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# Influencer Marketing Competitive Analysis · Hair care

*Starlecta weekly sector report · Week of 19–25 October 2026*

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This report covers the 4 brands with the most creator content in Hair care for the week of 19–25 October 2026.

In the week of 19–25 October, Herbal Essences reached the highest volume of the four brands with 92 contents; 89.1% of them were stories.

On 19–25 October, 75.0% of Urban Care's 12 contents and 51.2% of Pantene's 43 contents were reels.

## Key figures

- **Contents:** 214 (unique stories, reels and posts naming a brand)
- **Creators:** 151 (distinct accounts)
- **Brands:** 4 (Herbal Essences, Bioxcin, Pantene, Urban Care)
- **Most contents:** Herbal Essences (92 contents)

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Published 30 October 2026 · Period 19–25 October 2026 · Counters read 29 October 2026 · Instagram · universe of tracked Turkish content creators
Starlecta weekly sector report
Influencer Marketing Competitive Analysis
Hair care
19 October – 25 October 2026 (7 days) · Instagram posts, reels and stories · Turkish Instagram accounts Starlecta tracks: about 12 thousand at the start of the week; the tracked base widened to about 51 thousand on 24–26 October
Herbal Essences Bioxcin Pantene Urban Care
This report covers the 4 brands with the most creator content in Hair care for the week of 19–25 October 2026.
44 of the 48 reels in the period were analysed from the video itself.
| Contents | Creators | Brand | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 214 contents naming a brand | 151 distinct accounts | 4 hair care | 7 days |

Prepared by: Starlecta
Contents
01 · Summary
Executive summary 2
Comparison table 3
02 · Method
Scope and method 4
03 · Comparative view
Visibility share, format, segment 5
Last 9 weeks (24 Aug–25 Oct 2026) 6
Creator pool, disclosure, timing 7
Creator overlap 8
04 · Creative and communication
Creative comparison 9
Creative comparison (continued) 10
05 · Brand profiles
Herbal Essences 11
Bioxcin 14
Pantene 17
Urban Care 20
06 · Insights and opportunities
Additional insights 23
Opportunities 24
Appendix
Data glossary and method notes 25
Based on creator posts that name the brand; not confirmation of a paid collaboration. 1 / 25

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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Summary 01

### Executive summary

This report covers the 4 brands with the most creator content in Hair care for the week of 19–25 October 2026.

Contents
214
7 days · 217 assignments per brand
Creators
151
17 accounts in 2+ brands
Story share
74%
of 217 brand assignments
Largest volume
Herbal Essences
92 contents · 74 creators
Key findings
- On 19–25 October 2026, four hair care brands appeared in 214 contents from 151 accounts: Herbal Essences 92, Bioxcin 70, Pantene 43, Urban Care 12.
- Of the 214 contents, 160 are stories, 48 are reels and 6 are posts; the story share is 89.1% at Herbal Essences and the reels share is 75.0% at Urban Care.
- Herbal Essences rose from 14 contents on 12–18 October to 92; the increase comes from stories concentrated on 19–20 October (from 0 to 82), while reels fell from 14 to 10.
- Herbal Essences' stories repeated the same 25% discount sentence for a single product, Argan Oil Elixir, in 63 of 73 creatives.
- 49 of Bioxcin's 58 stories are from the Acnium invitation on 19 October; its hair products were presented in stories and reels on 21–25 October.
- Pantene carried Hair Glowtox in 12 of 21 video reels; volume fell from 179 on 12–18 October to 43, and the drop is in stories (from 140 to 19).
- The most-played reel of the week is at Pantene: 1,973,580 plays; the brand appears as a side product in the video and the caption states there is no collaboration.
- Ad disclosure (#reklam/#işbirliği/#tanıtım) on non-story contents: Herbal Essences 100% (n=10), Bioxcin 83.3% (n=12), Pantene 62.5% (n=24), Urban Care 36.4% (n=11).
What the comparison shows
- Format: Herbal Essences (89.1%) and Bioxcin (82.9%) are story-heavy; Pantene has 51.2% reels and 44.2% stories; Urban Care has 75.0% reels.
- Scale: median followers Bioxcin 120,432, Urban Care 83,099, Pantene 22,577, Herbal Essences 15,505.
- Median reels plays: Pantene 15,256, Bioxcin 4,029, Herbal Essences 1,734.
- Repeat accounts carried 58.6% of Bioxcin's contents (including a news account), 39.1% of Herbal Essences' and 9.3% of Pantene's.
- Shared accounts exist only between Herbal Essences–Pantene (14) and Pantene–Urban Care (3); news and deal accounts excluded.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Summary 01

### Comparison table

Volume, format, creator pool, disclosure and performance; brands ordered by 7-day volume.

| Brand | Contents 7 d | Creators | Format mix story · reels · post | Macro+mega content share | Repeat creator share | Ad disclosure | Co-authored post | Median reels plays | Median ER post per follower | Median ER reels per play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbal Essences | 92 | 74 | 89% · 11% · 0% | 0.0% | 39.1% | 100.0% | 1.1% | 1,734 n=8 | — n=0 | 6.53% n=8 |
| Bioxcin | 70 | 42 | 83% · 13% · 4% | 31.4% | 58.6% | 83.3% | 2.9% | 4,029 n=7 | 2.89% n=1 | 1.73% n=7 |
| Pantene | 43 | 41 | 44% · 51% · 5% | 2.3% | 9.3% | 62.5% | 4.7% | 15.3 K n=22 | 15.02% n=1 | 0.98% n=18 |
| Urban Care | 12 | 11 | 8% · 75% · 17% | 33.4% | 16.7% | 36.4% | 8.3% | 31.4 K n=9 | 3.07% n=1 | 1.00% n=8 |

