Let’s have a close look at what squalene is and why it is so sought after.
In Italian “squalo” means shark and “squalene” is a compound found in the liver of this wonderful marine creature. At the beginning of the last century, a Japanese scientist was studying the amazing immune resistance of sharks and found the answer in this special molecule found in their livers: “squalene”.
It was discovered that squalene, an unsaturated hydrocarbon, releases oxygen when mixed with water. Squalene is lighter than water itself - with a specific gravity of 0.855 - and this helps the shark (which has no swim bladder) to reduce its body density underwater and improve its flotation.
