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NIVEA vs Bayer

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NIVEA and Bayer are German skincare brands established in 1911 and 1863, respectively. The first brand offers dependable sunscreens, targeted serums, and nourishing moisturizers formulated with hydrating glycerin, while the second brand provides specialized serums. Both suit sensitive skin and skin with dark spots best, though they differ in their product types, specific formulations, and founding histories.

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

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Bayer is a German skincare brand founded in 1863 and owned by Bayer AG.

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

Popular NIVEA vs Bayer products

Questions and answers

Which is more affordable, NIVEA or Bayer?

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

How do the founding years of NIVEA and Bayer compare?

NIVEA was founded in 1911 in Germany, whereas Bayer was founded earlier in 1863, also in Germany.

Which NIVEA sunscreen is best suited for combination and oily skin types?

For combination and oily skin types, NIVEA UV Deep Protect & Care Gel sunscreen has a High Lovi fit level. Protect & Moisture Sun Lotion SPF50+ also achieves a High Lovi fit level for both of these skin types.

Do products from NIVEA or Bayer contain fragrances?

Bayer products on this page contain no fragrance. NIVEA has fragrance in some items, such as MEN and DERMA SKIN CLEAR, while 3 of its 9 products list no fragrance.

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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