Story Reels Post
Period 19 October – 25 October 2026. Format and macro+mega share are by content; macro 250 K–1 M, mega 1 M+ followers. Repeat creator share: share of content produced by accounts that posted the brand 2+ times in the period. Ad disclosure: share of posts and reels carrying a #reklam / #işbirliği / #tanıtım tag; includes the 'Ücretsiz #reklam' tag on gifted products, excludes contents noted 'reklam değil/yok' (not an ad) or 'kendim aldım' (bought it myself) (stories are not part of this rate). Co-authored post: content published with Instagram's co-author feature. Plays are for reels only. ER = (likes + comments) rate, two separate medians: per follower for posts, per play for reels; the two use different denominators and are not comparable with each other. n = contents entering the median; contents with hidden like counts excluded.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Method 02

### Scope and method

Data source, brand matching, media analysis and limits.

Data source
- Turkish Instagram accounts Starlecta tracks: about 12 thousand at the start of the week; the tracked base widened to about 51 thousand on 24–26 October; posts, reels and stories.
- Period: 19 October – 25 October 2026 (7 days). Last 9-week series for the weekly trend (from the week of 24 August 2026).
- In total 214 contents, 151 distinct accounts; the 3 contents naming more than one brand were counted separately for each brand.
- Followers, category and audience (gender, age, city) information come from Starlecta profile data.
- Even if a brand's tag, mention and link appear several times in the same content, the content was counted once for that brand.
- Posts from the brands' own accounts were not counted.
Brand matching
Brand and sub-brand account tags (@), hashtags and brand names in the description text. Brands were selected as the top 4 brands with the most contents in the weekly ranking (tag and link matching; excluding the brand's own account and deal accounts). Frequently matched accounts:
Herbal Essences @herbalessences
Bioxcin @bioxcinturkiye, @bioxcin
Pantene @panteneturkiye, @pantene
Urban Care @urbancaretr
Media analysis
- 202 unique creatives were analysed visually: images directly, videos through the opening frame and a 4-frame summary.
- 44 of the 48 reels in the period were analysed from the video itself: four frames, the opening frame and the audio. The audio of the 52 videos containing speech was transcribed; the communication language was taken from these transcripts and the descriptions.
- For each creative, content type, tone, product placement, setting, whether the creator is on camera, call to action and period/occasion were classified; one of the unique creatives was not classified.
- Repeats of the same image across different accounts (perceptual similarity) were grouped as a single creative.
Limits and reading notes
- The universe is not all of Instagram; absolute volumes are a lower bound. The number of tracked accounts grew over the last 9 weeks; weekly trends show direction.
- For story contents, visibility is measured by content count; ad disclosure and performance are computed over posts and reels. Ad disclosure includes the 'Ücretsiz #reklam' tag on gifted products; contents noted 'reklam değil/yok' (not an ad) or 'kendim aldım' (bought it myself) do not enter the rate.
- Sector news and deal/discount accounts were flagged separately; overlap and creative selections were prepared excluding these accounts.
- A brand name appearing is not evidence of a paid collaboration.
- The tracked account base widened on 24–26 October: posts and reels of the new accounts were completed 90 days back, while their stories exist from the day they were added. Therefore story counts are not directly comparable across weeks; the weekly change was counted with the same matching in both weeks.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Comparison 03

### Visibility share, format and follower segment

Which brand is how visible, in which format and with accounts of what size?

Visibility share
Content count and share · n = 217 brand assignments
Creator count and share · n = 168 brand–account pairs
Format and follower segment
Format mix, content share · content count on the right
89 11
83 13
44 51
75 17
Story Reels Post
Follower segment, content share · macro+mega share on the right
37 50 13
30 31 27
14 70 14
42 17 17 17
Nano <10 K Micro 10–50 K Mid 50–250 K Macro 250 K–1 M Mega 1 M+
Period 19 October – 25 October 2026; contents naming more than one brand were counted for each brand. Follower segment is by the account's current follower count.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Comparison 03

### Last 9 weeks (24 Aug–25 Oct 2026)

Campaign waves: which brand concentrated when?

Herbal Essences 92 distinct contents / 7 d · 233 account-content rows / 9 weeks
Peak: week of 19 Oct, 92 account-content rows
Bioxcin 70 distinct contents / 7 d · 442 account-content rows / 9 weeks
Peak: week of 5 Oct, 113 account-content rows
Pantene 43 distinct contents / 7 d · 435 account-content rows / 9 weeks
Peak: week of 12 Oct, 179 account-content rows
Urban Care 12 distinct contents / 7 d · 460 account-content rows / 9 weeks
Peak: week of 5 Oct, 158 account-content rows
7-day analysis period
Weekly number of account-content rows (a co-authored content is a separate row for each account; the distinct content count is in the comparison table) (weeks start on Monday), 24 August – 25 October 2026, n = 1,570 account-content rows. Each panel's vertical scale is its own; for the level across brands see the previous page. The series shows nine weeks, from the week of 24 August to the report week, with the same matching. The tracked account base widened on 24–26 October: the posts and reels of the new accounts were completed 90 days back, while their stories exist only from the day they were added. For this reason story counts are not directly comparable across weeks; the weekly change was counted over two weeks with the same matching. The last point is the report week. Because the number of tracked accounts increased during the period, trends indicate direction; early weeks may look low.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Comparison 03

### Creator pool, disclosure and timing

Continuity with the same accounts or visibility with a broad pool? How is disclosure done, when is it posted?

