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Lubricating Gel for Women

Fail

Prices span $2.91–$9.92, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Lubricating Gel for Women is a Fail.

Flapen Score
36
36 / 100
Ranks 1,876 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −12 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£9K/yr17K searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
65%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 117 sellers

Flapen Score

Lubricating Gel for Women against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Lubricating Gel for Women is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

36Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Lubricating Gel for Women market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Lubricating Gel for Women 17K times last year and spent an estimated £9K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 17K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £9K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
17K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.2%
Conversion, latest week
8.8%
Market size, estimated
£9Ka year
Peak month
August2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
sensitive lube8K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.32.

Listings sell for £6.32 on average, from £2.91 to £9.92. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £6.32 that is £0 to £632 a year per listing.

Average price
£6.32under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.91–£9.92
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£632
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1 within Sex & Sensuality. It carries 6,238 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#1in Sex & Sensuality
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,238per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 73 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
73 months

Products

Top Lubricating Gel for Women 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 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£938£2K£3K£4K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 flat

Sellers

117

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Durex46%
  • LUBIDO22%
  • K-Y7%
  • Liquid Silk6%
  • YES5%
  • Ann Summers4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Demand

Lubricating Gel for Women search demand

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

800600Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Lubricating Gel for Women search terms shoppers use

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

  • sensitive lube8K/yr
  • lubricating gel6K/yr
  • lube for women2K/yr
  • lubricating gel for women menopause132/yr
  • lubricating gel for women61/yr
  • lubricant gel women101/yr
  • lube for menopausal women400/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lubricating Gel for Women

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness17%−0.12

Gets very sticky

A lot stickier than other similar products Ive used before

in sex it got sticky after a while

Leak-Proof8%

it appears definitely was leakage from one of them maybe was during the transportation process

Leaky package

leaked all over other purchases in the same box

Allergies8%−0.03

irritating

Caused severe skin reaction

can be an irritant to sensitive skin

Smell7%−0.03

Its a weird sweet smell that I now cant stand so I just cant use this any more

does have a slight smell despite odourless advertising

if it gets into clothes after youve tried to wash it off they start to smell so bad

Moist/Dry7%−0.04

Dries Up

drys out guickly

if it wouldn't dry so easily

Love

Lubrication14%+0.78

Great for lubrication

As described a great product silky smooth Lube

most natural feeling lubricant

Quality-Overall13%+0.96

An excellent and cost effective product

This product delivers excellent performance

Good quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.55

It works as it should

Works as it should do

As described

Value For Money7%

good value for money otherwise

Good value for money

Good price

Soft Feel7%

Really feels good

Silky Smooth

silky smooth

Return

0.1% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof24%█▆█▆█▂

it appears definitely was leakage from one of them maybe was during the transportation process

Leaky package

leaked all over other purchases in the same box

Adhesion/Stickiness9%▂█▂▂▃▃

Gets very sticky

A lot stickier than other similar products Ive used before

in sex it got sticky after a while

Quality-Overall8%▆▃▂▅█▁

Feels cheap

Junk

This is not a good product

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%█▂▄▆▂▇
Functionality-Overall4%▁▅█▁▄▆

FAQ

Common Lubricating Gel for Women questions

Answered from the same tracked data.