The BSB European innovations prize for cosmetics, natural products and their chemical ingredients was awarded in Hamburg this year for the 12th time. The winner in the end products category was The Skin Whisperer by Mila d’Opiz. For natural products first place went to the Aquanature eye pads from Annemarie Börlind and also to the 24 hour face cream Regeneration from Kneipp. The winner in the actives/naturals category was Snow Algae Powder by Mibelle. In functionals Doosans DS Hydroceramide50S was the winner. In the raw materials/ingredients category the winner was Provital’s Baicapil. The winners were picked out by a panel of four independent international judges which included COSSMA editor Angelika Meiss.