Repeat and one-off creators
18 / 74 accounts posted 2+ times · up to 2 contents from a single account
13 / 42 accounts posted 2+ times · up to 11 contents from a single account
2 / 41 accounts posted 2+ times · up to 2 contents from a single account
1 / 11 accounts posted 2+ times · up to 2 contents from a single account
Contents of repeat accounts One-off
Disclosure and brand link
| Brand | Ad label | Co-authored post | Brand tag | Paid partnership | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbal Essences | 100% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 10 |
| Bioxcin | 83% | 3% | 10% | 0% | 12 |
| Pantene | 62% | 5% | 37% | 5% | 24 |
| Urban Care | 36% | 8% | 58% | 8% | 11 |

Ad label: #reklam/#işbirliği/#tanıtım (including gifted 'Ücretsiz #reklam'; excluding 'reklam değil/yok' (not an ad)), within posts+reels (n). Co-authored post, brand tag and Instagram paid-partnership label are over all contents.
Posting day
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Hour
Herbal Essences 35 54 8 0 2 1 0 12:00
Bioxcin 76 0 4 4 10 0 6 15:00
Pantene 46 9 12 12 9 12 0 20:00
Urban Care 50 0 17 0 17 8 8 19:00
Inline percent: distribution of contents across the days of the week (Turkey time). Dark cell marks the brand's busiest days; the last column is the busiest hour. n = the brand's 7-day content count (Herbal Essences 92 … Urban Care 12).
Period 19 October – 25 October 2026.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Comparison 03

### Who with whom: creator overlap

Do rival brands work with the same creators?

Number of shared creators
|  | Herbal Essences | Bioxcin | Pantene | Urban Care |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbal Essences | 71 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bioxcin | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Pantene | 14 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Urban Care | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |

Diagonal: the brand's creator count. Cell: number of accounts that posted both brands in the period. News and deal accounts excluded; n = 145 accounts, 17 accounts in 2+ brands.
Shared accounts between direct competitors
Creator 01, Creator 02, Creator 03, Creator 04, Creator 05
Creator 06, Creator 07, Creator 08
Regular creators posting for multiple brands · content count
Pantene 1 Urban Care 1
Herbal Essences 2 Pantene 1
Herbal Essences 1 Pantene 1
Herbal Essences 1 Pantene 1
Herbal Essences 2 Pantene 1
News and deal accounts were excluded because they inflate the raw overlap.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Creative 04

### Creative and communication comparison

How brands build their contents: type, tone, product placement, setting and call.

Content type
100
54 37
98
91 9
Trial / review Event Lifestyle vlog Aesthetic product shot Other
Tone
79 21
71 29
39 59
36 55 9
Neutral Informative Energetic / young Fun / humorous Other
Product placement
17 83
26 71
56 39
45 18 36
Product in hand Product in focus In the background Other
Setting
23 32 44
28 60
59 20 10 12
45 27 18 9
Home Studio Event venue Supermarket / store Outdoors Other
Automatic visual and speech classification per creative; repeated identical visuals counted as one creative. n = analysed creatives.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Creative 04

### Creative and communication comparison (continued)

How brands build their contents: type, tone, product placement, setting and call.

Is the creator on camera? (videos)
76 17
94
87 13
88 12
Face visible Hands only Not visible Other
Call to action
83 10
79 12
29 17 32 20
36 9 55
None Discount code Follow the brand Link / swipe Giveaway entry Other
Period / occasion
84 16
63 26
68 32
27 73
New product launch No occasion Summer Holiday / travel Other
Automatic visual and speech classification per creative; repeated identical visuals counted as one creative. n = analysed creatives.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Herbal Essences

Figures, creative selection and summary

Contents · 7 d
92
19–25 October 2026
Creators
74
Format
89% · 11% · 0%
story · reels · post
Median reels plays
1,734
n = 8 reels
ER · post
—
median, per follower · n = 0
ER · reels
6.53%
median, per play · n = 8
Ad disclosure
100%
posts+reels, n = 10 · co-authored post 1%
Reels Creator 09 40.4 K plays · 19 Oct Reels Creator 10 3,787 plays · 20 Oct Reels Creator 11 2,704 plays · 20 Oct Story Creator 12 137 K followers · 19 Oct Story Creator 13 209 K followers · 19 Oct Reels Creator 14 4,357 plays · 20 Oct Story Creator 15 104 K followers · 19 Oct Story Creator 16 76.0 K followers · 20 Oct Story Creator 17 68.6 K followers · 20 Oct Story Creator 01 61.5 K followers · 19 Oct
Summary
On 19–25 October, Herbal Essences presented Argan Oil Elixir through a story wave with a 25% discount, and the rose-scented shampoo through reels.
- On 19–25 October 2026, Herbal Essences appeared in 92 contents from 74 accounts; 89.1% of the contents are stories and 10.9% reels.
- 76 of the 82 stories were posted on 19–20 October; there are only 6 stories on the following days.
- The content count rose from 14 on 12–18 October to 92; the increase is entirely from stories (from 0 to 82), while reels fell from 14 to 10.
- The on-screen text of 63 of the 73 story creatives analysed mentions up to 25% off in the basket.
- 87.9% of the accounts are nano or micro; 18 accounts posted 2 times.
Top posting accounts
| Account | Category | Followers | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creator 13 | Family & parenting | 209 K | 2 |
| Creator 12 | Lifestyle | 137 K | 2 |
| Creator 01 | Beauty | 61.5 K | 2 |
| Creator 18 | Fashion & style | 30.2 K | 2 |
| Creator 19 | Lifestyle | 29.8 K | 2 |

