Nivea Sun

About Nivea Sun

Nivea Sun is the sun care line of Nivea, the German skin and body care brand owned by Beiersdorf in Hamburg. Nivea was introduced in 1911, and sun care is one of its main product areas alongside creams, body lotions, soaps and deodorants. The entries in our database include sunscreens for adults and children as well as after-sun products.

Nivea Sun: typical formulas

The 19 Nivea Sun products in INCIMondo are sun care: sunscreens for adults and children plus after-sun products. TOCOPHERYL ACETATE leads the ingredient list after water, followed by GLYCERIN, ALCOHOL DENAT. and BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE – a UV filter that absorbs both UVA and UVB – with XANTHAN GUM in fifth place.

Denatured alcohol (ALCOHOL DENAT.) is present in all 19 formulas. Fragrance ingredients appear in 15, while parabens and silicones are found in 2 formulas each.

Reading a Nivea Sun label

UV filters appear under long INCI names such as BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE or BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE, while the protection level itself is shown by the SPF and, in the EU, often a UVA logo on the front. Children's and adult products can differ, so compare the lists of the exact items you are considering.