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Malibu

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Malibu is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 19% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$566K/yr349K searches / yr
90-day growth
+12.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
58%top-5 click share · 2 brands · 35 sellers

Flapen Score

Malibu against its category

The dotted line is the Beauty & Personal Care average. Past it, Malibu is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Malibu market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Malibu 349K times last year and spent an estimated $566K. All 2 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jul. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 349K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $566K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
349K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+12.1%
Conversion, latest week
7.7%
Market size, estimated
$566Ka year
Peak month
July1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
malibu c116K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $21.06.

Listings sell for $21.06 on average, from $2.28 to $75.94. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At $21.06 that is $32K to $42K a year per listing.

Average price
$21.06inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$2.28–$75.94
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
$32K–$42K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #162 within Hair Masks. It carries 5,052 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#162in Hair Masks
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
5,052per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 58 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
58 months

Products

Top Malibu products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$23K$45K$68K$91K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

2 rising

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

0%

  • Malibu C99%
  • RASASI1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Malibu search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

13K8KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Malibu search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • malibu c116K/yr
  • malibu103K/yr
  • malibu hair treatment66K/yr
  • malibu treatment15K/yr
  • malibu crystal gel10K/yr
  • malibu hair9K/yr
  • malibu hair products10K/yr
  • malibu packets5K/yr
  • malibu treatment for hair8K/yr
  • malibu crystal gel hair treatment7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Malibu

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Leak-Proof16%

leaked everywhere

some of the product has leaked out

Shampoo leakage

Hair Related7%−0.02

had hard water buildup on my hair

the water her hard on my hair

But this has made my hair fried

Value For Money6%−0.02

A bit pricey

Not worth the price

It's expensive

Smell6%−0.02

I find the fragrance quite strong

Smells bad

It smells a little weird

Functionality-Overall5%−0.05

Didnt work

This product didnt work well at all

No results as of yet in removing the yellow tint from my white hair

Love

Quality-Overall14%+0.69

Very effective

Good hair product

Excellent product

Soft Feel13%

So soft

Hair is soft

Leaves hair soft

Smell13%−0.02

Very clean smelling

Nice citrus scent

Good smell

Hair Growth8%+0.85

.It has really helped my hair

This helps my hair soooooooo much

it worked great to make my hair softer

Suitability Colored Hair4%

Works great and tones blonde hair

Keeps white hair white

Great for blonde hair

Return

0.4% Return rate 16% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof50%▇▇▇▇▇█

leaked everywhere

some of the product has leaked out

Shampoo leakage

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%█▅▅▅▅▄
Functionality-Overall6%██▇█▅▅

Didnt work

This product didnt work well at all

No results as of yet in removing the yellow tint from my white hair

Product Condition5%▄██▄▅▅
Moist/Dry4%▆▆▇▆█▇

dried it out

my hair is very dry

Not moisturizing at all

FAQ

Common Malibu questions

Answered from the same tracked data.