Nivea Sun Protect & Moisture Moisture Lock
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I've used this sunscreen 2 years ago. At that time, i noticed i started getting acne on my neck and stopped using this sunscreen. Ever since then, I have sensitive skin on my neck and acne is constantly breaking out when there is mild agitation from clothing (i always wash my clothes and jackets so being dirty isn't an issue). I was fairly… Read more
certain that this was the cause of it as I have never had acne on my neck for the whole of my life, and now, I need to live with painful acne on my neck for the rest of my life.
Do not use this sunscreen. Even when applying correctly and multiple times within the time frame you will burn. Badly burnt and blistered after using this sunscreen. Show details
Will never ever use nivea sunscreen protect, 6 out of 6 of us use the sunscreen and got severely burnt, with my son being the worst of us all (as pictured). He has had 2 hospital visits plus GP visits to tend to the blisters and the burns. My son girlfriends face got severely burnt with doctors worrying about scaring to her face. How is this product being sold as sun protection. Show details
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BURNT DOESNT WORK – Burnt to a crisp doesnt work. Should be illegal to sell these products.
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Horrific sun burn! – My children and I have received horrific burns because of this 'sunscreen' does absolutely nothing!!!
Absolutely furious - product completely ineffective – Absolutely furious with this product and will be contacting Nivea directly. Our family spent 1.5 hours at the beach today and are all completely fried. We applied before arriving and reapplied after 45 minutes before I noticed my 8 year old burning and covered her up in clothing. The product is brand new, with a 2026 expiry. Take it off the shelf! Show details
Positive reviews
Fantastic non greasy protection – Great nivea product to use to protect from the harsh Australian sun. Loved the coverage. Was not easy, my skin just lapped it up. I know it did work as I did not end up a lobster.bwould definitely use again Show details
Works great for me – I don't really understand the rant of people who got "burnt" using this product.. i live in Thailand 6 months/year and always use the spf50 spray-can and never, ever, got burnt. I do re-apply a lot (lots lots lots) but hey, it makes sense to do so if you gonna 1) be in water for long -pool-sea- or 2) sweat a lot .. HOWEVER BE AWARE: it will stain… Read more
your clothes and towels big time, especially if you have white towels or garments: they will BECOME YELLOW FOR SURE, NO KIDDING, but YOU will have a gorgeous tan lol!! Re-apply often, I'm pretty sure it says on the can.. cheers.. happy sun everyone :)) ... Oh and by the way make every possible effort not get this product in your eyes, it's defo not meant for your face.. The eye sting is horrible, you'll loose a litre of tears for sure lol.. BODY SPRAY ONLY!!!
Blocks sun and moisturises – I've used this sunscreen for years and have never been burnt while wearing it. Comparing my experience with friends that use other sunscreens, they get burnt and blame themselves for not putting on enough of their own sunscreen - I think they should just use Nivea. Also, when I go away on holiday, I don't need to take a moisturiser because Nivea… Read more
moisturises as well.
I've tried Nivea on my face and although it works well as a sunscreen, it's a bit too oily for my face and that's the only downside.
Negative reviews
Stay away – Have been burnt quite badly twice now using this sunscreen. Absolutely terrible, doesn’t work whatsoever. Changed to a different brand and today no sunburn at all. This shouldn’t even be on the shelves to sell. It’s dangerous.
Terrible – I give no stars but had to click on 1. My kids who are 12, 15 and 17 have never burnt but today they were fried. Might as well have put cooking oil on them. What a waist of money as this is going straight in the bin. I would not put up pictures as I would be done for child abuse.
Dangerous labelling NOT sun safe – Re-applied 3 times as advised - every few hours. Left with horrible burns all over my back and shoulders after a day of walking in the sun. This sunscreen is extremely slimey and does not appear to be water proof or sweat proof as advertised. Show details
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Recent reviews
Terrible - do not use – Applied it to my family/3 kids and the wife- we went in water for an hour and then reapplied. We are all totally burnt - it does nothing- I am so angry with the product- please don’t use it you will burn Show details
3rd degree burns on my kids faces – We applied before the beach, at the beach 30 mins later, and while at beach. Out for 2 and a half hours on a cloudy and raining day and my children's faces have completely blistered and weeping, i am hoping they dont scar! I literally cried when I saw their faces the morning after. I will NEVER EVER BUY AGAIN. Totally devastating Show details
Burn magnet! – You will burn. I put on plenty, thirty minutes before exposures, for a brief uv appointment which lasted less than two minutes. The above-mentioned was ten minutes away. I came home with a bright burn. I've tried their other sun product protect & light feel with the same results. No other brands have done this, so I know it is not user error. Show details
We all got burnt! Do not buy! – I’ve never used such an awful sunscreen! My two young children have never been burnt in their lives and got burnt despite putting on 4 times in 2-3 hour period. My mum who has tanned skin burnt in areas where she applied. I used it four times over 6 hours and burnt everywhere. Mother in law the same. Husband too! I will be contacting Nivea with a… Read more
batch number but I was shocked at how little it did to protect us on a mid-20 degree day. It seems I’m not alone.
