Cheap and All Purpose!! ~NIVEA~

Have you ever used this blue NIVEA Cream before? In Japan, most of people have it for moisture of their skin. I am one of those who love Nivea and use for daily life. This recent 2 or 3 years, it’s getting attention because of its universality.

Did you know that it is effective to use for not only skin-care, but also longer eyelashes, adding luster for the furniture?!

There is an obvious reason that this blue Nivea cream is getting attention recently.

Nivea cream has similar ingredients to the luxury skin-care product

The blue Nivea cream became popular since it has almost the same ingredients to this luxury skin care products, La Mer Creme De La Mer, which all celebrities like Madonna in the world love to use.

<The ingredients of La mer creme de la mer>

1 oz-$170, 2 oz-$330

• Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum): emollient
• Petrolatum: occlusive
• Glycerin: humectant
• Isohexadecane: thickening agent and emulsifier
• Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina): commonly used thickening agent
• Lanolin Alcohol: emollient, very closely resembles your skin’s natural oils
• Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil: emolllient, can be irritating to those with very sensitive skin
• Magnesium Sulfate
• Paraffin: occlusive
• Decyl Oleate: emollient
• Aluminum Distearate: emulsifier
• Octyldodecanol: emulsifier with emollient properties
• Citric Acid: used to adjust the pH
• Magnesium Stearate: thickening agent
• Panthenol: humectant
• 6 Fragrances are listed individually here
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone: preservative
• Methylisothiazolinone: preservative
• Alcohol Denat: Denaturized alcohol
• Fragrance

<Blue Nivea Cream>

1 oz-$2.96, 13.5oz-$7.84

• Water
• Mineral Oil: emollient
• Petrolatum: occlusive
• Glycerin: humectant
• Microcrystalline Wax: commonly used thickening agent
• Lanolin Alcohol: emollient, very closely resembles your skin’s natural oils
• Paraffin: occlusive
• Panthenol: humectant
• Magnesium Sulfate
• Decyl Oleate: emollient
• Octyldodecanol: emulsifier with emollient properties
• Aluminum Stearates: emulsifier
• Fragrance
• Citric Acid: used to adjust the pH
• Magnesium Stearate: thickening agent
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone: preservative
• Methylisothiazolinone: preservative

Did you notice something?! Yes, almost the same ingredients included, and there are 150 times different in prices, so there is no reason not to get Nivea for your daily life.

There is a bunch of blue Nivea cream in the States, but the blue Nivea in Japan has Squalene and Jojoba oil, which makes your hair stronger, smooth and younger skin. This two ingredients are included in only Nivea made in Japan.

If you would like to get one made in Japan, just let me know!

Today, I wanted to say that it is not necessary to be effective to use an expensive products for beauty.