The EX•TRACTS Best New Product Award judges were: Jean Warshaw, Beauty Store Business; Patricia Norins, GIFT SHOP; Meredith Schwartz, Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Susan Tucker, Giftware News; and Paulina Kajankova, Insiders Guide to Spas/Spirituality & Health.

The winter 2012 EX•TRACTS® Best New Product Awards winners and finalists, selected from more than 100 products, are:

Best of Show:
Royal Apothic (London, England) for its Heroes & Aristocrats collection of sophisticated grooming products for gentlemen, packaged in a vintage constellation print. www.royalapothic.com

Bath & Body:
J.R. Watkins Naturals (Winona, MN) for its Grapefruit Body Oil Mist, an all-natural, easy-absorbing full body fragrance and moisturizing oil. www.jrwatkins.com

Beauty Accessory:
OKA b. Footwear (Buford, GA) for its OKA b. Ballet Flat, a stylish, comfortable and eco-friendly ballet flat made of antimicrobial recycled plastic and with an ergonomic foot bed. www.oka-b.com

Cosmetic & Fragrance:
Simpatico (St. Louis, MO) for its Ambergris Solid Perfume, made of beeswax, jojoba oil, and vitamin E. www.simpatico-home.com

Natural/Organic:
Marula – The Leakey Collection (Newport Beach, CA) for its Marula Oil, a full-body healing and beauty oil made from hand-selected kernels of wild-harvested fruit of marula trees in Kenya. www.marula.com

Packaging:
ECOYA (Botany Bay, Australia) for its Equality Candle, a 100% soy candle in ribbed, cobalt blue glass with packaging that resembles a history book, as an homage to the historic efforts of current social campaigns for marriage rights in the U.S. www.ecoya.com.au

The Best New Product Award judges were: Hillary Wehrle, Beautifile.com; Candice Sabatini, Editorial Director, Beautynews NYC; Patricia Norins, Publisher, GIFT SHOP; Meredith Schwartz, Business Editor, Gifts & Decorative Accessories; and Nancy Jeffries, Contributing Editor, Happi Magazine.

The summer 2011 EX•TRACTS® Best New Product Awards winners and finalists, selected from 119 products, are:

Best of Show:
Worker B (Minneapolis, MN) for Worker B Rescue Putty, a putty that stays where you put it for the ultimate in skin repair. The product is made with Olive Oil, Beeswax and Raw Honey from local beekeepers. www.worker-b.com

Bath & Body:
European Soaps, LLC (New York, NY) for Argan Bath Collection, a luxury bathing product created using one of nature’s most powerful anti-aging antioxidants, Argan Oil, which has been used for centuries as a beauty ritual by women in Morocco. www.europeansoaps.com

Beauty Accessory:
Whats Hot! Inc. (Woodbury, NY) for Slice Tweezers, perfectly aligned, hand-filed tips, wide comfortable grip for expert precision. www.whatshotinc.com

Cosmetic & Fragrance:
Votivo (Spartanburg, SC) for Floure Collection, a soy veggie blend candle inspired by the youth movement of the ‘Roaring 20’s,’ with five fragrances originating from classic scents of the early 1900’s and a ceramic container reminiscent of the iconic flapper dress. www.votivo.com

Natural/Organic:
B. Witching Bath Co. (Hawthorne, NJ) for B. Witching Organic Shaving Jelly, a new 95% organic content – infused with organic aloe, cucumber, cranberry extracts, and kosher vegetable glycerin – The Shaving Jelly acts as a super-soothing and moisturizing protective gel, for a super close shave. www.bwitchingbathco.com

Packaging:
ECOYA (Beverly Hills, CA) for Decadence Range by Ecoya, a throw back to powerful women of the 1920’s, made of 100% natural soy wax. www.ecoya.com.au
 

Criteria judges considered for this award were: innovative design; creative use of materials/construction; and use of new materials/technology.

The Winter 2011 Best New Product Award judges were: Mary Bemis, Organic Spa; Leah Genuario, Beauty Store Business; Patricia Norins, GIFT SHOP; and Meredith Schwartz, Gifts & Decorative Accessories.

Best of Show:
Tatine (Chicago, IL) for Foundry, a collection of candles in five unique fragrances with packaging reminiscent of vintage-modern found objects from a motorcycle foundry. The handmade soy and bee wax blends in recycled glass and paper create an allure of industrial tones mixed with the romance of candle light. www.tatinecandles.com

Bath & Body Category:
ILLUME (Minneapolis, MN) for Ginger & Sea Salt Lotion Candle. A luxurious blend of shea butter, olive oil and soy, the lighted candle provides ambiance and creates a rich lotion as it melts. www.illumecandles.com

Beauty Accessory Category:
Ecoya (Botany Bay, Australia) for Body Nourisher Vanilla Bean, a luxe, rich, hypo-allergenic body moisturizer, free from parabens, sulfates, propylene glycol, silicone and artificial colors. www.ecoya.com.au

Cosmetic & Fragrance Category:
Royal Apothic (Los Angeles, CA) for its Society of Scents, a collection of eight distinctive fragrances inspired by the social clubs of England’s Victorian Age. www.royalapothic.com

Natural/Organic Category:
Lotus Love Beauty (San Diego, CA) for Soy Wax Travel Tin Candle, all natural, hand-blended and hand-poured soy wax candles featuring a hand-braided wick and packaged in a recyclable tin. http://lotuslovebeauty.com

Packaging Category:
Simpatico-Home (St. Louis, MO) Hobnail Glass Candle, noted for the textured glass that creates its unique knobbed design, the candles are available in a rich variety of jewel tones and include a wax seal from an antique letterpress machine. www.simpatico-home.com

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