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Plasters

Maybe

Buyers convert on 21.1% of searches. But prices span $1.18–$5.05, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plasters is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 33% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +4 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£993K/yr1.6M searches / yr
90-day growth
+15.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
71%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 61 sellers

Flapen Score

Plasters against its category

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

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plasters market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plasters 1.6M times last year and spent an estimated £993K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

21.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.6M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 21.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +15.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £993K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.6M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+15.2%
Conversion, latest week
21.1%
Market size, estimated
£993Ka year
Peak month
May1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
plasters800K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £3.01.

Listings sell for £3.01 on average, from £1.18 to £5.05. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 300K to 400K a year. The average listing sells 20,000 to 25,000 of them. At £3.01 that is £60K to £75K a year per listing.

Average price
£3.01under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.18–£5.05
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
300K–400K
Units per listing a year
20,000–25,000
Revenue per listing a year
£60K–£75K
Returns
0.0%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. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #28 within First Aid. It carries 2,823 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.3%
Average rank
#28in First Aid
Average rating
4.42 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,823per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 46 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
46 months

Products

Top Plasters 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 71% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£149K£298K£447K£596K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 flat

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • Elastoplast63%
  • Lewis-Plast9%
  • Safety First Aid Group7%
  • TENERIS5%
  • Value Aid5%
  • Safe + Sound3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Demand

Plasters search demand

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

35K25KSpike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Plasters search terms shoppers use

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

  • plasters800K/yr
  • plasters waterproof assorted99K/yr
  • elastoplast99K/yr
  • waterproof plasters86K/yr
  • plaster108K/yr
  • fabric plasters60K/yr
  • plasters fabric50K/yr
  • elastoplast fabric plasters47K/yr
  • plasters for wounds51K/yr
  • elastoplast waterproof plasters24K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plasters

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness39%−0.17

No stick

Do not stick

Very poor adhesive

Water Resistance14%−0.08

Shower proof not water proof

Its absolutely not water resistant

Not at all waterproof

Quality-Overall7%+1.43

Cheap

Rubbish

Uncomfortable and just not good quality

Durability6%−0.01

came off in seconds

They just fall off

comes off in less than half an hour

Value For Money4%+1.92

Waste of money

It was costing my a fortune

Not worth the price

Love

Quality-Overall23%+1.43

Nice variety

Excellent product

Very well made

Value For Money20%+1.92

Good value for money

Good value for money

Good price

Adhesion/Stickiness17%−0.17

Good adhesion

Super sticky

No sticky residue

Size-Overall8%+0.49

All sizes

Fit for purpose

good assortment of varying sizes

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.31

Did the job

True to the label

As described

Return

0.0% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness19%▁▁▁▄█▂

No stick

Do not stick

Very poor adhesive

Water Resistance19%▁▁▁▆▁█

Shower proof not water proof

Its absolutely not water resistant

Not at all waterproof

Quality-Overall17%▁▁▁▂▅█

Cheap

Rubbish

Uncomfortable and just not good quality

Size-Overall17%▁▁▁▆▁█

Not fit for purpose

are very narrow

Smaller than expected

Accuracy-Overall11%▁▁▁█▁▁

FAQ

Common Plasters questions

Answered from the same tracked data.