In addition to cleansers, moisturizers, and makeup, it is a component of vaccines and medications.
As per recent studies, experts have connected squalene to the extinction of approximately 390 species of sharks and rays.
The writers advocate for stricter industry regulation.
Professor Nick Dulvy told the Vancouver Sun, “It’s very easy to forget what’s going on in the deep, and we hear a lot about mining in the deep ocean, but the reality is the biggest threat is overfishing.”
Traditionally, deeper shark livers have been used to extract squalene. Their livers aid in their survival.
