Coldsore Cream for Lips
FailPrices span $3.42–$13.45, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Coldsore Cream for Lips is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 36 / 100Ranks 1,876 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −12 vs the category median of 4836
- Market size
- £56K/yr38K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -6.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 83%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 99 sellers
Flapen Score
Coldsore Cream for Lips against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Coldsore Cream for Lips is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Coldsore Cream for Lips market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Coldsore Cream for Lips 38K times last year and spent an estimated £56K. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
24.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 38K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 24.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £56K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 38K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -6.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 24.0%
- Market size, estimated
- £56Ka year
- Top search term
- coldsore cream for lips23K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £6.11.
Listings sell for £6.11 on average, from £3.42 to £13.45. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £6.11 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £6.11under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.42–£13.45
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £3K–£5K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #24 within Over-the-Counter Medication. It carries 3,369 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 73%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 7.1%
- Average rank
- #24in Over-the-Counter Medication
- Average rating
- 4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,369per listing
- Listings tracked
- 11
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 70 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
- 70 months
Products
Top Coldsore Cream for Lips products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Zovirax Cold Sore Cream Aciclovir PUMP 2 g
- Price
- £5.07
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6,315
- Age
- 17y ago

Herstat Cold Sore Care ointment
- Price
- £7.26
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,112
- Age
- 11y ago

Cold Sore 5% w/w Cream 2g
- Price
- £3.43
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 263
- Age
- 8y ago

Compeed Hydrocolloid Cold Sore Treatment Patches (15 Invisible Plasters for Cold Sores) - 12 Hours Protection from Water Bacteria & Viruses - Discreet Easy to Apply Patches with Patch Applicator
- Price
- £4.03
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 10,854
- Age
- 15y ago

2GM Sore Cold Cream - Rapid Relief for Cold Sores Fever Blisters and Dry Lips - Moisturizing Lip Balm with Natural Ingredients
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 222
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Herpatch Cold Sore Treatment Serum - Treat & Prevent Coldsores - Cold Sore Cream Alternative - Heals in 24Hrs - Relieves Pain Reduce Swelling & Blistering - Clinically Proven SPF 30 Lip Balm Herpes
- Price
- £8.01
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 858
- Age
- 8y ago

Cold Sore 5% w/w Cream 2g
- Price
- £3.43
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 263
- Age
- 8y ago

Zovirax Cold Sore Cream for Lips with Aciclovir Cold Sore Treatment that Speeds Healing and Pain Relief Tube 2g
- Price
- £4.78
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6,094
- Age
- 19y ago

5 x Virasorb 2g 5% Cold Sore cream (5 Packs)
- Price
- £6.51
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,164
- Age
- 8y ago

Herstat Cold Sore Care ointment
- Price
- £7.26
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,112
- Age
- 11y ago
Newest
by launch date
Herstat L-Lysine & Propolis | Advanced Lip Health & Immune Support | High Strength Formula with Quercetin Vitamin C Vitamin E & Zinc
- Price
- £13.45
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 204
- Age
- 1y ago

Herstat Daily Lip Balm | Use Between Cold Sore Outbreaks | 3% Propolis | Softens Hydrates Coldsore Prone Lips
- Price
- £5.75
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 663
- Age
- 2y ago

2GM Sore Cold Cream - Rapid Relief for Cold Sores Fever Blisters and Dry Lips - Moisturizing Lip Balm with Natural Ingredients
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 222
- Age
- 2y ago

The Ilex Wood Lemon Balm & Peppermint Natural Lip Balm 10ml
- Price
- £5.55
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,305
- Age
- 7y ago

5 x Virasorb 2g 5% Cold Sore cream (5 Packs)
- Price
- £6.51
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,164
- Age
- 8y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 83% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 flat
Sellers
99
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- Zovirax28%
- Herstat28%
- Lipsore16%
- Compeed11%
- zaizah9%
- Virasorb3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Search terms
Top Coldsore Cream for Lips search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- coldsore cream for lips23K/yr
- coldsore lip treatment9K/yr
- herstat cold sore cream4K/yr
- herstat2K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Coldsore Cream for Lips
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Tiny pot
Very small tube
Quite small
Little expensive
Expensive
Waste of money
adhesion issues
Not very sticky
Would not stick on
coldsores are extremely uncomfortable and quite painful
Cold sore
Think i'll stick to cream these were difficult to get to stay on my cold sore
Absolutely rubbish
I grew somewhat disappointed with some of the cheaper brands
Rubbish product
Love
Gets rid of cold sores
Really helps with painful cold sores
Works well on cold sores
Excellent lip balm
Great product - a little goes a long way
Excellent Product
Does the job
Effective
Works well
As advertised
Works as it should
As described
Good value for money
worth the money
Good price
Return
0.1% Return rate 50% Fixable by listing
Tiny pot
Very small tube
Quite small
Didn't Work
More importantly, it didnt really work that well for me
Not particularly effective
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