Milk Thistle
Milk Thistle clears our launch bar: a $1.8M/yr market growing +8.3% this quarter with returns at 0.0%.
Flapen Score
Is Milk Thistle profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Milk Thistle is a £1.8M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (972K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Launch it — 57/100.
Milk Thistle: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Yes. Search demand moved +8.3% over the last 90 days and 15.2% of searches end in a purchase.
£1.8M
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand, so 18% of the market is open.
18%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 14 products
Top Milk Thistle products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Milk Thistle Tablets | 80% Silymarin | 180 Tablets | Vegan Supplement | Milk Thistle Capsules Alternative | Made in The UK
- Price
- £6.97
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,440
- Age
- 4y ago
Milk Thistle Tablets 3-in-1 Complex - 120 Tablets (2 Month Supply) - 100mg Extract 80% Silymarin with Artichoke & Dandelion Leaf (Not Milk Thistle Capsules or Tincture) - Vegan - UK Made Supplement
- Price
- £6.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 323
- Age
- 2y ago
Milk Thistle High Strength 10000mg | 400mg Silymarin per Capsule | 90-Day Supply | with Black Pepper | Vegan Herbal Food Supplement | Lab Tested
- Price
- £11.48
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 5mo ago
Milk Thistle Tablets | 80% Silymarin | 365 Tablets | Vegan Supplement | Milk Thistle Capsules Alternative | Made in The UK
- Price
- £8.21
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 481
- Age
- 2y ago
Milk Thistle Tablets | High Strength 240 Vegan Tablets | 8-Month Supply | Silybum Marianum Extract | Recyclable & Resealable Pouch | by Horbaach
- Price
- £5.48
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 537
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Milk Thistle High Strength 10000mg - 400mg Silymarin per Capsule - 120 Capsules with Black Pepper Extract - 4 Months Supply - Vegan Herbal Food Supplement
- Price
- £10.11
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 2mo ago
Milk Thistle Tablets 3-in-1 Complex - 120 Tablets (2 Month Supply) - 100mg Extract 80% Silymarin with Artichoke & Dandelion Leaf (Not Milk Thistle Capsules or Tincture) - Vegan - UK Made Supplement
- Price
- £6.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 323
- Age
- 2y ago
Milk Thistle 20000mg Capsules (120 Day Supply) Milk Thistle High Strength 80% Silymarin Liver Support Supplement with Dandelion Root Turmeric Artichoke Burdock & Zinc Pure Vegan Extract
- Price
- £19.19
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 21
- Age
- 2y ago
Milk Thistle High Strength 10000mg | 400mg Silymarin per Capsule | 90-Day Supply | with Black Pepper | Vegan Herbal Food Supplement | Lab Tested
- Price
- £11.48
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 5mo ago
Milk Thistle Tablets | High Strength 240 Vegan Tablets | 8-Month Supply | Silybum Marianum Extract | Recyclable & Resealable Pouch | by Horbaach
- Price
- £5.48
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 537
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch dateMilk Thistle High Strength 10000mg - 400mg Silymarin per Capsule - 120 Capsules with Black Pepper Extract - 4 Months Supply - Vegan Herbal Food Supplement
- Price
- £10.11
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 2mo ago
Milk Thistle High Strength 10000mg | 400mg Silymarin per Capsule | 90-Day Supply | with Black Pepper | Vegan Herbal Food Supplement | Lab Tested
- Price
- £11.48
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 5mo ago
Milk Thistle High Strength 10 520mg with Dandelion Root and Artichoke | 4 Month Supply | 120 Vegan Capsules | Milk Thistle 3-in-1 | No Fillers Binders or Additives | Made in The United Kingdom
- Price
- £9.51
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 200
- Age
- 7mo ago
Milk Thistle 20 000mg Per Capsule (Maximum Strength) Organic 80% Silymarin Milk Thistle High Strength 60 Vegan Milk Thistle Tablets Capsules Supplement
- Price
- £20.91
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 104
- Age
- 1y ago
Milk Thistle Capsules - 180 Capsules - 6 Months Supply - Just 1 per Day - 80% Silymarin - 40:1 Extract - Vegan & Non-GMO - GMP-Approved Milk Thistle Herbal Supplements
- Price
- £8.93
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,989
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
13 rising
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
12%
- EVO NUTRITION33%
- Nutrition Geeks23%
- MANTRPHIL13%
- Horbäach7%
- nutribo6%
- WeightWorld6%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 12%)
Milk Thistle demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Milk Thistle search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- milk thistle645K/yr
- milk thistle high strength142K/yr
- milk thistle liver detox29K/yr
- milk thistle tablets36K/yr
- uvora milk thistle high strength8K/yr
- milk thistle herbal supplements20K/yr
- uvora milk thistle liver detox3K/yr
- silymarin10K/yr
- milk thistle capsules10K/yr
- thistle10K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Milk Thistle
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
75% of reviews“A great product from a reputable company for my husband”
“Good value for money”
“They are a reasonable size so theres no issues swallowing these”
“Actually works”
“Quick and easy”
What buyers complain about
53% of reviews“Seems not to work on me”
“Unsure of results using 2 tablets a day”
“Doesn't do what it says”
“have no taste”
“The capsules are quite large”
Milk Thistle return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.0%
Return rate
0%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Milk Thistle questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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