True or false? Squalane in cosmetics
Which of these five preconceptions of squalane in cosmetics are true, and which ones are a myth?
1. "It is difficult to supply olive squalane"
False - SOPHIM produces twice as before
- in 2015, SOPHIM invested in a factory in Almeria, Spain, closer to the olive oil
- in 2020, SOPHIM produced +50% in the french plant
- in 2023, SOPHIM will be able to produce x2 with the spanish plant
2. "Phytosqualan is the most sustainable squalane"
True - SOPHIM offers an upcycled squalane
Beyond buying our raw material from olive oil by products, we also valorize 95% of the waste produced during Phytosqualan production process.
3. "Sugar-cane squalane is 100% natural"
False - There is no squalene in sugarcane
People often mistakes sugarcane squalane for a natural squalane. But in fact, there is no squalene in sugarcane.
Sugarcane squalane is synthetic, and its process uses GMO from sugar.
4. "Olive squalane offers more sensoriality"
True - The best after-feel is found with olive squalane
SOPHIM's customers are the best support and often offer precious feedback.
SOPHIM conducted a sensory test with 12 non-trained people, just to check the truthfulness of this affirmation, and guess what? Olive squalane, compared to other sources, offered the best after-feel sensory.
5. "Olive squalane production process is more energy-consuming"
False - Depending on the source of squalane, it was demonstrated Olive Squalane offers a less energy consuming and polluting process:
Climate change
- olive squalane : 5 kg CO2 eq
- synthetic squalane : 199.7 kg CO2 eq
Water use
- olive squalane : 1.63E-02 L
- synthetic squalane : 0.5932 L
Source : Personal Care Magazine article from April 2022, pp 65-70 - Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) example on Squalane
