Can the rate of secretion or the composition of sebum be altered by diet? If it can, shouldn alteration of diet be considered a treatment for acne?
Diet has never been proven to have a role in the cause or treatment of acne. However, a common sense approach includes minimizing fatty, greasy, and fried foods. Eating healthy (plenty of fruits and vegetables) makes good sense. 24. Why do some people get blackheads instead of whiteheads? I assume they come from the same causes except one is white and one is black. The blackheads are CLEARLY visible. The pores of your skin contain glands that make oil called sebum for your hair and skin. Sometimes, as your body changes and matures, the hormones stimulate the glands to make more oil and you end up with overactive oil-producing glands. So, your pores can get plugged up with too much oil and dead skin cells. Blackheads: When a pore gets plugged, but stays open, the top surface can get dark from a build up of skin pigment and then you have a blackhead. Blackheads can last for several months because the contents very slowly drain to the surface. Whiteheads: If a pore gets plugged and closes