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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Herbal Essences · campaigns and collaborations

Campaigns that stood out in the period, with sample contents

Campaign
The same product and the same discount sentence were repeated as stories on dozens of accounts; the on-screen texts are mostly almost identical to one another.
Creator 12 Creator 13
- Creator 12 Story from the account with 136,614 followers; the product name and the basket discount of up to 25% are in the on-screen text.
- Creator 13 Story from the account with 209,053 followers; a narrative about dry hair ends and the basket discount.
Campaign
The reels presented the shampoo as a clarifying step used 1-2 times a week, with a rose scent; captions and speech follow set phrases.
Creator 09 Creator 14
- Creator 09 Reel holding the shampoo up to the camera with a weekly-routine intro; the brand's most-played reel, 40,388 plays.
- Creator 14 Reel tagged #reklam describing the rose scent and the residue-clarifying claim; 4,357 plays.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Herbal Essences · strategy, creative and communication

Creator strategy, creative approach, communication language and standout creatives

Creator strategy
- 87.9% of the 74 accounts are nano or micro; median followers 15,505; no macro or mega accounts.
- 18 accounts (24.3%) posted 2 times and carried 39.1% of contents; no account posted more than 2 times.
- Largest accounts: Creator 13 (209,053 followers) and Creator 12 (136,614), both with 2 stories.
- There are 14 shared accounts with Pantene (excluding news and deal accounts); none with Bioxcin or Urban Care.
- 23.0% of the accounts are in the parenting and family category and 16.2% in beauty; 95.9% are women.
Platform and format
- 82 stories and 10 reels; story share 89.1%, reels share 10.9%; no posts.
- Median reels plays 1,734; median ER per play 6.5% (n=8).
- Busiest day Tuesday (54.3%), busiest hour 12:00.
Creative approach
- All 82 creatives analysed are trial and review; the product was shown as a pack shot in 82.9%.
- In 82.9% of the creatives the sales call is a discount code or basket offer; 9.8% call to follow the brand.
- 84.1% of the creatives read as a new product launch; tone is 79.3% neutral and 20.7% informative.
- Speech was transcribed in 9 of the 41 videos; stories mostly narrate through on-screen text.
Content structures
- Story: product name and 'up to 25% off in the basket' on-screen text → redirect to the link; mostly a single frame.
- Reels: routine intro → holding the rose-scented shampoo bottle up to the camera → clarifying use 1-2 times a week → scent emphasis.
- Argan oil reels: dry ends problem → warming 1-2 pumps in the palm → applying to lengths and ends.
Communication language
Discount-focused product promotion that multiplies a single set sentence; personal routine narration in reels.
“Up to 25% off in the basket on Herbal Essences Argan Oil Elixir is waiting for you!”
“Meet my new favourite hair care product!”
“If your hair ends are dry, this video is just for you!”
“I'm starting my weekly hair care routine with a great touch”
- Up to 25% off in the basket appears in 63 of the 73 story creatives; 6 of them carry a numbered #reklam tag.
- All 10 non-story contents carry a #işbirliği or #reklam tag.
- In 7 of the 9 reels, '1-2 times a week' and the claim of 100% real rose extracts appear in the same pattern.
Data note
- 76 of the 82 stories fall on 19–20 October; because it is a single wave, weekly volume does not show a continuous tempo.
- 3 of the 92 contents are from deal accounts; they were not counted as collaboration.
- Stories carry no likes, plays or caption text; ER could be calculated only for the 8 reels.
Standout creatives
Creator 09 The brand's most-played reel (40,388 plays): bottle close-up, on-screen text and routine narration; ER per play 2.5%. Creator 10 Reel presenting the shampoo through the problem of residue build-up; 560 likes on 3,787 plays, ER per play 14.9%. Creator 11 Reel opening with the dry-ends problem for Moroccan argan oil; ER per play 9.4% (2,704 plays).
Sub-brands and tags
Brand and sub-brand accounts · contents
@herbalessences 3
Top hashtags · contents
#herbalessences 10 #saçbakımı 4 #denebunu 2 #herbalessentialstürkiye 2
News and deal accounts excluded.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Bioxcin

Figures, creative selection and summary

Contents · 7 d
70
19–25 October 2026
Creators
42
Format
83% · 13% · 4%
story · reels · post
Median reels plays
4,029
n = 7 reels
ER · post
2.89%
median, per follower · n = 1
ER · reels
1.73%
median, per play · n = 7
Ad disclosure
83%
posts+reels, n = 12 · co-authored post 3%
Reels Creator 20 47.0 K plays · 19 Oct Reels Creator 21 12.3 K plays · 23 Oct Reels Creator 22 1,371 plays · 23 Oct Story Creator 23 458 K followers · 19 Oct Story Creator 24 263 K followers · 19 Oct Reels Creator 25 4,029 plays · 23 Oct Story Creator 26 107 K followers · 22 Oct Story Creator 27 16.7 K followers · 22 Oct Reels Creator 28 12.3 K plays · 22 Oct Post Creator 29 ER 2.9% per follower · 19 Oct
Summary
On 19–25 October, Bioxcin presented the Acnium launch invitation through dense stories on 19 October, and its hair products in the following days through stories and reels.
- On 19–25 October 2026, Bioxcin appeared in 70 contents from 42 accounts; 82.9% stories, 12.9% reels, 4.3% posts.
- 49 of the 58 stories are on 19 October; 41 of the 68 creatives analysed were shot at the event venue.
- The content count rose from 60 on 12–18 October to 70 (16.7%); the increase is from stories (from 46 to 58), while reels fell from 14 to 9.
- 11 of the 70 contents are stories of a news account (Creator 30); they were not counted as collaboration.
- 28.5% of the accounts are nano or micro; 31.4% of contents came from macro and mega accounts.
Top posting accounts
| Account | Category | Followers | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creator 30 news | Art & media | 44.8 K | 11 |
| Creator 23 | Lifestyle | 458 K | 3 |
| Creator 31 | Unclear | 406 K | 3 |
| Creator 24 | Fashion & style | 263 K | 3 |
| Creator 32 | Home & living | 219 K | 3 |

