TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS
TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
         DECEMBER 2023
The ranking is based on instagram followers, growth, engagement. The full list
of skincare brands has 679 brands in total, this is just the top 100 of those.
We have updated this list monthly for two and a half years now. New brands
are frequently added and if any brands that should be on this list seems to be
missing we’re happy to let you know where they rank if on the extended list or
add them for future months if they meet criteria.
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                    SOL DE JANEIRO
                               2015
                          United States
                       Cruelty Free | Vegan
                     Founded by Marc Capra
                   Brand Type: Selfcare & Chill
                 Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 1
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                             RHODE
                              2022
                          United States
                      Cruelty Free | Vegan
                    Founded by Hailey Bieber
                 Brand Type: Modern Minimalist
                 Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 2
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                           STARFACE
                            2019
                        United States
                    Cruelty Free | Vegan
         Founded by Julie Schott and Brian Bordainick
                    Brand Type: Pop Play
               Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 3
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                          GLOW RECIPE
                               2017
                           United States
                           Cruelty Free
             Founded by Sarah Lee and Christine Chang
                 Brand Type: Millennial Minimalist
                  Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 4
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                   SUMMER FRIDAYS
                            2018
                        United States
                    Cruelty Free | Vegan
         Founded by Lauren Gores & Marianna Hewitt
              Brand Type: Millennial Minimalist
               Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 5
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                             BUBBLE
                              2020
                          United States
                      Cruelty Free | Vegan
                   Founded by Shai Eisenman
                      Brand Type: Pop Play
                 Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 6
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                              TREE HUT
                                2002
                             United States
                             Cruelty Free
                         Founded by Jin Song
                    Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 7
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                         TOUCHLAND
                               2016
                           United States
                       Cruelty Free | Vegan
                    Founded by Andrea Lisbona
                    Brand Type: Selfcare & Chill
                  Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 8
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                            LE LABO
                           2006
                        United States
          Founded by Eddie Roschi and Fabrice Penot
                 Brand Type: Apothecary Lab
               Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 9
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                             NACIFIC
                               2015
                            South Korea
                     Founded by Kim Hyungmin
                  Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 10
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                    DRUNK ELEPHANT
                               2012
                           United States
                   Founded by Tiffany Masterson
                  Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 11
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                  BEAUTY OF JOSEON
                              2018
                          South Korea
                           Cruelty Free
                      Founded by Sumin Lee
                 Brand Type: Millennial Minimalist
                 Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 12
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                   CAIA COSMETICS
                             2018
                            Sweden
                          Cruelty Free
                  Founded by Bianca Ingrosso
                Brand Type: Millennial Minimalist
                Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 13
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                               GLOSSIER
                                  2014
                              United States
                              Cruelty Free
                         Founded by Emily Weiss
                    Brand Type: Millennial Minimalist
                    Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 14
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                           CAUDALIE
                           1995
                          France
          Founded by Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas
                  Brand Type: Classy Clean
              Instagram Top Skincare Rank: 15
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14         -       Glossier
  TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
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                   Caudalie       Brand                         Im age
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16         1
           2       Sol de Janeiro
                   Byoma
2
17        -1       Rhode
                   Rituals
3
18        2
          -3       Starface
                   Fenty Skin
4
19         2-      Glow Recipe
                   Elemis
5
20         7
           8       Summer Fridays
                   Pixi
6
21        -3
          -1       Bubble
                   Aesop
7
22         -
          21       Tree Hut
                   Clean Skin Club
8
23         3
           6       Touchland
                   Dot & Key
9
24        -1
          21       Le Labo
                   Stripes
10
25        -1
          54       Nacific
                   SVR
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26         2-      Drunk Elephant
                   CeraVe
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  TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
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                   CeraVe         Brand                         Im age
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27        1
          -3       Sol de Janeiro
                   Flamingo  Estate
2
28        -1
          -5       Rhode
                   Minimalist
3
29        2
          19       Starface
                   Harletté
4
30         9-      Glow Recipe
                   Replenix
5
31        7
          -1       Summer
                   The     Fridays
                       Ordinary
6
32        -3
          63       Bubble
                   Erborian
7
33         -
          11       Tree Hut
                   Clarins
8
34        3
          41       Touchland
                   CLEARSTEM
9
35        -1
          73       Le Labo
                   Aime
10
36        -1
          18       Nacific
                   Topicals
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37         2
          -18      Drunk
                   The   Elephant
                       Outset
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36        18       Topicals
  TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
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                   The Outset     Brand                         Im age
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38         1
          -11      Sol de Janeiro
                   Naturium
2
39        -1
          -5       Rhode
                   Eadem
3
40        2
          -3       Starface
                   Nuxe
4
41         -
          46       Glow Recipe
                   ITK
5
42        7
          29       Summer
                   Banila CoFridays
6
43         -3
          -12      Bubble
                   JLo Beauty
7
44         -
          29       TreeInkey
                   The  Hut List
8
45         3
           7       Touchland
                   Aman
9
46        -1
          15       Le Labo
                   Clay And Glow
10
47        -1
          -6       Nacific
                   Dr. Barbara Sturm
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48         2       Drunk Elephant
                   Cosrx
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            2023 -DIME         Joseon
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47        -6       Dr. Barbara Sturm
  TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
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                   Cosrx          Brand                         Im age
