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Tanning Lotion

Pass

Tanning Lotion scores 70 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $6.1M a year here, demand is soft, at -4.5% this quarter, and returns run at 0.9% of orders.

Flapen Score
70
70 / 100
Top 1% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +22 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$6.1M/yr5.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 117 sellers

Flapen Score

Tanning Lotion against its category

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

70Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Tanning Lotion market on Amazon at a glance

Tanning Lotion is a $6.1M a year market on Amazon United States, with 5.0M searches a year. The top 5 brands take 45% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Flapen scores it 70 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

Demand is real.

Shoppers search 5.0M times a year and 5.7% buy. Search demand moved -4.5% in 90 days, so the $6.1M a year market is softening.

Search volume
5.0M
Search growth, 90 days
-4.5%
Conversion
5.7%
Market size
$6.1M

02 · Money

The money is there.

Shoppers bought 250K to 300K units at $21.90 on average, 5,000 to 6,000 per product. Units times price is $5.5M to $6.6M a year.

Units sold
250K–300K
Units per product
5,000–6,000
Average price
$21.90
Units × price
$5.5M–$6.6M

03 · Shelf

Brands here are settling in.

The average listing ranks #46. 100% of listings ship Prime. 74% of the shelf is sponsored, so budget for ads. The average listing is out of stock 1.8% of the time. The average brand has sold here for 55 months.

Average BSR
#46
Prime
100%
Sponsored
74%
Out of stock
1.8%
Average brand age
55 months

Products

Top Tanning Lotion 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 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$184K$368K$551K$735K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 rising

Sellers

117

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

47%

  • Australian Gold13%
  • ED HARDY9%
  • Jergens8%
  • European Gold8%
  • Millennium Tanning7%
  • B.TAN7%

Demand

Tanning Lotion search demand

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

175K125KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.5×

Search terms

Top Tanning Lotion search terms shoppers use

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

  • tanning lotion1.8M/yr
  • tanning bed lotion1.7M/yr
  • indoor tanning lotion385K/yr
  • tanning lotion for tanning beds333K/yr
  • tanning bed lotion with bronzer142K/yr
  • indoor tanning lotion with bronzer97K/yr
  • tan lotion70K/yr
  • indoor tanning bed lotion77K/yr
  • dark tanning lotion47K/yr
  • bronzing lotion46K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tanning Lotion

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

Complain

Color17%−0.05

Color runs

Horrible color

Darker than I expected

Smell17%+0.69

Slight smell

Awful Smell

Not Fragrance Free

Functionality-Overall6%−0.12

I seen no results

Did NOT work

Doesn't work as expected

Allergies4%−0.08

Causes itching

Allergic Reaction

Skin irritation

Value For Money4%+0.20

Expensive

Not worth the cost

Too expensive

Love

Smell22%+0.69

low smell

Decent smell

Doesnt smell bad

Color14%−0.05

The shade is perfect

Natural Color

Amazing Color

Quality-Overall9%+0.68

AWESOME QUALITY

Decent lotion

feels like a good quality lotion

Suitability Combination Skin7%+0.92

Works Very Well For A Dark Tan

Great for my fair and sensitive skin

I works well with my sensitive skin

Value For Money5%+0.20

Great deal

Decent price

much less expensive

Return

0.9% Return rate 52% Fixable by listing

Color25%▇█▇▇█▇

Color runs

Horrible color

Darker than I expected

Smell15%███▇▇▇

Slight smell

Awful Smell

Not Fragrance Free

Functionality-Overall11%██▇█▇█

I seen no results

Did NOT work

Doesn't work as expected

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%████▇▇

Inaccurate description

False advertisement

Very misleading

Leak-Proof7%▇▇██▇▇

FAQ

Common Tanning Lotion questions

Answered from the same tracked data.