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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Bioxcin · campaigns and collaborations

Campaigns that stood out in the period, with sample contents

Campaign
At the Acnium launch invitation for acne-prone skin, accounts posted stories on the same day; the 'write a wish for your skin' screen and invitation tags were repeated.
Creator 23 Creator 24
- Creator 23 Invitation story from the account with 457,706 followers; the wish-writing screen.
- Creator 24 Brunch event story from the account with 263,371 followers; Acnium care and makeup tips are described.
Campaign
The reels presented hair products as a step-by-step routine: Forte shampoo and scalp spray, Besleyici Yağlar shampoo, mask and hair care oil.
Creator 20 Creator 25
- Creator 20 #reklam reel showing Forte shampoo and scalp spray in episode 13 of the series; 47,027 plays.
- Creator 25 Reel presenting the Besleyici Yağlar shampoo and mask with a 3-minute wait step; 4,029 plays.
Campaign
After the invitation, stories moved from a personal hair loss complaint to the product, and from there to buy 3 pay 2 or the value set and the link.
Creator 26 Creator 27
- Creator 26 Story from the account with 107,400 followers; a hair narrative with 'buy 3 pay 2' on-screen text and speech.
- Creator 27 Story with a link call describing hair loss through the '3-piece value set' on-screen text.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Bioxcin · strategy, creative and communication

Creator strategy, creative approach, communication language and standout creatives

Creator strategy
- 28.5% of the 42 accounts are nano or micro; median followers 120,432; 31.4% of contents came from macro and mega accounts.
- Largest accounts: Creator 33 (1,773,039 followers, 2 stories), Creator 34 (1,277,296) and Creator 35 (859,935).
- 13 accounts posted 2 or more times and carried 58.6% of contents; 11 of these contents are the news account's stories.
- No shared accounts with the other three brands; excluding news and deal accounts, all accounts are only at Bioxcin.
- 31.0% of the accounts are in the beauty category; 81.0% are women.
Platform and format
- 58 stories, 9 reels, 3 posts; story share 82.9%.
- Median reels plays 4,029; median ER per play 1.7% (n=7); per follower 2.9% for the post (n=1).
- Busiest day Monday (75.7%), busiest hour 15:00.
Creative approach
- Of the 68 creatives analysed, 54.4% are trial and review, 36.8% event footage and 8.8% product shots.
- The product is in the background in 70.6% and in hand in 26.5%; 60.3% of the creatives were shot at the event venue.
- The face is visible in 94.3% of the videos (n=35); 63.2% read as a new product launch.
- 79.4% of the creatives have no sales call; link or swipe 11.8%.
Content structures
- Invitation story: venue footage → 'write your wish' screen → @bioxcinturkiye and invitation tag.
- Reels: hook line ('There are no ugly men...') → product order → application and wait time.
- Value story: personal hair loss complaint → product → buy 3 pay 2 → link.
Communication language
Short on-screen notes with the invitation tag; an informative, step-by-step language in reels.
“Write a wish for your skin”
“There are no ugly men, only unkempt ones.”
“The care routine for my hair worn out after summer”
“BUY 3 PAY 2 IS HERE !!”
- 'Invitation' appears in the on-screen text of 19 of the 58 stories and 'ad' in 10; most carry only the @bioxcinturkiye tag.
- 83.3% of the 12 non-story contents carry a #reklam or #işbirliği tag.
- Of the 8 video reels, 6 present hair products and 1 presents Acnium skin care.
Data note
- 11 stories from Creator 30 are flagged as a news account; excluding them, 59 contents remain.
- In one of the 9 reels the brand is tagged but the speech presents another skin care brand; it was not used as an example.
- 12 non-story contents; ER could be calculated only for 7 reels and 1 post.
Standout creatives
Creator 20 The brand's most-played reel (47,027 plays): episode series format, product order and application; ER per play 1.5%. Creator 21 Post-summer hair routine: shampoo, mask, care oil; 12,284 plays, ER per play 0.9%. Creator 22 Reel presenting the Besleyici Yağlar series as a 3-step routine; 332 likes on 1,371 plays, ER per play 25.5%.
Sub-brands and tags
Brand and sub-brand accounts · contents
@bioxcinturkiye 45
Top hashtags · contents
#bioxcin 6 #besleyiciyağlarserisi 4 #saçbakımı 4 #acnium 2 #akneyeeğilimlicilt 2 #bioxcinacnium 2
News and deal accounts excluded.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Pantene

