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title: "Reviews — shea butter - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 65/100 · $5.1M/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **shea butter**

**Worth a look**

Shows a $5.1M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 98Growth 16Conversion 78Competition 69Returns 96Price range 77Avg price 80Brand share 84Review moat 23Quality gap 33

**Market size**

**Incredible****$5.1M**

$5.1M/yr · 3.9M searches

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.9%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Brand share**

**Great****51%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Avg price**

**Great****$16.83**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Great****7.8%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Price range**

**Great****$5.21–$48.44**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Competition**

**Good****44%**

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Bad****8,360.07**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Bad****-18.2%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")

## Reviews