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Scalp Treatment

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But demand is soft, at -15.9% this quarter, so Scalp Treatment is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 7% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +13 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$911K/yr1.3M searches / yr
90-day growth
-15.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
43%top-5 click share · 30 brands · 634 sellers

Flapen Score

Scalp Treatment against its category

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

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Scalp Treatment market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Scalp Treatment 1.3M times last year and spent an estimated $911K. The top 5 brands take 50% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $911K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.3M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-15.9%
Conversion, latest week
4.8%
Market size, estimated
$911Ka year
Peak month
January1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
scalp treatment376K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $14.04.

Listings sell for $14.04 on average, from $3.91 to $41.07. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At $14.04 that is $21K to $28K a year per listing.

Average price
$14.04under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$3.91–$41.07
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
$21K–$28K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% 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 #62 within Scalp Treatments. It carries 16,908 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#62in Scalp Treatments
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
16,908per listing
Listings tracked
40

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 6 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 6 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 65 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
6Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
65 months

Products

Top Scalp Treatment 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 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$27K$55K$82K$109K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

30 rising

Sellers

634

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

44%

  • Head & Shoulders19%
  • PHARM TO TABLE9%
  • The Ordinary8%
  • Living Proof7%
  • OGX7%
  • Pacifica6%

Demand

Scalp Treatment search demand

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

40K30KPrime Day '24Spike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Scalp Treatment search terms shoppers use

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

  • scalp treatment376K/yr
  • dry scalp treatment261K/yr
  • scalp moisturizer143K/yr
  • scalp91K/yr
  • scalp care70K/yr
  • dry scalp87K/yr
  • scalp treatment for dry itchy scalp64K/yr
  • scalp serum for dry scalp39K/yr
  • dry scalp serum34K/yr
  • scalp moisturizer for dry scalp35K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scalp Treatment

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

Complain

Allergies15%−0.02

Rash

Allergic Reaction

Caused major irritation

Smell9%−0.03

Awful smell

the smell is unbearable

Strong smell

Functionality-Overall6%−0.06

Not greatly effective

Didn't work

No results

Moist/Dry6%+0.46

Makes skin very dry

were very dry

Terrible moisturizer

Oily/Greasy5%−0.02

Leaves my hair oily

Very greasy

Too greasy

Love

Quality-Overall13%+1.05

this is definitely a good quality oil

Amazing quality

Good quality product, arrived quickly

Smell13%−0.03

fragrance free

Fragrance free

fresh scent

Moist/Dry8%+0.46

It's moisturizing

Good moisturizer

Excellent Moisturizer

Hair Growth6%+0.58

Help grow hair

preventing hair loss

does hold my hair in place

Efficiency5%+0.55

i been using this for years it gets the job done

Works effectively

It works quite well

Return

0.7% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall13%█▇▇█▇▇

Not greatly effective

Didn't work

No results

Smell13%▇▇█▇▇▆

Awful smell

the smell is unbearable

Strong smell

Leak-Proof12%▆▇█▇▇▆

it leaked

Leaked out

Leaks

Oily/Greasy10%█▇▇▇██

Leaves my hair oily

Very greasy

Too greasy

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%▇█▇▇▆█

FAQ

Common Scalp Treatment questions

Answered from the same tracked data.