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Personal CareHair straighteners: brands AI assistants recommend
Flat irons and straightening brushes for home styling. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about hair straighteners.
This market is updated monthly, on the first Monday of each month. The results below are from the latest published update, so between updates you see the previous one.
Ranking, Week of Oct 19, 2026
Share is the percentage of sampled answers in which the brand was recommended. Showing the top 10. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T3 | 1.8 | 40% | 40% | |
| 2 | BaBylissPRO | 2.3 | 40% | 40% | |
| 3 | CHI | 2.5 | 60% | 20% | |
| 4 | ghd | 1.3 | 40% | 20% | |
| 5 | Dyson | 3.3 | 40% | 20% | |
| 6 | Conair | 3.7 | 20% | 40% | |
| 7 | Remington | 1.0 | 0% | 40% | |
| 8 | Bio Ionic | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 9 | Hairitage | 2.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 10 | Hot Tools | 5.0 | 0% | 20% |
With 10 answers, one answer moves a brand by about 10 points, so treat gaps of a few points as ties. Position is the order of first mention in an answer (1 is first). Read the methodology.
Sources the assistants cited
Domains cited most often across the answers for this category, by number of citations.
- goodhousekeeping.com5
- cnn.com4
- instyle.com4
- nbcnews.com4
- acfc.org3
- aad.org2
- amazon.com2
- byrdie.com2
- forbes.com2
- glamour.com2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best hair straightener? Best overall
- best flat iron under $80 Budget
- best flat iron, $200 or more Premium
- best flat iron for thick hair that doesn't cause damage Specific need
- alternatives to GHD flat irons Alternative
Cite this
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Dopbot Index, Hair straighteners, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/hair-straighteners
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