FAQs

The Clean Beauty Awards is open to all beauty brands regardless of location, as long as the products comply with the Awards standards and belong in any of the 22 categories. You can be based anywhere in the world. However, note that you will be responsible for shipping the products to the judging panel (and any associated customs/duties).

Yes! The Award is not limited to brands and products with the CertClean seal of approval; please ensure, however, the products meet the Award Standards.

As many as you want! You can enter one product or 10 products - this is up to you. Year over year, the number of products a brand enter ranges between 2.3 to 2.7. Just note that the registration fee is on a product-basis and you are responsible for all fees related to shipping the product (even customs/duties). To make it easier to estimate the shipping fees, all the judges are based in the USA.

Visit Eligibility & Categories for the full list of product categories: https://www.cleanbeautyawards.com/eligibility/

Unfortunately, a kit or any bundle of products would not fit into any category. Multi-product kits are currently not eligible to enter the Awards. You are welcome to enter each unit in their respective categories.

The esteemed judging panel consists of 100+ green beauty/living advocates, experts and influencers. The judging criteria includes: product performance, ease of use and user experience.

Oh shucks. Please send Marie (info@certclean.com) a note. If possible, re-do what you were trying to do but before pressing the button (ie. before you get the error message), take a screen shot. Share this screen shot with us - this helps us provide support in a timely manner.

We encourage the judging panel to share their honest review on social media and we encourage the brands to engage with our judging panel. Follow us at @CertCleanInc, and #CleanBeautyAwards!

The judging panel consists of 70+ green beauty advocates and enthusiasts based in the USA. The names and addresses of the judges will be shared after the call for entries close. For each entry, you will be sending 3 units to the judges. In other words, if you enter a face serum, you will be sending a unit of the face serum to three different judges. If you enter a face serum and a shampoo, you will be sending three units of face serums to three different judges and you will be sending three units of shampoo to three different judges. Brands are responsible for all shipping costs, as well as, customs/duties for products shipped to the judges - you will reimburse the judges for any applicable customs/duties.

The judging criteria includes: ease of use and user experience (along with product performance). This means, ensure that the size or packaging does not negatively impact any of the aforementioned criteria.

First, Create an Account. Then, Complete your profile and pay the Registration Fees. When the call for entries is over, ship your products to the assigned judges. Then the judging period begins!

The announcement of winners will be in 2026. Follow us on Instagram (@CertCleanInc) or subscribe to our newsletter to stay tuned!

There will be a press release announcing the Winners as well as an online Awards ceremony. The list of Finalists/Winners will also be featured in the annual the Ultimate Shopping Guide and there will extensive content marketing opportunities. The panel of 100+ clean beauty advocates will be celebrating with all of you as well!