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butterfly locs crochet hair

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Weak search conversion (0.8%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 28Growth 24Conversion 11Competition 61Returns 61Price range 83Avg price 95Brand share 68Review moat 50Quality gap 63

Avg price

Incredible$28.09

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$10.07–$42.96

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

Brand share

Good64%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good48%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Returns

Good2.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good1,495.93

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay$124K

$124K/yr · 525K searches

Growth

Bad-1.7%

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

Conversion

Bad0.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, butterfly locs crochet hair is a $124K/yr Amazon United States market (525K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

butterfly locs crochet hair market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$140K–$169K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.8%
Avg BSR
#1,098
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
3.0%
Avg brand age
40 months
Avg seller age
149 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

32%

  • ZRQ25%
  • Leeven13%
  • GUOHUI13%
  • BOHOBABE9%
  • GetGal4%
  • LMZIM4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top butterfly locs crochet hair search terms

  • butterfly locs176K/yr
  • butterfly locs crochet hair136K/yr
  • distressed locs83K/yr
  • crochet butterfly locs22K/yr
  • distressed locs crochet hair12K/yr
  • butterfly locks12K/yr
  • butterfly locs crochet hair 24 inch8K/yr
  • butterfly crochet locs10K/yr
  • butterfly locs crochet hair 18 inch11K/yr
  • distressed faux locs8K/yr
All search terms

Top butterfly locs crochet hair products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$5K8%$10K12%$15K16%$20K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about butterfly locs crochet hair

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Weight Light15%

“Hair is very light weight”

Quality-Overall12%

“The hair quality is amazing”

Value For Money9%

“worth the money”

Hair Styling8%

“Love this style hair was light and fluffy”

Assembly/Installation7%

“Easy to install”

Soft Feel6%

“The hair is very soft”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Suitability Straight Hair5%

“Hairstyle came out great”

Size-Overall4%

“One pack fits”

Color4%

“I will be buying more colors”

What buyers complain about

Hair Related13%

“This hair is horrible”

Weight Heavy7%

“The hair is way too heavy”

Suitability Curly Hair6%

“The hair just frizzed and coming apart”

Thickness6%

“Too thin unless”

Quality-Overall5%

“Hair quality wasnt what I thought”

Allergies4%

“it kinda makes me itchy too”

Ease Of Use4%

“Difficult Loops”

Durability4%

“Ends Unravel”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Not as described”

Suitability Long Hair3%

“it won't be my go-to hair for butterfly locs”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%
Size-Overall10%
Color8%
Quality-Overall8%
Texture/Consistency-Overall8%
Suitability Long Hair7%
Hair Related4%
Value For Money4%
Thin4%
Suitability Straight Hair3%

Common questions

Is butterfly locs crochet hair profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $124K/yr across 30 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the butterfly locs crochet hair niche?
18 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butterfly locs crochet hair?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Hair Related, Weight Heavy, Suitability Curly Hair. The return rate is 2.5%.
When does demand for butterfly locs crochet hair peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butterfly locs crochet hair niche?
Listings span $10.07–$42.96; the average listing price is $28.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,496 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.