Nivea Daily Essentials Light Moisturising Day Cream
No. No, Nivea Daily Essentials Light Moisturising Day Cream is not alcohol-free.
It lists Alcohol Denat.
- Alcohol Denat
Why
Alcohol-free means no drying alcohol: Alcohol Denat, Ethanol, SD Alcohol, Isopropyl Alcohol. Fatty alcohols like Cetearyl Alcohol are waxes and never count, and Benzyl Alcohol is a preservative.
No, Nivea Daily Essentials Light Moisturising Day Cream is not alcohol-free. It lists Alcohol Denat.
Cetearyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol: waxy, softening, and never counted as alcohol.
Benzyl Alcohol is not a drying alcohol (a preservative or scent component) and does not count.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Aqua, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Methylpropanediol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Octocrylene, Cyclomethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate, Tapioca Starch, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract, Panthenol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cera Microcristallina, Alcohol Denat, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Propylene Glycol, Paraffinum Liquidum, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Trisodium EDTA, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl Alcohol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-isomethyl Ionone, BHT, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Parfum.
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
Alcohol-free face creams instead
Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 4005808572199.