--- title: "Ethique vs Moroccanoil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Ethique or Moroccanoil? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Professional haircare and styling 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/compare/ethique-vs-moroccanoil" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ethique vs Moroccanoil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Ethique or Moroccanoil? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Professional haircare and styling 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**: Ethique and Moroccanoil - **Competitive set**: Professional haircare and styling brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Ethique Share of Search**: 4.5% - **Moroccanoil Share of Search**: 5.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Ethique or Moroccanoil? - In August 2026, Moroccanoil had more branded searches than Ethique among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand. Moroccanoil was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to Ethique’s 3.2K, and held a 5.1% Share of Search versus Ethique’s 4.5%. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Moroccanoil took it in December 2025, Ethique took it in January 2026, Moroccanoil took it in May 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ethique’s estimated Share of Search among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand moved from 5.3% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.3K to 3.2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Moroccanoil’s estimated Share of Search among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand moved from 4.6% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 3.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand professional haircare and styling brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Moroccanoil lost estimated Share of Search among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand, from 7.2% to 5.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Ethique estimated searches | Ethique Share of Search | Ethique rank | Moroccanoil estimated searches | Moroccanoil Share of Search | Moroccanoil rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.3K | 5.3% | 5 | 2.9K | 4.6% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 3.7K | 4.6% | 5 | 3.1K | 3.9% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 2.7K | 3.7% | 7 | 3.3K | 4.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 3.1K | 5.2% | 6 | 2.8K | 4.7% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 3.1K | 5.2% | 6 | 2.5K | 4.1% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 3.7K | 5.6% | 6 | 2.7K | 4.1% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 3.1K | 4.6% | 6 | 3K | 4.4% | 7 | | May 2026 | 3.4K | 4.9% | 7 | 5.1K | 7.2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 2.6K | 3.5% | 7 | 5.1K | 6.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 3.2K | 4.1% | 7 | 5.6K | 7.2% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 3.2K | 4.5% | 7 | 3.6K | 5.1% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ethique’s and Moroccanoil’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. - **Ethique**: Measured on the search terms “ethique”, “ethique bar shampoo”, “ethique conditioner”, “ethique nz”, “ethique shampoo” and “ethique shampoo bar”, summed into one figure. - **Moroccanoil**: Measured on the search terms “moroccanoil”, “moroccanoil conditioner”, “moroccanoil dry scalp treatment”, “moroccanoil dry shampoo”, “moroccanoil hair”, “moroccanoil hair care products”, “moroccanoil hydrating shampoo”, “moroccanoil hydrating styling cream”, “moroccanoil intense hydrating mask”, “moroccanoil moroccanoil treatment”, “moroccanoil nz”, “moroccanoil oil for hair”, “moroccanoil oil shampoo”, “moroccanoil shampoo”, “moroccanoil styling products”, “moroccanoil treatment”, “moroccanoil treatment 100ml”, “moroccanoil treatment hair oil” and “moroccanoil treatment original”, summed into one figure. - [Ethique profile](/demand/nz/brands/ethique) - [Moroccanoil profile](/demand/nz/brands/moroccanoil) - [All professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-professional-haircare-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Ethique or Moroccanoil? In August 2026, Moroccanoil had more branded searches than Ethique among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand. Moroccanoil was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to Ethique’s 3.2K, and held a 5.1% Share of Search versus Ethique’s 4.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ethique vs Moroccanoil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ethique-vs-moroccanoil This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ethique-vs-moroccanoil. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.