Oil associated with dead skin cells removes the pollutant ozone, a molecule made up of three oxygen atoms. In fact the oil, squalene, reduces indoor ozone levels by about 2 to 15 percent.

Shark Allies, a shark conservation group, estimated that as many as 550,000 wild sharks could be killed for their squalene, a natural chemical found in their liver, to produce a COVID-19 vaccine.

The flakes of skin that people shed at the rate of 500 million cells every day are not just a nuisance -- the source of dandruff, for instance, and a major contributor to house dust. A new study ...

Squalene is primarily obtained from deep-sea shark liver oil, which accounts for 40–70% of the liver mass. Annually, three to six million deep-sea sharks are killed for squalene due to its human ...

Squalene chemical similarity to human skin sebum has made it a popular component in natural cosmetic formulas designed to soften and protect the skin.

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Squalene is a substance made by the human body which acts in a number of ways in skin and hair. It is also present in many plants we eat. Sharks produce large amounts in their livers and are a major ...