In-Cosmetics was in April in Hamburg, and this year returned to Germany for the first time in five years. It was the most successful In-Cosmetics in the show’s history outside of Paris, attracting a total of 7,260 unique visitors.
Over 2,158 German visitors made up 30% of the total attendance, more than double the number of German visitors at any other In-Cosmetics show. Gattefossé scooped the Gold award in this year’s Innovation Zone Awards, for the development of Emulium Mellifera, a new generation of PEG-free emulsifiers that auto-adapts to skin type and climate to produce a white and luxurious emulsion. The Silver Award was presented to Induchem for Redensyl, a new hair growth reinforcer which targets the hair follicles’ stem cells, and the Bronze Award went to Lipotec’s Argirelox peptide, which is directed at reducing expression lines by modulating muscle contraction.
Alban Muller International took home the top honour in the new Green Ingredient Award (in association with Organic Monitor) for its Scurvy Grass Extract, a 100% natural extract of the Scurvy Grass plant, which is rich in the anti-ageing agent Vitamin C. The Silver winner was Minasolve with MinaCare Pentiol Green+, a new version of pentylene glycol that is produced from renewable vegetable raw materials. The Bronze Award went to Akott with Akosky Apium, a hydrosoluble celery cell culture extract which in vitro is very efficient in stimulating pro-collagen I and III, and fibronectin. Ashland, Croda and KPT were also announced as winners of the Beiersdorf Innovation Pitch, while the Cosmetics & Toiletries Magazine R&D Best New Award went to Silab.
In celebration of the year of collaboration between Germany and Brazil, a new Country Focus feature, sponsored by Beraca, provided an insight into Brazil’s personal care market – the third biggest world market for cosmetics and toiletries. A Brazil Product Trail guided visitors to exhibitor stands from Clariant, Chemyunion and Kobo where new products or formulations that use ingredients inspired by, or sourced from, Brazil were on display. The Brazil Exhibitor Pavilion was supported by ABIHPEC
