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NIVEA vs grace & stella

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

NIVEA and grace & stella are distinct skincare brands offering nourishing moisturizers and targeted solutions. The German line, founded in 1911, uses glycerin to suit mature and sensitive skin best, while the Canadian brand, founded in 2016, features eye products and moisturizers tailored for all skin types. Both brands differ in their founding heritage and specific ingredient focuses, providing reliable daily care.

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 fits dry skin and dry sensitive skin at a High level across the products on this page, while NIVEA ranges from High to Caution depending on the specific moisturizer and skin type. Glycerin helps maintain skin hydration.

What is the difference between NIVEA and grace & stella?

NIVEA products on this page often contain fragrance and include options like sunscreens and blemish serums, whereas every grace & stella product on this page is fragrance-free and focuses on hydrating formulas like eye masks and serums. Lovi finds that grace & stella's Under Eye Mask achieves a Superior fit for oily skin.

NIVEA or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, grace & stella achieves a High to Superior Lovi fit across nearly all skin types with its fragrance-free Hyaluronic Acid Serum, whereas NIVEA moisturizers range widely from High to Warning fit levels and often include added fragrance. Glycerin helps the products on this page maintain skin hydration.

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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 a High fit for acne-prone skin, whereas NIVEA reviewers sometimes note that it causes breakouts.

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, whereas grace & stella started in Canada in 2016 and is owned by Gravitiq.

Which brand has more products that list no fragrance in their ingredients, NIVEA or grace & stella?

grace & stella has more products listing no fragrance, since every product on their page omits it while NIVEA has fragrance in six of its nine products.

What specific skin types does NIVEA fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, NIVEA fits mature skin, sensitive skin, and oily skin best.

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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