Squalene comes up a lot around marine oils, skincare and supplements — and most explanations either bury you in chemistry or tell you nothing. Here's the plain version.
Squalene is an oil your body already makes
Squalene is a natural lipid — a type of oil. Your own body produces it, and it's found throughout your skin, where it forms part of your skin's natural oil layer. That's the key thing to understand: squalene isn't a foreign compound. It's a molecule your body already recognises and uses every day.
Production of squalene in the body is highest when we're young and gradually declines as we age — one of the reasons people take it as a daily supplement.
Why sharks?
Deep-sea sharks store unusually large amounts of squalene in their liver oil — it's part of how they manage buoyancy at depth. That makes deep-sea marine oil one of the richest natural sources of squalene available, and it's why shark liver oil has been taken as a traditional daily oil in coastal cultures for generations.
What's in a Deep Blue Health softgel
Our Shark Squalene delivers 1000mg of purified squalene marine oil per softgel. The oil is refined in New Zealand under HACCP principles and Good Manufacturing Practices, and every batch is laboratory tested for purity before it's encapsulated. The label claims are simple and honest: organ function and skin health support, from a molecule your body already knows.
How people take it
One softgel daily, with food, as a dietary supplement or as professionally advised. No taste, no fuss. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication, or have a known allergy, check with your healthcare professional first.
