NIVEA is a large global body and skincare brand, owned by German company Beiersdorf. The company began in 1911 when Beiersdorf developed a water-in-oil emulsifier as a skin cream with Eucerit, the first stable emulsion of its kind. The company's owner, Oskar Troplowitz, named it NIVEA, from the Latin word nivius (meaning snow-white). During the 1930s, Beiersdorf began producing products such as suntan lotions, shaving creams, shampoo, and facial toners. Internationalisation during the 1980s propelled the NIVEA brand to a wider global market.