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  • noun organic chemistry A saturated triterpene hydrocarbon made by hydrogenating squalene; used in cosmetics etc.

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Examples

  • I had heard good things about squalane which is either made from shark liver or plant (usually olive) derivatives.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2008

  • The way they develop vaccines is HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE, because of the variants added to perform various functions in your body, and this year, in particular, the adjuvants added this year (such as squalane/squalene, usually from SHARK oil, mercury, thermisol, and other items not easily pronounceable!

    Israelated - English Israel blogs 2009

  • Flower extracts, olive squalane oil and organic aloe vera gently cleanse and soften.

    Pandora Young: Sensitive Skin Savers Pandora Young 2011

  • We love that it's infused with ingredients like apricot kernel oil and squalane.

    Karim Orange: The Energy Of Beauty 2010

  • Amyris signs multi-year contract to supply renewable squalane to Nikko Chemicals

    unknown title 2011

  • Some of the ingredients are pretty good like the squalane, rice bran and aloe, but yes, it still has sulfates in them

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • Kiehl's signature lip-balm ingredient is squalane, made from olive oil, which mimics the skin's natural oils, says Clyde Johnson, the brand's director of education.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • Kiehl's signature lip-balm ingredient is squalane, made from olive oil, which mimics the skin's natural oils, says Clyde Johnson, the brand's director of education.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • With the new partnership, Amyris 'technology will be used to produce squalane, a moisturizer and emollient that Soliance plans to sell to cosmetics manufacturers.

    Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2010

  • Look for ingredients like castor oil, shea butter, sunflower seed oil, or squalane.

    Splendicity 2010

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