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Foam Slime

soft demand (-13.4% this quarter) — Foam Slime doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Top 33% of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · +3 vs the category median of 46

Market size 34Growth 18Conversion 45Competition 36Returns 98Price range 57Avg price 71Brand share 27Review moat 68Quality gap 88
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is Foam Slime profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Foam Slime is a $166K/yr Amazon United States market (322K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Foam Slime: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -13.4% over the last 90 days and 3.6% of searches end in a purchase.

$166K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-13.4%322K
Conversion rate3.6%
Avg price$14.47

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand, so 11% of the market is open.

11%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 30
Top-5 product click share63%
Open market11%
Avg brand age41 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 17 products

Sponsored placement94%
New entrants (1y)4· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews791

Top Foam Slime 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 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$17K$33K$50K$66K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

30

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

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  • Play-Doh18%
  • Learning Resources13%
  • Educational Insights7%
  • Creativity for Kids4%
  • MiKoom4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Foam Slime demand & seasonality

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

Volume322KCVR3.6%Products17Brands9Top 5 Brands89%OOS Rate6.4%Rating4.1★Reviews791Avg BSR#2,798
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Top Foam Slime search terms shoppers use

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

  • floam84K/yr
  • play foam51K/yr
  • foam slime32K/yr
  • playfoam42K/yr
  • sensory foam21K/yr
  • silly foam10K/yr
  • play foam for kids18K/yr
  • floam slime8K/yr
  • fun foam7K/yr
  • foam for kids7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Foam Slime

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

What buyers love

75% of reviews
Smell20%

Smells amazing

Color12%

The colors are very bright

Quality-Overall9%

Great assortment

Fun/Entertainment Experience8%

Tons of fun

Ease Of Cleaning8%

easy to clean

What buyers complain about

57% of reviews
Smell10%

the scent is overpowering

Adhesion/Stickiness8%

Messy not sticky

Stain Resistance7%

Stains

Value For Money6%

Overpriced

Color6%

Dull colors

Foam Slime return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

20%

Fixable by listing

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

1Adhesion/Stickiness
18%
2Moist/Dry
11%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
10%
4Smell
9%
5Value For Money
7%

Common Foam Slime questions

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

Flapen scores Foam Slime 49/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $166K/yr across 17 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -13.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Foam Slime on Amazon United States peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.