Here’s How to Submit for the 2023 SELF Healthy Beauty Awards

The time has come: Submissions for SELF’s 2023 Healthy Beauty Awards are officially open! Our annual Healthy Beauty Awards honor the best new skin, body, hair, and makeup products after a comprehensive testing and review process by dermatologists, beauty experts, influencers, and SELF editors. We’re looking for products that are effective, straightforward to use, functional in our everyday lives, and ultimately spark some level of joy.

Keep reading for everything brands need to know.

How to Submit to the 2023 SELF Healthy Beauty Awards

To submit a product for consideration, brands must fill out this form. Please fill out one form per product—so if your brand is submitting one face moisturizer and one serum, you’ll need to fill out two separate forms. We kindly ask that each brand submit no more than five products total.

To be eligible, a product must have launched (or plan to launch) between July 1, 2022 and June 1, 2023. Pre-existing products that have been reformulated, released in new colorways or shades, repackaged, or improved in any significant way within the eligible time period are fair game.

Below, you can find our list of eligible product categories. If you’re wondering whether a product fits into one of them, send us an email at [email protected] and we can help you out. Please note that we do not consider supplements of any kind (for example, collagen drinks or biotin vitamins).

Please do not ship any samples for testing at this time. If we’d like to test your product, we’ll reach out after reviewing your submission, which may take a few weeks.

All submissions are due via the 2023 Healthy Beauty Awards submission form on Tuesday, February 21 at 12 p.m. EST.

This year, we will be accepting submissions in the following categories:

Face

Facial cleanser
- Oil
- Gel
- Bar
- Cream
- Balm
Face moisturizer
- Daily
- Night/rich
- Barrier repair
Eye cream
- Brightening
- Mature skin
- Depuffing
Facial sunscreen
- Chemical
- Mineral
Face Serum
- Retinol
- Hydrating
- Brightening
- For fine lines and wrinkles
- Resurfacing (AHA and BHA)
Face Oil
Toner, Essence, and Face Mist
- Hydrating
- Exfoliating
- Brightening
Exfoliant
- Chemical
- Physical (face scrub)
Face masks and sheet masks
- Clarifying
- Hydrating
- Brightening
- Overnight
Peels
Spot treatments
Lip mask
Skin care tools and gadgets

Body

Body lotion
Body serum
Body oil
Deodorant
Antiperspirant
Body wash
Body scrub
Hand soap
Hand sanitizer
Nail polish
Press-on nails
Nail polish remover
Nail clippers
Tweezers
Nail files
Self-tanner
Razors
Shaving cream or gel
Foot treatments

Hair

Shampoo
- Volumizing
- For curls
- For natural hair
- For dry or damaged hair
- For blondes
- For color-treated hair
- Smoothing/for frizzy hair
- For sensitive scalp, scalp health, or dandruff
- Bar shampoo
Conditioner
- Volumizing
- For curls
- For natural hair
- For dry or damaged hair
- For blondes
- For color-treated hair
- Smoothing/for frizzy hair
- For sensitive scalp, scalp health, or dandruff
- Bar conditioner
Co-wash
Leave-in conditioner
Hair oil
Mousse
Edge styler
Pomade
Dry shampoo
Hair spray
Curl gel/styler
Curl cream
Scalp treatment
Hair mask
Hair towel
Hair ties
Hair bonnet
Blow dryer
Flatiron
Curling iron
Wand
Multi-styler tool