in-cosmetics Korea
1-3 July 2026
COEX, Seoul

2025 in-cosmetics Korea Awards Winners

2025 in-cosmetics Korea Awards Winners


Active Ingredients

PRIZE

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Company name

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant

PROVITAL, Do Care.

ALGAKTIV

Product/Ingredient name in English

Melicica™

PUREBLOME™, by Triplobiome™ Technology

ALGAKTIV® Exometics G

Stand number

K110

E40

R52


Functional Ingredients

PRIZE

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Company name

KCC SILICONE Corporation

PolymerExpert, part of Solabia Group

IOI Oleo GmbH

Product/Ingredient name in English

Harmonie™ NatuVel gel

OleoShine® Green

SOFTISAN® 650

Stand number

G30

P30

M50


K-Beauty Standout Award Ingredients

PRIZE

WINNER

RUNNER-UP

Company name

Givaudan Active Beauty

TriBeaute Inc.

Product/Ingredient name in English

PrimalHyal™ UltraReverse

AzePore™

Stand number

F10

R60

Awards Shortlist  

Awards Shortlist

 


The shortlists are listed in alphabetical order by company name.

Actives Category

Company Product/Ingredient Stand
ALGAKTIV
ALGAKTIV® Exometics G
R52
dsm-firmenich
ETERWELL™ HAIR
N10
Givaudan Active Beauty
PrimalHyal™ UltraReverse
F10
Givaudan Active Beauty
DandErase™
F10
Hallstar Beauty
UBI Oléoactif®
K48
Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant
Melicica™
K110
Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant
GlowCytocin™
K110
PROVITAL, Do Care.
PUREBLOME™, by Triplobiome™ Technology
E40
Shanghai Coachchem Technology Co. , Ltd.
Anallerg® - NFA
M48
Solabia Group
Pro-Longevia®
H10

Functional Category

Company Product/Ingredient Stand
Grant Industries
Gransense® TC-55X/C
H10
Hallstar Beauty
HallSens™ DIAS
K48
IOI Oleo GmbH
SOFTISAN® 650
M50
KCC SILICONE Corporation
Harmonie™ NatuVel gel
G30
PolymerExpert, part of Solabia Group
OleoShine® Green
P30

K-Beauty Standout Award

Company Product/Ingredient Stand
BioReNuva
ReNuva RL-50
K48
dsm-firmenich
OXY 229 CB
N10
Givaudan Active Beauty
PrimalHyal™ UltraReverse
F10
Shanghai Coachchem Technology Co., Ltd
Anallerg®-Mulan
M48
TriBeaute Inc.
AzePore™
R60

About in-cosmetics Korea Awards

About in-cosmetics Korea Awards

What is the Best Ingredient Award about?

The Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award honours the best ingredients submitted to Innovation Zone, launched within 8 months of the show, judged by a panel of international and Korean experts. To qualify, these active and functional ingredients must combine innovative science and product features in a way that offers substantial benefits to manufacturers and end-users, surpassing existing counterparts.


K-Beauty Standout Award

The K-Beauty Standout Award recognizes pioneering skincare and makeup innovations that have achieved global influence and resonated with beauty consumers around the world. For 2025, the award embraces the theme of bioengineering, spotlighting cutting-edge products that combine advanced scientific technology with the distinct creativity of K-beauty. All entries will be carefully reviewed and evaluated by a panel of industry experts prior to the show.


Award Judges

Lorna Radford

Founder and Managing Director,

ENKOS

Seongmin(Mike) Sohn

CEO & Principal Consultant,

REACH24H

John Jimenez

Senior Researcher,

Belcorp

Dr. Jaesung Hwang

Professor,

KyungHee University

Faiza Hussain

Director of Product Innovations &

Co-founder, NEX Skincare™

Byungjoon Park

Director,

Kolmar Korea

Dr. Joonho Choi

Chief Researcher,

Amorepacific

Dr. Kilala Tilaar

CEO,

Martha Tilaar Group

Tumi Siwoku

Principal Chemist,

Beauty Science Labs UK

Junbae Lee

Executive Director,

COSMAX

"The highlight for me this year is definitely our Harmonie™️NatuVel gel winning Gold. We are very proud of this; it’s a very important award for us. It’s our new product, which we launched this April at in-cosmetics Global.”


KCC SILICONE Corporation
Best Ingredients Award (Functional)

Gold

"We're really proud to have this award. And I think being here at in-cosmetics, we get to meet a lot of very forward-thinking individuals and also peers in the industry. So, it really is great energy to be here with very like-minded people that are very passionate about innovation."


Givaudan Active Beauty
K-Beauty Standout Award

Winner

"We are really happy to be receiving the gold award for the active ingredients category at in cosmetics Korea. Why we wanted to submit this in Korea is because we know that in the K beauty trends, people are going after the flawless look, the glass skin and so on. And I mean, smooth complexion gives you confidence, right? And that's very important across any market."


Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant
Best Ingredients Award (Active)

Gold

"It's a very good recognition from the industry, especially for in-cosmetics, which is one of the best events in cosmetics. And here in Korea, we are in a place where innovation is recognised by the world."


PolymerExpert
Best Ingredients Award (Functional)

Silver

"We are super excited about it, because this is the first time we have won this innovation award in-cosmetics Korea. The fact that all the innovation behind it is recognised tells us that we are doing a good job in communicating the innovation and all the work put into this biotech platform."


PROVITAL, Do Care.
Best Ingredients Award (Active)

Silver

"I feel very honoured to get this award because the K-Brauty Standout Award combines many trends and high advanced Bio Science materials."


TriBeaute Inc.
K-Beauty Standout Award

Runner-Up

Discover more about the companies that have shortlisted