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Personal CareFace moisturizer: brands AI assistants recommend
Daily face moisturizers and creams for different skin types. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about face moisturizer.
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 | Vanicream | 1.9 | 60% | 80% | |
| 2 | CeraVe | 1.2 | 60% | 60% | |
| 3 | Augustinus Bader | 1.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 4 | La Mer | 2.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 5 | La Roche-Posay | 3.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 6 | Eucerin | 4.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 7 | Aveeno | 5.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 8 | Cetaphil | 3.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 9 | Neutrogena | 3.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 10 | Sisley | 3.0 | 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.
- aad.org5
- cerave.com4
- cnn.com3
- nbcnews.com3
- nytimes.com3
- vanicream.com3
- amazon.com2
- augustinusbader.com2
- health.usnews.com2
- laroche-posay.us2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best face moisturizer? Best overall
- best face moisturizer under $20 Budget
- best luxury face moisturizer, $100 or more Premium
- best moisturizer for dry skin in winter Specific need
- alternatives to CeraVe moisturizing cream Alternative
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Dopbot Index, Face moisturizer, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/skincare-moisturizer
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