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Watermelon Chapstick

a small market ($61K/yr) — Watermelon Chapstick doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Ranks 8,668 of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · −8 vs the category median of 48

Market size 15Growth 22Conversion 79Competition 56Returns 98Price range 20Avg price 22Brand share 30Review moat 23Quality gap 22
This niche Category average · 10,978 niches

Is Watermelon Chapstick profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Watermelon Chapstick is a $61K/yr Amazon United States market (94K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Watermelon Chapstick: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -5.5% over the last 90 days and 8.1% of searches end in a purchase.

$61K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-5.5%94K
Conversion rate8.1%
Avg price$8.05

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 80
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market13%
Avg brand age47 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 24 products

Sponsored placement54%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews7,129

Top Watermelon Chapstick products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$3K$6K$9K$12K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

80

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

10%

  • Burt's Bees51%
  • eos21%
  • ChapStick7%
  • Tree Hut4%
  • SoftLips3%
  • Starface World3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)

Watermelon Chapstick demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume94KCVR8.1%Products24Brands12Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate4.7%Rating4.7★Reviews7,129Avg BSR#320
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top Watermelon Chapstick search terms shoppers use

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

  • watermelon lip balm21K/yr
  • watermelon chapstick16K/yr
  • watermelon lip gloss16K/yr
  • burts bees watermelon13K/yr
  • burts bees watermelon lip balm7K/yr
  • burts bees lip balm watermelon8K/yr
  • chapstick watermelon6K/yr
  • eos watermelon lip balm4K/yr
  • watermelon burts bees lip balm4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Watermelon Chapstick

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Moist/Dry17%

Very moisturizing

Smell16%

the scent is light

Quality-Overall14%

Exceptional assortment

Soft Feel10%

luxurious soft feel

Color9%

Colors are pretty

What buyers complain about

58% of reviews
Color9%

Wrong shade

Adhesion/Stickiness9%

Makes a sticky mess

Moist/Dry8%

Not hydrating at all

Smell8%

As described, not very scented though

Quality-Overall5%

Not the Burt's Bees quality i am used to

Watermelon Chapstick return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.5%

Return rate

59%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Color
27%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
14%
3Smell
9%
4Size-Overall
6%
5Product Condition
6%

Common Watermelon Chapstick questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Watermelon Chapstick 40/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $61K/yr across 24 tracked products. Search demand moved -5.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Watermelon Chapstick on Amazon United States peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.