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Brand analysis: UK Medical-Grade Skincare, May 2026

One brand is named on nearly half of UK clinics offering medical-grade skincare. Below it, two challengers sit close together at less than half the leader's share.

By Rare.Monitor analyst team Published 11 May 2026 Last updated 12 May 2026

May 2026 / Aesthetics / UK

Medical Aesthetics Skincare Consumer Behaviour

Rank of Brand Mentions

01Obagi44.7%
02ZO Skin Health Register to see
03AlumierMD Register to see

Source: Rare.Monitor, May 2026. 14,511 UK clinics offering medical-grade skincare audited (n=5,088 brand-naming).

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Medical-grade clinical skincare brands sold through aesthetic clinics. Mass-market and high-street dermocosmetic brands are a distinct category.

Brands tracked in this analysis

AlumierMD
Environ
Heliocare
Image Skincare
iS Clinical
Mesoestetic
NeoStrata
Obagi
SkinCeuticals
ZO Skin Health

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Which medical-grade skincare brand is most named by UK clinics in 2026?

Obagi leads the UK medical-grade skincare ranking with a 44.7% clinic mention rate, based on Rare.Monitor's May 2026 audit of 14,511 UK clinics offering medical-grade skincare.

How does ZO Skin Health compare to Obagi in the UK medical-grade skincare market?

ZO Skin Health sits second in the May 2026 ranking with a 19.5% clinic mention rate, more than 25 percentage points behind Obagi. The full top 10 ranking and parent manufacturer for every brand are available in the registered analysis from Rare.Monitor.

What is brand mention rate and how is it measured?

Brand mention rate is the share of UK clinics that name a manufacturer's brand on their public-facing website. Rare.Monitor measures it by auditing 14,511 UK clinics offering medical-grade skincare and calculating, for each brand, the percentage of brand-naming clinics whose websites name it.

Why are mass-market skincare brands like CeraVe or La Roche-Posay not in this ranking?

This ranking covers medical-grade clinical skincare brands sold through aesthetic clinics. Mass-market dermocosmetic brands sold via pharmacies and high-street retailers are a distinct category. Mixing the two would obscure how clinicians and consumers treat them as different products.

How often is Rare.Monitor's UK brand analysis refreshed?

Rare.Monitor tracks over 230,000 UK health, wellness and beauty places, with brand analysis refreshed on a rolling basis as new website data is enriched.

Brand analysis: UK Medical-Grade Skincare, May 2026

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