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Safety Razor

Fail

The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks, so Safety Razor is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,173 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −2 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£222K/yr599K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
59%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 25 sellers

Flapen Score

Safety Razor against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Safety Razor market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Safety Razor 599K times last year and spent an estimated £222K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 599K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £222K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
599K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.3%
Conversion, latest week
2.7%
Market size, estimated
£222Ka year
Peak month
December1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
safety razor222K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.59.

Listings sell for £13.59 on average, from £1.77 to £29.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £13.59 that is £14K to £17K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.59under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.77–£29.72
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£14K–£17K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #61 within Shaving & Hair Removal. It carries 4,871 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
84%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.9%
Average rank
#61in Shaving & Hair Removal
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,871per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Safety Razor 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 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£22K£44K£67K£89K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • Baili28%
  • King C. Gillette27%
  • Bambaw20%
  • Wilkinson Sword13%
  • MÜHLE3%
  • VINTAGE BARBER LONDON3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Demand

Safety Razor search demand

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

13K8KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Safety Razor search terms shoppers use

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

  • safety razor222K/yr
  • single blade razor123K/yr
  • double edge razor42K/yr
  • king c gillette48K/yr
  • single razor20K/yr
  • single blade razor for men26K/yr
  • double edge safety razor20K/yr
  • safety razors for men23K/yr
  • leaf razor9K/yr
  • henson razor10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Safety Razor

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

Complain

Cutting/Trimming9%+0.69

it's too easy to cut yourself

With the cheap one I never cut myself

This just cuts your face up

Ease Of Use8%+0.19

finding that a tad awkward when using

But by god is it hard to use

it's too easy to cut yourself

Size-Overall7%−0.16

absolutely not fit for shaving

Not fit for purpose

The head is really small

Quality-Overall6%+1.10

Not a quality item

doesnt match the razors quality

these reviews seem so much NOT like my experience

Allergies5%−0.04

My skin can be quite sensitive

Got rashes and cuts

left my skin sore

Love

Cutting/Trimming22%+0.69

Fantastic razor

Smooth Shave -

Smooth and Easy Shave

Quality-Overall18%+1.10

Excellent and of good solid quality

Excellent product

good quality blades at good price

Value For Money13%

Worth every penny

Good price

Excellent value for money

Ease Of Use7%+0.19

Easy to use

easy to control

Its easy to handle

Design-Overall3%−0.05

The design is simple yet effective

Love how sleek

Good build

Return

0.5% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall21%▄█▅▅▆▂

The pouch isnt really functional

This didn't work out as well as I thought

Not a functional razor

Defective Material/Parts10%▆▃█▁▄▄
Cutting/Trimming10%██▁▇▅▂

it's too easy to cut yourself

With the cheap one I never cut myself

This just cuts your face up

Size-Overall8%▁▁▃▃▂█

absolutely not fit for shaving

Not fit for purpose

The head is really small

Color5%▁▁▁▁▇█

FAQ

Common Safety Razor questions

Answered from the same tracked data.