NIVEA Kids 3 in 1 Body Wash, Shampoo and Conditioner, 250 ml, in berry and apple scents
NIVEA Kids 3 in 1 is a children's body wash, shampoo and conditioner in one 250 ml bottle, sold here in two scents: Enchanting Berry and Apple. It is for children from 1 year. It is extra mild and pH skin-neutral, it contains 0 percent soap, it is enriched with aloe vera and chamomile, and NIVEA publishes it as a no tears formula.
The three-in-one is the point. Most children's washes do two jobs, hair and body; this one adds the conditioner step, which is the one that decides whether a comb goes through afterwards. For a child with hair long enough to knot, that third function is the difference between a bath that ends calmly and one that does not.
The cleansing side is built on mild surfactants and no soap at all. Cocamidopropyl betaine leads, with lauryl glucoside, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate and coco-glucoside behind it, which are the gentler modern class, and there is no SLS in the panel. NIVEA states the formula is pH skin-neutral, which with 0 percent soap is a meaningful pairing, because true soap is alkaline by nature.
The conditioning comes from Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, a plant-derived conditioning polymer that settles onto the hair during the rinse and reduces the friction between strands. Glycerin holds moisture, bisabolol is the soothing component derived from chamomile, and aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder is the aloe vera. Those four are what makes it a conditioner rather than just a wash.
Both scents share the same ingredient panel, so the choice between berry and apple is a question of which one your child will pick up, not of which formula suits them better. NIVEA also publishes it as free from alcohol, eggs, parabens and paraffin or mineral oils, and as dermatologically approved for skin compatibility.
1 year+Minimum age 1 year
250 mlBottle, two scents
0% soappH skin-neutral
3 in 1Wash, shampoo, conditioner
Whose hair and skin this bottle is for
This is a children's product rather than a baby one, and the conditioner is the clearest signal of who it is built for. A baby's fine hair does not need conditioning and does not tangle; a four-year-old's does. If the comb is the problem in your house, this is the bottle in the range that addresses it directly.
It also suits a child who washes themselves with supervision. One bottle, three functions, pH skin-neutral and no soap means the result is forgiving of how much gets used and how well it gets rinsed, which matters when the washing is not being done by you.
This bottle is for children from 1 year and holds 250 ml. NIVEA describes the product for normal and sensitive children's skin without naming a starting age, and the size is printed on the bottle itself.
If you need a wash for a baby rather than a child
Choose one that states a from-birth age. This bottle is for children from 1 year. HiPP Baby Gentle Care 2 in 1 Shampoo and Shower Gel, 200 ml is a two-in-one suitable from the first day of life, with a stated 200 ml pack size.
How to use it at bath time
Read this before the first bath
For external use only, and for children from 1 year. NIVEA publishes this as a no tears formula, and that is the manufacturer's own claim, but it is still a wash: keep it away from the eyes where you can, and rinse thoroughly with water if any gets in. Read the ingredient panel before first use, and stop using it if the skin reacts.
NIVEA's own instruction is short: use daily, apply to damp skin and hair, massage gently, and rinse thoroughly with water. No quantity, water temperature or washing frequency beyond daily is published, so none is stated here.
Damp skin and hairNot dry
Massage gentlyNo scrubbing needed
Rinse wellThoroughly, with water
DailySuitable for daily use
1
Wet the hair and skin first
NIVEA says damp skin and hair, and that is the right starting point: a wash applied to dry hair needs far more product to spread and far more rinsing to remove.
2
Start with the hair
Working top down means the conditioner component goes on first and the rinse carries everything away in one pass. There is no need to go back for a second product.
3
Massage gently
Work it through with your fingers rather than scrubbing at the scalp. The point of a mild, soap-free surfactant system is that it does not need vigorous rubbing to clean.
4
Use the same bottle for the body
It is a body wash as well as a shampoo, so the same product does the rest. One bottle means one thing for a child to find and pick up.
