Is tiger balm red extra strength profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $167K/yr across 9 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -12.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).

How competitive is the tiger balm red extra strength niche?

4 brands and 65 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in tiger balm red extra strength?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Smell. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for tiger balm red extra strength peak?

Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the tiger balm red extra strength niche?

Listings span $7.50–$34.41; the average listing price is $15.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,926 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

tiger balm red extra strength

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.7%

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

Avg price

Great$15.77

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$7.50–$34.41

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay1,926.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay$167K

$167K/yr · 109K searches

Growth

Bad-12.5%

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

Competition

Bad83%

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, tiger balm red extra strength is a $167K/yr Amazon United States market (109K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

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

tiger balm red extra strength market data

Units sold / yr: 10K–13K; avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr: $158K–$197K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 9.7%
Avg BSR: #336
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 44%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 80 months
Avg seller age: 142 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Tiger Balm82%
QINGFANGLI12%
Prince Of Peace3%
BangYU3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 77 weeks — -12.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Open Trend

Top tiger balm red extra strength search terms

mentol chino30K/yr -16.7%2.6% conv.
tiger balm red20K/yr -2.8%11.3% conv.
tiger balm red extra strength12K/yr -4.7%13.7% conv.
tiger balm extra strength9K/yr +0.3%8.4% conv.
red tiger balm7K/yr -9.9%10.3% conv.
red tiger balm ointment5K/yr -43.9%15.1% conv.
red ointment tiger balm5K/yr -41.3%11.1% conv.
tiger balm extra strength balm2K/yr +177.4%9.2% conv.
extra strength tiger balm4K/yr +8.5%13.8% conv.
mentol chino fuerte para el dolor5K/yr -18.3%3.9% conv.

All search terms

Top tiger balm red extra strength 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Tiger Balm Red Extra Strength Pain Relieving Ointment 10g

Tiger Balm$8.824.5★6,419 rev

QINGFANGLI Tiger Head Menthol Balm Chinese Balm with The Effect of Relieving Headaches Heatstroke Motion Sickness and Preventing Mosquito Bites.0.1oz 10 Pack/Box

QINGFANGLI$10.874.0★312 rev

Tiger Balm Pain Relieving Ultra Strength 10g Soothing & Ultra Strength Muscle Rub Ointment Non-Staining Sports Muscle Rub

Tiger Balm$10.554.6★5,835 rev

TIGER BALM TIGER BALM X-STRNG RED 18 GRM

Tiger Balm$9.604.6★529 rev

Tiger Balm Red Extra Strength Pain Relieving Ointment 18g (Pack of 2)

Tiger Balm$16.634.5★297 rev

Newest

by launch date

QINGFANGLI Tiger Head Menthol Balm Chinese Balm with The Effect of Relieving Headaches Heatstroke Motion Sickness and Preventing Mosquito Bites.0.1oz 10 Pack/Box

QINGFANGLI$10.87312 rev

2y ago

Chinese Herbal Menthol Balm Cooling Essential Oil for Daily Use 12 pcs/lot

BangYU$7.50112 rev

2y ago

Tiger Balm Pain Relieving Ultra Strength 10g Soothing & Ultra Strength Muscle Rub Ointment Non-Staining Sports Muscle Rub

Tiger Balm$10.555,835 rev

5y ago

Tiger Balm Red Extra Strength Pain Relieving Ointment 18g (Pack of 2)

Tiger Balm$16.63297 rev

10y ago

TIGER BALM TIGER BALM X-STRNG RED 18 GRM

Tiger Balm$9.60529 rev

13y ago

What buyers say about tiger balm red extra strength

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

What buyers love

Efficiency21%

“Does the job”

Quality-Overall19%

“Never disappoints”

Smell17%

“Its aroma is strong”

Value For Money5%

“Cheap price”

Muscle Pain Relief5%

“healing to aching muscles”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Just what I needed”

Joint Pain3%

“Relief on knee pain”

Durability2%

“Works fast and lasts long”

Allergies2%

“Stop the itchiness immediately”

Strength1%

“powerful stuff”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall22%

“Tiny bottle”

Value For Money14%

“too expensive”

Smell11%

“Hardly had any smell to it”

Functionality-Overall10%

“this delivered no results”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“which is misleading”

Ease Of Use4%

“Was difficult to use”

Pain Relief-Overall4%

“Ive been having knee pain”

Strength2%

“Was not very strong”

Quality-Overall2%

“Not as good as I remember”

Color2%

“Not as good as red”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product29%

Size-Overall14%

Color12%

Strength6%

Stain Resistance6%

Smell6%

Product Condition5%