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Mens Skin Care

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But demand is soft, at -6.2% this quarter, so Mens Skin Care is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 14% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +9 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$988K/yr1.4M searches / yr
90-day growth
-6.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 44 sellers

Flapen Score

Mens Skin Care against its category

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

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mens Skin Care market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Mens Skin Care 1.4M times last year and spent an estimated $988K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.4M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $988K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.4M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-6.2%
Conversion, latest week
2.6%
Market size, estimated
$988Ka year
Peak month
December4.1× the quietest month
Top search term
mens skin care301K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $26.46.

Listings sell for $26.46 on average, from $7.45 to $72.09. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At $26.46 that is $26K to $33K a year per listing.

Average price
$26.46inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$7.45–$72.09
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
$26K–$33K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

96% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #107 within Facial Kits. It carries 9,560 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
96%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.8%
Average rank
#107in Facial Kits
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
9,560per listing
Listings tracked
28

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 57 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
57 months

Products

Top Mens Skin Care 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$49K$99K$148K$198K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

26%

  • Tiege Hanley29%
  • The Ordinary17%
  • GOWLAVER10%
  • HIMS & HERS9%
  • SimplyVital5%
  • MANSCAPED5%

Demand

Mens Skin Care search demand

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

100K60KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Search terms

Top Mens Skin Care search terms shoppers use

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

  • mens skin care301K/yr
  • skin care for men173K/yr
  • men skin care147K/yr
  • tiege hanley skin care for men70K/yr
  • mens face care78K/yr
  • mens skincare81K/yr
  • mens skin care kit85K/yr
  • tiege hanley43K/yr
  • mens facial care kit64K/yr
  • men face care kit54K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mens Skin Care

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

Complain

Allergies10%−0.08

irritation on my skin

Irritated my skin

Allergic Reaction

Smell9%−0.07

Bad chemical smell

Weird smell

Bad Smell

Functionality-Overall7%−0.07

Didn't work for me

But container doesnt always work

Doesnt work great

Value For Money7%+0.23

Expensive

too expensive

expensive

Moist/Dry6%

doesn't dry as well

Doesnt provide enough hydration

It does not hydrate

Love

Quality-Overall14%+1.08

Excellent Product

have a great set-up with excellent quality products

Great product with big results

Suitability Combination Skin12%+1.22

So far so good on sensitive skin

Good for your skin

Good for my combination skin

Soft Feel11%

Smooth feeling

Skin feels smooth

So soft and smooth

Moist/Dry10%

doesnt dry out my skin

Dries fast

Excellent moisturizer

Value For Money9%+0.23

Excellent value

Decent price

good value

Return

0.5% Return rate 28% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall12%█▆▆▅▅▇

Didn't work for me

But container doesnt always work

Doesnt work great

Size-Overall10%▅▅▅▅█▅

The bottle is small

is smaller than expected

Pores already look a bit smaller

Smell10%▆█▆▆▆▆

Bad chemical smell

Weird smell

Bad Smell

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%█▅▆▇▆▆
Value For Money7%▄▅▅▆▃█

Expensive

too expensive

expensive

FAQ

Common Mens Skin Care questions

Answered from the same tracked data.