Nivea

Nivea Soft

The ingredient list of Nivea Nivea Soft (hand creams) has 30 items. It contains fragrance, silicones and denatured alcohol. No parabens on the list. 8 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

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Nivea Nivea Soft
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This ingredient list comes from an open database entry last updated in 2025. The formula may have changed since – compare it with the label of the product you buy.

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Ingredients

  1. AQUA · Solvent
  2. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  3. PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM · Antistatic, Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin protecting
  4. MYRISTYL ALCOHOL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Emulsion stabilising, Surfactant – foam boosting
  5. BUTYLENE GLYCOL · Humectant, Fragrance, Skin conditioning
  6. ALCOHOL DENAT. · Antifoaming, Antimicrobial, Astringent
  7. MYRISTYL MYRISTATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Opacifying, Skin conditioning
  8. PALMITIC ACID · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying
  9. GLYCERYL STEARATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying
  10. STEARIC ACID · Cleansing, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  11. CERA MICROCRISTALLINA · Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Opacifying
  12. HYDROGENATED COCO-GLYCERIDES · Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  13. SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS SEED OIL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning
  14. TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · Antioxidant, Skin conditioning
  15. LANOLIN ALCOHOL · Antistatic, Binding, Skin conditioning – emollient
  16. MYRISTIC ACID · Perfuming, Fragrance, Opacifying
  17. ARACHIDIC ACID · Cleansing, Surfactant – emulsifying, Opacifying
  18. OLEIC ACID · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying
  19. POLYGLYCERYL-2 CAPRATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  20. DIMETHICONE · Antifoaming, Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  21. CARBOMER · Emulsion stabilising, Gel forming, Viscosity controlling
  22. SODIUM HYDROXIDE · Buffering, DenaturantEU restrictions
  23. PHENOXYETHANOL · Antimicrobial, PreservativeEU restrictions
  24. LINALOOL · Deodorant, PerfumingEU restrictions
  25. CITRONELLOL · PerfumingEU restrictions
  26. ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE · Skin conditioning, PerfumingEU restrictions
  27. BENZYL ALCOHOL · Preservative, Solvent, Viscosity controllingEU restrictions
  28. LIMONENE · Deodorant, Solvent, PerfumingEU restrictions
  29. BENZYL SALICYLATE · Perfuming, Light stabilizerEU restrictions
  30. PARFUM · Fragrance, Perfuming

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

Aqua, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum, Myristyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat, Myristyl Myristate, Palmitic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Cera Microcristallina, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lanolin Alcohol (Eucerit), Myristic Acid, Arachidic Acid, Oleic Acid, Polyglyceryl-2 Caprate, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Parfum.

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