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After Sun Gel

After Sun Gel shows low returns (0.6%), but strong incumbent ratings (4.7★) keeps it on the watch list.

Signals Trending

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 93Conversion 95Competition 32Returns 97Price range 27Avg price 30Brand share 33Review moat 22Quality gap 22
This niche Category average · 10,978 niches

Is After Sun Gel profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, After Sun Gel is a $154K/yr Amazon United States market (127K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

After Sun Gel: 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 +104.9% over the last 90 days and 12.6% of searches end in a purchase.

$154K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr+104.9%127K
Conversion rate12.6%
Avg price$9.63

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand, so 15% of the market is open.

15%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 592
Top-5 product click share66%
Open market15%
Avg brand age77 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews9,878

Top After Sun Gel 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 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

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

Brands

11 flat

Sellers

592

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

11%

  • Sun Bum36%
  • Banana Boat28%
  • Amazon Basics9%
  • Amazon Essentials6%
  • Sunburnt6%
  • Hawaiian Tropic4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 11%)

After Sun Gel demand & seasonality

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

Volume127KCVR12.6%Products18Brands11Top 5 Brands85%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.7★Reviews9,878Avg BSR#33
6K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×

Top After Sun Gel search terms shoppers use

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

  • after sun gel23K/yr
  • after sun aloe14K/yr
  • sunburn gel31K/yr
  • sun bum aloe10K/yr
  • aloe after sun11K/yr
  • banana boat aloe vera gel12K/yr
  • sun burn gel5K/yr
  • sun bum cool down gel4K/yr
  • banana boat aloe4K/yr
  • sun bum aloe vera gel3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about After Sun Gel

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

What buyers love

69% of reviews
Smell15%

Amazing smell

Quality-Overall14%

Great product, as described

Moist/Dry10%

Amazing moisturizer

Suitability Combination Skin6%

keeps my skin clear

Value For Money5%

GREAT PRICE

What buyers complain about

56% of reviews
Smell18%

Chemical smell

Allergies17%

Skin irritation

Skin Health5%

Red, burning, irritated skin

Ingredients-Overall3%

Therefore, there is something wrong in the formula/process

Moist/Dry3%

Not moisturizing at all

After Sun Gel return rate & reasons

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

0.6%

Return rate

18%

Fixable by listing

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

1Smell
32%
2Leak-Proof
13%
3Size-Overall
8%
4Product Condition
7%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%

Common After Sun Gel questions

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

Flapen scores After Sun Gel 52/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $154K/yr across 18 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +104.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for After Sun Gel on Amazon United States peaks in May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 4.3× the quietest.