SQUALENE

Function
hair conditioning, skin conditioning - emollient, solvent
CAS
111-02-4/7683-64-9
Appears in
29 products in our catalogue

Classified as

  • animal derived
  • animal possible

Definition

Squalene is an unsaturated branched chain isoprenoid hydrocarbon found in fish and plant oils. It conforms to the formula:

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.