Beauty communities, the number one category for ChatGPT product recommendations, with rules and live threads. Updated with live thread data.
| Subreddit | Members | Self-promo policy |
|---|---|---|
| r/SkincareAddiction | ~4.7M | Value-first only |
| r/30PlusSkinCare | ~700K | Value-first only |
| r/MakeupAddiction | ~4.7M | Value-first only |
| r/beauty | ~200K | Self-promo tolerated |
Routine posts drive massive product discovery.
Live threads this week:
High purchase intent, strict on shills.
Live threads this week:
Hauls and recommendations, organic only.
Live threads this week:
General beauty talk, more tolerant.
Live threads this week:
The top communities are r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare, r/MakeupAddiction and 1 more listed above, ranked with member counts and self-promotion policy so you know where you can actually talk about your product.
It depends on each community: the table above flags every subreddit as self-promo tolerated, dedicated-threads only, or value-first only. The universal rule: answer the question first, mention your product second.
40.1% of the sources large language models cite come from Reddit (Semrush, 150K citations study). A helpful reply in these communities can rank on Google and get quoted by ChatGPT for months.