period patches
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.07–$13.39) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible16.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good788.83avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad£7.93avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£79K£79K/yr · 59K searches
Growth
Bad-20.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
Bad96%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£3.07–£13.39cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, period patches is a £79K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (59K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
period patches market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £48K–£63K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 16.7%
- Avg BSR
- #26
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 20.2%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 167 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 96% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 flat
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- BeYou62%
- Period Harmony13%
- Kind Patches11%
- PEESAFE5%
- ZVZK5%
- Cura-heat4%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 68 weeks — -20.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top period patches search terms
- period patches20K/yr
- be you period patches8K/yr
- beyou monthly patches11K/yr
- period pain patches6K/yr
- period patches for cramps3K/yr
- period harmony monthly patches2K/yr
- period pain relief patches4K/yr
- beyou3K/yr
- be you patches3K/yr
Top period patches products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
BeYou Period Patches for Period Pain Relief | This Pack of 5 All-Natural Ultra-Thin Pain Relief Patches are Vegan Cruelty-Free and Offer Great Muscle Pain Relief with 12-Hour Menthol & Eucalyptus
BeYou£7.344.4★1,609 rev
Period Harmony Pain Relief Patches (5 Per Pack) - Developed with Doctors Natural Patches for Back Joint Muscle & Period Pain Anti Inflammatory Boswellia PCOS Fibroids & Endometriosis Pain Relief
Period Harmony£8.244.3★71 rev
Kind Patches | Period Patches - Extra Strong | Period Relief | Botanical Plant-Based Formula with Chamomile Extract & Eucalyptus Oil | 14 Vegan Patches
Kind Patches£9.883.7★65 rev
PEESAFE Feminine Herbal Pain Relief Patches (5 Patches) | Instant & Continuous Pain Relief | Period Cramp Relief | Period Pain Relief | Menstrual Pain Relief | Endometriosis Pain Relief | Period Patch
PEESAFE£5.654.3★294 rev
ZVZK Period Pants Heavy Flow Women Period Thong 20ML Absorbent Leak Proof Panties Panty Menstrual Underwear Briefs Hipster (M 3 Black)
ZVZK£13.394.1★139 rev
Newest
by launch dateKind Patches | Period Patches - Extra Strong | Period Relief | Botanical Plant-Based Formula with Chamomile Extract & Eucalyptus Oil | 14 Vegan Patches
Kind Patches£9.8865 rev
Period Harmony Pain Relief Patches (5 Per Pack) - Developed with Doctors Natural Patches for Back Joint Muscle & Period Pain Anti Inflammatory Boswellia PCOS Fibroids & Endometriosis Pain Relief
Period Harmony£8.2471 rev
ZVZK Period Pants Heavy Flow Women Period Thong 20ML Absorbent Leak Proof Panties Panty Menstrual Underwear Briefs Hipster (M 3 Black)
ZVZK£13.39139 rev
PEESAFE Feminine Herbal Pain Relief Patches (5 Patches) | Instant & Continuous Pain Relief | Period Cramp Relief | Period Pain Relief | Menstrual Pain Relief | Endometriosis Pain Relief | Period Patch
PEESAFE£5.65294 rev
BeYou Period Patches for Period Pain Relief | This Pack of 5 All-Natural Ultra-Thin Pain Relief Patches are Vegan Cruelty-Free and Offer Great Muscle Pain Relief with 12-Hour Menthol & Eucalyptus
BeYou£7.341,609 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumZVZK Period Pants Heavy Flow Women Period Thong 20ML Absorbent Leak Proof Panties Panty Menstrual Underwear Briefs Hipster (M 3 Black)
ZVZK£13.394.1★
BeYou Period Patches for Period Pain Relief | This Pack of 5 All-Natural Ultra-Thin Pain Relief Patches are Vegan Cruelty-Free and Offer Great Muscle Pain Relief with 12-Hour Menthol & Eucalyptus
BeYou£7.344.4★
Period Harmony Pain Relief Patches (5 Per Pack) - Developed with Doctors Natural Patches for Back Joint Muscle & Period Pain Anti Inflammatory Boswellia PCOS Fibroids & Endometriosis Pain Relief
Period Harmony£8.244.3★
Kind Patches | Period Patches - Extra Strong | Period Relief | Botanical Plant-Based Formula with Chamomile Extract & Eucalyptus Oil | 14 Vegan Patches
Kind Patches£9.883.7★
Cura-Heat Period Pain Relief Heat Patch - 3 Patches
Cura-heat£3.074.3★
What buyers say about period patches
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Absolutely works wonders for my daughter with her period cramps”
“Quality thongs, these are comfortable and are really good for the time of the month”
“fantastic value for money”
“Very effective”
“Super easy to use”
“very nice smell”
“Super easy to use just peel and stick, I usually just stick mine on my belly”
“Quality thongs, these are comfortable and are really good for the time of the month”
“do the job”
“Fit well”
What buyers complain about
“Over hyped and over priced unfortunately, really had high hopes for the product”
“Couldn't feel the heat”
“Rash”
“Stickiness doesn't last”
“they dont work like period harmony”
“didn't ease my pain”
“Very big could have been smaller”
“Poor heat output”
“didnt help with my abdominal pain”
“Complete waste”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is period patches profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £79K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -20.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the period patches niche?
- 6 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 96% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in period patches?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Heating, Allergies. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for period patches peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the period patches niche?
- Listings span £3.07–£13.39; the average listing price is £7.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 789 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.