Minasolve has launched three E-Leen blends developed using a bio-based version of Caprylyl Glycol. The company says its formulations offer advantages over conventional blends, including suitability for cold and continuous processing.
Minasolve is targeting EMEA and South American cosmetics producers with bio-based alternatives, E-Leen 8, E-Leen P8 and E-Leen GC 8, enabling them to increase the natural origin index of their formulations.
Minasolve says it developed the E-Leen product range with bio-based Caprylyl Glycol as a cost-effective solution for the protection of green cosmetics at low concentration levels.
All three E-Leen products are skin moisturizers and antimicrobial stabilizers, produced from renewable, vegetal and GMO-free raw materials. They are liquids at ambient temperature. Each is COSMOS approved, a key criterion for natural cosmetics.
Conventional Caprylyl Glycol is a waxy solid produced from petrochemical raw materials. It requires melting before use, whereas E-Leen 8 is a ready to use liquid version. After storage in cold areas, warming to ambient temperature is sufficient to convert it to liquid. As no heating devices are required for handling, E-Leen 8 is suitable for cold and continuous processing.
E-Leen P8 is an mixture of bio-based Caprylyl Glycol and bio-based Phenylpropanol, a natural aroma ingredient. It offers users a reliable solution for the protection of formulations at low use-levels, even at a high pH.
E-Leen GC 8 is a mild alternative for sensitive skin, formulated using bio-based Caprylyl Glycol and Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate.
Emmanuel Peulens, managing director of Minasolve said: “We have achieved another significant milestone with the development of bio-based Caprylyl Glycol; this follows the successful launch in 2014 of our bio-based Pentylene Glycol. We will continue to bring nature-derived innovations to a cosmetics industry that seeks greener, safer and more sustainable ingredients.”
“The development of these new E-Leen products is a clear demonstration of Minasolve’s strong R&D skills and capacity to transfer the renowned technology underpinning the multifunctional ingredient Caprylyl Glycol and applying it to the world of natural cosmetics. Thanks to their attractive price-performance ratio, these new ingredients represent a further step towards the democratization of natural cosmetics”.
