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Squalene

Caractéristiques

INCI
Squalene
CAS
111-02-4
EC
203-826-1
IUPAC
2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-Hexaene
Fonctions
antistatic, emollient, hair conditioning, refatting, skin conditioning

Для кого подходит

Skin Type
▲ Dry ▲ Normal ▲ Sensitive
Face Concern
▲ Hydration ▲ Barrier Repair ▲ Antioxidant
Body Concern
▲ Dryness ▲ Sensitivity
Hair Concern
▲ Frizz ▲ Damage ▲ Hydration
Application Area
▲ Face ▲ Body ▲ Hair ▲ Scalp ▲ Lips

Descriptif

Squalene is an oily liquid that originally comes from shark liver but luckily it can also be found in a couple of plant oils. Olive (0.6%), peanut (0.1%) and pumpkin (0.35%) oils contain it, though not in huge amounts. 

What contains more of it, is the sebum (the oily stuff) that our skin produces. About 13% of human sebum is squalene, which means that it’s animportant skin-identical ingredient and NMF (natural moisturizing factor)

Chemically speaking, it is an unsaturated (has double bonds) hydrocarbon (contains only carbon and hydrogen) molecule, that can undergo oxidation. On the pro side, this means that squalene can act as an antioxidant(while its no-double-bond version sister, squalane cannot), but on the con side, squalene is less stable and has a shorter shelf life.

This is probably the main reason why its no-double bond and hence more stable sister, squalane shows up more often on ingredient lists. Read about squalane here >>

Preuves et recherche

Publications et sources scientifiques 2
  • 1
    European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, Volume 111 (5) – May 1, 2009, Squalene: A natural antioxidant?
  • 2
    Advances in food and nutrition research., 2012;65:223-33., Biological importance and applications of squalene and squalane.
    Trouver dans PubMed

Trouvé dans les produits (2 189 total des dépenses)

Cheveux
Soins du visage
Soins du corps
Synonymes
(And)Phytosqualene (Olive) Squalene *Squalene Olive Squalene Olive Squalene (Vegetarian) Olive Squalene* Organic Squalene Phytosqualene Phytosqualene (Squalane) Phytosqualene ① Squalene⁠ Squalene (†Sunflower) Squalene (1) Squalene (4%) Squalene (5%)