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Squalene, the main component of skin surface polyunsaturated lipids, shows some advantages for the skin as an emollient and antioxidant, and for hydration and its antitumor activities. It is also used as a material in topically applied vehicles such as lipid emulsions and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs). Substances related to squalene, including \u03b2-carotene, coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) and vitamins A, E, and K, are also included in this review article to introduce their benefits to skin physiology. We summarize investigations performed in previous reports from both in vitro and in vivo models.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules14010540","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,1,23]],"date-time":"2009-01-23T11:40:49Z","timestamp":1232710849000},"page":"540-554","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":377,"title":["Biological and Pharmacological Activities of Squalene and Related Compounds: Potential Uses in Cosmetic Dermatology"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Zih-Rou","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pharmaceutics Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kweishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Yin-Ku","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2114-7709","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jia-You","family":"Fang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pharmaceutics Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kweishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,1,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"471","DOI":"10.1080\/10715760290021342","article-title":"Lipophilic antioxidants in human sebum and aging","volume":"36","author":"Passi","year":"2002","journal-title":"Free Radic. 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