What makes the excessive production of sebum?
As sebum production is directly associated to hormones, following factors involves: Stress, menopause, monthly periods, pregnancy, smoking, using certain types of drugs are most frequent factors. Women are more prone to develop overproduction of sebum than men as women have monthly menstrual cycle that is directly controlled by pituitary glands and affects other exocrine glands and sebaceous glands to. Although there are enormous numbers of causes of over production of sebum, there are hundreds of its solutions. Tips to reduce sebum production: Mild Cleansers: Washing your face can help reduce excessive oils. But you should not try to reduce the oil of your skin by rigorously scrubbing the skin as too much scrubbing may irritate your skin and cause the sebaceous glands to produce more sebum. Mild cleansers include lemon, baby soaps etc. Do not wash your face more than twice a day. Moisturizers: Moisturizers are necessary while you are using mild cleansers. Moisturizers sooth your skin
