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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Squalane in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Squalane is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Whether it is vegan depends on the make. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 340 products, most often body care.

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What does Squalane do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Squalane softens and smooths the skin, keeps the skin in good condition, and makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient, skin conditioning, hair conditioning and refatting.

emollientskin conditioninghair conditioningrefatting

What other names and numbers does Squalane have?

CAS number
111-01-3
EC number
203-825-6
CosIng reference
38226

Is Squalane vegan?

It depends on the make. Squalane can be made from plants or from animals, and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up.

VeganHeads upIt can be made from plants or from animals, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upIt can be made from an animal source, and a label rarely says which.

Which products contain Squalane?

Open Beauty Facts finds Squalane in the ingredient lists of 340 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often body care, sunscreen and face care.

  • Body care18
  • Sunscreen16
  • Face care13
  • Skincare11

Products with it, by country of sale: France 73 · United States 55 · Germany 46 · Turkey 24.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Squalane turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsEmollients

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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