--- title: "Irish Spring vs Method: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Irish Spring or Method more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Body wash brands set in the United States. 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/us/compare/irish-spring-vs-method" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Irish Spring vs Method: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Irish Spring or Method more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Body wash brands set in the United States. 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**: Irish Spring and Method - **Competitive set**: Body wash brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Irish Spring Share of Search**: 0.96% - **Method Share of Search**: 2.2% ## Is Irish Spring or Method more popular in search? - In September 2026, Method had more branded searches than Irish Spring among body wash brands in the United States. Method had about 9,900 branded searches, while Irish Spring had 4,400. Method made up 2.2% of all body wash brand searches we track, and Irish Spring accounted for 0.96%. - Method was ahead of Irish Spring in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Irish Spring’s share of searches among body wash brands in the United States moved from 0.72% to 0.96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 4.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Method’s share of searches among body wash brands in the United States moved from 3% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K. ## Top body wash brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Irish Spring nor Method showed up in any of the five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dove | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Aveeno | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Cetaphil | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Native | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Olay | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Every Man Jack | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Dr. Squatch | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Old Spice | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Method | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Dial | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Irish Spring | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about body wash brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best body wash for men?": 1. Dove, 2. Cetaphil, 3. Every Man Jack - Asked ChatGPT "Which body wash is best for dry skin?": 1. Aveeno, 2. Dove - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good natural body wash?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "body wash": 1. Cetaphil, 2. Native, 3. Dove - Searched Google, AI Overview "best body wash": 1. Dove, 2. Aveeno, 3. Olay, 4. Native Not named in any answer: Dr. Squatch, Old Spice, Method, Dial and Irish Spring. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States body wash brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Irish Spring in the United States rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 3.6K to 4.4K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Method in the United States fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Irish Spring estimated searches | Irish Spring Share of Search | Irish Spring rank | Method estimated searches | Method Share of Search | Method rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 0.72% | 11 | 14.8K | 3% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 0.65% | 11 | 14.8K | 2.7% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 0.62% | 11 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 0.79% | 11 | 14.8K | 3.2% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 1.1% | 11 | 12.1K | 2.9% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 1.2% | 10 | 12.1K | 2.8% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 1% | 11 | 12.1K | 2.9% | 7 | | May 2026 | 4.4K | 1.1% | 11 | 12.1K | 2.9% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 1.2% | 11 | 9.9K | 2.3% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 1.4% | 11 | 12.1K | 3.1% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 1.1% | 11 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 4.4K | 0.96% | 11 | 9.9K | 2.2% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Irish Spring’s and Method’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. - **Irish Spring**: Measured on the search term “irish spring body wash”. - **Method**: Measured on the search term “method men body wash”. - [Irish Spring profile](/demand/us/brands/irish-spring) - [Method profile](/demand/us/brands/method) - [All body wash brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-body-wash-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 Irish Spring or Method more popular in search? In September 2026, Method had more branded searches than Irish Spring among body wash brands in the United States. Method had about 9,900 branded searches, while Irish Spring had 4,400. Method made up 2.2% of all body wash brand searches we track, and Irish Spring accounted for 0.96%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Irish Spring vs Method: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/irish-spring-vs-method This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/irish-spring-vs-method. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.