In-Cosmetics Global

In-Cosmetics Global, the leading global event for personal care, today announced the winners of the 2025 Awards, which were decided by an expert panel made up of representatives from L’Oreal, Rare Beauty, Trinny London and Haleon to name a few. Sponsored by Kenvue, the awards celebrate the industry’s biggest achievements with some of the most significant contributions to cosmetic science.  

An expert panel narrowed down standout entries competing for awards across eight categories. Winners were selected for categories including the Kenvue Trusted Science Award, the Innovation Zone Best Active and Functional Ingredient Awards, the Green Ingredient Award, the Rising Star Award, the Make-Up Bar Award, the Sensory Bar Award and the Sustainable Stand Award.

Here are the winners:

Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Awards

Functional Ingredient: Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant took home the Gold for Pickmulse, a natural emulsifier that redefines the sensory experience. Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. was awarded Silver for its Galguard Prebiotive, which is a 100% green antimicrobial preservative derived from bio-renewable sources. The Bronze award was presented to White Tiger Ground for WTGPhLA Kimchi Filtrate Organic Preservative, an effective antimicrobial and sanitizing ingredient.

Active Ingredient: Presented with Gold for the Innovation Zone Best Ingredient in the Active Ingredients category was Solabia Group for Pro-Longevia. The R&D team was commended for its use of green biotechnology coupled with strong scientific support. Raw materials manufacturer Vytrus Biotech took the Silver Award for Clarivine with Fasting for skin longevity, an innovative 100% natural active ingredient designed to enhance skin cellular longevity and activate the skin’s regeneration processes. Mibelle Biochemistry won Bronze for PhytoCellTec Exosomes, which increase exosome production by mesenchymal stem cells inside the skin.

Green Ingredient Award

The Green Ingredient Award, in collaboration with Ecovia Intelligence, honors ingredients that have a meaningful environmental or social impact. Taking the title for this year’s Gold accolade was Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant for Pickmulse. Also recognized in this year’s Green Ingredient Award was AAK which won Silver for Lipex SheaLiquid TR, a naturally derived, eco-friendly liquid shea emollient. Meanwhile, Melicica by Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant, also took home the Bronze Award for its holistic approach to optimising the skin’s natural repair process.

Kenvue Trusted Science Award
The Kenvue Trusted Science Award recognizes innovative and effective modern ingredients that consumers can rely on for their daily care. This evening, Croda took the title for Luceane, this award-winning ingredient slows down the aging process by five years after just one month of application, resulting in a reduction of skin fatigue signs and radiance improvement.

Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award celebrates first-year exhibitors, highlighting their advanced products and ingredients while acknowledging their solution-driven approaches. This year saw Evolved by Nature awarded for its impressive presence at the show. Evolved by Nature is a life sciences company that creates high-performing, sustainable ingredients for skincare and beauty through biotechnology.

Make-Up Bar and Sensory Bar Award
The Sensory Bar Award and the Make-up Bar Award spotlight the next generation of color cosmetics, innovative technologies and developments in sensory, texture and fragrance.

In the Make-Up Bar Award, PolymerExpert, part of Solabia Group, took the top title for its OleoShine Green – The Future of Natural Radiance, which offers ultra-radiant shine and optimized adhesion. Daito Kasei Europe took Silver for Long-lasting, natural, & transformative beauty. JRS took Bronze for its Pearlescent serum tablets for reconstitution.

In the Sensory Bar Award category, cosmetic product manufacturer Azelis Group NV was awarded Gold for its innovative Sensory Boost. Chemyunion took Silver for its Be Your Beauty innovation. Bronze was awarded to Givaudan Active Beauty and its S3D Reverso – The youth renewal complex.

Sustainable Stand Award
The Sustainable Stand Award acknowledges exhibitors who have actively implemented eco-conscious measures when designing and building their stands. This was judged by an illustrious panel of sustainability experts and the accolade was awarded to Laboratoires Expanscience for its sustainability credentials and efforts to minimize carbon emissions.

“This year’s award entries have highlighted an incredible commitment to advancing cosmetic science. We are extremely proud to celebrate these innovators first-hand and acknowledge their achievements in each category. Our acclaimed judges were impressed by the remarkable amount and quality of entries this year,” said Roziani Zulkifli, event director of In-Cosmetics Global. “We extend our gratitude to our sponsor, Kenvue, for its support, and to everyone who joined us this year to celebrate, and to all entrants. But most importantly, congratulations to all of our 2025 winners – your contribution to cosmetic science is not unnoticed, and we look forward to seeing your innovations make an impact across the industry in the years to come.”