Which hair care brands do AI assistants recommend in United Kingdom? Q4 2026
In United Kingdom, AI assistants most often recommend Pantene, Garnier and L'Oréal for hair care. Pantene is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Pantene (Procter & Gamble) is the hair care brand AI assistants recommend most in United Kingdom, taking 12.7% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Garnier follows with 10.7% and L'Oréal is third with 9.1%.
The top spot is close: only 2 points separate Pantene and Garnier, so a small change in how either brand is described online could flip the order.
Grok puts Pantene first, while ChatGPT favours TRESemmé, Claude favours Garnier, DeepSeek favours L'Oréal and Gemini favours L'Oréal.
The top five brands hold 46% of recommendations out of 45 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pantene | Procter & Gamble | 12.7% | 60 | 105 | 70 | 60 | 85 |
| 2 | Garnier | L’Oréal | 10.7% | 28 | 137 | 20 | 62 | 74 |
| 3 | L'Oréal | L’Oréal | 9.1% | 35 | – | 82 | 100 | 55 |
| 4 | TRESemmé | Unilever | 8.2% | 70 | 20 | 50 | 43 | 63 |
| 5 | Head & Shoulders | Procter & Gamble | 5.5% | 35 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 35 |
| 6 | Olaplex | Olaplex Inc. | 4.7% | 35 | – | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 7 | Dove | Unilever | 4.1% | 32 | 45 | – | – | 45 |
| 8 | Clairol | Procter & Gamble | 3.8% | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
| 9 | Aveeno | Kenvue | 3.7% | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| 10 | Johnson's | Johnson & Johnson | 3.5% | – | 35 | – | 35 | 35 |
| 11 | Got2b | Henkel | 2.9% | 35 | – | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| 12 | Aussie | Procter & Gamble | 2.4% | 12 | – | 28 | 32 | – |
| 13 | Bioderma | NAOS | 2.3% | 35 | – | 35 | – | – |
| 14 | Moroccanoil | Moroccanoil | 2.2% | 20 | – | 33 | – | 12 |
| 15 | Mustela | Laboratoires Expanscience | 2% | 12 | 25 | 12 | – | 12 |
| 16 | SheaMoisture | Unilever | 1.6% | – | 20 | – | 8 | 20 |
| 17 | Childs Farm | PZ Cussons | 1.5% | 20 | – | 25 | – | – |
| 18 | VO5 | Alberto-Culver | 1.5% | 20 | – | – | 25 | – |
| 19 | Philips | Philips | 1.5% | 12 | – | 12 | 20 | – |
| 20 | Cantu | PDC Brands | 1.2% | – | 37 | – | – | – |
Questions about AI hair care recommendations
- Which hair care brand does ChatGPT recommend most in United Kingdom?
- ChatGPT recommends TRESemmé most often for hair care in United Kingdom. Across all assistants, Pantene leads with 12.7% of recommendations.
- Which hair care brand is improving fastest in United Kingdom?
- Olaplex has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 4 of 4 answers where it appears, while holding 4.7% 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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