AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Round Lab AI shopping shelf share

🧴 Skincare · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#17

Skincare · US

#12 #17

Shelf-share

0.9%

of US answers

1.4% 0.9%

Sentiment

86%

positive

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

Who's on the skincare shelf

1 CeraVe
10.7%
2 Vanicream
6.9%
3 La Roche-Posay
6.7%
4 COSRX
6.7%
5 Bubble Skincare
5.2%
6 Evereden
3.1%
⋯
17 Round Lab
0.9%

The shoppers Round Lab wins

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

Where Round Lab wins the journey

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

Awareness

#87

0.0%

Research

#29

0.3%

Comparison

#21

0.7%

Validation

#18

0.9%

Purchase

#14

1.7%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
0.9%
Google AI Mode
0.5%

What AI says about Round Lab

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

86% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed budget

80% budget, 20% mid

“For example, the Round Lab 1025 Dokdo cleanser currently has a 40 mL size around $5.99, which is a much less painful way to test a product than committing to a giant haul.”

ChatGPT

“Round Lab The Vibe: Ultra-gentle, soothing, moisture-focused barrier care using natural extracts like birch sap.”

Google AI Mode

“Cleanser: Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser A gentle K-beauty option Listed at $13.79 at Target in the results I found.”

ChatGPT

“Round Lab:** Hydrating moisturizers and sunscreen.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

The specific Round Lab items the engines put in front of US shoppers.

  • 1025 Dokdo Cleanser 0.4%
  • 1025 Dokdo Cleanser 40ml 0.1%
  • 1025 Dokdo Toner 0.1%
  • Birch Juice Sunscreen 0.1%
  • Birch Juice Moisturizing Cream 0.0%
  • Birch Juice Moisturizing Sun Cream SPF50+ 0.0%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Round Lab.

How to read this

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

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