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Acne Spray

Acne Spray shows low returns (0.5%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 76% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look

Top 29% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +4 vs the category median of 48

Market size 33Growth 48Conversion 88Competition 20Returns 98Price range 72Avg price 77Brand share 44Review moat 31Quality gap 45
This niche Category average · 10,978 niches

Is Acne Spray profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Acne Spray is a $155K/yr Amazon United States market (94K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Acne Spray: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +18.5% over the last 90 days and 10.3% of searches end in a purchase.

$155K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr+18.5%94K
Conversion rate10.3%
Avg price$15.93

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 30
Top-5 product click share76%
Open market21%
Avg brand age49 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 13 products

Sponsored placement85%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,381

Top Acne Spray 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 capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

$0$15K$31K$46K$62K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

30

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • PanOxyl33%
  • SkinSmart Antimicrobial26%
  • Tower 288%
  • Paula's Choice6%
  • Pacifica6%
  • AcneFree5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)

Acne Spray demand & seasonality

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

Volume94KCVR10.3%Products13Brands12Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews3,381Avg BSR#20
25K15KBlack Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Acne Spray

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

What buyers love

69% of reviews
Suitability Combination Skin13%

personally helped clear up my face

Quality-Overall11%

Amazing skin product

Efficiency9%

great results

Value For Money8%

Great value

Allergies7%

No irritation

What buyers complain about

61% of reviews
Smell18%

Unpleasant smell

Allergies15%

Very Itchy

Functionality-Overall6%

nothing worked good enough

Skin Health5%

Made my skin WORSE

Moist/Dry4%

Not moisturizing

Acne Spray return rate & reasons

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

0.5%

Return rate

21%

Fixable by listing

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

1Smell
18%
2Leak-Proof
16%
3Functionality-Overall
12%
4Size-Overall
10%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%

Common Acne Spray questions

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

Flapen scores Acne Spray 52/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $155K/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +18.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Acne Spray on Amazon United States peaks in Jan–Jul–Aug–Sep, where the busiest month runs 3.6× the quietest.