Combination, oily to acne-prone skin
With combination, oily and acne-prone skin, the skin’s sebum production is not properly regulated.
In combination skin, the skin is only oily on the T-zone, which has many sebaceous glands. In oily skin, the quantity of sebum is excessive over the entire face.
Oily skin can become acne-prone and blemishes can appear on the face and/or body if sebum quality is altered and if certain bacteria multiply abnormally. In adolescence, oily skin can easily become acne-prone with blackheads and spots. The biological cause of this change is an increase in the quantity of sebum (hyperseborrhoea), combined with a change in sebum quality (dysseborrhoea). Thickened skin, clogged pores, blocked sebum, bacterial growth... a vicious circle sets in and comedones turn into inflamed red spots. Environment and diet also play a role in acne. Adult women can also suffer from acne.