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title: "Blistex vs Carmex: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Blistex or Carmex? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lip care 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."
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# Blistex vs Carmex: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Blistex or Carmex? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lip care 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**: Blistex and Carmex
- **Competitive set**: Lip care brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Blistex Share of Search**: 18.2%
- **Carmex Share of Search**: 5.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Blistex or Carmex?

- In August 2026, Blistex had more branded searches than Carmex among lip care brands in New Zealand. Blistex was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Carmex’s 650, and held an 18.2% Share of Search versus Carmex’s 5.2%.
- Blistex was ahead of Carmex in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Blistex’s estimated Share of Search among lip care brands in New Zealand moved from 15.4% to 18.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4K to 2.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Carmex’s estimated Share of Search among lip care brands in New Zealand moved from 4.8% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 440 to 650.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand lip care brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Carmex gained estimated Share of Search among lip care brands in New Zealand, from 3.9% to 5.2%.
- In August 2026, Blistex gained estimated Share of Search among lip care brands in New Zealand, from 17% to 18.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Blistex estimated searches | Blistex Share of Search | Blistex rank | Carmex estimated searches | Carmex Share of Search | Carmex rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.4K | 15.4% | 3 | 440 | 4.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4K | 12.4% | 4 | 460 | 4.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5K | 12.6% | 4 | 580 | 4.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.4K | 17.7% | 3 | 380 | 4.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 18.3% | 3 | 410 | 6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.4K | 17.2% | 3 | 570 | 7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.4K | 16.4% | 3 | 460 | 5.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.6K | 14.6% | 3 | 520 | 4.7% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.7K | 14.9% | 3 | 510 | 4.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.2K | 17% | 3 | 500 | 3.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.3K | 18.2% | 3 | 650 | 5.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blistex’s and Carmex’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.

- **Blistex**: Measured on the search terms “blistex”, “blistex balm”, “blistex chapstick”, “blistex lip care”, “blistex lip conditioner”, “blistex lip conditioning balm”, “blistex lip medicated ointment”, “blistex lip relief cream”, “blistex medicated balm”, “blistex medicated relief”, “blistex near me” and “blistex nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Carmex**: Measured on the search terms “balm carmex”, “carmex”, “carmex chapstick”, “carmex lip care”, “carmex near me”, “carmex new zealand” and “carmex nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Blistex profile](/demand/nz/brands/blistex)
- [Carmex profile](/demand/nz/brands/carmex)
- [All lip care brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-lip-care-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Blistex or Carmex?

In August 2026, Blistex had more branded searches than Carmex among lip care brands in New Zealand. Blistex was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Carmex’s 650, and held an 18.2% Share of Search versus Carmex’s 5.2%.

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Brandwave. "Blistex vs Carmex: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/blistex-vs-carmex

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