| Have you already used a natural emollient, with a great affinity to the skin, being one of the main component of human sebum? Sophim answers this question with its PHYTOSQUALAN®, a squalane (perhydrosqualene) from vegetable (olive oil) origin.  PHYTOSQUALAN®, thanks to Sophims high performance technology, is a very high purity vegetable squalane. This clear fluid oil has a natural affinity to the skin, being one of the main components of the human sebum and the hydrolipidic film. It is a polyfunctionnal product, with qualities for spreadability and skin absorption. It prevents moisture loss and restores the skin suppleness and flexibility. Its soft, silky, non greasy touch, its total stability and complete inocuity makes it an irreplaceable base for high quality cosmetic emulsions. PHYTOSQUALAN® has made Sophim The European expert in vegetable squalane manufacturing. PHYTOSQUALAN® Cosmetic properties Polyfunctionnal raw material, PHYTOSQUALAN®has the following properties: - Vegetable origin
- Odorless, colorless, tasteless
- Spreadability
- Skin absorption
- Restore skin suppleness
- Prevents Insensible Water Loss (IWL)
- Soft feel
- Non greasy feel
- Total stability
- Full inocuity
Raw materials PHYTOSQUALAN® is made from Olive oil deodorization distillates. Sophim is ideally located, near Italy and Spain, main producers of olive oil. Our technology in esterification allows us to use a wide range of the "renewable" raw materials available on the market. PHYTOSQUALAN® specifications | Specific gravity, 20°C, g/ml | 0.810 - 0.820 | | Refractive index | 1.4520 1.4580 | | Acid value | 0.5 max | | Iodine value | 4.0 max | | Saponification value | 3.0 max | | Gas chromatography purity | 92 % min | |