Figures, creative selection and summary

Contents · 7 d
43
19–25 October 2026
Creators
41
Format
44% · 51% · 5%
story · reels · post
Median reels plays
15.3 K
n = 22 reels
ER · post
15.02%
median, per follower · n = 1
ER · reels
0.98%
median, per play · n = 18
Ad disclosure
62%
posts+reels, n = 24 · co-authored post 5%
Reels Creator 36 2.0 M plays · 21 Oct Reels Creator 37 583 K plays · 20 Oct Reels Creator 38 31.9 K plays · 21 Oct Story Creator 39 169 K followers · 19 Oct Story Creator 40 13.7 K followers · 19 Oct Reels Creator 41 84.2 K plays · 24 Oct Reels Creator 06 59.6 K plays · 19 Oct Post Creator 42 ER 15.0% per follower · 23 Oct Story Creator 43 222 K followers · 24 Oct Story Creator 01 61.5 K followers · 19 Oct
Summary
On 19–25 October, Pantene carried Hair Glowtox through collaboration reels; in the most-played reel the brand appears as a side product.
- On 19–25 October 2026, Pantene appeared in 43 contents from 41 accounts; 51.2% reels, 44.2% stories, 4.7% posts.
- The content count fell from 179 on 12–18 October to 43 (76.0% drop); the drop is in stories (from 140 to 19), and reels went from 38 to 22.
- Hair Glowtox products appear in 12 of the 21 video reels analysed.
- 16 of the 18 stories analysed are on 19 October; the on-screen text of 14 of them mentions a limited-quantity bag gift.
- Median reels plays 15,256; the most-played reel, with 1,973,580 plays, is a hair-dyeing video stating that it is not a collaboration.
Top posting accounts
| Account | Category | Followers | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creator 37 | Beauty | 34.9 K | 2 |
| Creator 08 | Beauty | 22.6 K | 2 |
| Creator 36 | Fashion & style | 307 K | 1 |
| Creator 43 | Beauty | 222 K | 1 |
| Creator 39 | Family & parenting | 169 K | 1 |

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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Pantene · campaigns and collaborations

Campaigns that stood out in the period, with sample contents

Campaign
A hair care oil and a shine spray were presented with the promise of 'fresh out of the salon' and 230C heat protection, with the #hairglowtox tag.
Creator 37 Creator 38
- Creator 37 #reklam reel presenting Hair Glow Tox with a hair-volume claim on the third day; 582,982 plays.
- Creator 38 Reel showing the shine spray during styling; 31,871 plays, ER per play 2.5%.
Campaign
For the Pantene Bond Repair cream and its new line, stories were shared with a basket discount and a limited-quantity bag gift in the on-screen text.
Creator 39 Creator 40
- Creator 39 Story from the account with 169,196 followers; the product's nourishing pearl content and the basket offer.
- Creator 40 Story describing the Bond Repair cream with a few benefit sentences for a single product.
Campaign
Independent accounts mentioned Pantene in hair-dyeing and product-comparison videos with a 'no collaboration' note.
Creator 36 Creator 41
- Creator 36 In a hair-dyeing video the caption mentions it as a hair care cream; it states there is no collaboration; 1,973,580 plays.
- Creator 41 Reel comparing hair-loss serums by price, stating that it is not an ad; 84,155 plays.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Pantene · strategy, creative and communication

Creator strategy, creative approach, communication language and standout creatives

Creator strategy
- 82.9% of the 41 accounts are nano or micro; median followers 22,577; 2.3% of contents are from a single macro account.
- Few repeat accounts: 2 accounts with 2 contents each carried 9.3% of the total.
- Largest accounts: Creator 36 (306,722 followers), Creator 43 (221,786) and Creator 39 (169,196).
- There are 14 shared accounts with Herbal Essences and 3 with Urban Care (excluding news and deal accounts).
- 31.7% of the accounts are in the beauty category and 12.2% in parenting and family; 90.2% are women.
Platform and format
- 22 reels, 19 stories, 2 posts; reels share 51.2%.
- Median reels plays 15,256; median ER per play 1.0% (n=18); per follower 15.0% for the post (n=1).
- Busiest day Monday (46.5%), busiest hour 20:00.
Creative approach
- 97.6% of the 41 creatives analysed are trial and review; the product is in hand in 56.1% and shown as a pack shot in 39.0%.
- 58.5% of the creatives were shot at home and 19.5% in a studio; the face is visible in 86.7% of the videos (n=30).
- Tone is 58.5% informative; 68.3% of the creatives read as a new product launch.
- Sales call: follow the brand 31.7%, no call 29.3%, link or swipe 19.5%, discount code 17.1%.
Content structures
- Reels: 'fresh out of the salon' hook → a few pumps into the palm → applying to lengths and ends → shine close-up.
- Story: product name and the on-screen text 'limited-quantity bag gift' → basket link.
- Independent mention: dyeing or curly-hair video → list of products used → @panteneturkiye in the caption.
Communication language
Language that repeats the shine and 'fresh out of the salon' promise and fixes the product name with a tag.
“The secret of hair that shines like it's fresh out of the salon: Pantene Hair Glowtox!”
“Fresh out of the salon, but I didn't go to the salon!”
“Doesn't your hair deserve this? GLOWTOX”
“Limited-Quantity Bag Gift”
- '230C heat protection' appears in 6 video reels and a vitamin E promise in 3.
- 62.5% of the 24 non-story contents carry #reklam or #işbirliği; 4 contents have an organic note such as 'reklam yok' [no ad].
- The story on-screen texts give the 25% basket discount and the bag gift in the same sentence.
Data note
- The most-played reel received 21,110 likes on 1,973,580 plays; the brand is a side product and the caption states there is no collaboration.
- One reel is from a deal account (Creator 44, gifting app); it was not counted as collaboration.
- 3 contents were counted in both Pantene and Urban Care.
Standout creatives
Creator 36 The sector's most-played reel of the week (1,973,580 plays): hair dyeing in the bathroom, Pantene as a side product; ER per play 1.1%. Creator 37 #reklam reel showing Hair Glow Tox; 224 likes on 582,982 plays, ER per play 0.04%. Creator 38 Reel showing the shine spray with a heat-protection claim; 31,871 plays, ER per play 2.5%.
Sub-brands and tags
Brand and sub-brand accounts · contents
@panteneturkiye 34 @pantene 1
Top hashtags · contents
#pantene 14 #hairglowtox 13 #saçbakımı 8 #glowtox 5 #saçşekillendirme 3 #curlyhair 2
News and deal accounts excluded.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Urban Care

