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Laser Hair Removal

Maybe

Shoppers spend $2.4M a year here. But buyers convert on only 1.4% of searches, so Laser Hair Removal 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
£2.4M/yr976K searches / yr
90-day growth
+13.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
40%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 90 sellers

Flapen Score

Laser Hair Removal against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Laser Hair Removal is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

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

Market

The Laser Hair Removal market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Laser Hair Removal 976K times last year and spent an estimated £2.4M. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 976K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +13.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.4M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
976K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+13.0%
Conversion, latest week
1.4%
Market size, estimated
£2.4Ma year
Peak month
December2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
laser hair removal device233K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £176.55.

Listings sell for £176.55 on average, from £17.01 to £423.38. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £176.55 that is £44K to £88K a year per listing.

Average price
£176.55above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£17.01–£423.38
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£44K–£88K
Returns
3.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 20.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #12 within Shaving & Hair Removal. It carries 584 reviews at 4.36 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
20.6%
Average rank
#12in Shaving & Hair Removal
Average rating
4.36 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
584per listing
Listings tracked
37

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 17 of last year's 19 launches as successful.

19 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 17 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
19
Successful launches
17Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
36 months

Products

Top Laser Hair Removal 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 only 40% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£95K£190K£285K£381K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

90

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

5%

  • PHILIPS35%
  • Braun22%
  • Beauris16%
  • Haarlosy14%
  • Ulike5%
  • NIKYJM3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 5%)

Demand

Laser Hair Removal search demand

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

70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Search terms

Top Laser Hair Removal search terms shoppers use

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

  • laser hair removal device233K/yr
  • ipl hair removal158K/yr
  • laser hair removal85K/yr
  • ipl62K/yr
  • lazer hair removal for women57K/yr
  • philips lumea56K/yr
  • braun ipl49K/yr
  • ipl hair remover for women47K/yr
  • philips lumea ipl 9900 series36K/yr
  • braun silk expert pro 516K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Laser Hair Removal

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall19%−0.27

Didn't work for me

It really didnt work very well

Stopped working

Value For Money12%+0.40

It's a little expensive

Waste of money

Not worth the money

Durability3%−0.04

Stopped working after two uses

It stopped working entirely after only two uses

Not built to last

Product Condition3%−0.04

used with hair everywhere

Already been used and repackaged so sent back

used

Quality-Overall3%+0.85

Not as good as I thought

I expected better build quality

Rubbish

Love

Ease Of Use24%+1.46

easy to hold

Ease of use

easy to handle

Quality-Overall16%+0.85

Great quality set

Excellent product

The build quality is excellent

Value For Money12%+0.40

Good value

Cheap price

good value

Comfort-Overall4%+0.35

Comfortable

It's comfortable to use

comfortable to hold

Soft Feel3%

Leaves skin soft

Very smooth

feels gentle on the skin

Return

3.2% Return rate 8% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall39%█▆▇▇██

Didn't work for me

It really didnt work very well

Stopped working

Defective Material/Parts8%▅█▆▇▆▇
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%▆█▆▃▆▅
Product Condition5%▄▅█▇▅▅

used with hair everywhere

Already been used and repackaged so sent back

used

Value For Money4%▃▄▇▆▂█

It's a little expensive

Waste of money

Not worth the money

FAQ

Common Laser Hair Removal questions

Answered from the same tracked data.