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Acne Treatment- What Is Sebum

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Summary:
Sebum is part of the oil that is found on the surface of the skin. Other
ingredients of the oil on the skin are- sweat, lipids and environmental dirt.

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Article Body:
Sebum is part of the oil that is found on the surface of the skin. Other
ingredients of the oil on the skin are- sweat, lipids and environmental dirt. It is
sebum, which contributes a lot to our body odor. Sebum itself is odorless but its
bacterial disintegration produces odor. That is why if you keep your skin clean of
bacteria with anti bacterial soaps regularly, you can reduce body odor to a great
extent. Sebum reaches hair follicles
and coats the hair and also reaches the skin through the hair follicles. Many
people experience oily hair if hair is left unwashed for few days. That happens
because of sebum. The Latin meaning of sebum is fat.

How sebum is produced- sebum is produced by sebaceous glands. These glands are
found on most parts of the body. Except few, most sebaceous glands open into a hair
follicle. These are the sites of acne formation.

What does sebum do- sebum protects skin from bacterial infection. Sebum also
reduces the natural water loss of body from the skin. Increased sebum production
can cause acne.

Sebum production- sebum production decreases with age. Particularly in women it

reduces after menopause. Adult females produce less sebum than men. Sebum
production may experience jump at the time of puberty in men.

There are some common theories about sebum. Some people believe that drying excess
sebum with blotting oils will reduce sebum production. Some believe that if you use
products supposed to control oil production that will increase sebum production.
Both are wrong conclusions. Drying excess oil will only remove surface oil. And
using oil control products will not increase sebum production. Sebum is required to
protect our skin, but increased production of sebum leads to oily skin and frequent
acne flare-ups.

This article is only for informative purposes. This article is not intended to be a
medical advise and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please
consult your doctor for your medical concerns. Please follow any tip given in this
article only after consulting your doctor. The author is not liable for any outcome
or damage resulting from information obtained from this article.