Squalene: emollient care and skin lipids
Nangai Oil contains Squalene as well as Squalane. Squalene brings its own recognised emollient role and is one of the four lipids in the formula’s skin-lipid mimetic.
ingredient guide
Squalene is an unsaturated lipid; Squalane is its saturated, hydrogenated relative.
why it is here
Both appear on Nangai Oil’s ingredient list. Squalene is used in cosmetic science as an emollient for soft, smooth skin feel.
Nangai Oil contains Squalene as well as Squalane. Squalene brings its own recognised emollient role and is one of the four lipids in the formula’s skin-lipid mimetic.