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49        1
         111       Sol de Janeiro
                   DIME
2
50        -1
          50       Rhode Todd Bath Co.
                   Tubby
3
51        2
          -2       Starface
                   Salt & Stone
4
52         -
          22       Glow Recipe
                   Rodial
5
53        7
          -2       Summer
                   KIKO    Fridays
                        Milano
6
54        -3
          6        Bubble
                   Vacation
7
55         -
          -38      Tree Hut
                   Ranavat
8
56         3
          -18      Touchland
                   Sisley-Paris
9
57        -1
          27       Le Labo
                   Face Reality Skincare
10
58        -1
          38       Nacific
                   Inde Wild
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59        2
          -1       Drunk
                   La    Elephant
                      Roche-Posay
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58        38       Inde Wild
  TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
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                   La Roche-Posay
                               Brand                           Im age
1
60         1
          -14      Sol de Janeiro
                   SK-II
2
61        -1
          4        Rhode
                   Supergoop!
3
62         2
          -26      Starface
                   Mad  Rabbit
4
63         -
          19       Glow Recipe
                   Heimish
5
64        7
          45       SummerSkin
                   Sundae Fridays
                              Co
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65         -3
          -33      Bubble
                   Sallve
7
66         -
          -44      Tree Hut
                   Wild
8
67         3
          -14      Touchland
                   Good Molecules
9
68        -1
          57       Le LaboE
                   Derma
10
69        -1       Nacific
                   Lancôme
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70         2
          -30      Drunk
                   OSEA Elephant
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                 TOILETPAPER  Joseon
                                  Beauty
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69        -1       Lancôme
  TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
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                   OSEA           Brand                         Im age
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71         1       Sol de JaneiroBeauty
                   TOILETPAPER
2
72        -1
          72       Rhode
                   Tropic
3
73        2
          95       Starface
                   Saltair
4
74         -
          -18      Glow
                   SwiitchRecipe
                           Beauty
5
75        7
          65       Summer
                   Black GirlFridays
                              Sunscreen
6
76        -3
          94       Bubble
                   Pai
7
77         -
          -1       Tree Hut Bader
                   Augustinus
8
78         3
           8       Touchland
                   Beekman 1802
9
79         -1
          -20      Le Labo
                   Isntree
10
80         -1
          -23      Nacific
                   Humanrace
11
81        2
         148       Drunk Elephant
                   Bamford
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                  Sundae       Joseon
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80        -23      Humanrace
  TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
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         148
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                   Bamford        Brand                         Im age
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82        1
          10       Sol de Janeiro
                   Sundae
2
83         -1
          -41      Rhode
                   Sulwhasoo
3
84        2
          58       Starface
                   Coco & Eve
4
85         -
          -5       Glow  Recipe
                   PillowtalkDerm
5
86        7
          91       Summer  Fridays
                   Nip + Fab
6
87        -3
          66       Bubble
                   L:A Bruket
7
88         -
          67       Tree
                   Avril Hut
8
89         3
           4       Touchland
                   The Skinny Confidential
9
90        -1
          55       Le Labo
                   Patyka
10
91        -1
          93       Nacific
                   Alastin Skincare
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92         2
          -15      Drunk Elephant
                   Agent Nateur
12
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    91          93       Alastin Skincare
      TOP 100 SKINCARE BRANDS TRENDING ON INSTAGRAM
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             Ch an ge
                         Agent NateurB r a n d                              Im age
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    93          1
               -12       Sol
                         Odende Janeiro
    2
    94          -1
               -24       Rhode
                         Sensai
    3
    95          2
                -4       Starface
                         Shiseido
    4
    96           -
                -6       Glow  Recipe
                         True to Skin
    5
    97          7
                34       Summer
                         HaruHaruFridays
                                  Wonder
    6
    98          -3
                5        Bubble
                         Milk Makeup
    7
    99           -       Tree Hut
                         L'Occitane
    8
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               166       Touchland
                         Dear Me Beauty
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                                 the most followers, what I’m trying to measure is
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in the algorithm, since it’s a negative indication. Having a lot of followers but no
engagement might mean the brand bought followers or that followers really don’t
care11about the brand.
                 2      ADrunk      Elephant
                            high rank on this list is an indication that the brand is
growing, has an engaged customer base and a lot of potential.
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