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title: "Carmex vs Lanolips: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Carmex or Lanolips? 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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# Carmex vs Lanolips: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Carmex or Lanolips? 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**: Carmex and Lanolips
- **Competitive set**: Lip care brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Carmex Share of Search**: 5.2%
- **Lanolips Share of Search**: 11.7%

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

- In August 2026, Lanolips had more branded searches than Carmex among lip care brands in New Zealand. Lanolips was estimated to have 1.5K branded searches compared to Carmex’s 650, and held an 11.7% Share of Search versus Carmex’s 5.2%.
- Lanolips was ahead of Carmex in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- 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.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lanolips’ estimated Share of Search among lip care brands in New Zealand moved from 15.2% to 11.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4K to 1.5K.

## 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, Lanolips gained estimated Share of Search among lip care brands in New Zealand, from 10.5% to 11.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Carmex estimated searches | Carmex Share of Search | Carmex rank | Lanolips estimated searches | Lanolips Share of Search | Lanolips rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 440 | 4.8% | 5 | 1.4K | 15.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 460 | 4.1% | 5 | 1.8K | 16.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 580 | 4.9% | 5 | 2.3K | 19.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 380 | 4.8% | 5 | 1.3K | 16.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 410 | 6% | 5 | 1.1K | 15.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 570 | 7% | 5 | 1K | 12.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 460 | 5.5% | 5 | 1.2K | 14.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 520 | 4.7% | 5 | 1.3K | 11.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 510 | 4.5% | 5 | 1.1K | 9.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 500 | 3.9% | 5 | 1.3K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 650 | 5.2% | 5 | 1.5K | 11.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **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.
- **Lanolips**: Measured on the search terms “lanolips”, “lanolips 101 ointment”, “lanolips chapstick”, “lanolips lip balm”, “lanolips near me”, “lanolips nz” and “lanolips online”, summed into one figure.

- [Carmex profile](/demand/nz/brands/carmex)
- [Lanolips profile](/demand/nz/brands/lanolips)
- [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, Carmex or Lanolips?

In August 2026, Lanolips had more branded searches than Carmex among lip care brands in New Zealand. Lanolips was estimated to have 1.5K branded searches compared to Carmex’s 650, and held an 11.7% Share of Search versus Carmex’s 5.2%.

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