PREVENTION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2012 “CELEBRATE YOUR BEAUTY” AWARDS IN
“BEST BODY” CATEGORY
—6 Products (All $45 or less) Stand Up to Scientific Testing—
Prevention magazine has named six winners in the “Best Body” category
of the brand’s prestigious “Celebrate Your Beauty” Awards this year,
the first in a four-part series. Award winners will be announced in
the July, August, September, and October issues, awarding products
in the categories of “Best Body,” “Best Complexion,” “Best Makeup,”
and “Best Hair,” respectively.
The awards kicked off in the July issue, with six body-beautifying
products earning the “Celebrate Your Beauty” seal, including:
SheaMoisture Olive & Green Tea Body Wash, Schick Hydro Silk Razor,
Dr. Dennis Gross Beta Glow Pad for Body with Active Vitamin D,
L’Oreal Paris Sublime Sun Hydra Lotion Spray, Aveeno Positively
Ageless Skin Strengthening Cream, and Philosophy Hands of Hope
Hand and Cuticle Cream.
To determine the winners, a panel of judges reviewed more than
1,700 beauty products launched from April 2011 to June 20123 and
chose 130 finalists. Each finalist was tested with criteria appropriate
to its category. Body lotions, face creams, and foundations were used
by readers for six weeks under the supervision of a dermatologist, who
determined winners using tools such as the Visia Complexion Analyzer by
Canfield. Products like shampoos and self-tanners were tested by an
independent lab and/or readers.
“Readers rely on Prevention to sort through the new beauty choices that
flood the marketplace every year, and to report authoritatively on which
ones really deliver and should be on their list of must-haves,” said
Prevention Editor-in-Chief, Diane Salvatore. “Prevention’s ‘Celebrate
Your Beauty’Awards are specifically designed to help women choose and
enjoy beauty products that are effective and compatible with a healthy
lifestyle.”
Below is the complete list of Prevention’s “Celebrate Your Beauty” Award
winners for 2012. A feature on the award winners from the “Best Body”
category, why they work and how to use them for best results, can be
found in the July issue of Prevention, on sale Tuesday, May 29th.
Best Body Wash:
SheaMoisture Olive & Green Tea Body Wash ($10, Walgreens)
This all-natural cleanser impressed judges because of its lack of
skin-irritating fragrances and sulfates, and readers raved about the
rich, creamy lather and fresh honeysuckle scent. Green tea extract helps
protect skin from damage, and avocado oil is rich in vitamins and
minerals that help moisturize and regenerate skin cells.
Best Body-Hair Removal:
Schick Hydro Silk Razor ($10, drugstores)
This slick-looking razor improves the condition of skin thanks to the
water-activated moisturizing serum surrounding the razor’s blades. As you
shave, the serum delivers proteins, vitamins, and shea butter to
rejuvenate skin. Testers also loved the easy-to-grip handle and
maneuverable head, which made shaving tricky areas like knees and ankles
a breeze.
Best Self-Tanner:
Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pad for Body with Active Vitamin D ($45,
Sephora.com) In addition to delivering a beautiful bronze glow, this
unique self-tanner also speeds cell renewal and kick-starts collagen
production.
Best Sunscreen:
L’Oréal Paris Sublime Sun Hydra Lotion Spray SPF 50+ ($11, drugstores)
In addition to blocking UVA and UVB rays with a blend of photostabilized
sunscreens, this product has vitamin E and white grapeseed extract, which
work together to protect against free radicals and keep skin looking
healthy
Best Body Lotion:
AVEENO® Positively Ageless® Skin Strengthening Body Cream ($10, drugstores)
Extracts of algae, mushroom, and flowering southernwood deliver
antioxidants that can help protect skin from damage and dehydration,
and before-and-after photographs clearly showed that this lotion
delivered improvements to the texture and elasticity of skin.
Best Hand Cream:
philosophy hands of hope hand and cuticle cream ($18, Philosophy.com)
This rich cream wowed both testers and judges by delivering noticeable
enhancements in roughness, scaling, and brown spots in just six weeks.
Testers also loved that this cream hydrated without making hands
slippery or smelly.
Visit prevention.com/celebrate for your chance to win all of Prevention’s
2012 “Celebrate Your Beauty” Awards winners (an $800 value!), plus daily
tips for healthier skin and hair, a peek behind the scenes of our testing
process, and more!
Prevention’s “Celebrate Your Beauty” Awards Judges, “Best Body” Category:
David Blank, MD, assistant professor at Columbia University/Presbyterian
Hospital; Ni’Kita Wilson, cosmetic chemist and vice president of research
and innovation at Englewood Lab in Englewood, NJ; Joel Schlessinger, MD,
past president of ASCDAS and founder of lovelyskin.com.
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