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title: "Travel Size Hair Mask — $2.2M/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **travel size hair mask**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.9%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 95Growth 37Conversion 86Competition 0Returns 96Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 25Quality gap 23
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.9%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Incredible****$2.2M**
$2.2M/yr · 721K searches
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$31.58**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$19.61–$42.16**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****9.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Okay****+9.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Bad****4,668.8**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, travel size hair mask is a $2.2M/yr Amazon United States market (721K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **travel size hair mask market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **60K–80K**
- avg 12,500–15,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.9M–$2.5M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **9.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#29**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **73 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **132 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**1 **—flat
**Sellers**
**4**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Amika100%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +9.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/beauty-personal-care/travel-size-hair-mask/trend)
## **Top travel size hair mask search terms**
- **amika hair mask**368K/yr-10.4%8.8% conv. - **amika soulfood nourishing hair mask**96K/yr+92.5%13.0% conv. - **amika mask**42K/yr+14.8%8.4% conv. - **amika soulfood**39K/yr-10.0%10.3% conv. - **amika soulfood nourishing mask**20K/yr+135.1%12.8% conv. - **amika deep conditioner**18K/yr-7.4%7.6% conv. - **hair mask amika**19K/yr+0.2%8.9% conv. - **travel size hair mask**12K/yr+35.5%0.7% conv. - **hair mask travel size**13K/yr+42.5%0.5% conv. - **travel hair mask**10K/yr+37.9%0.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/beauty-personal-care/travel-size-hair-mask/search-terms)
## **Top travel size hair mask products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%20%$440K40%$879K60%$1.3M80%$1.8M1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 5 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**amika soulfood nourishing mask 250ml**Amika**$31.66**4.7★8,264 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H3GBSC3) [2**amika soulfood nourishing mask 100ml**Amika**$19.61**4.7★8,264 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RLLKK4T) [3**amika the kure intense strength repair mask 250ml**Amika**$40.78**4.6★2,956 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B8YQ6RF) [4**amika hydro rush intense moisture mask with hyaluronic acid 250ml | for dry textured or coarse low porosity hair types 2c-4c for long-lasting hydration**Amika**$42.16**4.6★904 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC33KQ6F) [5**amika the kure intense strength repair mask 100ml**Amika**$23.70**4.6★2,956 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RNSFPXW)
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**amika hydro rush intense moisture mask with hyaluronic acid 250ml | for dry textured or coarse low porosity hair types 2c-4c for long-lasting hydration**Amika**$42.16**904 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC33KQ6F) [**amika soulfood nourishing mask 100ml**Amika**$19.61**8,264 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RLLKK4T) [**amika the kure intense strength repair mask 100ml**Amika**$23.70**2,956 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RNSFPXW) [**amika the kure intense strength repair mask 250ml**Amika**$40.78**2,956 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B8YQ6RF) [**amika soulfood nourishing mask 250ml**Amika**$31.66**8,264 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H3GBSC3)
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**amika soulfood nourishing mask 100ml**Amika**$19.61**4.7★**▲ 26%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RLLKK4T) [**amika soulfood nourishing mask 250ml**Amika**$31.66**4.7★**— 8%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H3GBSC3) [**amika hydro rush intense moisture mask with hyaluronic acid 250ml | for dry textured or coarse low porosity hair types 2c-4c for long-lasting hydration**Amika**$42.16**4.6★**▼ 18%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC33KQ6F) [**amika the kure intense strength repair mask 100ml**Amika**$23.70**4.6★**▼ 33%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RNSFPXW) [**amika the kure intense strength repair mask 250ml**Amika**$40.78**4.6★**▼ 39%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B8YQ6RF)
## **What buyers say about travel size hair mask**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Smell**19%
*“It smells heavenly”*
**Soft Feel**19%
*“Soft hair”*
**Moist/Dry**18%
*“Super moisturizing”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Good quality”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Worth it”*
**Suitability Straight Hair**5%
*“untangles your hair so smoothly”*
**Hair Growth**4%
*“It saved my hair”*
**Hair Styling**2%
*“My favorite hair mask”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**1%
*“shiny for days”*
**Oily/Greasy**1%
*“This left my hair SO soft and smooth, without weighing it down or leaving it greasy”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**22%
*“Too expensive”*
**Moist/Dry**12%
*“it got dry too quickly”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“A cheap substance in the right container”*
**Damage/Burn Hair**6%
*“it honestly made my hair feel worse”*
**Smell**5%
*“Avoid if you're sensitive to chemical scents”*
**Hair Related**4%
*“I didnt notice any benefits or changes to my hair after using it”*
**Suitability Colored Hair**4%
*“Not for gray hair”*
**Functionality-Overall**4%
*“Didn't work”*
**Allergies**3%
*“this mask gave me blotchy red skin”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Its tiny maybe a use”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Smell**16%
**Functionality-Overall**12%
**Product Condition**11%
**Value For Money**9%
**Moist/Dry**9%
**Suitability Short Hair**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Size-Overall**6%
**Damage/Burn Hair**3%
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is travel size hair mask profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $2.2M/yr across 5 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +9.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- **How competitive is the travel size hair mask niche?**
- 1 brands and 4 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in travel size hair mask?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Moist/Dry, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
- **When does demand for travel size hair mask peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the travel size hair mask niche?**
- Listings span $19.61–$42.16; the average listing price is $31.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,669 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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