[Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025] Earth- and Wallet-Friendly 'Green Papaya Enzyme Sheet Mask' Wins the 'Judges' Award (Cost Performance Category)'!
San-O International's 'Green Papaya Enzyme Sheet Mask' won the Judges' Award at the Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025, praised for its organic ingredients and affordable price of 495 yen.
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The 'Green Papaya Enzyme Sheet Mask,' a product sold by San-O International Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Kenji Maeda, Headquarters: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture), won the 'Judges' Award (Cost Performance Category)' at the 'Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025,' which honors cosmetics that are kind to both people and the earth.
This product realizes an easy-to-continue price of 495 yen (tax included) per sheet while using 100% naturally derived beauty ingredients and organic cotton.
The 'Green Papaya Enzyme Sheet Mask' took first place in the special care category at the 'Cosme Kitchen BEST COSME 2025 2nd Half' hosted by Cosme Kitchen, and has achieved top rankings for three consecutive terms since the second half of 2024, garnering support from many customers. This time, its overwhelming 'high cost performance' was highly evaluated from a sustainable perspective as well, leading to this honorable award.
■ Attended the Award Ceremony!
On Friday, March 20, 2026, the award ceremony for the 'Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025' was held at '+Base' in NEWoMan Takanawa, Tokyo.
On the day, a talk session was held by experts active on the front lines of the industry. Amidst a gathering of Japan's renowned sustainable cosmetics, Ms. Tomomi Papaya, President of the 'Japan Green Papaya Association'—who was involved in the planning and supervision of this product and broadly communicates the appeal of green papayas—attended on behalf of the brand and received the 'Judges' Award (Cost Performance Category).'
■ Background of the Award
Achieving Overwhelming Cost Performance that 'Anyone Can Use Comfortably,' Leveraging Years of Trust in Cosmetics
The origin of this product's development was the passionate requests from many customers who have patronized our green papaya enzyme supplements for many years, asking for 'skincare using green papaya to condition the skin's foundation.'
As a food manufacturer, we have always put the health and safety of our customers first. That is why we pursued high safety standards for cosmetics that touch the skin directly, to the point where they feel 'safe enough to put in your mouth.'
We carefully selected 100% naturally derived ingredients and adopted eco-friendly organic cotton. Furthermore, we luxuriously blended moisture-retaining ceramides, and trending beauty ingredients niacinamide and bakuchiol. We invite you to experience the moist, bouncy hydration and bright, clear complexion (*1).
This product realizes an easy-to-continue price of 495 yen (tax included) per sheet while using 100% naturally derived beauty ingredients and organic cotton.
The 'Green Papaya Enzyme Sheet Mask' took first place in the special care category at the 'Cosme Kitchen BEST COSME 2025 2nd Half' hosted by Cosme Kitchen, and has achieved top rankings for three consecutive terms since the second half of 2024, garnering support from many customers. This time, its overwhelming 'high cost performance' was highly evaluated from a sustainable perspective as well, leading to this honorable award.
■ Attended the Award Ceremony!
On Friday, March 20, 2026, the award ceremony for the 'Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025' was held at '+Base' in NEWoMan Takanawa, Tokyo.
On the day, a talk session was held by experts active on the front lines of the industry. Amidst a gathering of Japan's renowned sustainable cosmetics, Ms. Tomomi Papaya, President of the 'Japan Green Papaya Association'—who was involved in the planning and supervision of this product and broadly communicates the appeal of green papayas—attended on behalf of the brand and received the 'Judges' Award (Cost Performance Category).'
■ Background of the Award
Achieving Overwhelming Cost Performance that 'Anyone Can Use Comfortably,' Leveraging Years of Trust in Cosmetics
The origin of this product's development was the passionate requests from many customers who have patronized our green papaya enzyme supplements for many years, asking for 'skincare using green papaya to condition the skin's foundation.'
As a food manufacturer, we have always put the health and safety of our customers first. That is why we pursued high safety standards for cosmetics that touch the skin directly, to the point where they feel 'safe enough to put in your mouth.'
We carefully selected 100% naturally derived ingredients and adopted eco-friendly organic cotton. Furthermore, we luxuriously blended moisture-retaining ceramides, and trending beauty ingredients niacinamide and bakuchiol. We invite you to experience the moist, bouncy hydration and bright, clear complexion (*1).