Join the Ranks of Past Winners—Submit to the C&T Allē Awards

Jan 21st, 2022

Does your invention have what it takes to join the ranks of past cosmetics R&D award winners? Enter the Cosmetics & Toiletries (C&T) Allē Awards to find out.

Submission deadline: March 1, 2022; Early Bird fee ends February 15.

The newly reinvented C&T Allēs bring behind-the-scenes ingenuity in cosmetics and personal care R&D into the spotlight. While the previous awards* highlighted brilliance in cosmetic ingredient design and finished formula development, we've expanded the program to honor testing methods and tools, digital technologies and more.

Enter today to join the list of past winners and finalists, including:

Finished Formulas: Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Belcorp, Kao Brands Co., Procter & Gamble, PZ Cussons, Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, AmorePacific, Shiseido, L’Oréal; and

Ingredients: Sederma, Clariant, Korea Particle Technologies, Dow Corning Corp., BASF, Berg & Schmidt, Presperse, Ashland, Croda, RBT—a Syneron Company and DSM.

*Previously known as the C&T R&D Awards, R&D Awards—Asia and the International Technology Awards

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