AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Cetaphil AI shopping shelf share

🧴 Skincare · 🇬🇧 UK · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#9

Skincare · UK

#11 #9

Shelf-share

1.8%

of UK answers

1.8% 1.8%

Sentiment

100%

positive

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

Who's on the skincare shelf

1 La Roche-Posay
12.9%
2 CeraVe
10.2%
3 COSRX
4.3%
4 Avène
4.1%
5 The Ordinary
3.5%
6 Beauty of Joseon
3.4%
⋯
9 Cetaphil
1.8%

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

#35

0.4%

Research

#13

0.9%

Comparison

#6

2.7%

Validation

#8

2.1%

Purchase

#22

0.9%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
0.5%
Google AI Mode
2.3%

What AI says about Cetaphil

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

100% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed budget

100% budget

“A gentle, non-foaming or low-foam cleanser (if she feels she "needs" one, like basic CeraVe or Cetaphil) and a simple, fragrance-free moisturiser.”

Google AI Mode

“Cetaphil The Vibe:** Ultra-gentle, non-stripping classic frequently recommended by GPs and dermatologists for chronic conditions like rosacea or eczema.”

Google AI Mode

“Best affordable starter routine Cetaphil - A reliable option if you want a cleanser + moisturiser without many extras.”

ChatGPT

“And something like [Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser]() is deliberately boring — which is actually a virtue for young skin.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

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

  • Gentle Skin Cleanser 0.4%
  • PRO Redness Control Night Moisturiser 0.1%
  • PRO Redness-Prone Skin Night Cream 0.1%
  • PRO Redness Prone SPF30 0.0%
  • PRO Redness-Prone Skin Moisturising Night Cream 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.