NIVEA and Anessa are established skincare brands offering reliable daily protection and nourishing care. The German brand is known for its targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, and sunscreens formulated with glycerin, while the Japanese brand is celebrated for advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Both cater to various complexions, as the former suits combination skin and sensitive skin best, and the latter accommodates all skin types. They differ in their origins and standout solutions, with the former featuring options like the LUMINOUS630 ANTI-DARK SPOT SERUM and the latter offering items such as the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk.
NIVEA is a German skincare brand founded in 1911 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004.
This page compares some of the most popular NIVEA and Anessa products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Both brands have strong options, but Anessa stands out for offering fragrance-free sunscreens that Lovi rates as high fits for most skin types, while NIVEA provides versatile moisturizers and blemish-clearing serums on this page, though some products may cause a greasy residue or breakouts. Glycerin helps keep skin hydrated across NIVEA products.
What is the difference between NIVEA and Anessa?
NIVEA is a German brand offering a wide variety of moisturizers, sunscreens, and serums with glycerin, while Anessa is a Japanese brand focused entirely on sunscreen milks and gels. Glycerin helps moisturize dry skin. The products on this page for Anessa list no fragrance, whereas several NIVEA products do.
NIVEA or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?
For sunscreens, NIVEA offers options like Protect & Moisture Sun Lotion SPF50+ that achieve a High Lovi fit across many skin types including combination and oily skin, while Anessa's sunscreens like Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel also show High fits for oily and sensitive skin on this page. Glycerin helps provide hydration in the products on this page.
Which is more affordable, NIVEA or Anessa?
The page facts do not provide pricing information for NIVEA or Anessa, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.
Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA or Anessa?
Anessa is unlikely to cause breakouts as its sunscreens achieve a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin on this page, whereas NIVEA includes products that sometimes note breakouts and have varied fit levels ranging up to Caution for acne-prone skin.
Which brand has been around longer, NIVEA or Anessa?
NIVEA has been around longer, having been founded in Germany in 1911, whereas Anessa was founded in Japan in 1992.
Do NIVEA products contain fragrance, and how does that compare to Anessa?
NIVEA products on this page often contain fragrance, with six out of nine products listing it in their ingredients. In contrast, every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance.
How does the Lovi fit level for oily skin compare between NIVEA's UV Deep Protect & Care Gel and Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel?
For oily skin, Lovi rates both NIVEA's UV Deep Protect & Care Gel and Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel as High fit. Both sunscreens help protect oily skin without adding heavy grease.
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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.
