Nivea (German pronunciation: [niˈveːa] (About this soundlisten),[1][2] stylized as NIVEA) is a German

personal care brand that specializes in skin and body-care. It is owned by the Hamburg-based company
Beiersdorf Global AG. The company was founded on 28 March 1882, by Paul Carl Beiersdorf. In 1890, it
was sold to Oscar Troplowitz. Troplowitz working with Beiersdorf's associate, Dr Paul Gerson Unna, and
the German chemist Isaac Lifschütz, developed a new skin care cream. In 1900, Lifschütz developed the
first stable water-in-oil emulsion, Eucerit. This was the origin of Eucerin. Nivea comes from the Latin
adjective niveus, nivea, niveum, meaning "snow-white".[3]

During the 1930s, Beiersdorf produced various products such as tanning oils, shaving creams, shampoo,
facial cleanser, and toners. In World War II, the trademark "NIVEA" was expropriated in many countries.
After the war, Beiersdorf bought the rights back. During the 1980s, the NIVEA brand expanded into a
wider global market.