Uncovered: How Shark Fishing Made Squalane Beauty’s Buzziest Ingredient - Rose, Inc.

Thank you, Rose, Inc. for zooming out to cover the squalene and squalane markets for cosmetics, as well as the importance of protecting sharks and knowing your ingredients! Did you know that “squalene” was the most searched beauty term of 2020?

“When comparing the many options, Dr. Macdonald brings up another important point. ‘Aside from shark conservation issues, there is good scientific evidence that sharks, as top marine predators, tend to bioaccumulate a variety of potentially harmful and dangerous environmental toxins,’ she says, pointing to a piece she recently authored on the subject. ‘Under the circumstances, I wouldn't necessarily be eager to rub shark-derived ingredients all over my skin.’”