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Absolute [Content Removed] stuff – I applied this on my face shoulders an arms an it didn’t protect me what so ever I received 2nd degree burns on my forehead an top of my head followed by sun poisoning face swollen so bad I couldn’t open my eyes an blistering fluid leaking from all over do not use this stuff it is terrible took several dr visits prescribed medications an creams to manage how bad the damage was pictures don’t even do justice on how bad this was
Horrendous product – Myself and my son. Used this product on our first time abroad factor 50, even got the aftersun to go with it. Was re applying, was in an out of water, reapplied. We have burnt to the point my 14 yr old son is in tears. Will not buy this product again. I had to buy different suncream and also a burns cream to help us. The lady in the shop told us… Read more
that Nivea has perfume in its products hence why people are burning. Needs to be taken off the shelves..
Beyond shocking – My two children and husband used this throw the day. We’re all burnt they never burn I had different one on stay away worse sun cream ever. Shocking my son has few surgery scars so always have very high sun cream I can not believe they got burnt very angry at my self. For not looking into it more Show details
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Stains clothing – I purchased this in good faith because it claims to be non staining on clothing. I now have 4 shirts stained yellow on all the areas where the sunscreen was applied. Nothing will wash them out. So they are ruined. These clothing items were valued at $90. The claims made by nivea about not staining clothes is a lie. I feel that Nivea should offer a remedy. I notice many bad reviews on here but no response from nivea. Show details
Worst Sunburn Ever – We purchased this sunscreen after our usual Hamilton ran out and this was on special. We frequent the beach often and followed our same apply and reapply routine as we did with our old sunscreen and we all ended up being ridiculously burnt. I think this is probably the worst burn I’ve ever had. My children’s faces (thankfully they had rash shirts… Read more
on) and my other adult family members also suffered incredibly burnt skin. It looks like none of us wore sunscreen. Others on the same day who used a different sunscreen were fine. Never recommend this to anyone.
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Cancer magnet – Used this pathetic excuse for sun protection on myself and my 3 children, all under 10 yrs old and we all got severely burnt. Applied 4 times throughout a 2hour beach trip and may as well have had nothing on like hubby who wasn’t even pink STAY AWAY FROM THIS CRAP Show details
Guaranteed sunburn with Nivea – Applied 3 thick coats throughout the day, was in the shade for the most part and allowed cream to soak in for >20mins before swimming…got absolutely fried, particularly on my chest which is now blistering. Terrible :( Show details
DO NOT USE...THROW AWAY IMMEDIATELY!!!! – We (my children and I) have severe burns even though we applied sunscreen 4+ times during our day out. The image you see is of my upper arm - my back, neck, face (I was wearing a hat too) stomach and upper leg area are as burnt/red as this image. This product needs to be removed from all shelves. Show details
Terrible product – Just brought this sunscreen applied liberally onto tanned skin my husband and l walked along the beach and both got burnt,we never burn.This product should be recalled Show details
DO NOT USE !!!!! – Used as instructed & was in the sun for 2 hours. I am fair & ensured I lathered myself in this product, just to end up looking like I hadn’t used a single touch of the product! I don’t recommend this product for use. I recommend it be taken off shelves ! Show details
Used as directed still got burnt – I'm meticulous to say the least when it comes to applying sunscreen. This product categorically failed my daughter and I today leading to sun burn on both of us. Avoid at all costs Show details
Usually good but this time around NOT – So I’m allergic to a lot of sunscreens and found this one I don’t react to which is great and have been using it for a few years now. It’s easy to apply and we used the spray bottle so convenient to apply at the beach. Today I was on the beach for maybe 4 hours in 27 degrees and was reapplying a lot because I didn’t want to get burnt. I rarely… Read more
burn with olive skin but I reapplied multiple times all over and thought I wasn’t looking red on the beach. My partners family bought the same one and had been re applying if not more than me and they ALLLL got severely burnt for the 4 hours we were there. We had shade and still somehow all got burnt to a crisp everywhere we had applied the sunscreen. I don’t know if sunscreen goes off? Or if it was a bad batch but everyone who used this sunscreen today got severely burnt when we re applied at least 4 times in the 4 hours we were there…. I am so badly burnt for someone who rarely burns and had an umbrella as a shade and re applied all over my body. I am now a lobster all over my back and front. The Only people who didn’t get burnt and were out in the sun more than us were the two guys who used a different brand. (They are known for getting burnt on holidays but they were the only two who didn’t…. I don’t trust this product anymore and probably won’t buy again which SUCKS because was one of the few sunscreens I didn’t have an allergic reaction to.
Doesn't work at all – Applied excessively, not in water ~ 2 Hours Sun burnt like it has 0 SPF rating. Very disappointing a once trusted brand like Nivea wastes my money. Regulatory agencies need to review Sunscreens for effectiveness as Skin cancer is expensive to treat for society. Show details
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