Squalane
A lightweight emollient that mimics the skin's own squalene, softening and sealing without the heaviness or instability of the parent oil. Well tolerated even by oily and acne-prone skin, which is why it has largely replaced squalene in modern formulas.
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Squalane by the numbers.
Squalane appears in 381 products across the DermFND catalog, most often in moisturizers (162 products) but also across serums and retinoids. Those products average a 75/100 formulation score — well above the catalog norm — topping out with Atopalm MLE Cream at 89/100.
128 formulas containing squalane clear our 80/100 standout threshold. Its most frequent formulation partners are Hyaluronic Acid (138 shared formulas) and Ceramides (99 shared formulas). The median price of a squalane product here is $38.
