--- title: "Dermalogica vs Nivea: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Dermalogica or Nivea more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Moisturizer brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/dermalogica-vs-nivea" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Dermalogica vs Nivea: Which is searched more? Is Dermalogica or Nivea more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Moisturizer brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Dermalogica and Nivea - **Competitive set**: Moisturizer brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Dermalogica Share of Search**: 2.7% - **Nivea Share of Search**: 12.4% ## Is Dermalogica or Nivea more popular in search? - In September 2026, Nivea had more branded searches than Dermalogica among moisturizer brands worldwide. Nivea had about 1.1 million branded searches, while Dermalogica had 246,000. Nivea made up 12.4% of all moisturizer brand searches we track, and Dermalogica accounted for 2.7%. - Nivea was ahead of Dermalogica in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dermalogica’s share of searches among moisturizer brands worldwide moved from 2.4% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nivea’s share of searches among moisturizer brands worldwide moved from 10.2% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.1M. ## Top moisturizer brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither Dermalogica nor Nivea showed up in any of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CeraVe | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | La Roche-Posay | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Cetaphil | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Neutrogena | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Vanicream | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Kiehl's | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Clinique | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Nivea | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Estée Lauder | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Dermalogica | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Drunk Elephant | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about moisturizer brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which moisturizer brand should I buy?": 1. CeraVe, 2. Cetaphil, 3. Neutrogena, 4. La Roche-Posay - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best moisturizer brands?": 1. CeraVe, 2. La Roche-Posay, 3. Vanicream, 4. Neutrogena, 5. Cetaphil, 6. Kiehl's, 7. Clinique - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best moisturizer brand for dry skin?": 1. CeraVe, 2. La Roche-Posay, 3. Vanicream - Searched Google, AI Overview "moisturizer for dry skin": 1. La Roche-Posay, 2. CeraVe Not named in any answer: Nivea, Estée Lauder, Dermalogica and Drunk Elephant. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for moisturizer brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Nivea overtook Neutrogena to rank 3rd among moisturizer brands worldwide, with 12.4% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Dermalogica estimated searches | Dermalogica Share of Search | Dermalogica rank | Nivea estimated searches | Nivea Share of Search | Nivea rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 246K | 2.4% | 9 | 1M | 10.2% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 368K | 2.9% | 9 | 1.4M | 11.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 246K | 2.2% | 9 | 1.2M | 10.5% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 301K | 2.8% | 9 | 1.2M | 11.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 246K | 2.5% | 9 | 1M | 10.2% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 301K | 2.6% | 9 | 1M | 8.9% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 246K | 2.2% | 9 | 1M | 9.3% | 5 | | May 2026 | 246K | 2.3% | 9 | 985K | 9.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 246K | 2.5% | 9 | 960K | 10% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 201K | 2.1% | 9 | 1.2M | 12.7% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 246K | 2.5% | 9 | 1.1M | 11.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 246K | 2.7% | 9 | 1.1M | 12.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dermalogica’s and Nivea’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Dermalogica**: Measured on the search term “dermalogica”. - **Nivea**: Measured on the search terms “nivea”, “nivea body lotion”, “nivea cream” and “nivea creme”, summed into one figure. - [Dermalogica profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dermalogica) - [Nivea profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nivea) - [All moisturizer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/moisturizer-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Dermalogica or Nivea more popular in search? In September 2026, Nivea had more branded searches than Dermalogica among moisturizer brands worldwide. Nivea had about 1.1 million branded searches, while Dermalogica had 246,000. Nivea made up 12.4% of all moisturizer brand searches we track, and Dermalogica accounted for 2.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Dermalogica vs Nivea: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/dermalogica-vs-nivea This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/dermalogica-vs-nivea. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.