Sebum

Our skin is coated with sebum, a natural moisturizing oil.

Sebum is a natural oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.

When sebum mixes with bacteria on the skin, it can create a bad smell.

Sebum is typically a pale yellow color.

The skin gets its oil, called sebum, from the sebaceous glands. Each gland connects to a passage of extremely small hairs. The sebum travels through these passages. The oil reaches the surface of the skin through little holes, called pores. Sometimes, the sebum, hair and cells of the pores block these openings. This is how acne starts.

‘I mean, it is not simply adolescent acne caused by the over-excretion of sebum.’