Sugarcane Squalane | INCI: Squalane | Compare to: Neossance™ Squalane (Aprinnova), 蔗糖角鲨烷
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Quick Specifications
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INCI Name: Squalane
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CAS Number: 111-01-3
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Appearance: Clear, colorless, low-viscosity mobile liquid
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Odor: Odorless
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Recommended pH Range: Not applicable (anhydrous lipid)
Executive Summary
Our clinical-grade Sugarcane Squalane is a 100% saturated, bio-fermented squalane engineered from renewable sugarcane. Acting as a highly stable, biomimetic hydrocarbon, it identically mimics the skin’s endogenous squalene to restore barrier function and prevent transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Because it undergoes complete hydrogenation, it possesses extreme oxidative stability and shelf life, making it an entirely inert structural backbone for high-performance aesthetic engineering.
Formulators select this biotech derivative over traditional olive squalane to eliminate batch-to-batch agricultural variance, fluctuating costs, and trace botanical impurities. Its absolute molecular consistency and featherlight, dry-touch slip make it the ultimate weightless canvas for complex anhydrous biomimetic lipid matrices. It pairs flawlessly with polar solvent esters like Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, acting as an elegant diluent that will not weigh down formulations containing heavier free fatty acids, phytosteryl esters, or temperature-sensitive botanical carrier oils.
Formulation Guidelines
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Recommended Usage Rate: 1.0% – 100% (can be used as a primary base vehicle or a secondary emollient).
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Solubility: Completely oil-soluble. Insoluble in water. Highly miscible with non-polar lipids and polar solvent esters.
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Phase Integration: Add to the oil phase (hot or cold). Exhibits exceptional thermal stability, easily withstanding the prolonged, high-temperature dissolution phases required when melting down high-point solids like Ceramide NP before the incorporation of secondary gelling agents.
Primary Applications
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Advanced anhydrous biomimetic lipid matrix serums and facial oils.
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Clinical barrier repair systems requiring absolute oxidative stability.
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Inert delivery vehicles for volatile actives such as Vitamin C serums.
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Non-comedogenic, lightweight emulsions and lotions.
