Sebum

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body fluid

Facts

• Sebum is produced by sebaceous glands.
• Sebum is a mixture of fat and the debris of dead fat-producing cells.
• Birth of a pimple: A whitehead, for example, is formed when the normal flow of sebum is blocked, causing sebum to build up behind the blockage, which forms a swelling and eventually protrudes up into the skin.
• Sebum is found on the outermost layer of skin.
• Sebum is an oily secretion produced by tiny sebaceous glands near the follicles that lubricate hairs and skin.

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