Sentences with phrase «squalene oxidation»

Vitamin E is the main agent your sebum uses to prevent squalene oxidation.

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Vitamin E is needed to prevent the oxidation of squalene, a fatty acid which forms 11 % of sebum.

Animal studies show that applying squalene peroxide on the skin causes acne, and the severity of acne is linked to the degree of oxidation of squalene [5].

While the process might be called sebum oxidation it is really the squalene that oxidises.

When squalene oxidises it transforms into squalene peroxide; this is what makes sebum oxidation bad for acne.

To summarise, sebum oxidation creates squalene peroxide, which triggers a massive increase in the substances that block your pores.

One of the biggest processes that leads to acne is sebum oxidation, which is when squalene, a key component of your sebum, reacts with oxygen.