Innovative Natural Raw Ingredient of the Year
Shining a Spotlight on the Foundations of True Natural Beauty
The ENBA Natural Ingredients Awards recognise the certified natural raw ingredients redefining what cosmetics can be — and connect their makers with 3,000+ brands across Europe.
Through this category, ENBA’s mission is to connect pioneering raw ingredient suppliers with the next generation of clean and natural beauty brands, creating a stronger, more ethical value chain from source to shelf.
The Innovative Natural Raw Ingredient Awards
Sustainable Ingredient of the Year
For ingredients whose most compelling story is environmental, social, or ethical — how they are grown, sourced, and what they leave behind.
Ingredient Innovation of the Year
For ingredients where a scientific or functional breakthrough is the headline — new performance, new texture, or a new natural alternative to synthetics
Four steps from application to Ingredient of the year
Submit your ingredient, after review of your application a member of the ENBA will contact you by email.
Is it certified natural? Is it genuinely innovative? Only ingredients meeting both criteria are declared eligible for shortlist .
COSMOS · NATRUE · BIOVIDASANAThe selected shortlisted ingredients are evaluated by our expert jury of European certification bodies and R&D specialists. May–August.
Shortlisted ingredients presented on stage in Paris, September 29, before 700+ industry professionals.
September 29 · Paris