--- title: "Garnier vs La Roche-Posay: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Garnier or La Roche-Posay more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Micellar water brands set in New Zealand. 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/nz/categories/nz-micellar-water-brands/compare/garnier-vs-la-roche-posay" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Garnier vs La Roche-Posay: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Garnier or La Roche-Posay more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Micellar water brands set in New Zealand. 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**: Garnier and La Roche-Posay - **Competitive set**: Micellar water brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Garnier Share of Search**: 8.7% - **La Roche-Posay Share of Search**: 53% ## Is Garnier or La Roche-Posay more popular in search? - In September 2026, La Roche-Posay had more branded searches than Garnier among micellar water brands in New Zealand. La Roche-Posay had about 15,700 branded searches, while Garnier had 2,570. La Roche-Posay made up 53% of all micellar water brand searches we track, and Garnier accounted for 8.7%. - La Roche-Posay was ahead of Garnier in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Garnier’s share of searches among micellar water brands in New Zealand moved from 8% to 8.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, La Roche-Posay’s share of searches among micellar water brands in New Zealand moved from 54.7% to 53%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.7K to 15.7K. ## Top micellar water brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Garnier appeared in all five answers. La Roche-Posay was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Garnier was listed before La Roche-Posay in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bioderma | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Garnier | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | La Roche-Posay | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Nivea | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about micellar water brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which micellar water brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Bioderma, 2. Garnier - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best micellar water brands in New Zealand?": 1. Bioderma, 2. Garnier, 3. La Roche-Posay, 4. Nivea - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best micellar water brand in New Zealand for makeup removal?": 1. Bioderma, 2. Garnier - Searched Google, AI Overview "micellar water nz": 1. Garnier, 2. Nivea - Searched Google, AI Overview "makeup remover water": 1. Garnier Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand micellar water brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, La Roche-Posay gained share of searches among micellar water brands in New Zealand, from 50.8% to 53%. - In September 2026, Garnier lost share of searches among micellar water brands in New Zealand, from 9.8% to 8.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Garnier estimated searches | Garnier Share of Search | Garnier rank | La Roche-Posay estimated searches | La Roche-Posay Share of Search | La Roche-Posay rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 8% | 3 | 12.7K | 54.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 2.1K | 7.9% | 3 | 15K | 56.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 8% | 3 | 13K | 54.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 8% | 3 | 13K | 55.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1.7K | 9.1% | 3 | 10.3K | 53.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 9.4% | 3 | 10.6K | 51.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 8.2% | 3 | 13.2K | 58.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 8.4% | 3 | 12.6K | 55.2% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 2K | 8.7% | 3 | 12.8K | 54.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 2.6K | 10.6% | 3 | 12.8K | 52.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 2.6K | 9.8% | 3 | 13.3K | 50.8% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 2.6K | 8.7% | 3 | 15.7K | 53% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Garnier’s and La Roche-Posay’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. - **Garnier**: Measured on the search terms “crema bb garnier”, “garnier” and “garnier micellar water”, summed into one figure. - **La Roche-Posay**: Measured on the search terms “la roche posay”, “la roche posay anthelios”, “la roche posay cicaplast”, “la roche posay effaclar”, “la roche posay moisturizer”, “la roche posay serum” and “la roche posay toleriane”, summed into one figure. - [Garnier profile](/demand/nz/brands/garnier) - [La Roche-Posay profile](/demand/nz/brands/la-roche-posay) - [All micellar water brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-micellar-water-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Garnier or La Roche-Posay more popular in search? In September 2026, La Roche-Posay had more branded searches than Garnier among micellar water brands in New Zealand. La Roche-Posay had about 15,700 branded searches, while Garnier had 2,570. La Roche-Posay made up 53% of all micellar water brand searches we track, and Garnier accounted for 8.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Garnier vs La Roche-Posay: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-micellar-water-brands/compare/garnier-vs-la-roche-posay This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-micellar-water-brands/compare/garnier-vs-la-roche-posay. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.