Figures, creative selection and summary

Contents · 7 d
12
19–25 October 2026
Creators
11
Format
8% · 75% · 17%
story · reels · post
Median reels plays
31.4 K
n = 9 reels
ER · post
3.07%
median, per follower · n = 1
ER · reels
1.00%
median, per play · n = 8
Ad disclosure
36%
posts+reels, n = 11 · co-authored post 8%
Reels Creator 45 523 K plays · 25 Oct Reels Creator 46 22.6 K plays · 21 Oct Reels Creator 47 156 K plays · 23 Oct Reels Creator 08 88.2 K plays · 21 Oct Reels Creator 06 59.6 K plays · 19 Oct Reels Creator 48 20.1 K plays · 19 Oct Post Creator 49 ER 3.1% per follower · 24 Oct Reels Creator 50 15.2 K plays · 19 Oct Post Creator 07 23.2 K followers · 23 Oct Reels Creator 08 21.6 K plays · 19 Oct
Summary
Urban Care was less visible on 19–25 October with 12 contents; only 2 reels put the brand forward, one of them a mega-account reel presenting the new men's line.
- On 19–25 October 2026, Urban Care appeared in 12 contents from 11 accounts; 75.0% reels, 16.7% posts, 8.3% stories.
- The content count fell from 25 on 12–18 October to 12 (52.0% drop); the drop is in stories (from 18 to 1).
- 33.4% of contents are from macro and mega accounts; median followers 83,099.
- The most-played reel, with 523,192 plays, is a #işbirliği reel presenting the new men's line.
Top posting accounts
| Account | Category | Followers | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creator 08 | Beauty | 22.6 K | 2 |
| Creator 49 | Fashion & style | 2.9 M | 1 |
| Creator 45 | Travel | 2.9 M | 1 |
| Creator 47 | Fashion & style | 410 K | 1 |
| Creator 51 | Unclear | 367 K | 1 |

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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Urban Care · campaigns and collaborations

Campaigns that stood out in the period, with sample contents

Campaign
A large account presented the new men's version of the line and the Kopexil addition as a daily care routine.
Creator 45 Creator 46
- Creator 45 Reel with running and shower footage from the account with 2,914,319 followers; 523,192 plays.
- Creator 46 #işbirliği reel describing the leave-in cream of the Perfecting line; 22,607 plays.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Brand 05

### Urban Care · strategy, creative and communication

Creator strategy, creative approach, communication language and standout creatives

Creator strategy
- 4 of the 11 accounts are macro or mega; 33.4% of contents came from macro and mega accounts.
- Large accounts: Creator 49 (2,930,835 followers, post) and Creator 45 (2,914,319, reels).
- Repeat account Creator 08: 2 reels; there are 3 shared accounts with Pantene (excluding news and deal accounts).
- 45.5% of the accounts are in the beauty category; 90.9% are women.
Platform and format
- 9 reels, 2 posts, 1 story; reels share 75.0%.
- Median ER per follower for posts 3.1% (n=1).
- Busiest day Monday (50.0%), busiest hour 19:00.
Creative approach
- 10 of the 11 creatives analysed are trial and review; the product is in hand in 5 and in the background in 4.
- 5 of the creatives read as independent posts and 2 as paid collaboration; 3 as a new product launch.
- Sales call: 6 creatives call to follow the brand, 4 have no call.
Content structures
- Brand-focused reels: personal intro → line presentation → product application.
- List reels: an Urban Care product inside a multi-brand routine or shopping list.
Communication language
The ad tag and a natural routine narrative sit side by side; the product is mostly in a multi-brand list.
“Girls, can we all drop everything and focus on my hair please?”
“at home we make our hair look fresh out of the salon in 15 min”
- 36.4% of the 11 non-story contents carry #reklam or #işbirliği; 5 contents have an organic note such as 'reklam yok' [no ad].
- Only 1 content was shared as a co-author with the brand's account.
Data note
- Only 2 reels of the 12 contents put the brand forward; the others are multi-brand lists or routines.
- In 1 reel the brand is tagged but the caption and speech do not mention the brand; it was not used as an example.
- The single story is from a deal account; it was not counted as collaboration.
Standout creatives
Creator 45 The brand's most-played reel (523,192 plays): the four products of the line, running and shower footage; ER per play 1.2%. Creator 46 Reel describing the Perfecting cream with on-screen text; ER per play 0.7% (22,607 plays).
Sub-brands and tags
Brand and sub-brand accounts · contents
@urbancaretr 7
Top hashtags · contents
#bittikçealdıklarım 1 #ciltbakimi 1 #curlyhair 1 #favorilerim 1 #gecerutini 1 #gratis 1
News and deal accounts excluded.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Insight 06

### Additional insights

Examples drawn from competitor activity that enrich the analysis; supporting data below.

