Which hair care brands do AI assistants recommend in France? Q4 2026
In France, AI assistants most often recommend L'Oréal, Garnier and Pantene for hair care. L'Oréal is named by 4 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
L'Oréal (L’Oréal) is the hair care brand AI assistants recommend most in France, taking 19% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Garnier follows with 10.1% and Pantene is third with 6.6%.
L'Oréal's lead over Garnier is 8.9 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini and Grok put L'Oréal first, while Claude favours L'Oreal.
The top five brands hold 47% of recommendations out of 54 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'Oréal | L’Oréal | 19% | 115 | – | 135 | 145 | 175 |
| 2 | Garnier | L’Oréal | 10.1% | 85 | 99 | 25 | 25 | 70 |
| 3 | Pantene | Procter & Gamble | 6.6% | 12 | 90 | 32 | – | 65 |
| 4 | L'Oreal | L’Oréal | 5.8% | – | 175 | – | – | – |
| 5 | Mustela | Laboratoires Expanscience | 5.2% | 35 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
| 6 | Kerastase | L'Oréal | 4.6% | 67 | – | 55 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Schwarzkopf | Henkel | 4% | 28 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 40 |
| 8 | Klorane | Pierre Fabre | 3.3% | – | – | 70 | 20 | 8 |
| 9 | Head & Shoulders | Procter & Gamble | 3.2% | 35 | – | 25 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | Ultrajus | Ultrajaya | 3.2% | – | – | – | 95 | – |
| 11 | Dove | Unilever | 2.7% | 8 | 40 | – | – | 32 |
| 12 | Olaplex | Olaplex Inc. | 2.5% | 25 | – | 25 | – | 25 |
| 13 | Johnson's | Johnson & Johnson | 2.3% | – | 35 | – | – | 35 |
| 14 | Bioderma | NAOS | 2.3% | 32 | – | 37 | – | – |
| 15 | Bleu de Chanel | Chanel | 1.5% | 25 | – | – | 20 | – |
| 16 | Got2b | Henkel | 1.5% | 33 | – | – | – | 12 |
| 17 | Wella | Wella Company | 1.5% | – | 20 | 25 | – | – |
| 18 | René Furterer | Pierre Fabre | 1.3% | 20 | – | – | 20 | – |
| 19 | Moroccanoil | Moroccanoil | 1.2% | 12 | – | 12 | – | 12 |
| 20 | Clairol | Procter & Gamble | 1.2% | 12 | 12 | – | – | 12 |
Questions about AI hair care recommendations
- Which hair care brand does ChatGPT recommend most in France?
- ChatGPT recommends L'Oréal most often for hair care in France. Across all assistants, L'Oréal leads with 19% of recommendations.
- Which hair care brand is improving fastest in France?
- L'Oreal has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 5 of 5 answers where it appears, while holding 5.8% share. This is the first Q4 2026 reading; change over time will be shown from the next update.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- We ask each AI assistant the questions shoppers ask in each category and market, record the top five brands it names, and give 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points for positions one to five. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded.
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Covers: Baby Hair Care, Conditioners, Hair Color, Hair Treatments, Shampoo & Cleansers, Styling Products.
Method: each AI assistant is asked the shopper questions for every segment in the category and market; the top five brands named score 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded. Rankings reflect AI answers, not sales.
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