NIVEA and MAËLYS are distinct skincare brands offering targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, and advanced formulas that address diverse routines. The German brand, founded in 1911 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004, is deeply loved for reliable sunscreens and products formulated with glycerin, suiting mature skin and sensitive skin best. MAËLYS is loved for specialized solutions and suits all skin types best. Both provide thoughtful care, while they differ through the former brand's historic focus on barrier respect and the latter brand's specialized formulations.
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 MAËLYS products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
NIVEA is the better choice on this page because it offers a wide range of everyday moisturizers and sunscreens with High Lovi fit levels for dry, oily, and sensitive skin. MAËLYS features far fewer options, and its products mostly show Low or Average Lovi fit levels across skin types.
What is the difference between NIVEA and MAËLYS?
NIVEA offers a wide range of moisturizers, sunscreens, and blemish-clearing serums that Lovi rates as High or Average for mature, sensitive, and oily skin types, while MAËLYS features very few products on this page that mostly receive Low or Caution fit levels across skin types.
Which is more affordable, NIVEA or MAËLYS?
This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of NIVEA and MAËLYS.
Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA or MAËLYS?
NIVEA products on this page have better fit levels for acne-prone skin, such as High for UV Deep Protect & Care Gel and DERMA SKIN CLEAR, whereas MAËLYS serums are rated Low for that skin type. Glycerin in NIVEA helps maintain skin hydration.
When was NIVEA founded compared to MAËLYS?
NIVEA was founded in 1911 in Germany, whereas MAËLYS was founded more recently in 2017.
Which NIVEA sunscreen has a High fit level for combination skin?
Lovi finds that NIVEA offers two sunscreens with a High fit level for combination skin: UV Deep Protect & Care Gel and Protect & Moisture Sun Lotion SPF50+.
Do both NIVEA and MAËLYS offer products with fragrance?
Yes, both NIVEA and MAËLYS offer fragranced products on this page. NIVEA features several options with fragrance, including its MEN sunscreen and DERMA SKIN CLEAR serum, while MAËLYS includes fragrance in its RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum.
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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.
