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Innovation Zone Best Ingredient ingredients like carcinogenic nitros- be it through beauty, work, fashion,
Award Active Ingredients category amines and dioxane. exercise, or sleep. According to Green,
was raw materials and ingredients the wellness trend is rapidly expanding,
manufacturer, dsm-firmenich, for its Estée Lauder mentorship award projected to grow at a rate of 8.6%
Eterwell Youth. In the Functional The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) annually, reaching a value of $8.5-trillion
Ingredients category, specialty chemicals New Incubation Ventures (NIV) group by 2027.
leader, Evonik, secured first prize awarded Enantis, a Czech Republic
for its Ecohance Remo XP, a versatile based protein engineering company, Joonseok Cha, Ph.D., Research Direc-
and mild ingredient that functions as a as the overall winner of its Brkthru tor at The Garden of Naturalsolution, led
rheology modifier, hydrophilic emol- Voices prize. The brand-new partner- a popular seminar on ‘Anti-ageing: Top
lient, and sensory enhancer. ship with in-cosmetics Global recog- to Bottom’, which focused on the emerg-
nised ground-breaking innovation in ing trend of ‘slow and well ageing’ over
Award to Galaxy Surfactants a dedicated prize ceremony, awarding ‘anti-ageing.’ He noted that teenagers as
Mumbai-based surfactants and spe- Enantis with a $10,000 grant, access to young as 14-years-old are now adopting
cialty care ingredients leader, Galaxy the NIV mentorship programme, and practices to target wrinkles. Cha shared
Surfactants Ltd., bagged the Silver use of the NIV Network, marking their research findings on Irish moss extract,
Award in the Functional Ingredients triumphant venture into the cosmetics Leafresh, and dokollagen, underscoring
Categoty for its natural derma cleanser, field. Among the shortlisted contenders their potential in helping to slow the
Galseer DermaGreen. for the prize were Ascension Medical ageing process, naturally.
Biotechnology, Oriel Marine Extracts,
According to the company, this is Sethic Innovation Labs, and Supad- Paul Salama, Ph.D, Eng., CTO &
the world’s first 100% green oil soluble Elixir Co. Ltd. Head of Innovation, Sharon Personal
cleanser system, and comprises of Care, delivered a seminar on ‘Harness-
N-cocoyl L-proline, polyglyceryl-3 Wellness – a consistent theme ing the power of vitamins for combined
oleate, glyceryl monolaurate, blended A consistent theme seen through- antimicrobial preservation & skin bene-
(25-50%) with vegetable oils and other out the event was wellness; a booming fits.’ He presented Sharon Aquavita, a
oil-soluble actives to create derma-car- trend growing in multiple sectors. next-generation multi-functional preser-
ing compositions for dry, sensitive and vation system, combining a clean-
highly irritated skin. It is completely Lucie Green, Founder of Light label system for anti-microbial efficacy
bio-sourced, biodegradable and manu- Years, dwelt on how the trend is influenc- with superior skin care benefits.
factured by a green process that meets ing innovations in the beauty industry,
all the 12 principles of Green Chemistry. quoting that it will be driven by Neurocosmetics – the link between
Unlike the current surfactant systems generations of consumers progressively skin and the brain
for shower oil, it is free from toxic incorporating wellness into their lives, Fred Zülli Ph.D., Founder of

Table 1: Winners at in-cosmetics Global 2024
Award Gold Silver Bronze
Innovation Zone Best Eterwell Youth Rejuvenad (Mibelle Biochemistry) Regetaste (Codif TN)
Ingredient Award (Active) (DSM-Firmenich)
Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Ecohance Remo XP (Evonik) Galseer® Dermagreen (Galaxy Carbopol Fusion S-20 Polymer
Award (Functional) Surfactants Ltd.) (Lubrizol Life Science)
Green Ingredient Award Sprucesugar (Boreal Bioproducts) Perfectyl Biofunctional (Ashland) Lignoguard Aqua 20
(Lignovations)
Kenvue Trusted Science Award Hydrasensyl Glucan Green Tego® Filmstar One MB (Evonik Immunight (Lucas Meyer
(BASF) Industries) Cosmetics)
Make-Up Bar Award Trend Colors Autumn & Winter Matte Lipstick Ceremony (Imerys Rei-Sei-BiCold Process Beauty
2025/26 (Eckart GmbH) Talc Europe) (Nikko Chemicals)
Sensory Bar Award Ethanol-free and natural per- Lavish Lavender Oil-Free Skinsitu Caps (Technatur)
fume pearls (Microcaps AG) Massage Gel (Univar Solutions)
Rising Star Award Kaffe Bueno andSkinosive

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