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Soft Locs 18 in

Maybe

The top 5 brands take only 36% of clicks. But shoppers spend only $12K a year here, so Soft Locs 18 in is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 38% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +2 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$12K/yr53K searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
29%top-5 click share · 52 brands · 57 sellers

Flapen Score

Soft Locs 18 in against its category

The dotted line is the Beauty & Personal Care average. Past it, Soft Locs 18 in is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Soft Locs 18 in market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Soft Locs 18 in 53K times last year and spent an estimated $12K. The top 5 brands take 36% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 53K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $12K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
53K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.0%
Conversion, latest week
0.6%
Market size, estimated
$12Ka year
Peak month
August2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
boho locs human hair12K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $38.66.

Listings sell for $38.66 on average, from $5.32 to $196.16. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 750 to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $38.66 that is $0 to $4K a year per listing.

Average price
$38.66inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$5.32–$196.16
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
750–1K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
$0–$4K
Returns
2.6%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,443 within Hair Extensions. It carries 1,314 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.1%
Average rank
#1,443in Hair Extensions
Average rating
4.33 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
1,314per listing
Listings tracked
74

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Soft Locs 18 in 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 only 29% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$363$727$1K$1K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

52 falling

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

36%

Top 20: 72%

Top-5 click share

29%

Top 20: 61%

Open market

61%

  • BEkjdiof11%
  • AMUMI9%
  • Linkrose6%
  • SAMBRAID6%
  • Col Bling4%
  • GUOHUI4%

Demand

Soft Locs 18 in search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Soft Locs 18 in search terms shoppers use

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

  • boho locs human hair12K/yr
  • river locs crochet hair6K/yr
  • boho hippie locs crochet hair4K/yr
  • short locs crochet hair5K/yr
  • short crochet locs4K/yr
  • human hair goddess locs3K/yr
  • goddess locs crochet hair 14 inch3K/yr
  • soft locs 18 in6K/yr
  • dreadlock crochet2K/yr
  • river locs2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soft Locs 18 in

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

Complain

Hair Related11%−0.11

Didnt like the texture or color of the hair

Do not buy this hair

This is some of the worst hair Ive ever had

Durability10%−0.05

Falling apart

It broke upon first use

don't feel durable

Allergies9%−0.09

irritation I experienced

made me itch

Too itchy

Smell6%−0.02

They have a small scent

Smells extremely horrible

but if yours smell like literal stinky feet

Quality-Overall5%+0.65

bad quality

Very cheap quality

Cheaply made

Love

Quality-Overall11%+0.65

Excellent product

The hair quality is really good

The hair quality is very good

Hair Styling11%+0.45

If you want a natural, stylish protective style thats comfortable and full, these are definitely worth it

The hair can fix in any style love it

Curls are good also

Soft Feel9%

The hair are soft

Super soft

soft to touch

Value For Money9%+0.32

worth the money

Good for the price

Value for money

Assembly/Installation8%+0.45

Easy Install

Easy to put in and looks well

They look wonderful installed

Return

2.6% Return rate 59% Fixable by listing

Color18%▇▇█▆█▇

Didnt like the color

Color is way off

The color is really too dark for me

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%▇█▅▆█▄
Size-Overall13%█▆▇▆▆▅

not the right size

Its long

The loop was very small

Suitability Long Hair7%█▇▄▅▅█

This is some of the worst hair Ive ever had

its too heavy on the hair

Long the length the quality of the hair is not bad

Texture/Consistency-Overall6%▅▄█▅▄▆

FAQ

Common Soft Locs 18 in questions

Answered from the same tracked data.