5
Rinse thoroughly with water
Rinse until the hair feels clean rather than slippery. Tilting the head back keeps most of it off the face, which is worth doing even with a no tears formula.
6
Comb while the hair is still damp
This is when the conditioning polymer is doing its work. A wide-toothed comb through damp hair, starting at the ends and working up, is where the third function of the bottle earns its place.
What is published, and what is not
| Question | Answer for this product |
|---|---|
| Minimum age | From 1 year |
| Bottle volume | 250 ml |
| How to apply | Damp skin and hair, massage, rinse |
| How often | Daily, NIVEA's own instruction |
| How much per wash | Not published |
| Washes per bottle | Not claimed; no quantity per wash is published |
The no tears formula is NIVEA's claim, not a guarantee. Keep the wash away from the eyes where you can and rinse thoroughly with water if any gets in. The panel contains Perfume. For external use only, for children from 1 year, and stop using it if your child's skin reacts.
What the main ingredients are doing
Eighteen entries, shared by both scents. A cosmetic panel runs in order of quantity, so the four cleansers at the top are what the bottle mostly is, and everything from the bisabolol down is there in small amounts doing one job each.
| Ingredient, as printed | In plain terms | What it is there for |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Water | The base of the wash |
| Cocamidopropyl Betaine | A mild coconut-derived cleanser | The main cleansing agent and the foam |
| Lauryl Glucoside | A sugar-based cleanser | A second mild surfactant, not an SLS |
| Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate | A gentle modern surfactant | Cleans and improves the lather |
| Coco-Glucoside | Another sugar-based cleanser | The fourth of the mild surfactants |
| Glycerin | Glycerol | Holds moisture, and offsets the cleansers |
| Bisabolol | The soothing component of chamomile | The chamomile element NIVEA names |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder | Aloe vera | The aloe element NIVEA names |
| Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride | A plant-derived conditioning polymer | The conditioner: less friction between strands |
| Citric Acid | A pH adjuster | What sets the skin-neutral pH |
| Glycol Distearate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid | Fatty materials | Give the wash its creamy, opaque look and feel |
| Denatonium Benzoate | A bittering agent | Makes the wash taste bitter, to discourage drinking it |
| Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid | Preservatives | Keep the bottle from spoiling in a wet bathroom |
| Perfume | Fragrance | The berry or the apple scent |
The table above groups and translates the main ingredients and is not the full panel, which is given in full below. It is not in the order of the panel. The panel printed on the bottle you receive is the one that governs, and cosmetic formulations are revised from time to time.
The full ingredient panel, and what is left out
Lightly fragranced, and deliberately bitter to taste
This wash contains Perfume, so it is not a fragrance-free product; the scent is the thing that distinguishes the two variants. It also contains denatonium benzoate, a bittering agent included on purpose, because a sweet-smelling bottle in a bathroom is a thing a small child will try to drink and a bitter taste is the usual deterrent.
No allergen declaration accompanies a cosmetic the way it does a food, so the panel below is a read-the-label note rather than a declaration. No gluten-free, vegan or organic claim is made for this product; NIVEA does describe the aloe vera and chamomile in the apple presentation as organic.
On the label
Ingredients and more
Aqua, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Coco-Glucoside, Glycerin, Bisabolol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Citric Acid, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Chloride, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, Denatonium Benzoate, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, Perfume.
Names are given in INCI form, as printed. Read-the-label note: contains Perfume. This same panel is published for both the berry and the apple scent.
This is the panel printed on the bottle, in the order it appears. The panel on the bottle you receive is the one that governs.
What NIVEA leaves out of it
- Without alcohol
- Without eggs
- Without parabens
- Without paraffin or mineral oils
- 0% soap
- No SLS in the panel
The first five are NIVEA's own free-from statements for this product. The sixth is a statement of what the printed panel does not contain. NIVEA also states the product is dermatologically approved for skin compatibility.
