Nivea

Nivea Body Milk

The ingredient list of Nivea Nivea Body Milk (body lotions & creams) has 23 items. It contains fragrance. No parabens, silicones or denatured alcohol on the list. 9 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

23/23 recognised

Our review

A rich, perfumed body milk based on mineral oil and glycerin; the ingredient list in our database includes lilial, which points to an older formula.

Packaging and what the product is

A 400 ml bottle of Nivea’s nourishing body milk for dry skin. We have no licensed product photo for this entry.

Ingredient analysis

The base is water with paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil), isohexadecane and isopropyl palmitate as emollients, microcrystalline wax for body and glycerin as the humectant. Sweet almond oil and glyceryl glucoside are the care ingredients. The emulsion is a water-in-oil type, stabilised with magnesium sulfate and sea salt. Potassium sorbate preserves it, and the list ends with perfume and several named fragrance allergens.

What to watch out for

The list in our database contains butylphenyl methylpropional (lilial), which has been prohibited in cosmetics in the EU since March 2022. This means the record reflects an older formula; current bottles sold in the EU should not contain it, so check the label. The product also contains linalool, limonene, benzyl alcohol, geraniol, citronellol and alpha-isomethyl ionone – fragrance allergens named above EU thresholds.

What users say

On Lyko the closely related Nivea Rich Nourishing Body Lotion in a 400 ml pump bottle had an average of 4.7/5 from 41 reviews (checked 30 October 2026). Reviewers mostly praise long-lasting moisturisation, softness and value for money; some find it thick and slow to absorb. The shop’s skin advisor noted that the perfume makes it less suitable for sensitive or atopic skin.

Who it may suit

People with dry, non-sensitive skin who like a rich lotion and the classic Nivea scent. Those with fragrance allergies or atopic skin should choose a fragrance-free product.

Editorial review by INCIMondo based on the ingredient list and publicly available opinions. Not medical advice. · 2026-11-01

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This product comes from Open Beauty Facts, an open database edited by volunteers. The ingredient list has not yet been verified by INCIMondo against the label; formulas can change over time and differ between markets.

Ingredients

  1. AQUA · Solvent
  2. PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM · Antistatic, Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin protecting
  3. ISOHEXADECANE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Solvent
  4. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  5. ISOPROPYL PALMITATE · Binding, Skin conditioning – emollient, Fragrance
  6. CERA MICROCRISTALLINA · Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Opacifying
  7. PEG-40 SORBITAN PERISOSTEARATE · Surfactant – emulsifying, Surfactant – cleansing
  8. POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  9. PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS OIL · Skin conditioning
  10. GLYCERYL GLUCOSIDE · Humectant, Skin conditioning
  11. MARIS SAL · Skin conditioning
  12. MAGNESIUM SULFATE · Bulking
  13. SODIUM CITRATE · Buffering, Chelating, Fragrance
  14. CITRIC ACID · Buffering, Chelating, FragranceEU restrictions
  15. POTASSIUM SORBATE · Fragrance, PreservativeEU restrictions
  16. LINALOOL · Deodorant, PerfumingEU restrictions
  17. LIMONENE · Deodorant, Solvent, PerfumingEU restrictions
  18. BENZYL ALCOHOL · Preservative, Solvent, Viscosity controllingEU restrictions
  19. GERANIOL · Tonic, PerfumingEU restrictions
  20. CITRONELLOL · PerfumingEU restrictions
  21. BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL · Fragrance, PerfumingEU restrictions
  22. ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE · Skin conditioning, PerfumingEU restrictions
  23. PARFUM · Fragrance, Perfuming

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

Aqua, Paraffinum Liquidum, Isohexadecane, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cera Microcristallina, PEG-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glyceryl Glucoside, Maris Sal, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, Geraniol, Citronellol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Parfum

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