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loc brush

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A small market ($88K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 22Growth 25Conversion 60Competition 43Returns 78Price range 35Avg price 29Brand share 67Review moat 74Quality gap 58

Returns

Great1.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good552.92

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good65%

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

Conversion

Good5.1%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay59%

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

Price range

Okay$6.08–$19.73

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

Avg price

Okay$9.53

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-0.2%

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

Market size

Bad$88K

$88K/yr · 180K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, loc brush is a $88K/yr Amazon United States market (180K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

loc brush market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$95K–$119K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.1%
Avg BSR
#4,812
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
9.3%
Avg brand age
34 months
Avg seller age
160 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

20 rising

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

28%

  • CIVEYA16%
  • Moreinday16%
  • Goiple13%
  • Dexspoeny10%
  • MFL MADE FOR LOCS10%
  • ProSuites7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KHoliday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top loc brush search terms

  • loc brush92K/yr
  • loc brush for dreads30K/yr
  • loc brush for microlocs11K/yr
  • lock brush6K/yr
  • locs brush6K/yr
  • wooden loc brush7K/yr
  • wooden brush for locs4K/yr
  • loc brush for sisterlocks7K/yr
  • dreadlock brush5K/yr
  • brush for locs5K/yr
All search terms

Top loc brush 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%5%$4K10%$9K15%$13K20%$18K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted

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

What buyers say about loc brush

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

What buyers love

Brush Quality14%

“cute brush”

Soft Feel11%

“Feels so good”

Quality-Overall10%

“gives the set a high-quality look”

Value For Money9%

“Money well spent”

Smell7%

“the smell is very subtle”

Ease Of Use6%

“easy to use”

Hair Growth4%

“soften my hair”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Gets the job done”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“keep it neat”

Efficiency3%

“It works very well”

What buyers complain about

Hair Related13%

“The bristles started to fall out as I was brushing my hair”

Hard Feel11%

“Too Soft”

Size-Overall8%

“to small”

Suitability Short Hair6%

“Tangle the hair, doesnt brush”

Durability6%

“Breaks easily”

Quality-Overall5%

“You can tell it was poorly made”

Brush Quality5%

“As soon as I removed the brush from the pack a few bristles started falling out”

Smell5%

“It smells soooo bad”

Value For Money4%

“For $20, I expected more”

Product Condition4%

“looks to be possibly used”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall17%
Advertised Vs Actual Product12%
Functionality-Overall8%
Brush Quality8%
Suitability Short Hair8%
Soft Feel7%
Hard Feel7%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Damage/Burn Hair4%
Stiffness3%

Common questions

Is loc brush profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $88K/yr across 25 tracked products. 3 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the loc brush niche?
20 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 65% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in loc brush?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Hair Related, Hard Feel, Size-Overall. The return rate is 1.8%.
When does demand for loc brush peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the loc brush niche?
Listings span $6.08–$19.73; the average listing price is $9.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 553 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.