2025 Allē Awards:
Submission Portal Now Open!

The all-new submission portal is now live for the 2025 C&T Allē Awards - submit now at www.AlleAwards.com! 

Congratulations to the winners AND finalists of the 2024 C&T Allē Awards - see the complete list here.

Market Your Success: Logo Licensing

C&T Allē Award winners and finalists are profiled in the magazine, online, in e-newsletters and on the major socials. As a participant, you are encouraged to share your success across your own networks!

In addition, winners and finalists can promote their C&T Allē Awards recognition by licensing the 2024 awards logo.

C&T Allē Awards Finalist or Winner* logo kit (1-year license) = $1,200
C&T Allē Awards Finalist or Winner* logo kit (unlimited license) = $4,800

For additional questions regarding C&T Allē Awards logo licensing, please contact Jolly Patel, business development manager, Cosmetics & Toiletries, at [email protected] or 1-630-344-6061.

*Please note:

• One-year licenses begin upon receipt of the initial logo kit, regardless of a "Winner" or "Finalist" status.
• Only one logo kit is required per company; if you have more than one finalist or winner entry, you can use the same logo purchase for multiple products

Awards Dinner

The 2024 C&T Allē Awards dinner celebrating the winners and finalists was once again co-located with our Beauty Accelerate event, held March 6-7, 2024, at the Millennium Biltmore in Los Angeles. The exclusive, red-carpet style awards dinner took place the evening of March 6, also at the Millennium Biltmore.

Photos from 2024 are forthcoming! Check out the 2022 photo gallery.

The 2022 Cosmetics & Toiletries Allē Awards brought behind-the-scenes ingenuity in cosmetics and personal care R&D into the spotlight

Winner/Finalist Recognition

Finalists and winners are recognized across all C&T multimedia platforms and receive invaluable expert insights about their product or innovation. Winners receive one team award and a certificate, and are profiled in the magazine. Note that additional licensing fees apply to use of the C&T Allē Awards logo.

What are the C&T Allēs? 

The C&T Allē Awards, presented by C&T and parent company Allured Business Media, bring behind-the-scenes ingenuity in cosmetics and personal care R&D into the spotlight. 

The Allēs honor the scientific discipline, formulating skills, resourcefulness and creativity of innovators throughout the cosmetic product development process — from ingredient suppliers and finished product manufacturers, to test method/tool designers, digital tech developers and more.

Entry Types/Categories

Stay tuned for the 2025 C&T Allē Awards call for entries!

Entry Types:

• Active and base cosmetic ingredients
• Ingredient blends
• Prototype products/chassis (new for 2025!)
• Finished formulas - indie, mass and prestige categories
• Test methods/tools
• Commercial beauty devices
• Digital technologies - consumer (B2C) and industry (B2B) categories

Categories:

• Anti-aging
• Bath, Shower & Hygiene
• Color Cosmetics
• Hair & Scalp Care
• Natural/Bio-derived
• Nutricosmetics
• Skin/Body Care
• Sun/Light Protection
• Wellness (new for 2025!)

Judging 

Entries are rated by an esteemed panel of industry experts based on the supporting documents provided by entrants. (2025 judges will be announced soon! See 2024 judges). Parameters reviewed include (where relevant): Novelty, Effectiveness, Practicality/Utility, Sustainability, Safety/Stability, Quality of Design, Relevance and Significance.

Eligibility 

Entries for the 2025 C&T Allē Awards must have been launched or initially implemented any time in 2024. Entries launched or implemented in Nov/Dec 2023 also are eligible.

Questions?

Entries: For questions regarding C&T Allē Awards entries, please contact Rachel Grabenhofer, managing scientific editor, Cosmetics & Toiletries, at [email protected] or 1-630-344-6072.

Dinner tickets/tables/logo licensing: For questions regarding C&T Allē Awards dinner tickets, tables or logo licensing, please contact Jolly Patel, business development manager, Cosmetics & Toiletries, at [email protected] or 1-630-344-6061.

Past Winners

Check our this esteemed list of past winners:

Finished Formulas: Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Belcorp,  Kao Brands Co.,  Procter & Gamble, PZ Cussons, Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, AmorePacific, Shiseido, L’Oréal, Clean O2 Carbon Capture Technology, Codex Labs, Raaka's World, Sage & Ylang Redefining Beauty, Tosla Nutricosmetics, Roccoco Botanicals, Good Chemistry, Abetyu' Naturals by Shaman Productions, DECIEM, Winnox Cosmeceuticals, Shiny Brands Group/Dr. May, SNF Personal Care, DermaRx Laboratories, NuSkin, Lashliner, Inc., Nutrafol, Orpheus Skin Essence, Cosmax Inc., DECIEM, Solésence Beauty Science, Epicutis, Circadia, Crown Aesthetics, Eufora International, Tronque, #LubeLife, Innovative Beauty Group, PT Wahana Kosmetika Indonesia, Stoic Beauty Inc., Hume Supernatural, Yobee Care, Inc., RAAIE, Earth & Body Wise, ROSS Organic/Azelis 

Ingredients: RAHN AG, Lubrizol, Seppic, Solésence, Premium Organic, Vantage Personal Care, Miyoshi America, Inc., P2 Science, Inc., Biosynthetic Technologies, Nouryon, Sederma, Clariant,  Korea Particle Technologies, Dow Corning Corp.,  BASF,  Berg & Schmidt, Presperse, Ashland, Croda, RBT, a Syneron Company, DSM, Natures Crops International, Inolex, Lignovations, Sharon Personal Care, CP Kelco, DayGlo Color Corp., Ichimaru Pharcos, Sino Lion USA, Greentech, TRI-K, Silab.

Chassis/Blends (new in 2024): Dermegen, Inc., Vantage Personal Care

Testing method/tool: Sequential Bio, Symrise AG

Digital technology: Aedit, Goldn USA, COPTIS

Commercial Beauty Device (new in 2024): ReVivo Biosystems

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