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ethica shampoo

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 20Growth 24Conversion 99Competition 3Returns 97Price range 83Avg price 85Brand share 0Review moat 92Quality gap 80

Conversion

Incredible18.1%

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

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great166.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great$71.43

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$38.14–$111.36

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

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-2.5%

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

Market size

Bad$80K

$80K/yr · 6K searches

Competition

Bad97%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, ethica shampoo is a $80K/yr Amazon United States market (6K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

ethica shampoo market data

Units sold / yr
500–750
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$36K–$54K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
18.1%
Avg BSR
#733
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
22.2%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
142 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

1 flat

Sellers

2

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Ethica Beauty100%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
300200Prime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top ethica shampoo 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%15%$12K30%$24K45%$36K60%$48K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about ethica shampoo

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

What buyers love

Smell25%

“Also smells great”

Suitability Colored Hair8%

“conditioner comes it two different colored bottles”

Lather8%

“lathers quite well”

Symptom Reduction8%

“Eminence is great for getting rid of sebum buildup”

Cleansing8%

“the shampoo actually feels good when you scrub it in”

What buyers complain about

Thickness11%

“Still thin up top”

Oily/Greasy11%

“oily skin with some patches of dry skin”

Value For Money11%

“Price feels like it too”

Adhesion/Stickiness11%

“He said that the topical treatment does not weigh down his hair or make it stiff or sticky”

Suitability Dry Skin11%

“oily skin with some patches of dry skin”

Top return reasons

Leak-Proof36%
Suitability Short Hair9%
Ease Of Use9%
Dispensing Mechanism9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Suitability Dry Skin9%
Size-Overall9%
Color5%
Safety Standards5%

Common questions

Is ethica shampoo profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $80K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -2.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the ethica shampoo niche?
1 brands and 2 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 97% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ethica shampoo?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Oily/Greasy, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for ethica shampoo peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the ethica shampoo niche?
Listings span $38.14–$111.36; the average listing price is $71.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 166 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.