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14-16 April 2026

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

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

Will your favourite launch be the toast of the awards?

Will your favourite launch be the toast of the awards?

The in-cosmetics Global Awards & Afterparty is where the industry’s most exciting ingredient launches go head-to-head for ultimate recognition — Best in Show.

With high-calibre entries across fiercely contested categories, and a shortlist packed with standout innovations, the 2026 awards promise to be one of the most closely fought yet — with the bar set higher than ever.

New for 2026, the Scent Bar Award and Taste Bar Award will be judged live on-site across Day 1 and Day 2, celebrating creativity, sensory excellence, and standout execution in fragrance and beauty-from-within.

Join us on 14 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.

The award catergories

Presenting Your 2025 Award Winners

Innovation Zone Best Ingredient – Actives Category
 

PRIZE

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Company name

Solabia Group 

Vytrus Biotech

Mibelle Biochemistry

Product/Ingredient name

PRO-LONGEVIA®

Clarivine™

PhytoCellTec™


Functional Ingredients
 

PRIZE

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Company name

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant 

Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. 

WHITE TIGER GROUND LLC for WTGPhLA 

Product/Ingredient name

Pickmulse™

Galguard®Prebiotive

Kimchi Filtrate Organic Preservative


Green Ingredient Award
 

PRIZE

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Company name

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant 

AAK 

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant

Product/Ingredient name

Pickmulse™

LIPEX® SheaLuxe TR™

Melicica™


Rising Star Award  
 

 

WINNER

Company name

Evolved by Nature


Kenvue Trusted Science Award
 

 

WINNER

Company name

Croda

Product/Ingredient name

Luceane


Make- Up Bar Award  
 

PRIZE

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Company name

Solabia Group

DAITO KASEI EUROPE

JRS

Product/Ingredient name

OleoShine® Green 

Long-lasting, natural, & transformative beauty

Pearlescent serum tablets for reconstitution


Sensory Bar Award
 

PRIZE

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Company name

Azelis Group NV 

Chemyunion

Givaudan Active Beauty

Product/Ingredient name

Sensory boost

Be Your Beauty

S3D® Reverso


Sustainable Stand Award  
 

 

WINNER

Company name

Laboratoires Expanscience 

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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