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Gillette Labs Razor Blades

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Gillette Labs Razor Blades is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 29% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +5 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£684K/yr571K searches / yr
90-day growth
+19.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 95 sellers

Flapen Score

Gillette Labs Razor Blades against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Gillette Labs Razor Blades is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gillette Labs Razor Blades market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gillette Labs Razor Blades 571K times last year and spent an estimated £684K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 571K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +19.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £684K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
571K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+19.9%
Conversion, latest week
4.7%
Market size, estimated
£684Ka year
Peak month
November1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
gillette labs razor blades225K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £25.49.

Listings sell for £25.49 on average, from £11.08 to £64.02. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £25.49 that is £38K to £51K a year per listing.

Average price
£25.49inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£11.08–£64.02
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£38K–£51K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 89% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #95 within Shaving & Hair Removal. It carries 2,365 reviews at 4.62 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
89%
Out of stock, average day
6.0%
Average rank
#95in Shaving & Hair Removal
Average rating
4.62 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,365per listing
Listings tracked
18

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 36 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Gillette Labs Razor Blades 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 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£34K£68K£103K£137K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

95

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Gillette85%
  • GilletteLabs8%
  • Procter & Gamble4%
  • Generic3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Gillette Labs Razor Blades search demand

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

20K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Gillette Labs Razor Blades search terms shoppers use

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

  • gillette labs razor blades225K/yr
  • gillette labs181K/yr
  • gillette labs razor37K/yr
  • gillette labs blades39K/yr
  • gillette razors for men gillette labs14K/yr
  • gilette labs7K/yr
  • gillette labs heated razor11K/yr
  • gillette lab6K/yr
  • gillette gift set10K/yr
  • gillette labs razor refills4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gillette Labs Razor Blades

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

Complain

Value For Money24%

Too expensive

Over priced

price gouging

Quality-Overall18%−0.12

Bad quality

Shocked at reduced quality

Junk product

Cutting/Trimming14%+3.09

doesn't cut through hair with ease

You cannot use one blade more than four days or you will cut yourself

each one has left a cut on my face

Durability6%−0.04

the heated razor breaks down after 1 month

did not last me long

Well, I got this barely 3 years ago and just a few weeks ago it died all of a sudden

Sharpness4%+0.58

The blades are just simply not as sharp, or safe, as other Gillette razors I have previously used

Go dull very quickly

it was not sharp already after couple of use

Love

Cutting/Trimming43%+3.09

Easy shave

Excellent shave

great shaver

Value For Money16%

Great value

Excellent price

Good value for money

Quality-Overall14%−0.12

Quality blades

Excellent product

Good quality blades

Sharpness7%+0.58

Sharp & smooth

Nice sharp blades that do a good job

Sharp

Soft Feel3%

Smooth Shave

so smooth

Smooth finish

Return

0.2% Return rate 34% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall14%▃▇█▆▁▁

not fit for purpose

too big for travel

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%▅▁▃▄█▆

Don't believe the hype

Not a good as advertised on TV

Compatibility-Overall10%▄▁▇▅▁█
Cutting/Trimming9%▄▁▁▇█▁

doesn't cut through hair with ease

You cannot use one blade more than four days or you will cut yourself

each one has left a cut on my face

Heating7%▃█▁▁█▄

FAQ

Common Gillette Labs Razor Blades questions

Answered from the same tracked data.