Choosing a scent, and the recycled content figures
Two scents are sold here and they share one ingredient panel, so this is a preference rather than a decision about suitability.
| Scent | What it smells of | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| Enchanting Berry | A sweet berry scent | The same panel as the apple |
| Apple | A fresher, sharper apple scent | The same panel as the berry |
The packaging and biodegradability figures
| Figure | Published value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle, recycled plastic | 97% | Excluding the cap and the label |
| Formula, biodegradable | 99% | According to OECD or equivalent methods |
| Packaging, recycled content | At least 70% | Across the packaging as a whole |
| Bottle volume | 250 ml | Printed on the bottle |
The first three sustainability figures are published by NIVEA alongside the apple presentation of this product. They are reproduced here as published rather than extended to the berry variant, and the 99 percent biodegradability figure carries NIVEA's own qualifier, according to OECD or equivalent methods.
The bottle holds 250 ml. No washes-per-bottle figure is claimed, because no quantity per wash is published.
Product highlights
- Wash, shampoo and conditioner
- Three products in one bottle
- 250 ml bottle
- For children from 1 year
- Two scents: berry and apple
- Extra mild, pH skin-neutral
- 0% soap
- No tears formula
- With aloe vera and chamomile
- Conditions for easier combing
- Mild surfactants, no SLS
- Without alcohol or parabens
- Without eggs or mineral oils
- Bottle 97% recycled plastic
Frequently asked questions
From what age can I use it?
From 1 year. NIVEA describes it for normal and sensitive children's skin without naming a starting age. For a baby under a year, choose a wash that names a from-birth age instead.
How big is the bottle?
250 ml, and the size is printed on the bottle itself.
What is the difference between the berry and the apple?
The scent, and nothing else that is published. Both carry the same ingredient panel, so the choice is which one your child will reach for.
Will it sting my child's eyes?
NIVEA publishes it as a no tears formula, which is the manufacturer's own claim. It is still a wash, so keep it away from the eyes where you can and rinse thoroughly with water if any gets in.
What does the conditioner part actually do?
Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, a plant-derived conditioning polymer, settles onto the hair during the rinse and reduces the friction between strands, so a comb passes through instead of catching.
Does it contain soap?
No. NIVEA states 0 percent soap, and the four cleansers in the panel are mild surfactants rather than true soap. That is also what allows the formula to be pH skin-neutral, because true soap is alkaline.
Why does it taste bitter?
Deliberately. Denatonium benzoate is a bittering agent in the panel, included to discourage a small child from drinking a sweet-smelling bottle in the bathroom.
Is it fragrance-free?
No. Perfume is in the panel and the scent is what distinguishes the two variants. If you need fragrance-free, this is not the bottle.
Other washes and children's skincare here
- Schauma Kids Shampoo and Shower Gel, 250 mlA two-in-one with a blueberry scent, also from 1 year.
- HiPP Baby Gentle Care 2 in 1 Shampoo and Shower Gel, 200 mlA two-in-one wash suitable from the first day of life.
- Sebamed Baby and Toddler Care Lotion, 200 mlA lotion at pH 5.5 for after the bath.
- PaediProtect Facial Care Baby and Children Cream, 75 mlA fragrance-free face cream for sensitive skin.
Written from the ingredient panel printed on this bottle and NIVEA's own published statements for NIVEA Kids 3 in 1: the extra mild and pH skin-neutral formulation, the 0 percent soap and no tears claims, the aloe vera and chamomile content, the free-from list, the dermatological skin-compatibility statement, the application instruction and the recycled content and biodegradability figures. Both scents sold here share one published panel, and this page covers both. The minimum age of 1 year and the 250 ml bottle volume are taken from the product itself; NIVEA names neither, and an age tag is not a source for an age. No washes-per-bottle figure is given, because no quantity per wash is published. The previous version of this listing carried two inline scent images; those have not been reproduced in the body, which now covers both variants in text. Last reviewed 18 October 2026.
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