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Baby Cold Relief

Fail

Demand is soft, at -64.2% this quarter, so Baby Cold Relief is a Fail.

Flapen Score
32
32 / 100
Ranks 1,977 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −16 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£311K/yr325K searches / yr
90-day growth
-64.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
97%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 51 sellers

Flapen Score

Baby Cold Relief against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Baby Cold Relief is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

32Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Baby Cold Relief market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Baby Cold Relief 325K times last year and spent an estimated £311K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 32 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

17.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 325K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -64.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £311K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
325K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-64.2%
Conversion, latest week
17.8%
Market size, estimated
£311Ka year
Peak month
September9.4× the quietest month
Top search term
calpol vapour plug94K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.39.

Listings sell for £5.39 on average, from £3.04 to £8.05. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 8,000 to 10,000 of them. At £5.39 that is £43K to £54K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.39under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.04–£8.05
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
8,000–10,000
Revenue per listing a year
£43K–£54K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #15 within Over-the-Counter Medication. It carries 3,107 reviews at 4.77 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#15in Over-the-Counter Medication
Average rating
4.77 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,107per listing
Listings tracked
6

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 59 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Baby Cold Relief 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 97% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£47K£93K£140K£187K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Calpol84%
  • Olbas13%
  • SNUFFLE BABE3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Baby Cold Relief search demand

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

25K15KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.4×

Search terms

Top Baby Cold Relief search terms shoppers use

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

  • calpol vapour plug94K/yr
  • calpol plug in45K/yr
  • vicks plug in25K/yr
  • olbas oil children17K/yr
  • vapour plug17K/yr
  • baby cold relief16K/yr
  • calpol plug9K/yr
  • baby congestion relief7K/yr
  • calpol vapour plug in7K/yr
  • vapour bath13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Baby Cold Relief

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

Complain

Smell36%−0.09

This does smell quite strong

not that smelly

not strong smell

Value For Money20%−0.03

Quite expensive for what it is

Expensive

Waste of money

Durability16%−0.03

Item broke with an hours use

the item we bought to help her broke so quickly

Stopped working

Size-Overall3%−0.01

It was so small

Moist/Dry3%

very faint and they do dry out quickly

Love

Sleep Quality16%+1.20

have a proper sleep

Helps sleep

Helps us get through the night

Cold Relief12%+0.81

Flu relief

Brilliant for colds

Very handy for baby colds

Smell11%−0.09

The scent is calming

Strong scent

Pleasant smell

Quality-Overall11%+0.47

i would say overall the unit is highly effective

Great quality

Good product

Sinus Relief8%+0.18

This bubble bath is great for clearing blocked noses

They help my child every time he has a stuffy nose

Helps with nasal congestion

Return

0.1% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall100%█▁▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Baby Cold Relief questions

Answered from the same tracked data.