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Scalp Serum

Maybe

Shoppers spend $2.2M a year here. But the top 5 brands take 92% of clicks, so Scalp Serum 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
$2.2M/yr1.5M searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 567 sellers

Flapen Score

Scalp Serum against its category

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

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

Market

The Scalp Serum market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Scalp Serum 1.5M times last year and spent an estimated $2.2M. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.5M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $2.2M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.5M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.8%
Conversion, latest week
5.1%
Market size, estimated
$2.2Ma year
Peak month
January2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
scalp serum451K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $27.85.

Listings sell for $27.85 on average, from $8.48 to $112.22. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At $27.85 that is $84K to $111K a year per listing.

Average price
$27.85inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$8.48–$112.22
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
3,000–4,000
Revenue per listing a year
$84K–$111K
Returns
1.0%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #91 within Scalp Treatments. It carries 7,761 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.3%
Average rank
#91in Scalp Treatments
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
7,761per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 7 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 7 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
7Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
48 months

Products

Top Scalp Serum 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 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$219K$437K$656K$875K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

567

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

5%

  • divi33%
  • Dove31%
  • KÉRASTASE13%
  • The Ordinary11%
  • Pantene4%
  • Marc Anthony2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand

Scalp Serum search demand

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

45K35KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Scalp Serum search terms shoppers use

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

  • scalp serum451K/yr
  • divi hair scalp serum319K/yr
  • kerastase genesis160K/yr
  • dove derma scalp41K/yr
  • dove scalp hair therapy120K/yr
  • champo hair growth serum61K/yr
  • hair density serum39K/yr
  • dove scalp hair therapy shampoo47K/yr
  • dove scalp serum42K/yr
  • divi scalp serum49K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scalp Serum

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

Complain

Allergies11%−0.06

Caused irritation immediately

Allergic Reaction

Irritating

Smell10%+0.37

Scent is too strong

Funky Smell

Bad smell

Hair Related8%−0.06

Hair Fall Out

Did not work on my hair

My hair gets a weird texture to it sometimes

Oily/Greasy7%−0.03

Too greasy

Leaves my hair oily

Very greasy

Value For Money6%

It is expensive

Expensive

Expensive

Love

Smell23%+0.37

Good scent

Soft Fragrance

Smells clean

Hair Growth12%+1.41

Help grow hair

This product has really strengthened my hair

helped the hair growth

Quality-Overall10%+0.78

is a quality hair product

Its made of good quality ingredients and smells terrific

Excellent product

Soft Feel5%

it keeps my hair feeling smooth

Soft and manageable

Hair feels so soft

Moist/Dry5%

gives great hydration

it helps moisturize

keeps it moisturized

Return

1.0% Return rate 14% Fixable by listing

Smell17%▇▇█▇▆▆

Scent is too strong

Funky Smell

Bad smell

Oily/Greasy12%▇███▇▇

Too greasy

Leaves my hair oily

Very greasy

Functionality-Overall10%█▇▇▇▇▅

Not greatly effective

did not produce meaningful results

Doesnt work

Leak-Proof9%▆▆▆▅▇█

Product leaked

Leaks

Leaked bottles

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%▆▇██▇█

FAQ

Common Scalp Serum questions

Answered from the same tracked data.