基於關注深海掠食動物的生存，化妝品領導品牌已停止使用鯊魚肝油做為基礎保濕的保養品。
歐萊雅(L'Oreal)29日表示，該公司已著手將使用於乳霜、乳液與唇蜜等產品的鯊烯複合物，改從植物來源萃取；此項發展受到海洋保育人士的歡迎。
歐萊雅於2006年決定，只要確認能夠取得充足的植物來源，即開始著手進行此一取代計畫。
然而該公司無法明確表示，是哪些產品使用了含有鯊烯的成分，但可證實這項取代鯊烯的計畫，囊括了所有的護膚產品。僅有12種化妝品配方，包括植村秀(Shu Uemura)品牌下的8種唇彩，仍未改變成分。永續發展處處長西蒙西歷(Pierre Simoncelli)，在給歐宣娜(Oceana)的信中表示，「我們希望能在2008年結束前，完成這項其餘配方的取代計畫。」
然而歐洲的法規揭示，歐萊雅並無法在其產品的標籤上區別成份來源，使得產品包裝在這項取代計畫中，無法確實對消費者發揮告知作用。
Leading cosmetic companies have stopped using shark liver oil as a moisturising base because of concerns over the survival of the deep-sea predators.
In a development welcomed by marine conservationists yesterday, L'Oreal said it had started switching to plant sources for the compound squalene, which is used in creams, lotions and glosses.
L'Oreal said it had made its decision in 2006, as soon as it was sure that it could get sufficient plant-based supplies.
The firm was unable to say which products used to contain shark squalene, but confirmed that the substitution plan had been completed in all skincare products. Only 12 make-up formulas, including 8 lipsticks under the Shu Uemura brand name, remain unaltered. "We hope to finalise this substitution programme for these remaining formulas in 2008," said Pierre Simoncelli, the director of sustainable development, in a letter to Oceana.
But a European directive meant L'Oreal could not differentiate between sources on its product labels - making it "difficult to communicate on the packages of our products on this substitution".
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