Ingredient glossary / Emollient
Squalane
On the label: Squalane · Emollient
What it is
A stable, saturated form of squalene, a lipid found in skin's own sebum; made from sugar cane or olives today (shark liver in the past). Light, non-greasy.
Emollients: Emollients fill the gaps between skin cells and leave the surface smooth and soft; oils, butters and esters.
Wikidata: Class of chemical compounds. Q108526154 →
In the research
41 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Bioinspired ultra-fast dissolving core-sheath beaded-structured nanofibrous membranes via one-step emulsion electrospinning for skin moisturization · Materials horizons, 2026
- Brood-Derived Fat Extracts from Apis mellifera as Sustainable Alternatives to Beeswax in Topical Nanostructured Lipid Carriers · Biology, 2026
- Effect of Squalane as a Carrier in O/W Nanoemulsions for Dermal Delivery of Vitamin E · ACS omega, 2025
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Products whose label lists it
4 on the siteMatched from the ingredient list the supplier printed; the position in the list (first or thirtieth) is on each product page.
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