Rising brand of the week: Herbal Essences (from stories)
Herbal Essences' content count rose from 14 on 12–18 October to 92 on 19–25 October (557.1% increase). The increase is entirely from stories: from 0 to 82; reels fell from 14 to 10.
Two weeks with the same matching: Herbal Essences 14 → 92, Bioxcin 60 → 70, Pantene 179 → 43, Urban Care 25 → 12. Stories are affected by the widening of the account base on 24–26 October; it does not count as market growth.
Reel of the week
The Pantene reel posted on 21 October is the sector's most-played of the week. The creator dyes her hair blue in the bathroom; the caption mentions @panteneturkiye as a hair care cream and states there is no collaboration.
Creator 36 (306,722 followers): 1,973,580 plays, 21,110 likes, 268 comments; ER per play 1.08%.
Story or reels?
Herbal Essences and Bioxcin leaned on stories, Urban Care on reels; Pantene split between the two. Stories were released on 19 October or in waves on 19–20 October.
Story share: Herbal Essences 89.1%, Bioxcin 82.9%, Pantene 44.2%, Urban Care 8.3%. 76 of Herbal Essences' 82 stories are on 19–20 October; 49 of Bioxcin's 58 stories are on 19 October.
Creator spread: a wide base and large accounts
87.9% of Herbal Essences' accounts are nano or micro; a third of the contents of Bioxcin and Urban Care come from macro and mega accounts.
Account count: Herbal Essences 74, Bioxcin 42, Pantene 41, Urban Care 11. Macro and mega content share: Urban Care 33.4%, Bioxcin 31.4%, Pantene 2.3%, Herbal Essences 0%.
The same accounts, stories in two brands
14 accounts shared content for both Herbal Essences and Pantene; the story waves of both brands started on 19 October, and both used ready-made on-screen text.
The bag gift is in the on-screen text of 14 of Pantene's 18 analysed stories, and the 25% discount sentence in 63 of Herbal Essences' 73 stories.
The sales call differed by brand
Herbal Essences leaned on discount codes in stories, Bioxcin on invitations without a call, and Pantene and Urban Care on calls to follow the brand.
Discount code: 82.9% of Herbal Essences' 82 creatives. No call: 79.4% of Bioxcin's 68 creatives. Follow the brand: 31.7% of Pantene's 41 creatives, 6 of Urban Care's 11 creatives.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Insight 06

### Opportunities

Areas to differentiate for your brand, drawn from rivals' creator activity.

Opportunities for your brand
Herbal Essences' stories repeated the same discount sentence on dozens of accounts. For your brand, a different angle per account separates it within the shared template.
The most-played reel of the week mentioned the brand's cream as a side product in a dyeing video without any collaboration. For your brand, natural placement in daily-life videos could be tried.
Bioxcin gathered its invitation stories into a single day and presented its hair products separately on the following days. For your brand, chaining the event moment with product narration extends recall.
Pantene presented the same shine and heat-protection promise through many accounts. For your brand, having the promise built in each account's own routine language reduces the feeling of repetition.
Only 2 of Urban Care's 9 reels put the brand forward; most appeared in multi-brand lists. For your brand, a reel focused on a single product stands apart from list mentions.
Likes and plays are not visible in story waves. For your brand, pairing stories with a link and code and planning them together with reels makes measurement easier.
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Competitive Analysis · Hair care · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Appendix

### Data glossary and method notes

Terms used in the report and calculation notes.

Data glossary
| Content | A post, reel or story naming the brand name, brand account or brand hashtag. |
|---|---|
| Creator | The tracked account that shared the content; brand accounts excluded. |
| Follower segment | Nano <10 K · Micro 10–50 K · Mid 50–250 K · Macro 250 K–1 M · Mega 1 M+. |
| Repeat creator | An account that posted the same brand 2+ times in the period. |
| Ad disclosure | #reklam, #işbirliği, #tanıtım tag (including gifted 'Ücretsiz #reklam'; excluded if noted 'reklam değil/yok' (not an ad) or 'kendim aldım' (bought it myself)); within posts and reels. |
| Co-authored post | Content published jointly by two accounts with Instagram's co-author feature. |
| Paid partnership | Instagram's 'Paid partnership' label. |
| Plays | Number of reel plays; measured only for reels. |
| ER | Engagement rate, percent: for reels (likes + comments) / plays (per play), for posts (likes + comments) / followers (per follower). Medians are given separately for the two types; they are not comparable because the denominators differ. |
| Overlap | Number of accounts that posted both brands in the period; news and deal accounts excluded. |
| News / deal account | Accounts that share sector news or discounts; flagged separately. |

Method notes
- Period 19–25 October 2026 (Monday–Sunday, Turkey time); the brands are the top four with the most contents in the weekly ranking.
- 44 of the 48 reels in the period were analysed from the video itself: four frames, the opening frame and the audio.
- The weekly change comes from the nine-week series built with the same matching; because the account base widened on 24–26 October, story counts are not directly comparable across weeks.
- Contents from deal and news accounts are included in the counts; they were not shown as collaboration examples.
- Play, like and follower values were taken from the data reading of 29 October 2026.
- Timestamps were interpreted as Turkey time (UTC+3).
- Contents naming more than one brand were counted separately for each brand; totals may exceed the content count.
- Co-authored contents published on multiple accounts with the same description and time are separate rows per account.
- Audience distributions are averages weighted by creators' follower counts.
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### Panel view: share and performance / Panel view: quality and audience

Counted the way the Starlecta panel's comparison tabs count (catalogue matching), not with this report's brand matching; totals differ from the tables above by design.

| Brand | Share of tracked content | Contents | Reel plays | Likes + comments | Quality (mean SQS) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Herbal Essences | 40.6% | 82 | — | — | 69.2 |
| Bioxcin | 33.2% | 67 | 78,795 | 1,963 | 66.1 |
| Pantene | 20.3% | 41 | 2,929,716 | 26,971 | 67.7 |
| Urban Care | 5.9% | 12 | 938,129 | 98,607 | 65.3 |

Measured counters, the Story model and the reach estimate are separate fields; none is added to another. —: no such counter in that row.

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