Toasting Cosmetic Science Excellence: Recognising Cutting-Edge Personal Care Ingredients and Pioneering Innovations

Discover our awards sponsor:

Will your favourite launch be the toast of the awards?

The in-cosmetics Global Awards & Afterparty, sponsored by Kenvue, is where the industry’s top suppliers go head-to-head across seven fiercely contested categories for the ultimate recognition—Best in Show!

With high-calibre entries and a shortlist packed with groundbreaking innovations, the 2025 awards promise to be one of the most thrilling yet, with competition closer than ever.

Join us on 8 April from 18:00 in the Marketing Trends Theatre for an unforgettable evening of live entertainment, networking, and celebration as we unveil the winners and raise a toast to the future of cosmetic science!

Who won the Awards?

Presenting your 2025 Shortlist

ODYCEA - BLUE ALGA
OQEMA - BlockACNE
Shanghai Coachchem Technology Co. , Ltd. - Anallerg® - NFA
ROBERTET - Damasty®
Solabia Group - PRO-LONGEVIA®
TS-BIOTECH - YouSIA™
Uniproma GmbH - Arelastin™ P / Arelastin™ W
Vytrus Biotech - Clarivine™ - Fasting for skin longevity

Innovation Zone Best Ingredient – Functional Category

AE CHEMIE, INC. - Beauty Expressed Through Nature - AECOTHICK® GKL
CALYXIA - CALYCARE GEL 100
Colonial Chemical, Inc - Cola®Quat SME DG
ERCA Wilmar Cosmetic Ingredients - WILSOL SPF BOOSTER
Evolved By Nature - Activated Silk™ Hydrogels
Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. - Galguard® Prebiotive
Grant Industries - Gransense TC-55X/C

IOI Oleo GmbH - SOFTISAN® 650
Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant - Pickmulse™
LUCID COLLOIDS LIMITED - CATCOL SF-23 GOLD
Roquette Beauté - Beauté by Roquette® ST 305
Symrise - Mindera™
WHITE TIGER GROUND LLC - WTGPhLA Kimchi Filtrate Organic Preservative

Green Ingredient Award in Partnership with Ecovia Intelligence

AAK - LIPEX® SheaLuxe TR™
Agrimer - SeaCALM
AmphiStar – AmphiCare
Evolved By Nature - Activated Silk™ KDF-β
Givaudan Active Beauty - DandErase™
Lipoid Kosmetik AG - MorinGuard®

Lubrizol - Sensomer™ Cassia 115 polymer
Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant - Pickmulse™
Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant - Melicica™

Rising Star Award

Evolved By Nature
Exolitus
Gaia Tech AG
Institute Dr. Schrader
Labskin Limited

Mane Kancor Ingredients Pvt Ltd
Melt&Marble
NoPalm Ingredients
Transactiva
WHITE TIGER GROUND LLC

Kenvue Trusted Science Award

CRODA - LUCEANE ASHLEIGH
Evonik - RHEANCE® D50
Givaudan Active Beauty - Confidential

Other Awards

Meet your 2025 Judges

Adam Ricciardone, BSc (Hons) MBA (Tech)

Global Head of R&D Skin Health & Beauty, Kenvue

Barbara Green, RPh, MS

Head of Global Upstream Research, Skin Health & Beauty, Kenvue

Trisha Husby

Senior Director, Skin Health & Beauty Marketing, Kenvue

Joey Ly Lopopolo

Global Procurement and Innovation Leader, Kenvue

Julio Lamberty

VP of Innovation and Product Development, Advantice Health

Su Fen Cheong

Head of Research & Innovation, Enkos Developments (UK)

Jeffrey Rosevear

Head of R&D, TRINNY LONDON

Muriel Pujos

Senior Director New Technologies R&D Skincare Research & Innovation, Coty

Ivan Souza, Ph.D.

Director of R&D, Good Molecules

Anna Pistorius

Head of R&D Product Innovation, Rituals Cosmetics Enterprise

Karin Quissell

Director of Research and Development, Rare Beauty

Jade Pagnard

Senior R&D Chemist, Church and Dwight

Dr. Gill Westgate

Director, Gill Westgate Consultancy Ltd

Christian TRAN, Ph.D

Innovation Raw Materials Manager, L'Oréal

Olga Colom

R&D Director Revlon Hair

Sara De Mattia

R&D&I/Formulation Specialist, ME&theCHEMIST, Cosmetic Consultancy Labs

Andrea Mitarotonda

R&D&I/Formulation Specialist, ME&theCHEMIST, Cosmetic Consultancy Labs

Eve Merinville

Corporate RD Excellence & Skincare RD and Innovation Director, DAVINES GROUP

Monica Chandak

Chemist and Consultant, Holy Skin Cosmetics & Founder, Inclusev Cosmetics

Jeanette Berdos

Trusted Ingredients Category Manager, Trusted Ingredients, R&D Enterprise Platforms (RDP), Haleon

Kelly Dobos

Consultant Cosmetic Chemist, Consultant

Jo-Anne Chidley

Founder, Beauty Kitchen and Reposit

Pradip Hiwale

Trusted Ingredient Principal Scientist, Haleon

Kseniya Popova

Owner and Lead Formulation Chemist, Symbiotic Beauty Lab

Valentine Bayle

Functional Ingredients Manager Innovatice Ingredients Department, L'Oreal

Amarjit Sahota

Founder, Ecovia Intelligence

Tom Hornshøj-Møller

Technical Consultant and ex-R&D Manager, Urtekram

Jean-Florent Campion

Research & Innovation, L’Oreal

Emilie BONY

Responsable Ingrédients Naturels, Caudalie

John Jimenez

Senior Researcher at Belcorp

Shannon Hess

Director of Responsible Sourcing, Clorox Company

Dr Awanthi De Silva, (PhD, CChem MRACI)

Innovation Manager, Vitex Pharmaceuticals

Dr Hatem Sawaf

Managing Director, 7Hopes

Dr Mojgan Moddaresi

Scientific Advisor and Exfounder, Personal Care Regulatory Ltd

Dr Philippa Cranwell

Owner and Founder, ConsultaChem Ltd.

Ranelle Anderson

Technical Director and Co- Founder, Ausmetix Pty Ltd

Seongmin (Mike) Sohn

CEO & Representative Consultant, REACH24H Consulting Group

Yann Chilvers

Co-Founder, Covalo

Dr. Kilala Tilaar

CEO, Martha Tilaar Group

Pauline Vrugteveen - Schneider

Head of Brands & Innovation at Aizuru | Natural Home & Personal Care

Carmen Caswell

Head of Technical, TEMPLESPA

Didem Ozalp

Sustainability Data Manager RX Global

Paula Ospina

Senior Consultant, Carbon Trust

Kirsty Mawhinney

Director & Founder, Skin Insight Ltd

Rinki Pramanik

Director of Innovation & Product Tech, Muscle Doc Ltd

Mateja Weber

Product Innovation Consultant & Scientific Advisor

Estrella Corral

Cosmetic Market Trends and Innovations Specialist,
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