Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hair Dryers
The Google product category ID for Hair Dryers is 490, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Hair Care > Hair Styling Tools > Hair Dryers". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Hair Styling Tools.
- Category ID
- 490
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 5 / 5
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Hair Styling 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, Hair Dryers is fourth largest of the 6 categories under Hair Styling Tools, with 0 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combs & Brushes | 487 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hair Curlers | 488 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curling Irons | 489 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hair Dryers — this page | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hair Straighteners | 3407 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hair Styling Tool Sets | 499992 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (490) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Hair Care > Hair Styling Tools > Hair Dryers"). 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.
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 | 490 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Hair Care > Hair Styling Tools > Hair Dryers |
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, 490, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Hair Dryers
What is the Google product category ID for Hair Dryers?
490. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Hair Care > Hair Styling Tools > Hair Dryers", 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.
Is anything more specific than Hair Dryers available?
No. Hair Dryers is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 490 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does Hair Dryers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Hair Styling Tools (6019). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Hair Care → Hair Styling Tools → Hair Dryers. If your product does not belong under Hair Styling Tools, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Hair Dryers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Hair Styling Tools first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Combs & Brushes (487), Curling Irons (489), Hair Curlers (488), Hair Straighteners (3407), Hair Styling Tool Sets (499992). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Hair Styling Tools (6019) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Hair Dryers compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 0 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.
What is the difference between Hair Dryers and Hair Curlers?
They sit side by side under Hair Styling Tools and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Hair Dryers is 490; Hair Curlers is 488. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Hair Care > Hair Styling Tools > Hair Dryers" with "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Hair Care > Hair Styling Tools > Hair Curlers" before you submit.
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