Many companies in the personal care industry are striving to find natural replacements that function as well as their synthetic counterparts. Minasolve, a French cosmetic ingredient supplier, has made great strides in this area by introducing MinaCare Pentiol Green+. This is a corncob, sugar cane bagasse based version of pentylene glycol. It is odorless, colorless and water-soluble. The ingredient has been granted EcoCert and Cosmos certification in the EU and has received the Green Ingredient Silver Award at In-Cosmetics in 2014. 
 
As a multifunctional ingredient it serves three purposes: 
-An alternative to conventional preservatives for skin care, hair care, makeup and toiletries. It has proven efficacy against yeasts, molds and bacteria.
-A skin conditioner that exhibits a long-lasting skin moisturizing effect comparable to that of glycerin. It is not sticky or greasy.
-A solubilizer that is easy to formulate with.
 
The ingredient is created in the U.S., and the company says it is competitively priced with synthetic pentylene glycol.