After birth, abundant and fully functioning sebaceous glands are present in human skin, and the sebum level on the skin is high.During the first year of life, the sebaceous glands regress, and by puberty, correspondingly little fat is detectable on the skin surface. Greasing of the surface by sebum can also be expected before puberty, since some sebaceous cells in the glands also decay in this age phase.In puberty, under the influence of testosterone (male hormone), there is a new full maturity and function of the sebaceous glands.The sebum release of the entire skin is between one and two grams daily. There are the so-called “sebaceous athletes”, in whom large white puffballs can be seen repeatedly, especially on the face, emerging from the mouths of the hair follicles. Testosterone and related substances stimulate sebum production. Estrogens and antiandrogens suppress sebum secretion.Ask your gynecologist about the right birth control pill for your skin type.A major factor in oily skin is the hypersensitivity of hormone receptors. This causes excessive oil production by the sebaceous glands.
How do hormones affect your skin?
Time course of sebaceous gland production: decrease after birth, increase with puberty, maximum circa age 25, then gradual decrease.Hormonal influences that can lead to oily skin:
- Increased sebum production before the onset of menstruation.
- Increase in sebum production after discontinuation of hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills).
- Increase in sebaceous gland secretion during pregnancy and after delivery.
Other causes of oily skin include:
- Genetic stress
- Malnutrition and malnutrition
- Stress
- Alcohol consumption
- Diseases
- Malfunction of the autonomic nervous system
- Disorders of the adrenal cortex or ovaries (ovaries).
- Acromegaly
- Parkinson’s disease (shaking palsy)
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO syndrome) – symptom complex characterized by hormonal dysfunction of the ovaries.
- Medication use, e.g. sedatives, hormonal drugs.
- External factors
- Humid and hot weather
