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Shaving Soap

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But demand is soft, at -7.5% this quarter, so Shaving Soap is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
58
58 / 100
Top 12% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +10 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$941K/yr881K searches / yr
90-day growth
-7.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 90 sellers

Flapen Score

Shaving Soap against its category

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

58Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shaving Soap market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Shaving Soap 881K times last year and spent an estimated $941K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 881K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -7.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $941K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
881K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-7.5%
Conversion, latest week
8.3%
Market size, estimated
$941Ka year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
shaving soap363K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $12.84.

Listings sell for $12.84 on average, from $4.43 to $26.70. 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 $12.84 that is $19K to $26K a year per listing.

Average price
$12.84under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$4.43–$26.70
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
$19K–$26K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #21 within Men's. It carries 4,749 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
0.6%
Average rank
#21in Men's
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
4,749per listing
Listings tracked
36

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 98 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
98 months

Products

Top Shaving Soap 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 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$38K$75K$113K$151K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 rising

Sellers

90

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

26%

  • Proraso25%
  • Viking Revolution19%
  • Van Der Hagen11%
  • Gentleman Jon9%
  • Taylor of Old Bond Street5%
  • Lather & Wood Shaving Co4%

Demand

Shaving Soap search demand

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

25K15KPrime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Shaving Soap search terms shoppers use

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

  • shaving soap363K/yr
  • shave soap188K/yr
  • shaving soap men87K/yr
  • shave soap for men56K/yr
  • shaving soap puck43K/yr
  • mens shaving soap20K/yr
  • shave soap puck21K/yr
  • stirling shave soap15K/yr
  • mens shaving soaps12K/yr
  • mens shave soap11K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shaving Soap

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

Complain

Smell20%−0.04

Bad Smell

Overpowering fragrance

The smell was overpowering

Lather20%−0.08

It doesn't lather well

Bad Lather

Doesnt hold a lather

Size-Overall5%−0.04

The soaps may appear small

VERY LARGE, will not fit in a mug

Too small

Value For Money4%

Overpriced

really expensive

A little pricey

Moist/Dry4%−0.03

my face is dry

Felt Dry

I will say that it is a little bit drying

Love

Smell24%−0.04

Sweet smell

Awesome scent

Delightful fragrance

Lather22%−0.08

Lathers super easy

Awesome lather

create a smooth lather

Quality-Overall10%+1.16

Excellent Quality

Good care product

It's a nice variety

Value For Money8%

Decent price

Great Value

Great value

Soft Feel6%

Smooth shave

Ultra smooth

Smooth shave

Return

0.4% Return rate 27% Fixable by listing

Smell39%▇▇▆▆▆█

Bad Smell

Overpowering fragrance

The smell was overpowering

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%█▅█▅▇▄
Size-Overall11%▇█▇▆▆▆

The soaps may appear small

VERY LARGE, will not fit in a mug

Too small

Lather8%▇▅▆▄█▃

It doesn't lather well

Bad Lather

Doesnt hold a lather

Product Condition5%▄▆▄█▃▅

FAQ

Common Shaving Soap questions

Answered from the same tracked data.