However, high
sebum production itself does not guarantee acne.
Not exact matches
External factors — harsh temperatures, air conditioning, heat (especially in winter months when we are cooped up indoors), exposure to the sun, showering too often, and soaps made with strong chemicals — decrease
sebum production, as
does aging.
What it
does: Increases collagen
production, decreases
sebum production and increases barrier - containing lipids and proteins.
Another massive difference is that rosacea has nothing to
do with hormones whatsoever, which is again because the chief problem with hormones is the
sebum production they lead to.
After
doing some more research, I learned that the hormones in milk products (and therefore whey protein) are known to stimulate
sebum production.
If you want to lower your
sebum production, then getting a solid eight hours of sleep each night is a good way to
do it.
This has to
do with a rise in androgen levels — hormones like testosterone — which increase the size of sebaceous glands and the
production of
sebum, a waxy and fatty substance.
If the reduction in insulin doesn't only occur in obese patients, and if the naringin isn't outweighed by another compound, grapefruit might have the ability to lower insulin and thus your skin
sebum's
production.
Antibiotics
do not treat the root causes of acne such as chronic inflammation and excessive
sebum production, antibiotics have far too many side effects, and antibiotics give birth to more acne in the long run by virtually carpet bombing your healthy gut flora.
It
does what it
does because this is the hormone that increases
sebum production and compresses pores, increasing the chances for clogged pores and blemishes.
If you have elevated levels and don't address them, then it will be very difficult for you to reduce your
sebum production, and thus it will be almost impossible to prevent blocked pores.
Androgens don't have to stimulate as much
sebum production anyway, if you keep your insulin levels low.
If you have genetically high
sebum production then you will have to eat more fruits (such as strawberries), vegetables, herbs and spices than those who don't.
I have combination skin and it doesn't control
sebum production.
it
did not control the
sebum production of my skin (it didn't last long enough until my skin started producing so much oil again)