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Shampoo Bar

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But demand is soft, at -8.6% this quarter, so Shampoo Bar is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
60
60 / 100
Top 8% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +12 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$2.1M/yr1.8M searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 532 sellers

Flapen Score

Shampoo Bar against its category

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

60Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shampoo Bar market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Shampoo Bar 1.8M times last year and spent an estimated $2.1M. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.8M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $2.1M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.8M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.6%
Conversion, latest week
8.0%
Market size, estimated
$2.1Ma year
Peak month
December4.1× the quietest month
Top search term
shampoo bar913K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $14.41.

Listings sell for $14.41 on average, from $6.49 to $30.54. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 125K to 150K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At $14.41 that is $43K to $58K a year per listing.

Average price
$14.41under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$6.49–$30.54
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
125K–150K
Units per listing a year
3,000–4,000
Revenue per listing a year
$43K–$58K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #217 within Shampoo & Conditioner Sets. It carries 8,874 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#217in Shampoo & Conditioner Sets
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
8,874per listing
Listings tracked
29

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 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Shampoo Bar 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 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$212K$425K$637K$850K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

532

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

10%

  • Kitsch57%
  • The Earthling Co.13%
  • DBEAUTYM7%
  • Viori6%
  • ANIHANA4%
  • MARS MADE3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)

Demand

Shampoo Bar search demand

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

225K175KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Search terms

Top Shampoo Bar search terms shoppers use

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

  • shampoo bar913K/yr
  • bar shampoo251K/yr
  • kitsch shampoo bar206K/yr
  • shampoo bars107K/yr
  • solid shampoo51K/yr
  • kitsch rosemary and biotin shampoo29K/yr
  • earthling co shampoo bar24K/yr
  • shampoo en barra40K/yr
  • hair soap24K/yr
  • natural shampoo bar33K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shampoo Bar

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

Complain

Ease Of Use8%−0.06

Difficult to open

The bottle is difficult to open

Difficult to use

Moist/Dry8%−0.08

a little dry

Not moisturizing

doesnt dry it out

Smell8%+0.48

Smells Awful

Doesnt Smell Good

Not fragrance free

Hair Related6%−0.07

gets caught in my hair

Made my hair extremely tangled

pulls on my hair

Durability6%−0.05

Fell apart

Does not last

Falls apart

Love

Smell17%+0.48

mild smell

Clean fragrance

Clean smell

Lather12%+0.32

Rich luxurious lather

Good Lather

Rich lather

Soft Feel10%

My hair feels soft

Silky and Soft

Hair is soft

Quality-Overall8%+0.58

This product is fantastic and incredibly well-made

Excellent product

Excellent line of products

Hair Growth6%+0.71

really helps to prevent hair loss

Helps your hair grow

leaves my hair soft

Return

0.7% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing

Smell31%█▇▇██▇

Smells Awful

Doesnt Smell Good

Not fragrance free

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%▇▇█▇█▆
Size-Overall7%▇▅▇▆██
Moist/Dry6%█▇█▇▇▇

a little dry

Not moisturizing

doesnt dry it out

Suitability Short Hair6%▆█▇▇▆▇

FAQ

Common Shampoo Bar questions

Answered from the same tracked data.