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Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 34% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$362K/yr223K searches / yr
90-day growth
+29.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
76%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 98 sellers

Flapen Score

Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide 223K times last year and spent an estimated $362K. All 4 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 223K 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 +29.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $362K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
223K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+29.4%
Conversion, latest week
7.7%
Market size, estimated
$362Ka year
Top search term
neutrogena stubborn acne54K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $21.02.

Listings sell for $21.02 on average, from $6.37 to $66.78. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At $21.02 that is $32K to $42K a year per listing.

Average price
$21.02inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$6.37–$66.78
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
$32K–$42K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

53% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 12.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #159 within Face Oil. It carries 4,954 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
53%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
12.4%
Average rank
#159in Face Oil
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
4,954per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 75 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
75 months

Products

Top Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide 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 76% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

$0$36K$72K$108K$145K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

98

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Neutrogena47%
  • La Roche-Posay47%
  • Paula's Choice5%
  • Perrigo1%

Demand

Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide search demand

Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.

7K5KSpike '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Search terms

Top Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide search terms shoppers use

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

  • neutrogena stubborn acne54K/yr
  • la roche posay benzoyl peroxide22K/yr
  • paulas choice benzoyl peroxide14K/yr
  • paulas choice daily skin clearing treatment11K/yr
  • stubborn acne18K/yr
  • paulas choice benzoyl peroxide 2.56K/yr
  • la roche-posay effaclar duo14K/yr
  • la roche posay spot treatment16K/yr
  • micronized benzoyl peroxide9K/yr
  • neutrogena stubborn acne am treatment7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide

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

Complain

Allergies14%−0.08

Allergic Reaction

gave me a rash

Caused a rash

Functionality-Overall13%−0.13

not effective

Didn't work

this product did not work very well

Skin Health9%−0.08

Doesnt really help my skin much at all

it caused a reaction on my skin

It burns your skin

Value For Money5%+0.30

more expensive

Waste of money

Way too expensive

Size-Overall5%−0.01

Recently bought these ones they are bigger

The small amount seems tiny

I thought these were like tiny bandages

Love

Quality-Overall13%+0.90

Good product from LRP as usual

Overall, very effective

Nice quality

Suitability Combination Skin12%+0.98

Its gentle on my skin

gentle on sensitive skin

I appreciate how gentle it is on my sensitive skin

Symptom Reduction8%+0.14

Works well on adult acne spots

Works good on spots

Cleared stubborn acne

Value For Money7%+0.30

Worth it

the price was fair

GOOD PRICE

Efficiency6%+0.58

Effective enough

Very effective product

It works well

Return

0.5% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall23%▇█▇▇█▇

not effective

Didn't work

this product did not work very well

Leak-Proof12%▄▆▆▇▄█
Advertised Vs Actual Product12%▅▇▆▅█▇
Value For Money9%█▃▇█▅▇

more expensive

Waste of money

Way too expensive

Product Condition6%▄▅▅▆█▇

FAQ

Common Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide questions

Answered from the same tracked data.