curl clips
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.24–$15.75) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good$290K$290K/yr · 481K searches
Brand share
Okay76%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay61%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad7,131.83avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-6.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad$7.16avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad$5.24–$15.75cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, curl clips is a $290K/yr Amazon United States market (481K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
curl clips market data
- Units sold / yr
- 40K–50K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $286K–$358K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.4%
- Avg BSR
- #84
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 96%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 151 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 flat
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
19%
- Bantoye23%
- JZko15%
- HiJeaton15%
- Dgeclr13%
- Viywicz11%
- AIMIKE5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top curl clips search terms
- hair clips for curls58K/yr
- pin curl clips81K/yr
- hair pins for curls63K/yr
- curl clips68K/yr
- curl clips for hair26K/yr
- curl pins23K/yr
- pin curls20K/yr
- hair pin clips15K/yr
- hair curl clips14K/yr
- pins for curls10K/yr
Top curl clips 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.
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
40 Pcs Hair Clips Women Styling Alligator Metal Hair Clips Hair Pin Curl Rollers Clips 34 Pcs 3.5Duckbill Sectioning Hair Clips and 6 Pcs 2.3No Crease Clips
JZko$5.244.8★197 rev
24 Packs Duck Bill Clips Bantoye 3.5 Inches Rustproof Metal Alligator Curl Clips with Holes for Hair Styling Hair Coloring Silver
Bantoye$5.804.6★27,968 rev
Dgeclr Hair Clips for Women Styling 44Pcs Metal Duck Billed Pin Curl Clips Hair Pins Salon Makeup Hair Dyeing Silver & Black
Dgeclr$5.954.5★748 rev
30PCS Metal Alligator Hair Clips Duck Billed Salon Styling Clips with Holes Heavy Duty Silver Hair Pins for Women DIY Bows & Home Use (30 Mixed Sizes)
Viywicz$5.964.8★1,840 rev
HiJeaton 60Pcs Metal Duck Billed Hair Clips for Women Styling Sectioning Silver Hair Pins for Long Hair Alligator Curl Loc Clips for Thick Hair Roller Salon Bows DIY
HiJeaton$6.554.6★7,262 rev
Newest
by launch date40 Pcs Hair Clips Women Styling Alligator Metal Hair Clips Hair Pin Curl Rollers Clips 34 Pcs 3.5Duckbill Sectioning Hair Clips and 6 Pcs 2.3No Crease Clips
JZko$5.24197 rev
9 Hair Volume Clip for Styling Root Claw Clips for Women Curly Thick Hair Root Liffter for Curl Hair
Ivyu$10.19216 rev
40 PCS 3.5 Inch Duck Billed Clips Metal Alligator Curl Hair Clips with Holes for Styling Coloring Thick Hair Rollers Salon Use Alligator Clips for Women for Thick Hair & Thin Hair Silver
Mythos$5.91967 rev
30PCS Metal Alligator Hair Clips Duck Billed Salon Styling Clips with Holes Heavy Duty Silver Hair Pins for Women DIY Bows & Home Use (30 Mixed Sizes)
Viywicz$5.961,840 rev
Hair Clips for Rollers Pin Curl Clip Metal Duck Billed Hair Clips for Women Styling 24pcs(3.5Inch) Silver larger Aligator Curl Loc Clips Salon Bows DIY 1pcs Rat Tail Combs Dgeclr
Dgeclr$7.45748 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum40 Pcs Hair Clips Women Styling Alligator Metal Hair Clips Hair Pin Curl Rollers Clips 34 Pcs 3.5Duckbill Sectioning Hair Clips and 6 Pcs 2.3No Crease Clips
JZko$5.244.8★
Red by Kiss 80pcs 1.75 Slide-In Hair Clips Durable Metal Curl Setting Clips for Hairdressing Sectioning & Retwisting Rust-Free Hair Pins for Dreads Dreadlocks & Twist Styles
Red by Kiss$8.394.6★
AIMIKE Hair Sectioning Clips with Silicone Band - 6pcs No Crease Duck Billed Clips for Styling Cutting and Rollers in Morandi Color
AIMIKE$6.794.7★
24 Packs Duck Bill Clips Bantoye 3.35 Inches Rustproof Metal Alligator Curl Clips with Holes for Hair Styling Hair Coloring Pink
Bantoye$6.884.6★
AIMIKE 6pcs Professional Hair Clips for Styling Sectioning Non Slip No-Trace Duck Billed Hair Clips with Silicone Band Salon and Home Hair Cutting Clips for Hairdresser Women Men - Black 4.3 Long
AIMIKE$6.834.6★
What buyers say about curl clips
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“They all appear to be well made”
“Good value for money”
“These are perfect for setting curls when you are getting ready”
“As advertised”
“Easy to use and stays put”
“very durable—definitely built to last”
“GREAT FOR HAIR”
“They are the perfect size”
“These are perfect for setting curls when you are getting ready”
“Gets the job done”
What buyers complain about
“smaller than expected”
“Hair gets caught a lot”
“Not great quality”
“Yikes- rips out hair”
“Tight grip”
“Im not close to doing great things to my long hair”
“Doesnt work”
“So am choosing not to use them”
“looked used”
“They dont pull the hair”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is curl clips profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $290K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the curl clips niche?
- 16 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in curl clips?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Hair Related, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.3%.
- When does demand for curl clips peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the curl clips niche?
- Listings span $5.24–$15.75; the average listing price is $7.16 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,132 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.