21. Each has a skin cells and oils ( sebum ) which accumulate in the hair follicles. 22. The sebaceous glands in human skin produce sebum , which is composed primarily of fatty acids. 23. Sweat and sebum are mixed in the hair follicle and arrive mixed at the epidermal surface. 24. Dihydrotestosterone ( DHT ) is the main driver of androgen-induced sebum production in the skin. 25. Mink oil is a source of palmitoleic acid, which possesses physical properties similar to human sebum . 26. Sebaceous glands are glands located within the skin and are responsible for secreting an oily substance named sebum . 27. Also attached to the follicle is a sebaceous gland, which produces the oily or waxy substance sebum . 28. "Malassezia " hydrolyze human sebum , releasing a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. 29. Sebum acts to protect hair and skin, and can inhibit the growth of microorganisms on the skin.30. The glands of Moll are prone to infection and blockage of its duct with sebum and cell debris.
