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Nivea Soft

Nivea Soft

Nivea · hand cream · 200 ml
Fragrance-free checkBarcode 4005808515592
Based on the ingredient list

No. No, Nivea Soft is not fragrance-free.

It lists Parfum and 5 fragrance allergens.

  • Parfum
  • Linalool
  • Citronellol
  • Alpha-isomethyl Ionone
  • Limonene
  • Benzyl Salicylate

Why

Fragrance-free means no perfume in the ingredient list. On a label perfume shows up as Parfum or Fragrance, as essential oils, and often as named allergens like Limonene and Linalool that brands have to declare in the EU.

No, Nivea Soft is not fragrance-free. It lists Parfum and 5 fragrance allergens.

Benzyl Alcohol is a preservative that can also carry scent; on its own it does not make a product fragranced.

This is not a safety warning. Perfume suits most people, but if your skin reacts or you are patch testing, this is the line you came for.

Full ingredient list

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.

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.

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Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 4005808515592.