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NIVEA vs Sesderma

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

NIVEA and Sesderma are trusted skincare brands that offer reliable daily care for diverse complexions. The German pioneer, founded in 1911, is known for versatile sunscreens, targeted serums, and nourishing moisturizers formulated with glycerin, suiting sensitive and oily skin best through lightweight hydration. Meanwhile, the Spanish innovator, founded in 1989, is beloved for advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas featuring botanical extracts and active compounds that suit sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin. While both labels improve stratum corneum hydration and barrier function, they differ in their heritage and specific ingredient approaches to achieving a healthy complexion.

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

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Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

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

Popular NIVEA vs Sesderma products

Questions and answers

NIVEA or Sesderma: which is better?

NIVEA and Sesderma both have products on this page that fit different needs, with NIVEA offering a wider variety of moisturizers, sunscreens, and blemish-clearing serums. Glycerin helps provide moisture across the NIVEA products on this page.

What is the difference between NIVEA and Sesderma?

NIVEA offers a wide range of moisturizers, sunscreens, and blemish-clearing serums with High Lovi fit levels for sensitive, oily, and combination skin, whereas Sesderma features a single serum on this page, Azelac RU Serum, which has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin.

Which is more affordable, NIVEA or Sesderma?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of NIVEA and Sesderma.

Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA or Sesderma?

NIVEA products on this page have an average to high Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, though shopper reviews sometimes note breakouts, whereas Sesderma has a high fit for acne-prone skin with its Azelac RU Serum.

Between NIVEA and Sesderma, which brand was founded earlier and in which countries were they established?

NIVEA was founded earlier than Sesderma, having been established in Germany in 1911, while Sesderma was founded in Spain in 1989.

How do the Lovi fit levels for dry skin compare between NIVEA's Creme and Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum?

NIVEA's Creme has a High Lovi fit level for dry skin, whereas Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum has a Low fit level for that skin type.

Which NIVEA sunscreen products achieve a High fit level for acne-prone skin compared to Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum?

For acne-prone skin, NIVEA's UV Deep Protect & Care Gel and Protect & Moisture Sun Lotion SPF50+ both achieve a High fit level. Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum also reaches a High fit level for this skin type.

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. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, 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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