They are thought to be a result of
blocked sebaceous glands (sebaceous glands secrete oil to lubricate skin and hair).
They are believed to develop due to
blocked sebaceous glands, which secrete a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair.
Not exact matches
Both testosterone and DHT are vital for health but too much DHT will lead to massive stimulation of your
sebaceous glands, and massively
blocked pores.
Insulin stimulates your
sebaceous glands to produce more sebum and that gets your pores
blocked up.
Androgenic hormones are widely known to stimulate your
sebaceous glands to produce more sebum, which thus
blocks your pores and creates acne, but it is actually only DHT that does this.