AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Cetaphil AI shopping shelf share

🧴 Skincare · 🇨🇦 CA · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#21

Skincare · CA

#40 #21

Shelf-share

0.9%

of CA answers

0.3% 0.9%

Sentiment

89%

positive

No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.

Who's on the skincare shelf

1 Marcelle
10.3%
2 COSRX
9.0%
3 CeraVe
8.6%
4 La Roche-Posay
5.8%
5 Beauty of Joseon
5.4%
6 The Ordinary
5.1%
⋯
21 Cetaphil
0.9%

The shoppers Cetaphil wins

The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where Cetaphil ranks best.

Where Cetaphil wins the journey

Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.

Awareness

#23

0.9%

Research

#14

1.5%

Comparison

#29

0.8%

Validation

#28

0.6%

Purchase

#66

0.1%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
0.4%
Google AI Mode
1.2%

What AI says about Cetaphil

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

89% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed budget

86% budget, 14% mid

“(CeraVe) For dry/very sensitive skin, I'd look first at CeraVe or Cetaphil.”

ChatGPT

“Althea - Drugstore: Walmart Canada currently has discounted CeraVe, Vanicream, Cetaphil and Hero Cosmetics.”

ChatGPT

“* Cetaphil: A classic recommendation for general skin sensitivity.”

Google AI Mode

“Cetaphil targets the five signs of skin sensitivity (dryness, irritation, roughness, tightness, and a weakened barrier) using gentle ingredients like glycerin, niacinamide, and panthenol.”

Google AI Mode

Products AI names

The specific Cetaphil items the engines put in front of CA shoppers.

  • Gentle Skin Cleanser 0.6%
  • Moisturizing Cream 0.1%
  • Gentle Wash 0.1%
  • Optimal Hydration 0.0%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Cetaphil.

How to read this

Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as Cetaphil, relative to the rest.

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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with Cetaphil.