Prevention Awards

Here’s where you can find out everything you need to know about all of Prevention’s awards programs, where we honor the very best in health and wellness.

Prevention recognizes excellence in products that help you live your healthiest life every day. After close consultation with top experts and evaluation of real-world testing, our editors recommend the best, most effective, science-backed products to our readers.

Each year, our editors and testers research and vet hundreds of products in the categories that make the biggest difference in your health and wellness, such as skincare, sleep, personal care, and more. With guidance from leading subject-matter experts, we select the most impressive items to test; the top performers are then awarded best-in-class accolades from Prevention.

Prevention has offered awards programs and delighted consumers with winning picks for more than a decade. By trusting Prevention’s selections, readers can feel confident that the products they purchase truly deserve a place in their home. Brands who have earned one of these prestigious awards have the opportunity to showcase their must-deserved accolades. In 2023, Prevention will host the following awards programs: Healthy Skin Awards, Beauty Awards, and Health at Home Awards.

Next winners announced: February 2024

No matter what the latest beauty trends are, Prevention believes that healthy skin is always in. But because the marketplace for skincare is extremely crowded and many products come with premium prices, Prevention’s annual Healthy Skin Awards can help you sort through what’s out there, understand what’s in your products, and learn which ones are worth buying.

Prevention works closely with a team of dermatologists to narrow down thousands of potential winners, based on ingredient efficacy and product claims. Subsequent testing allows editors to choose winners that show strong performance. Winners are awarded in a variety of categories, including sun safety, cleansers, moisturizers, and others.

Important dates and details:

The 2024 Prevention Healthy Skin Awards submission deadline is October 31, 2023.

To submit a product for consideration, please email preventionawards@hearst.com; emails should include:

• Healthy Skin Awards in the email subject
• Product name and current price
• Date released and any new features since original launch
• Product image; minimum size 8”x8” at 300 dpi
• Media contact name, email address, and phone number

Check out 2022’s winners, 2023’s winners, and 2024’s winners.

There is a remarkable amount of science that goes into quality beauty products, and Prevention is especially equipped to walk readers through it, thanks to the brand’s long history of science-backed health advice. The annual Beauty Awards is a trusted resource for people who want the truth about what beauty products truly work and why.

With a team of dermatologists and other beauty experts, Prevention’s editors narrow the overcrowded market from thousands to hundreds of potential winners. By identifying the most powerful and effective ingredients in hair, skin, and makeup products, the panel is able to determine top contenders that can then be tested. Winners are chosen based on expert guidance and consumer preference.

Important dates and details:

Prevention will not be conducting Beauty Awards in 2024.

Check out 2023’s Beauty Awards winners.

Living well starts at home: It’s crucial to set up your space for maximum health and safety. Prevention’s annual Health at Home Awards gives you the inside scoop on what you need in your medicine cabinets, kitchen, living spaces, and yard.

With guidance from a wide variety of experts in various fields, including home safety, air quality, ergonomics, and more, Prevention determines what homes need most. Then, experts advise on what specific features products should have, so that editors can choose the most effective and affordable items for a healthy home. Top contenders are tested in homes and winners are chosen for their quality and efficacy.

Important dates and details:

Check out 2023’s Health at Home Awards winners.

Quality slumber is one of the most important things you can give your body and mind—but it doesn’t always happen naturally. And while there are products that can help you fall asleep faster and sleep more deeply, it’s not always clear what’s worth your money. That’s where Prevention’s Sleep Awards come in.

Prevention works closely with sleep experts to determine what types of sleep tools can make a difference in supporting quality sleep. Using their recommendations and advice on must-have product features, Prevention editors sort through hundreds of varieties of sheets, pillows, blankets, window shades, sound machines, and other tools. Top contenders are then tested, and editors choose the winners based on criteria specific to each type of sleep tool.Important dates and details:

Prevention will not be conducting Sleep Awards in 2024.

Check out 2023’s Sleep Awards winners.

What it takes to get great-looking hair depends on your hair type. The products that will keep curly hair healthy are not the same ones that will make thin hair vibrant. With guidance from hair experts, Prevention organized hundreds of hair products by hair type, tested top contenders, then chose winners based on the most effective ingredients, easiest to use products, and best value.

Important dates and details:

Prevention will not be conducting Healthy Hair Awards in 2024.

Check out the 2022’s Healthy Hair Awards winners.

Prevention’s Test Kitchen spent months trying new healthy food products to determine the tastiest and most innovative food items of the year. Using nutrition criteria around sugar, salt, serving sizes, and non-processed ingredients, the team brought hundreds of products into the kitchen for testing. Panels of food experts tasted the snacks and cooked with the ingredients, all in service of giving readers the best advice for how to spend their food budget.

Important dates and details:

Prevention will not be conducting Food Awards in 2024.

Check out the 2022’s Healthy Food Awards winners.

A panel of ten experienced fitness trainers, podiatrists, and athletes worked closely with the Prevention team to identify top performing workout apparel and tools. They advised on materials, important functionality, and other criteria to look for in fitness equipment; testing was done by trainers, clients, and Prevention editors to choose the final winners.

Important dates and details:

Prevention will not be conducting Fitness Awards in 2024.

Check out the 2022’s Fitness Awards winners.

At Prevention, we take pride in picking the best products for our readers. Anytime you see the Prevention Picks logo, you can trust that the product is hand selected by a Prevention editor as a top-rated selection that truly solves a problem for you, makes your day easier, or brings joy to your life.

Our editors give the Prevention Picks designation to items that have genuinely made a difference in their lives. From brand-new launches to tried-and-true favorites, we shout out beauty products worth your money, fitness gear that will elevate your workouts, convenient gadgets for your home, healthy food that stands out from the rest, and so much more.

What if our product wins or is recognized by Prevention, how can we promote it?

Prevention encourages you to leverage the recognition to your network and in your marketing materials. If you would like to license the use of the award seal as well as additional assets including words, images, quotes, etc., please contact our licensing partner, Wright’s Media.

Alexandra (Allie) Early

Digital Director

Prevention’s digital director has more than a decade of experience editing and strategizing for news and lifestyle publications such as Good Housekeeping, Time Out New York, Time Out New York Kids, Haute Living, and Forbes (previously writing for PureWow, Paste, xoJane, Men’s Fitness, House Beautiful, and Life by Daily Burn among others). She’s happiest when she's elevating a great story with perfect packaging, digging into longform storytelling, or remixing the way we experience reported journalism.