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NIVEA vs grace & stella

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NIVEA and grace & stella are two distinct skincare lines offering targeted daily care for diverse complexions. The German heritage brand relies on glycerin within its nourishing moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, and targeted serums to best comfort dry and sensitive skin. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand focuses on nourishing moisturizers and eye products featuring carefully crafted formulas that suit all skin types. While both brands emphasize gentle, restorative hydration, they differ in their foundational ingredients and specific target audiences.

NIVEA is a German skincare brand founded in 1911 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004.

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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This page compares some of the most popular NIVEA and grace & stella products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular NIVEA vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

NIVEA or grace & stella: which is better?

grace & stella has higher fit levels for products like the Under Eye Mask, which earns a Superior fit for oily skin. Glycerin helps maintain skin hydration across the products on this page.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

What is the difference between NIVEA and grace & stella?

NIVEA, founded in 1911, offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page including sunscreens and blemish serums, whereas grace & stella, founded in 2016, features fragrance-free items like under eye masks and hyaluronic acid serum. For dry skin, NIVEA Creme has a High Lovi fit level, while the products on this page by grace & stella generally avoid added fragrances.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

NIVEA or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, grace & stella achieves High fits for dry skin and dry sensitive skin on this page, whereas NIVEA Creme reaches High fit levels for those skin types. Glycerin helps provide intense deep hydration, and glycerin-based emollients support barrier function and hydration in dry skin.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Which is more affordable, NIVEA or grace & stella?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of NIVEA and grace & stella.

Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA or grace & stella?

grace & stella causes fewer breakouts because the products on this page have no reported breakout issues, whereas NIVEA reviewers sometimes note breakouts and acne. Glycerin helps maintain skin hydration.

Between NIVEA and grace & stella, which brand offers products completely free of fragrance across all items listed on this page?

Between NIVEA and grace & stella, grace & stella offers products completely free of fragrance across all items listed on this page. Glycerin helps provide hydration for the skin across NIVEA items.

How do the founding years and current parent companies of NIVEA and grace & stella compare?

NIVEA was founded in Germany in 1911 and has been owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004. In comparison, grace & stella was founded more recently in Canada in 2016 and is owned by Gravitiq.

Which brand has more products with a High Lovi fit level for dry skin, NIVEA or grace & stella?

grace & stella has more products with a High Lovi fit level for dry skin on this page, including the Under Eye Mask and Hyaluronic Acid Serum. NIVEA has fewer items reaching this level for dry skin, such as the Protect & Moisture Sun Lotion SPF50+.

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.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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