershave Balm against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Aftershave Balm is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

35Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Aftershave Balm market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Aftershave Balm 273K times last year and spent an estimated £166K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

12.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 273K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £166K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
273K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-6.0%
Conversion, latest week
12.7%
Market size, estimated
£166Ka year
Peak month
December1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
aftershave balm67K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.77.

Listings sell for £4.77 on average, from £2.99 to £9.51. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At £4.77 that is £24K to £29K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.77under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.99–£9.51
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
£24K–£29K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #4 within Shaving & Hair Removal. It carries 3,070 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.2%
Average rank
#4in Shaving & Hair Removal
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,070per listing
Listings tracked
6

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 78 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
78 months

Products

Top Aftershave Balm 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 95% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£33K£66K£99K£132K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • NIVEA67%
  • Bulldog Skincare for Men16%
  • VIKING REVOLUTION6%
  • Harry's6%
  • NIVEA MEN5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Aftershave Balm search demand

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

9K7KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Aftershave Balm search terms shoppers use

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

  • aftershave balm67K/yr
  • post shave balm18K/yr
  • after shave balm men23K/yr
  • nivea aftershave balm for men21K/yr
  • aftershave balm for men23K/yr
  • shaving balm15K/yr
  • after shave balm13K/yr
  • post shave balm men17K/yr
  • nivea post shave balm for men12K/yr
  • mens aftershave balm10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Aftershave Balm

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

Complain

Smell22%−0.20

It doesnt smell of sandalwood at all

The smell is extremely strong and unpleasant, to the point that it irritated my nose

Do not like the smell

Quality-Overall17%−0.01

Had much better, cheaper products

Cheap thin

Poor product

Oily/Greasy6%−0.04

a bit greasy

It leaves a slightly greasy or tacky film on my face for a while after application

Very greasy very uncomfortable

Dispensing Mechanism4%

A few reviewers have talked about their problems dispensing it

small cream dispenser not a cologne or aftershave spray

Ignore the negative reviews about dispensing

Value For Money3%+1.58

Price seems to vary all over the place

I bought this a couple of times I love it it doesn't really good job a great price

Love

Value For Money17%+1.58

Reasonable price

Worth buying

Excellent value

Quality-Overall16%−0.01

Great Everyday Aftershave Balm – Soothing, Moisturising, and Long-Lasting

Amazing quality

Excellent product

Smell16%−0.20

Smells good

Nicely scented

leaves a nice scent

Moist/Dry7%+0.61

super hydrating on

Superb Moisturizer

Great hydration

Suitability Combination Skin7%+0.54

Very good for sensitive skin

Fixed my skin problems

Perfect for my skin

Return

0.1% Return rate 75% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall50%█▁▁▁▁█

small

Motor Power25%▁▁█▁▁▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product25%▁█▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Aftershave Balm questions

Answered from the same tracked data.