NIVEA MEN vs Catrice
NIVEA MEN and Catrice are German skincare brands offering reliable daily performance through thoughtful formulations. The former is loved for its moisturizers, cleansers, and skin-friendly formulas suited best for normal, dry, and sensitive skin, featuring standout options like the Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Face Wash and Sensitive Post Shave Balm. Conversely, the latter is beloved for its refined eye products and advanced formulas suited best for combination, oily, and normal skin, highlighted by the Under Eye Brightener. Both brands differ in their standout products, key ingredients, and ideal skin types.
NIVEA MEN is a German skincare brand founded in 1922 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004.
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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.
This page compares some of the most popular NIVEA MEN and Catrice products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular NIVEA MEN vs Catrice products
Questions and answers
NIVEA MEN or Catrice: which is better?
Neither NIVEA MEN nor Catrice is universally better, as Lovi rates their products differently depending on your skin type. For instance, the NIVEA MEN Sensitive Post Shave Balm achieves a Superior fit for sensitive skin, while the Catrice Under Eye Brightener offers a High fit for dry and sensitive skin.
What is the difference between NIVEA MEN and Catrice?
NIVEA MEN is a German brand offering men's skincare products like post-shave balm and face wash, while Catrice is a German brand offering an eye brightener for the products on this page. Lovi rates NIVEA MEN's Sensitive Post Shave Balm as a Superior fit for sensitive skin, whereas Catrice's Under Eye Brightener is rated as a High fit for dry and sensitive skin.
Which is more affordable, NIVEA MEN or Catrice?
Neither NIVEA MEN nor Catrice lists product prices on this page, so affordability cannot be compared here.
Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA MEN or Catrice?
NIVEA MEN has a range of products on this page that Lovi rates as Average for acne-prone skin, while Catrice has an Under Eye Brightener that Lovi also rates as Average for acne-prone skin.
When were NIVEA MEN and Catrice founded, and where are they from?
NIVEA MEN was founded in Germany in 1922, and Catrice was founded in Germany in 2004.
Do any products from NIVEA MEN or Catrice contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both NIVEA MEN and Catrice lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which company owns NIVEA MEN, and which company owns Catrice?
NIVEA MEN is owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA, while Catrice is owned by cosnova.
Research behind their key ingredients
Behind this comparison
Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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