Well I saw this Nivea Cream online and saw that it was not an American product so I figured I would try it out. I will have to saw I read lots of good things about them in their reviews... however, I saw not impressed at all. It has a very weird smell and is VERY sticky! If you use just the cream without a soap mix it is like trying to shave with glue. The other problem I REALLY hated was it left this sticky white film all over my shave bowl and razor. I figured it would just come off with water, but no. It had to be scrubbed off with a rag.
I use the Nivea pre wash, cream, aftershave balm and lotion normally but after getting my proraso stuff in the mail you can really tell the difference.
Just thought I would share my thoughts for future buyers.