NIVEA vs A+
NIVEA and A+ are heritage skincare lines offering reliable daily protection and barrier support. The German brand, founded in 1911, is known for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, and sunscreens featuring hydrating glycerin, making it well-suited for oily and sensitive skin. Meanwhile, the Indian brand, established in 1990, is beloved for gentle moisturizers and mild formulas that suit sensitive skin best. While both cater to delicate skin, they differ in their specific targeted concerns and heritage, with the first utilizing specialized ingredients like LUMINOUS630 for mature and acne-prone skin, and the latter focusing on daily moisture balance through items such as the 345 Relief Cream.
NIVEA is a German skincare brand founded in 1911 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004.
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A+ is an Indian skincare brand founded in 1990.
This page compares some of the most popular NIVEA and A+ products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
NIVEA or A+: which is better?
NIVEA is better suited for oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin types, offering a wider variety of specialized products on this page such as blemish-clearing serums and sunscreens. Glycerin helps provide intense deep hydration across the products on this page, though some shoppers note a greasy residue and strong fragrance.
What is the difference between NIVEA and A+?
NIVEA offers nine products on this page with key ingredients like glycerin, whereas A+ provides just one fragrance-free moisturizer, the 345 Relief Cream. Glycerin helps hydrate the skin, and Lovi rates NIVEA best for oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin types.
NIVEA or A+: which moisturizer is better?
NIVEA is better for dry skin because its Creme moisturizer achieves a High Lovi fit level for dry skin, whereas the A+ 345 Relief Cream only reaches an Average fit level. Glycerin helps provide intense deep hydration across the products on this page.
Which is more affordable, NIVEA or A+?
This page does not contain pricing information, so a comparison of affordability between NIVEA and A+ cannot be made.
Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA or A+?
A+ causes fewer breakouts because the products on this page for NIVEA sometimes note causing breakouts and acne, whereas A+ has no such reports. Glycerin helps moisturize skin.
Which brand was founded earlier and in which country, NIVEA or A+?
NIVEA was founded earlier in 1911 in Germany, whereas A+ was founded in 1990 in India.
How many NIVEA products contain fragrance compared to A+ products?
NIVEA has 6 out of 9 products on this page that list fragrance, while A+ has no products with fragrance since every A+ product lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What skin types does NIVEA fit best according to its brand-focused routines?
According to its brand-focused routines, NIVEA fits oily skin, sensitive skin, and acne-prone skin best.
Research behind their key ingredients
Effects of glyceryl glucoside on AQP3 expression, barrier function and hydration of human skin
Exotic Vegetable Oils for Cosmetic O/W Nanoemulsions: In Vivo Evaluation
In vivo and in vitro evaluation of octyl methoxycinnamate liposomes
Comparison of methods for assessing photoprotection against ultraviolet A in vivo
Retrospective Review of Dermal Safety Studies of Organic Sunscreens
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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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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