The eagerly anticipated in-cosmetics Global Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Awards return next week. Celebrating the most cutting-edge ingredient launches from around the world, Gold, Silver or Bronze prizes will be handed out to suppliers that have helped cosmetic manufacturers push the boundaries of innovation over the last six months.
The winners of this year’s awards will be announced at the in-cosmetics Global After Party at the RAI Amsterdam on the evening of Tuesday, 17 April 2018. The judges – Belinda Carli, Director of the Institute of Personal Care Science; Colin Godefroy, International Raw Material Manager at L’Oreal Research & Innovation; Dr. Andrea Mitarotonda, Chief Research & Innovation Officer at Neal’s Yard Remedies; Muriel Pujos-Abecassis, Director of Scientific Communications Luxury at Coty; and Vivienne Rudd, Director of Global Insight and Innovation, Beauty & Personal Care at Mintel – will reward ingredients that have best combined innovative science and product features in a way that demonstrates substantial benefits to manufacturers.
In total five award categories will be presented at the event – Green Ingredient Award, Innovation Zone Best Active Ingredient, Innovation Zone Best Functional Ingredient and Make-Up Bar and Sensory Bar (judged at the event). Shortlisted finalists this year include:
Finalists: Best Active Ingredient
Clariant Active Ingredients: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
Givaudan Active Beauty: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
IFF Lucas Meyer Cosmetics: Greyverse™
Mibelle Biochemistry: MossCellTec™ No. 1
Phenbiox: Pure-Phen
RAHN AG: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
SEPPIC: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
SILAB: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
Symrise - SymControl™Care
Vytrus Biotech: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
Finalists: Best Functional Ingredient
Evonik Nutrition & Care: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
Galium Limited Tureen Cotton: Exfoliating Millistrands™
Itaconix (UK) Ltd: RevCare HP
J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH & Co.KG: VIVASTAR® CS INSTANT Powder
NIKKOL GROUP NIKKO CHEMICALS: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
PolymerExpert: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
SEPPIC: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
SEPPIC: Brand new ingredient launched at in-cosmetics
STEARINERIE DUBOIS: DUB ESTOLINE
Vantage Specialty Ingredients, Inc: Desert Milk™
Vantage Specialty Ingredients, Inc: Liponic™ Bio EG-1
Finalists: Green Ingredient
DKSH: Marine Bamboo TG
Gattefossé: Gatuline Renew
Givaudan Active Beauty: BisaboLife™
IFF │LMC – BioForeXtra: Borealine® Expert
IFF │LMC – BioForeXtra: Borealine® Hydra
Iwase Cosfa Europe: Kaneka Surfactin
Lessonia: Fucoreverse
Oat Cosmetics: Virgin Poppy Seed Oil
SEPPIC: CONTACTICEL
Zuplex Botanicals (Pty) Ltd: Atriclear
