Cat Shampoo
FailPrices span $3.52–$13.33, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Cat Shampoo is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Ranks 496 of 875 Pet Supplies niches · −2 vs the category median of 5048
- Market size
- £172K/yr212K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +12.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 60%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 60 sellers
Flapen Score
Cat Shampoo against its category
The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Cat Shampoo is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Cat Shampoo market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cat Shampoo 212K times last year and spent an estimated £172K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
9.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 212K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £172K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 212K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +12.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 9.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £172Ka year
- Peak month
- September1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- cat shampoo116K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.21.
Listings sell for £8.21 on average, from £3.52 to £13.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £8.21 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.21under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.52–£13.33
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,000–1,250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £8K–£10K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
72% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #14 within Cats. It carries 1,968 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 72%
- Prime listings
- 94%
- Out of stock, average day
- 10.0%
- Average rank
- #14in Cats
- Average rating
- 4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,968per listing
- Listings tracked
- 18
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 61 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 61 months
Products
Top Cat Shampoo products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bugalugs No Rinse Cat Shampoo & Conditioner with Baby Fresh Fragrance. Brush through for cats and kittens. Foam action grooming dry shampoo kitten (200ml No Rinse Shampoo)
- Price
- £9.49
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 430
- Age
- 1y ago

Bugalugs 2 in 1 Cat Shampoo & Conditioner. Cleansing nourishing and conditioning for all cat hair. Papaya & Coconut calming scent. For all cats and kittens. cat & kitten grooming (500ml Shampoo)
- Price
- £10.76
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,943
- Age
- 3y ago

Flea and Tick Cat Shampoo by Bugalugs 500ml Deep Cleansing for Cats for Fleas Ticks & Mites contains Neem Oil PH Balanced Vegan (500ml Flea Shampoo)
- Price
- £10.92
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,930
- Age
- 2y ago

Johnsons Vet Manuka Honey 2-In-1 Shampoo Clear 200 ml (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £4.13
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,157
- Age
- 13y ago

Burts Bees Hypoallergenic Shampoo Cat 296ml
- Price
- £11.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 10,746
- Age
- 10y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Burts Bees Hypoallergenic Shampoo Cat 296ml
- Price
- £11.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 10,746
- Age
- 10y ago

PAWY Cat Dry Shampoo No-Rinse Waterless Foam Cat Shampoo 200ml
- Price
- £6.60
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 6mo ago

JVP Johnsons Vet Cat Flea Cleaning Shampoo 200 ml
- Price
- £3.52
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 3,332
- Age
- 16y ago

Barkin & Meowson Nourishing Cat Shampoo with Oat Extract 350ml
- Price
- £13.33
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 21
- Age
- 10mo ago

Johnsons Vet Manuka Honey 2-In-1 Shampoo Clear 200 ml (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £4.13
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,157
- Age
- 13y ago
Newest
by launch date
PAWY Cat Dry Shampoo No-Rinse Waterless Foam Cat Shampoo 200ml
- Price
- £6.60
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 6mo ago

Barkin & Meowson Nourishing Cat Shampoo with Oat Extract 350ml
- Price
- £13.33
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 21
- Age
- 10mo ago

Bugalugs No Rinse Cat Shampoo for Itchy Skin with Prebiotics Postbiotics & Probiotics for cats - kitten shampoo and cat shampoo for indoor cats for sensitive skin supports your pets Microbiome
- Price
- £9.13
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 73
- Age
- 11mo ago

Bugalugs No Rinse Cat Shampoo & Conditioner with Baby Fresh Fragrance. Brush through for cats and kittens. Foam action grooming dry shampoo kitten (200ml No Rinse Shampoo)
- Price
- £9.49
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 430
- Age
- 1y ago

Bugalugs Cat Shampoo Baby Fresh - Cleansing nourishing and conditioning for all cat hair.. For all cats and kittens. grooming (500ml Shampoo)
- Price
- £10.76
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
11 flat
Sellers
60
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- BUGALUGS48%
- Johnsons18%
- BURT'S BEES FOR PETS13%
- WildWash6%
- C&G Pets4%
- Vet's Best2%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 9%)
Demand
Cat Shampoo search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top Cat Shampoo search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- cat shampoo116K/yr
- cat shampoo for indoor cats38K/yr
- kitten shampoo24K/yr
- cat shampoo for outdoor cats9K/yr
- kitten shampoo for indoor cats9K/yr
- cat shampoo and conditioner4K/yr
- cat wash5K/yr
- bugalugs cat shampoo4K/yr
- shampoo for cats3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cat Shampoo
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
strong smell
the smell is intense
Awful smell
Sticky residue
Sticky
Sticky returned
leaked allover the box
Leaked
It leaked
the stickiness on other aspects of the body is just not getting cleaned
One of the cats that comes often to our house was really dirty
On occasion it sometimes needs a clean
soaked all over the floor
takes awhile to dry
completely went back puffy
Love
smells beautiful
natural scent
Great smell
Easy to use
It is easy to apply
The can is easy to use
This cleans really well
keeps my cat clean
Clean
Excellent seller Excellent product would recommend
Great quality
Fantastic product
fur is really soft
very soft
Very pleased with product softens
Return
0.4% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing
leaked allover the box
Leaked
It leaked
strong smell
the smell is intense
Awful smell
Sticky residue
Sticky
Sticky returned
expensive
At £15.95 this is expensive
so that was a waste of money
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