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Yourskintellectual
Oily/Resilient
Squalene is something our skin naturally produces. It is not a very stable ingredient and it's stable and more effective version is Squalane. It's a highly moisturising ingredient but it's sort of 'dry' and absorbs quickly. It's non comedogenic, helps to control sebum production, soften the skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines.
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Yourskintellectual
Oily/Resilient
Yeah it's not a typo 😂
Well it's like collagen or hyaluronic acid - we all have it in our skin naturally!
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Ozu
Oily/Sensitive
Just to add on, squalane is typically sourced from the shark's liver. One ton of squalane is produced from 3000 of shark's liver. Though there's more plant-derived squalane now in the market, people don't really aware of the environmental concerns that squalane has brought to us.
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Yourskintellectual
Oily/Resilient
Good point but there are soooo many animal derived ingredients in skincare that if anything isn't labelled vegan, we should automatically assume there's some part of an animal in it. Also many cultures eat sharks so their liver would otherwise be a waste.
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destinationglass
Dry/Resilient
Yeah, Squalane (with an ‘a’) is a stabilized form of squalene (with an ‘e’), a moisturizing lipid (fat) that human skin cells produce naturally; unfortunately, squalene is unstable and oxidizes easily; therefore, squalene cannot be used in skincare or makeup products. Squalane (with an ‘a’) is the hydrogenated, and, therefore, stabilized form of squalene that we find in skincare and makeup products.
I use a retinol serum suspended in squalane and I reach for this squalane cleanser pretty regularly.
The Ordinary
Retinol 0.5% in Squalane
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The Ordinary
Squalane Cleanser
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