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Evaluating 39 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently express deep frustration with recent formula changes, noting that popular daily creams and lotions now feel sticky, watery, and cause unexpected skin irritations or rashes. People feel that the overall quality has significantly dropped, mentioning that many products no longer absorb properly or provide adequate hydration. Some reviewers were happy with specific items, finding certain body lotions and facial moisturizers quite affordable, effective, and very beneficial for maintaining smooth skin. However, some people mentioned that traditional options continue to work well, smell pleasant, and deliver reliable results for daily use.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've used Nivea Soft for a long number of years... about 20.....and it's always been excellent until now. They've created a "vegan" product and it's absolutely abysmal. Totally abysmal. Gone is... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please follow animals curality free products , which is good for both planets and us humans also , take your time for the research of new vegan products , because vegan products are the worth to sp... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've used - and loved - Nivea Soft for decades. As many others are pointing out, now the formula has changed and it's awful; leaves a white cast that seems to suck all moisture out of the skin to leav... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Roll on deodorant DOES NOT WORK!!!! Both the 72hr and 48hr protection are abhorrently wrong, lasts only 3hrs in resting position if you're lucky. By FAR the single WORST deodorant ive ever used. What... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nivea shower gel_duo packs

As my countrymen wrote (Croatia) something went terrible wrong with quality of Nivea shower gels, especially with duo packs (2x250ml) which they are thin/diluted and with weak smell, it is not same product at all .. I wonder is it some new Nivea politics for duo packs or they sell us "eastern europe" shower gels version?

7 September 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

New showering gels suck now, why did you change them?!

You changed all your showering gels in Croatia and they are really bad now, why did you do that when they were so great?!

I was buying soo many "Power Fresh" gels, you have no idea how much, and now you changed the smell and I don't like it and I won't be buying it anymore.
Since that was the only gel I liked from you, now I have to find some other company to buy from, which is very sad to me cause I really loved this product soo much.

Please start producing it again and bring it back in Croatia stores so I can start buying it like crazy again (as well as many other people who were in love with it, it was really an absolutely amazing product!).

10 August 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Don’t listen to politics Nivea is fab!

Think it’s horrendous that people are slating products based on politics. I have always used Nivea because their products WORK. The best face creams, best sun creams and the best skin care ranges.

23 July 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

GO WOKE GO BROKE

I will not give my custom to a company so easily cowed into submission by hard left activists from "Stop funding hate" over the support of a UK regulator-backed news channel.

23 June 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nasty shaving rash!

Been using Nivea Men Shaving Gel for 2 years. Had a constant rash which I put down to my age. Wrong!! 2 relatives bought me alternative products. Wow!!!!! Rash gone. Bye Bye Nivea!

21 June 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Go Woke Go Broke

Go Woke Go Broke. Apparently, Nivea is becoming part of the cancel culture and rejects the freedom of speech by becoming subservient to the unhealthy bullies who are Woke Extremists in the UK. No more purchases of Nivea Cream or any of their other average, over-priced products for me.

19 June 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Anti Freedom of speech

I went shopping today to buy my deodorant and face wipes, I usually buy your products but no more. The stance you have taken against GB News made me realise you are against freedom of speech

18 June 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor quality of products from this Woke Company

I had already started to not buy Nivea products since finding three shaving cream dispensers in a row leaked around the edges and I was only able to use about a third of it!
I complained on the Nivea website and nothing happened! No apology no offer of a refund.
Now their idiotic Woke stance reinforces my decision to avoid the German company altogether.
Why help the EU to export to the UK while they seek to block UK exports to the EU? There are plenty of British products much better and much cheaper than Nivea.

18 June 2021
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