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Mepilex

Fail

The top 5 products take 100% of clicks, so Mepilex is a Fail.

Flapen Score
40
40 / 100
Ranks 12,248 of 14,768 Health & Household niches · −9 vs the category median of 49
Market size
$215K/yr87K searches / yr
90-day growth
+7.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
100%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 45 sellers

Flapen Score

Mepilex against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Mepilex is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

40Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mepilex market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Mepilex 87K times last year and spent an estimated $215K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Apr–Sep. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

An estimated 16.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 87K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 16.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +7.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $215K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
87K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+7.1%
Conversion, latest week
16.9%
Market size, estimated
$215Ka year
Peak month
September1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
mepitac soft silicone tape32K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $14.57.

Listings sell for $14.57 on average, from $9.95 to $16.88. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At $14.57 that is $73K to $87K a year per listing.

Average price
$14.57under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$9.95–$16.88
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
$73K–$87K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #314 within Bandages & Bandaging Supplies. It carries 3,588 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
50%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#314in Bandages & Bandaging Supplies
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
3,588per listing
Listings tracked
4

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 67 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
67 months

Products

Top Mepilex products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 100% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Brand 187%
  • Brand 28%
  • Brand 35%

Demand

Mepilex search demand

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

6K4KSpike '24Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Mepilex search terms shoppers use

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

  • mepitac soft silicone tape32K/yr
  • mepitac silicone tape10K/yr
  • mepitac13K/yr
  • molnlycke mepitac soft silicone tape7K/yr
  • molnlycke9K/yr
  • mepitac tape7K/yr
  • mepitac silicone tape for scars6K/yr
  • safetac4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mepilex

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

15%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
30%of negative reviews mention “Adhesion/Stickiness”
0.9%of orders come back
“Adhesive is HORRIBLE”
A buyer, on “Adhesion/Stickiness”30% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

21 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Mepilex questions

Answered from the same tracked data.