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Eye Mask

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But prices span $4.31–$9.93, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Eye Mask is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 25% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +6 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£1.9M/yr3.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
+33.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
68%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 17 sellers

Flapen Score

Eye Mask against its category

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

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Eye Mask market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Eye Mask 3.1M times last year and spent an estimated £1.9M. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 3.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +33.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.9M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+33.9%
Conversion, latest week
9.8%
Market size, estimated
£1.9Ma year
Peak month
June1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
eye mask1.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.31.

Listings sell for £6.31 on average, from £4.31 to £9.93. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250K to 300K a year. The average listing sells 15,000 to 20,000 of them. At £6.31 that is £95K to £126K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.31under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.31–£9.93
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
250K–300K
Units per listing a year
15,000–20,000
Revenue per listing a year
£95K–£126K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% 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 #14 within Sleep & Snoring Aids. It carries 19,172 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#14in Sleep & Snoring Aids
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
19,172per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
33 months

Products

Top Eye Mask 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 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£193K£386K£579K£772K1K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 flat

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • myhalos38%
  • Gritin25%
  • mavogel10%
  • BeeVines7%
  • Aosun6%
  • Umisleep5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Demand

Eye Mask search demand

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

100K60KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Eye Mask search terms shoppers use

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

  • eye mask1.1M/yr
  • sleep mask899K/yr
  • eye mask for sleeping525K/yr
  • sleeping mask141K/yr
  • sleep eye mask61K/yr
  • sleep mask blackout55K/yr
  • blackout eye mask43K/yr
  • sleeping eye mask44K/yr
  • sleep masks39K/yr
  • eyemask39K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Eye Mask

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

Complain

Comfort-Overall14%+1.65

Really uncomfortable at the nose

Uncomfortable to wear

Not comfortable at all

Sleep Quality9%+0.68

had a really bad sleep

which disrupted my sleep

it disturbs my sleep

Strap/String Quality5%−0.08

bad position of the strap

Strap is a little uncomfortable

The strap is not great as well

Size-Overall5%−0.05

fits weird

Too big

Bad fit

Quality-Overall5%+0.10

rubbish product

Average quality

Feels very cheaply made

Love

Comfort-Overall33%+1.65

Comfortable on your face

Comfortable fit

comfortable to use

Sleep Quality12%+0.68

Best sleep mask

Sleep like a baby

Sleep improved

Quality-Overall11%+0.10

Amazing quality

Good quality, comes with a little storage bag when not in use

Great product Shane

Soft Feel7%

Nice and soft

Lovely and soft material

Soft to the touch

Value For Money6%+0.42

Good value for money

Excellent for the money

Great Value

Return

0.6% Return rate 27% Fixable by listing

Comfort-Overall31%▆▇▇▇█▇

Really uncomfortable at the nose

Uncomfortable to wear

Not comfortable at all

Size-Overall19%█▇▆▅▆▆

fits weird

Too big

Bad fit

Quality-Overall8%▅█▇▆▄▆

rubbish product

Average quality

Feels very cheaply made

Functionality-Overall7%▇▇▇▆▇█
Strap/String Quality4%▅▇█▆█▇

bad position of the strap

Strap is a little uncomfortable

The strap is not great as well

FAQ

Common Eye Mask questions

Answered from the same tracked data.