BASF’s Care Creations has received the first prize of the BSB Innovation Award 2021 in three categories - Concepts, Functionals and Recipients and Actives – Pigmentation, Brightness, Silent Inflammation. 

Emollient Jockey, a digital tool that provides comprehensive data on an emollient’s characteristics and performance, achieved first place in the Concepts category. BASF’s readily biodegradable Lamesoft Balance, a product for the stabilization of ingredients in skin and hair cleansing formulations, achieved first place in Functionals and Recipients sub-category of Cosmetics. The active ingredient PeptAIde 4.0, a plant-based product derived from rice proteins, was awarded first place in Pigmentation, Brightness, Silent Inflammation of the Actives sub-category.

“I am very proud that to date, we have been honored by BSB nineteen times for our solutions. This recognition motivates us even more to continue to support our customers in developing high-performing, state-of-the-art and above all sustainable cosmetic products – be it with innovative ingredients or new, complementary digital technologies that facilitate efficient product development and effective product design,” said Christian Somigliana, Market Development Personal Care Europe.

The German consulting agency BSB has been issuing its Innovation Awards since 2003. The awards are presented to innovative solutions in the cosmetics sector for finished products and raw materials in different categories.