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NIVEA vs grace & stella

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NIVEA and grace & stella are two distinct skincare lines offering targeted hydration and protective daily care. The German brand, founded in 1911, is dearly loved for its reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and nourishing moisturizers formulated with skin-softening glycerin, making it best suited for sensitive and mature skin. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand, founded in 2016, is appreciated for its nourishing eye products and moisturizers designed for daily self-care and all skin types. While both brands provide gentle restoration, NIVEA specializes in specialized barrier support with standout items like the LUMINOUS630 ANTI-DARK SPOT SERUM, whereas grace & stella focuses on versatile daily wellness routines.

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 has higher Lovi fit levels across its products on this page, while NIVEA offers a wider variety of specialized treatments like sunscreens and blemish serums. Glycerin helps provide moisture across NIVEA formulations, and hyaluronic acid helps support hydration in grace & stella products.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

What is the difference between NIVEA and grace & stella?

NIVEA, founded in 1911 in Germany, offers a wide variety of moisturizers, sunscreens, and serums containing glycerin, while grace & stella, founded in 2016 in Canada, provides fragrance-free products like eye masks and serums that Lovi rates as having High or Superior fits across nearly all skin types. Glycerin helps provide intense deep hydration, and studies show it supports barrier function and skin hydration.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

NIVEA or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

grace & stella provides high to superior Lovi fit levels for dry skin with its Hyaluronic Acid Serum and Under Eye Mask, whereas NIVEA offers a mix of High and Average fit levels across moisturizers like Creme and Soft. Glycerin in NIVEA products helps retain moisture, and hyaluronic acid in grace & stella formulas may support hydration and skin quality.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, NIVEA or grace & stella?

This page does not contain 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 high Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas NIVEA products like Creme and MEN carry caution or warning ratings for acne-prone skin and reviewers sometimes note that NIVEA causes breakouts and acne.

Between NIVEA and grace & stella, which brand was founded earlier and in which countries were they established?

NIVEA was founded earlier in Germany in 1911, whereas grace & stella was established later in Canada in 2016.

How does the fragrance content compare between NIVEA and grace & stella products on this page?

NIVEA has fragrance in most of the products on this page, whereas every grace & stella product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers a wider variety of product types, such as sunscreens and eye masks, according to the page?

NIVEA offers a wider variety of product types on this page, including sunscreens, scrubs, and serums, whereas grace & stella only features eye masks and a serum. Glycerin helps provide hydration across NIVEA formulations.

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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