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Sebastian Wet

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Sebastian Wet is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 26% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +5 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$381K/yr197K searches / yr
90-day growth
+7.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Sebastian Wet against its category

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

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Sebastian Wet market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Sebastian Wet 197K times last year and spent an estimated $381K. All 5 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

11.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 197K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +7.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $381K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
197K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+7.8%
Conversion, latest week
11.8%
Market size, estimated
$381Ka year
Top search term
paul mitchell gel41K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $16.32.

Listings sell for $16.32 on average, from $6.90 to $26.52. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At $16.32 that is $16K to $20K a year per listing.

Average price
$16.32inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$6.90–$26.52
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
$16K–$20K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #183 within Gels. It carries 3,623 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
71%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.3%
Average rank
#183in Gels
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
3,623per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 5 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 5 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 104 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
104 months

Products

Top Sebastian Wet 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$19K$38K$57K$76K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

0%

  • Paul Mitchell70%
  • Got2B14%
  • Sebastian13%
  • wet n wild2%
  • Tea Tree1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Sebastian Wet search demand

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

10K6KSpike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.3× · 7 of 12 months tracked

Search terms

Top Sebastian Wet search terms shoppers use

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

  • paul mitchell gel41K/yr
  • paul mitchell hair gel17K/yr
  • paul mitchell sculpting gel17K/yr
  • paul mitchell gel sculpting gel12K/yr
  • got2b mousse11K/yr
  • sebastian wet9K/yr
  • paul mitchell super clean sculpting gel9K/yr
  • paul mitchell styling gel8K/yr
  • curl hold for fine straight hair5K/yr
  • sebastian gel forte7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sebastian Wet

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

Complain

Hair Related8%−0.06

leave you hair hard

thought his hair would fall out

Does nothing for my hair

Suitability Short Hair7%−0.06

Did not work with my hair type

this did nothing for my hair - will not buy again nor recommend

need short hair if in the wind

Value For Money6%

Not worth the price

way too expensive

Overpriced

Thickness5%−0.03

Its very thick &

is not a thickening gel

The gel is very thick

Smell5%+0.37

The scent is not strong

unpleasant chemical scent

Fragrance too strong

Love

Quality-Overall13%+1.26

Great hair product

Excellent product

This had good reviews

Suitability Curly Hair10%+0.43

Works perfect perfectly for naturally curly hair

Keeps my hair curly

Perfect for curly hair like mine

Hair Styling10%+0.73

Keep your curls juicy and polished

My hair holds

Love my curls

Smell8%+0.37

Smells great

the fragrance is really good

Nice neutral fragrance too

Value For Money5%

Great for its price

Great value

it is worth the money. in my opinion

Return

0.7% Return rate 24% Fixable by listing

Suitability Short Hair14%▆▇▅▆█▇

Did not work with my hair type

this did nothing for my hair - will not buy again nor recommend

need short hair if in the wind

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%▆▇█▅▅▆

completely different

Ad is misleading

The description is incorrect though

Functionality-Overall11%▅▇█▇▆▇
Adhesion/Stickiness8%█▇█▇▇▇

Not very sticky

Too sticky

If I use it with other products that sticky feeling dissipates a bit easier

Smell5%▅▆▇▄█▅

The scent is not strong

unpleasant chemical scent

Fragrance too strong

FAQ

Common Sebastian Wet questions

Answered from the same tracked data.