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Lidocaine Gel

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.98–$13.44) — Lidocaine Gel doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Market size 35Growth 11Conversion 95Competition 15Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 16Brand share 28Review moat 25Quality gap 72
This niche Category average

Is Lidocaine Gel profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Lidocaine Gel is a £168K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (238K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Lidocaine Gel: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -27.7% over the last 90 days and 11.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£168K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-27.7%238K
Conversion rate11.9%
Avg price£5.92

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.

12%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 97
Top-5 product click share83%
Open market12%
Avg brand age66 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 10 products

Sponsored placement80%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews4,491

Top Lidocaine Gel products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£25K£50K£76K£101K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

97

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • Anbesol51%
  • Orajel13%
  • Aloclair9%
  • Bonjela7%
  • AINxtolm7%
  • apipharma5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)

Lidocaine Gel demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume238KCVR11.9%Products10Brands8Top 5 Brands88%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.3★Reviews4,491Avg BSR#65
8K6KSpike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Lidocaine Gel search terms shoppers use

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

  • anbesol57K/yr
  • anbesol liquid99K/yr
  • anbesol adult strength gel50K/yr
  • anbesol liquid adult20K/yr
  • ambesol6K/yr
  • anbesol adult strength liquid4K/yr
  • ambersol2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lidocaine Gel

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Tooth Sensitivity21%

it calmed my gum down around the tooth it handy to have in for emergencies

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

Exactly as described

Quality-Overall9%

Better than other makes I've used

Efficiency9%

Very effective

Oral Hygiene9%

Teething lifesaver

What buyers complain about

65% of reviews
Taste-Overall14%

Tastes bad

Pain Relief-Overall13%

they can be surprisingly painful

Functionality-Overall11%

Doesn't work, and doesn't spray

Value For Money6%

Waste of money

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

No information in English as how to use it

Lidocaine Gel return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

24%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
22%
2Language Issues
12%
3Size-Overall
11%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
9%
5Compatibility-Overall
7%

Common Lidocaine Gel questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Lidocaine Gel 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £168K/yr across 10 tracked products. Search demand moved -27.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lidocaine Gel on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.