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Face oils, plant extracts and the claims made for them, graded against the research. Start with dryness, scars or sensitivity, or browse everything below.

19 articles · 12 botanicals

Skin · Sensitivity

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    Squalane

    Squalane vs. squalene: the plant-derived moisturizer everyone mixes up

    Squalene is a natural unsaturated lipid in skin oils that oxidizes; squalane is the hydrogenated, far more stable form used in cosmetics. The plant sources and stability issues behind that one-letter swap are mostly documented in laboratory and oil‑chemistry studies, with little direct human testing of squalane alone.

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