Sentences with phrase «like squalene»

The bacteria is equipped with a specialized enzymes called lipase that digests the fatty acids and triglycerides, like squalene, which sebum is consisted of.

Not exact matches

Inside the body, squalene is the precursor of cholesterol, but the sebaceous glands in the skin churn out the stuff as is and ozone is drawn to it like a magnet, Weschler says.

One such enzyme is squalene monooxygenase, which, like HMGCR, can be destroyed by the proteasome when cholesterol levels are high.

Lipid peroxides are particularly deadly, as they 1) oxidise the sebum on your face, producing a potent pore - clogging compound called squalene peroxide, and 2) deplete nutrients like vitamin E and A.

It really looks like the body uses vitamin E to protect squalene in the skin.

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Firstly, they clog your pores by overwhelming fat soluble antioxidants like vitamin E on the skin, thus creating a comedogenic compound called squalene peroxide.