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pink chapstick

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Soft demand (-27.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 41Growth 11Conversion 88Competition 53Returns 98Price range 65Avg price 37Brand share 15Review moat 24Quality gap 20

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.3%

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

Price range

Good$2.40–$38.16

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

Competition

Good53%

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

Market size

Okay$215K

$215K/yr · 199K searches

Avg price

Okay$10.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Bad5,838.62

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad94%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-27.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pink chapstick is a $215K/yr Amazon United States market (199K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pink chapstick market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
$209K–$262K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.3%
Avg BSR
#737
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
38%
Out of stock
1.4%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
138 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

4%

  • ChapStick69%
  • eos17%
  • Vaseline3%
  • Sun Bum3%
  • Burt's Bees2%
  • NIVEA2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 4%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 26 weeks — -27.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top pink chapstick search terms

  • strawberry chapstick66K/yr
  • pink chapstick41K/yr
  • chapstick strawberry33K/yr
  • pink lip balm bulk9K/yr
  • chapstick strawberry 3 pack8K/yr
  • tinted lip balm pink4K/yr
  • strawberry chapstick 3 pack7K/yr
  • eos strawberry lip balm6K/yr
  • strawberry chapstick bulk4K/yr
  • chapstick pink5K/yr
All search terms

Top pink chapstick 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%4%$9K8%$17K12%$26K16%$34K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about pink chapstick

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

What buyers love

Moist/Dry16%

“Great moisturizer”

Smell16%

“Nice smell”

Quality-Overall12%

“The quality was nice for gifting”

Value For Money9%

“Good Value”

Soft Feel9%

“Goes on smooth”

Gifting Purpose8%

“Bought as a gift”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Exactly what was advertised”

Color3%

“Perfect color”

Durability2%

“Its long lasting”

Flavor2%

“Great flavors”

What buyers complain about

Smell21%

“Unpleasant Smell”

Moist/Dry18%

“Not super moisturizing”

Color6%

“No hint of color”

Quality-Overall5%

“There is a funny quality to these”

Durability5%

“Doesn't stay on long”

Size-Overall3%

“Bigger than others”

Flavor3%

“dont like the spearment flavor its like putting toothpaste on your lips”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Doesn't work”

Allergies3%

“I'm highly allergic to any honey ingredient”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Very poor product info”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%
Smell15%
Color9%
Size-Overall9%
Value For Money8%
Moist/Dry8%
Functionality-Overall5%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Quality-Overall4%
Adhesion/Stickiness3%

Common questions

Is pink chapstick profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $215K/yr across 29 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the pink chapstick niche?
11 brands and 65 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pink chapstick?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Moist/Dry, Color. The return rate is 0.3%.
What does it cost to enter the pink chapstick niche?
Listings span $2.40–$38.16; the average listing price is $10.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,839 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.