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aciclovir crema herpes labial

Worth a look

Shows a $7.7M/yr market, but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 100Growth 14Conversion 100Competition 8Returns 100Price range 84Avg price 90Brand share 0Review moat 23Quality gap 21

Market size

Incredible$7.7M

$7.7M/yr · 1.6M searches

Conversion

Incredible23.3%

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$20.82

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$9.64–$50.38

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

Review moat

Bad8,237.86

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-21.3%

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

Competition

Bad91%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, aciclovir crema herpes labial is a $7.7M/yr Amazon United States market (1.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

aciclovir crema herpes labial market data

Units sold / yr
300K–400K
avg 40,000–50,000/product
Revenue / yr
$6.2M–$8.3M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
23.3%
Avg BSR
#100
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
1.0%
Avg brand age
92 months
Avg seller age
146 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 91% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

75

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
40K30KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top aciclovir crema herpes labial search terms

  • abreva633K/yr
  • abreva cold sore treatment637K/yr
  • abreva cold sore treatment 2 pack prime43K/yr
  • abreva cold sore treatment extra strength104K/yr
  • zovirax26K/yr
  • abreva cream18K/yr
  • zovirax cold sore cream13K/yr
  • zovirax cream25K/yr
  • abreva cold sore12K/yr
  • abreeve cold sore13K/yr
All search terms

Top aciclovir crema herpes labial 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%15%$1.2M30%$2.3M45%$3.5M60%$4.6M1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about aciclovir crema herpes labial

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Cold Relief17%

“Helps with cold sores”

Quality-Overall14%

“Overall, this is a good product to have on hand”

Efficiency14%

“Effective”

Value For Money10%

“Great value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“As advertised”

Pain Relief-Overall6%

“No pain at all”

Ease Of Use3%

“Comes in handy”

Fever Relief3%

“Does a good job with fever blisters”

Comfort-Overall2%

“Feels comfortable”

Ease Of Application2%

“Proper application matters though”

What buyers complain about

Adhesion/Stickiness11%

“They're very sticky”

Pain Relief-Overall11%

“It was so painful”

Functionality-Overall9%

“its not effective”

Value For Money7%

“Little Pricey”

Allergies7%

“I must be allergic”

Ease Of Use5%

“Very hard to use”

Size-Overall4%

“Way too big”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Misleading product”

Ease Of Application3%

“Difficult to remove from applicator so dont even know how well it would apply outside of the crease area”

Cold Relief2%

“The cold sore has continued to break out”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall100%

Common questions

Is aciclovir crema herpes labial profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $7.7M/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -21.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the aciclovir crema herpes labial niche?
3 brands and 75 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 91% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in aciclovir crema herpes labial?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Pain Relief-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for aciclovir crema herpes labial peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the aciclovir crema herpes labial niche?
Listings span $9.64–$50.38; the average listing price is $20.82 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,238 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.