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Silicone Lube

a deep review moat (25,499 avg reviews) — Silicone Lube doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Market size 36Growth 23Conversion 94Competition 34Returns 99Price range 52Avg price 46Brand share 41Review moat 13Quality gap 65
This niche Category average

Is Silicone Lube profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Silicone Lube is a £175K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (129K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Silicone Lube: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -4.3% over the last 90 days and 11.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£175K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-4.3%129K
Conversion rate11.7%
Avg price£11.53

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand, so 20% of the market is open.

20%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 65
Top-5 product click share65%
Open market20%
Avg brand age89 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 19 products

Sponsored placement74%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews25,499

Top Silicone Lube products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£17K£35K£52K£70K1101001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • Durex22%
  • Lube Life19%
  • Liquid Silk17%
  • pjur14%
  • LEOXZOE8%
  • Lovehoney6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 14%)

Silicone Lube demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume129KCVR11.7%Products19Brands11Top 5 Brands80%OOS Rate0.4%Rating4.4★Reviews25,499Avg BSR#0
10K6KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×

Top Silicone Lube search terms shoppers use

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

  • silicone lube43K/yr
  • silicone lubes sexual30K/yr
  • lube silicone sexual12K/yr
  • silicone based lubes sexual9K/yr
  • pjur lubes 100ml5K/yr
  • silicone based lube6K/yr
  • durex perfect glide lubricants3K/yr
  • pjur lube5K/yr
  • silicon lube4K/yr
  • oil based lube5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Silicone Lube

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

74% of reviews
Lubrication21%

Silky long lasting lubricant

Soft Feel13%

silky smooth

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

Exactly what you see is what you get

Value For Money7%

Its competitively priced

Quality-Overall6%

Great product

What buyers complain about

47% of reviews
Moist/Dry8%

Dry up quickly

Allergies7%

Allergy

Grip5%

Slide in

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

The texture is not good

Adhesion/Stickiness4%

doesn't have the stickyness others have

Silicone Lube return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

7%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Quality-Overall
18%
2Leak-Proof
10%
3Adhesion/Stickiness
10%
4Functionality-Overall
8%
5Ingredients-Overall
7%

Common Silicone Lube questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Silicone Lube 49/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £175K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Silicone Lube on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.6× the quietest.