On April 2, in-cosmetics Global 2019 presented its awards for the best ingredients. Each year, they identify the most innovative active and functional ingredients launched over the past six months. They also saw green, sensory and make-up innovations highlighted. Presentation of the main ones, in texts and images!
All the Innovation Zone award-winning ingredients can be found in pictures in the slideshow at the end of this article.
Rising Star Award
Vita Rosalience
• Product type: Active ingredient, skincare
• Categories: anti-ageing, anti-wrinkle, botanicals, essential oils, plant extracts, natural actives
• Company: Vitalab
Vita Rosalience brings to full bloom the latest discoveries on rejuvenating biological mechanisms and mitochondrial biogenesis. The innovative product is based on a patented plant embryogenic culture of Rosa rugosa.
Extensive in-vitro studies have shown that Vita Rosalience positively regulates the synthesis of the youth protein GDF-11, resulting in the increase of mitochondrial biogenesis.
Clinically tested, Vita Rosalience diminishes wrinkles appearance, promoting skin firmness and elasticity.
• First active ingredient from plant embryogenic culture
• Novel anti-ageing concept on GDF-11 and mitochondrial biogenesis with clinically proven benefits
• Preservative free, easy to formulate with a suggested dose of 0.5%
Functional ingredients
Gold: Emulium® Illustro
• Product type: Functional ingredient, decoratives, suncare
• Categories: emulsifiers
• Company: Gattefossé
Emulium® Illustro is a natural origin, PEG-free, water-in-oil emulsifier highly compatible with pigments and UV filters, but also with a wide range of cosmetic ingredients.
It is self-sufficient thus does not need any co-emulsifier or stabilizer, and enhances …