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Squalane
IUPAC name	2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyltetracosane
Other names	Cosbiol, Dodecahydrosqualene; Perhydrosqualene, Robane
Identifiers
CAS number	111-01-3
PubChem	8089
SMILES	CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C
Properties
Molecular formula	C30H62
Molar mass	422.81 g mol−1
Melting point	-38 °C, 235 K, -36 °F
Boiling point	176 °C at 0.05 mmHg
Hazards
R-phrases	R36/37/38
S-phrases	S26 S36
	Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
	Infobox references

Not to be confused with squalene.

Squalane is a natural hydrocarbon and triterpene derived from a variety of plant and animal sources. It is a component of human sebum. Squalane is a saturated analog of squalene, from which it can also be produced by hydrogenation.

The chemically inert nature of squalane makes it useful in cosmetic applications, where it is used as an emollient and moisturizer.^[2] Squalane has low acute toxicity and is not an irritant at concentrations used in cosmetics.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Squalane at Sigma-Aldrich
^ "Squalane: the natural moisturizer", by Rosenthal, Maurice L. in Chemistry and Manufacture of Cosmetics (3rd Edition), Editor: Schlossman, Mitchell L. (2002), 3(Bk. 2), 869-875
^ "Final report on the safety assessment of squalane and squalene". Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1 (2): 37-56. 1982. http://ijt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/2/37.

[0] Squalane at Sigma-Aldrich

[1] "Squalane: the natural moisturizer", by Rosenthal, Maurice L. in Chemistry and Manufacture of Cosmetics (3rd Edition), Editor: Schlossman, Mitchell L. (2002), 3(Bk. 2), 869-875

[2] "Final report on the safety assessment of squalane and squalene". Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1 (2): 37-56. 1982. http://ijt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/2/37.

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