Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Skin Care Tools
The Google product category ID for Skin Care Tools is 2958. It sits under Cosmetic Tools and has 8 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 8 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 2958
- Direct subcategories
- 8
- Categories below it in total
- 8
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- Cosmetic Tools
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Skin Care Tools is the smallest of the 3 categories under Cosmetic Tools, with 8 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Skin Care ToolsFacial Saunas
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Facial Saunas (6760) on level 6: Skin Care Tools › Facial Saunas. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makeup Tools | 2548 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| Skin Care Tools — this page | 2958 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Nail Tools | 2975 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2958) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Cosmetics > Cosmetic Tools > Skin Care Tools"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 8 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 2958 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Cosmetics > Cosmetic Tools > Skin Care Tools |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 2958, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Skin Care Tools
8 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 8 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Skin Care Tools continues any further, so one of those 8 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Skin Care Tools
What is the Google product category ID for Skin Care Tools?
2958. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Cosmetics > Cosmetic Tools > Skin Care Tools", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Skin Care Tools or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Skin Care Tools has 8 directly below it, starting with Facial Saunas (6760), Foot Files (7190), Lotion & Sunscreen Applicators (499926), and 8 in total further down. 2958 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Skin Care Tools sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Cosmetic Tools (2619). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Cosmetics → Cosmetic Tools → Skin Care Tools. If your product does not belong under Cosmetic Tools, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Skin Care Tools is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Cosmetic Tools first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Makeup Tools (2548), Nail Tools (2975). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Cosmetic Tools (2619) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Skin Care Tools?
1 level more. The longest route down from Skin Care Tools is Skin Care Tools > Facial Saunas, ending at Facial Saunas (6760) on level 6. Not every branch below Skin Care Tools runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Skin Care Tools compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 3 at its level, carrying 8 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
Not sure this is the one?
Describe the product and get the category with its ID, a confidence figure and the runners-up it was weighed against.
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