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Silver Nitrate Sticks

Fail

Shoppers spend only $48K a year here, so Silver Nitrate Sticks is a Fail.

Flapen Score
45
45 / 100
Ranks 1,255 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£48K/yr66K searches / yr
90-day growth
+1.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
78%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 42 sellers

Flapen Score

Silver Nitrate Sticks against its category

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

45Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Silver Nitrate Sticks market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Silver Nitrate Sticks 66K times last year and spent an estimated £48K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 66K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +1.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £48K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
66K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+1.5%
Conversion, latest week
6.2%
Market size, estimated
£48Ka year
Top search term
silver nitrate sticks30K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.65.

Listings sell for £11.65 on average, from £6.11 to £24.74. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £11.65 that is £3K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.65under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.11–£24.74
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£6K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

46% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 69% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #105 within Foot Care. It carries 1,682 reviews at 4.13 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
46%
Prime listings
69%
Out of stock, average day
19.8%
Average rank
#105in Foot Care
Average rating
4.13 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,682per listing
Listings tracked
13

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 56 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
56 months

Products

Top Silver Nitrate Sticks 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 78% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£2K£5K£7K£10K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 flat

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • AIESI21%
  • Quick-Stop by Bray19%
  • AmeriCan Goods19%
  • Rösch & Handel13%
  • Avoca12%
  • SterlingSquare7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Demand

Silver Nitrate Sticks search demand

Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.

1K750May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26

Search terms

Top Silver Nitrate Sticks search terms shoppers use

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

  • silver nitrate sticks30K/yr
  • silver nitrate20K/yr
  • silver nitrate pen6K/yr
  • silver nitrate sticks for verruca4K/yr
  • caustic pencil3K/yr
  • silver nitrate pencil3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Silver Nitrate Sticks

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

Complain

Value For Money13%−0.09

A bit cheaper

they are sooo expensive

Waste of money

Functionality-Overall11%−0.04

bazuka which didnt work at all

Doesnt work

Does nothing

Durability7%−0.04

Not very long lasting

for 4 days then 4 days break

Within 3 weeks the whole thing just came off

Pain Relief-Overall7%+0.21

it does hurt

sore to touch

its painful to walk on

Quality-Overall7%+0.55

Absolute garbage

I honestly don't understand the positive reviews

Rubbish

Love

Ease Of Use17%+1.26

Easy to use

The pen is easy enough to use

Overall, really useful to have on hand

Quality-Overall17%+0.55

Overall, this is an effective and practical treatment option that delivers results when used as directed

Excellent product

The build quality is decent

Value For Money7%−0.09

Good value

excellent value for money

worth every penny

Efficiency5%+0.52

Effective

works well

Seems to be working

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%−0.02

Does the job

worked exactly as expected

Does exactly what required

Return

0.2% Return rate 36% Fixable by listing

Advertised Vs Actual Product36%▁▁▁▅█▆

description on the website was not accurate

Neither of these points is mentioned in the listing

Functionality-Overall20%▁▁▁█▃▃

bazuka which didnt work at all

Doesnt work

Does nothing

Defective Material/Parts12%▁▁▁▁▅█
Durability8%█▁▁▂▁▁

Not very long lasting

for 4 days then 4 days break

Within 3 weeks the whole thing just came off

Skin Health6%▁▁▁▁▁█

FAQ

Common Silver Nitrate Sticks questions

Answered from the same tracked data.