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title: "Trend — braid extensions - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-09T22:14:48.564Z"
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  description: "Niche score 58/100 · $37K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 58/100 · $37K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — braid extensions - Flapen"
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# **braid extensions**

**Worth a look**

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 40% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 9Growth 55Conversion 16Competition 91Returns 52Price range 66Avg price 67Brand share 95Review moat 60Quality gap 86

**Brand share**

**Great****40%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Competition**

**Great****24%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.1★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Good****$14.08**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Good****$6.95–$30.82**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Review moat**

**Good****1,112.53**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Good****+27.8%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Returns**

**Good****2.9%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.3%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Market size**

**Bad****$37K**

$37K/yr · 209K searches

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")

## Trend