Voting to open for top innovative cosmetics formulation at SCS Formulate

03-Oct-2017 - Last updated on 03-Oct-2017 at 06:52 GMT

The call for votes to select this year’s most innovative formulations has gone out from the SCS Formulate industry event in the UK.

Show organisers say voting will be carried out by delegates to this year’s industry formulation event on the first day, with industry professionals invited to sign up here.

Finalists announced

Six finalists have been selected, according to organisers, and are in the running for the Laura Marshall Memorial Award, judged on the following criteria:

How does the product live up to the innovation claimed? i.e. the texture, the appearance, the feel, the science, the principle etc., in written claim.
Impact of Innovation
Is the Innovation clear to the consumer

The companies behind the finalist entries are: Azelis (with Maskerade), Aston Chemicals (with Superfruit Splash Tint), Ashland (with Sensory Rebound Balm-in-Gel SPF 20), Surfachem (with Love Down Below - Intimate Post Shave Balm), Brenntag (wit Make Up Remover Stick) and Croda (with Skin Protecting UV Fluid SPF 50).

“The Innovation encompasses all aspects of the industry from the latest formulation to new test methods, an innovative packaging format, electronic advances and beyond,” say SCS Formulate organisers.

What is SCS Formulate?

SCS Formulate says it is the UK's largest event of its kind, focusing on raw materials, ingredients and formulation services for personal care and cosmetic products.

“In the exhibition you will be able to find every conceivable ingredient, raw material and other vital tool of your trade,” explain organisers.

“Over the two days you will find the new, the innovative, the proven, the everyday and the obscure - everything you need to create, make and market cosmetics for today and tomorrow.”

The event comprises of a series of lectures and seminars on hot industry issues, spread across three broad themes: Inform, Inspire and Create.