Your body has to prevent your sebum from oxidising because that renders it ineffective. (supernaturalacnetreatment.com)
When sebum oxidises due to free radical attack, it forms squalene peroxide, one of the most comedogenic (pore - blocking) substances in the world. (supernaturalacnetreatment.com)
Another substrate called formate is oxidised by bacteria to release electrons for higher electricity generation. (globalpossibilities.org)