Nivea
Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

- Brand
- Nivea
- EAN-8
- 42204268
- Quantity
- 200 ml
- Manufacturing locations
- ggjj
- Sales countries
- India
- Stores
- yh
- Record created on
- 29 December 2018
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Fiche 42204268. Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 23 October 2026.
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The evidence date of this ingredient list is unknown.
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Points to note
None of the 22 recognised names is prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics; 1 unrecognized name could not be checked.
Who it concerns
For each group, the ingredients of the list that an official classification or rule mentions. Open an ingredient's page to read what the text says. A group with no name does not mean the ingredients were judged to have no effect for it.
Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.
Skin, eyes and allergies
- Worth watching MethylisothiazolinoneClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin corrosion, category 1B (Skin Corr. 1B); serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1); skin sensitisation, category 1A (Skin Sens. 1A).
- Worth watching LimoneneClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin irritation, category 2 (Skin Irrit. 2); skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 88, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching GeraniolClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 78, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching HydroxycitronellalAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 72, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching LinaloolClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1B (Skin Sens. 1B). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 84, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching CitronellolAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 86, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching Benzyl BenzoateAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 85, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching Cinnamyi AlcoholAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 69, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- For information Citric AcidClassified under the CLP Regulation: eye irritation, category 2 (Eye Irrit. 2). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
Environment
- Worth watching MethylisothiazolinoneClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1); hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1).
- Worth watching LimoneneClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1); hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1).
- For information Benzyl BenzoateClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 2 (Aquatic Chronic 2).
No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: pregnancy and breastfeeding, babies and children, read on the label.
For a question about your own situation (pregnancy, child, allergy), show this list to your doctor, midwife or pharmacist: we cannot say whether this product suits you.
Upcoming decisions and differences elsewhere
- LIMONENE : different rule in another country (South Korea).
Recorded composition
Ingredient list copied by Open Beauty Facts contributors. Added to CompoAtlas on 22 October 2026.
The evidence date of this ingredient list is unknown.
When the list changes, the old one remains available below with its date. The same barcode may cover several successive formulas.
22 recognised ingredients out of 23.
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Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction): Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction under the CLPEU regulation that classifies chemicals by their hazards (EC No 1272/2008). Regulation, or identified endocrine disruptor. Irritation, allergy and environment: see “Who it concerns”.
| Rank | On the label | Glossary name | Matching | European Union rule | Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqua | AQUA | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 2 | Paraffinum Liquidum | PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 3 | Cera Microcristallina | CERA MICROCRISTALLINA | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 4 | Glycerin | GLYCERIN | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 5 | Lanolin Alcohol (Eucerit®) | LANOLIN ALCOHOL | Élevée nom reconnu, la parenthèse est une précision | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 6 | Paraffin | PARAFFIN | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 7 | Panthenol | PANTHENOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 8 | Magnesium Sulfate | MAGNESIUM SULFATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 9 | Decyl Oleate | DECYL OLEATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 10 | Octyldodecanol | OCTYLDODECANOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 11 | Aluminum Stearates | ALUMINUM STEARATES | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 12 | Citric Acid | CITRIC ACID | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Entry for a mixture with the same CAS number (Annex V) | none |
| 13 | Magnesium Stearate | MAGNESIUM STEARATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) | none |
| 14 | Methylchloroisothiazolinone | METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 39: products: Rinse-off; maximum concentration: 0.0015% (of a mixture in the ratio 3:1 of 5-Chloro-2-methyl-isothiazol-3(2H)-one and 2-Methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one | none |
| 15 | Methylisothiazolinone | METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 39: products: Rinse-off; maximum concentration: 0.0015% (of a mixture in the ratio 3:1 of 5-Chloro-2-methyl-isothiazol-3(2H)-one and 2-Methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one Annex V, entry 57: maximum concentration: 0.0015% Rinse-off products | none |
| 16 | Limonene | LIMONENE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 17 | Geraniol | GERANIOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 18 | Hydroxycitronellal | HYDROXYCITRONELLAL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Annex III, entry 72: products: (a) Oral products (b) Other products; maximum concentration: (b) 1.0% | none |
| 19 | Linalool | LINALOOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 20 | Citronellol | CITRONELLOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 21 | Benzyl Benzoate | BENZYL BENZOATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 22 | Cinnamyi Alcohol | CINNAMYL ALCOHOL | Moyenne une lettre de différence avec un nom du glossaire (faute de frappe probable) | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 23 | Parfum. www.NIVEA.com Net Content (When Packed) | not recognised | Non reconnu aucun nom du glossaire ne correspond | Name not recognised in the European glossary | none |
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