Which hair care brands do AI assistants recommend in Italy? Q4 2026
In Italy, 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 Italy, taking 16.7% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Garnier follows with 14.7% and Pantene is third with 11.3%.
The top spot is close: only 2 points separate L'Oréal and Garnier, so a small change in how either brand is described online could flip the order.
ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini and Grok put L'Oréal first, while Claude favours L'Oreal.
The top five brands hold 52% of recommendations out of 50 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 | 16.7% | 75 | – | 102 | 150 | 175 |
| 2 | Garnier | L’Oréal | 14.7% | 70 | 99 | 95 | 82 | 95 |
| 3 | Pantene | Procter & Gamble | 11.3% | 60 | 110 | 45 | 72 | 52 |
| 4 | L'Oreal | L’Oréal | 5.2% | – | 155 | – | – | – |
| 5 | Chicco | Artsana | 3.8% | 35 | – | 35 | 25 | 20 |
| 6 | Mustela | Laboratoires Expanscience | 3.4% | 25 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | Kerastase | L'Oréal | 3.2% | 35 | – | 41 | 20 | – |
| 8 | Head & Shoulders | Procter & Gamble | 3.1% | 35 | 8 | 25 | – | 25 |
| 9 | Olaplex | Olaplex Inc. | 2.8% | 25 | – | 35 | – | 25 |
| 10 | Johnson's | Johnson & Johnson | 2.7% | – | 35 | – | 12 | 35 |
| 11 | Dove | Unilever | 2.4% | 12 | 40 | – | – | 20 |
| 12 | Got2b | Henkel | 2.4% | 35 | – | 25 | – | 12 |
| 13 | Schwarzkopf | Henkel | 2.4% | 20 | – | 12 | – | 40 |
| 14 | Wella | Wella Company | 2.3% | 8 | 20 | 40 | – | – |
| 15 | Bioderma | NAOS | 1.8% | 28 | – | 25 | – | – |
| 16 | Moroccanoil | Moroccanoil | 1.7% | 20 | – | 20 | – | 12 |
| 17 | Sunsilk | Unilever | 1.6% | 16 | – | – | 32 | – |
| 18 | Fissan | Unilever | 1.4% | – | – | 8 | 35 | – |
| 19 | Splend'Or | Mirato | 1.4% | – | – | – | 43 | – |
| 20 | Aveeno | Kenvue | 1.3% | 12 | 20 | – | – | 8 |
Questions about AI hair care recommendations
- Which hair care brand does ChatGPT recommend most in Italy?
- ChatGPT recommends L'Oréal most often for hair care in Italy. Across all assistants, L'Oréal leads with 16.7% of recommendations.
- Which hair care brand is improving fastest in Italy?
- Johnson's has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 2 of 3 answers where it appears, while holding 2.7% 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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