Talk:Sebaceous gland/Archive 1

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i would like some information relating to what the sebaceous gland accually produces.

"Except the palms and soles"?
The third sentance of the first paragraph of this entry says of the sebaceous gland, "These glands exist througout the skin except in the palms and soles." Should this specify in the palms and soles of what species exactly this refers to, i.e. whether or not it refers to humans, all primates, or all mammals with palms and soles? Dan 05:22, 27 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I know that it's true for humans; for other mammals I'm not sure. I'll edit accordingly. Thanks, AxelBoldt 20:32, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Bodybuilders
Bodybuilders don't take steroids for weight loss, they take them for muscle gain. If you want to be very biochemical and physiological about it, I suppose they take them for muscle gain and for the repartitioning effect (storage and transfer of calories to muscle over fat.) In any case, steroids are used to gain muscle and to maintain high levels of muscle at low bodyfat. Egad, I'm a rambler. I've tweaked the article to reflect the change. Kajerm

Mucopurulent discharge
According to this article, 'sleep' from one's eyes after sleeping IS a mucopurulent discharge, however, the mucopurulent discharage article specifically mentions that 'sleep' IS NOT such a discharge. Could an expert please clear up the fuss? Hightower 40 04:36, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Good catch! "Sleep" is not mucopurulent discharge. I have edited the article to reflect this. -AED 16:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Fordyce's spot/granules
Shouldn't this article refer to Fordyce's spots, a form of ectopic sebaceous gland? 86.17.247.135 00:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Is there a relation between to eat fatty products during the pubert and to increase more pimples in my face? Thanks Perú
 * Done - thanks Iztwoz (talk) 11:43, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Sebum picture
I don't get it. Is it a huge mass of sebum that was collected? Is it due to one of the related pathologies? It should definitely be titled as more than just "Sebum", because whatever form that thing is in, it's definitely not simply the oiliness around hair. 89.1.200.20 (talk) 03:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

shampoo
"Sebum is one cause of some people experiencing "oily" hair or skin if not washed for several days."

Supposedly it's the other way around, and shampooing hair regularly causes increased production of sebum. Any papers to back this up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.167.67.250 (talk) 02:41, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

That is not true at all. If the skin/hair is not washed, it will look oily. Washing may increase the production of sebum, but not washing makes it looks oily. So the article is correct. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.3.121.63 (talk) 04:13, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Which animals?
This article does not describe which sorts of animals have these glands. That should be in the first sentence. Is it only mammals, or do birds, for instance, also have them? — Epastore (talk) 16:43, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Sebaceous glands are unique to mammals. I've changed the first sentence to reflect this.  -- Rogermw (talk) 19:40, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Why?
This article answers what, who, and how, but not why. Why?98.149.117.42 (talk) 04:38, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Steroids, Repartitioning
Besides doing some wikifying, I removed the part about how much steroids bodybuilders take. I wanted to avoid even the slightest chance of anyone using this article to adjust their dosage in an attempt to avoid negative side effects while still increasing muscle mass. I also removed the part about "repartitioning". I could not find any information online about repartitioning or partitioning concerning bodybuilding, except something about partitioning nutrients, which did not seem to apply. Anyone is welcome to put either of these things back, but it would be appreciated if he or she explained why, even if only in an edit summary. Thanks, Kjkolb (talk) 06:19, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Image:Skin.jpg
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Legitimate source?
Is ^ "Beijing 101 Hair Consultants - Q&A", Beijing101Hair.com, 2009, web: B101-qna" really a legitimate source? They seem to mix factual information indiscriminately with new age woo. I think anything attributed to them needs to be backed up by a real source if possible. Suppafly (talk) 05:55, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

I agree completely and do not think it's true. Thus i removed the line. Also removed a line about using detergents and not soap for oily hair since soap is a detergent (If one detergent is better than another one can of course discuss; but that was not what was said. Also it sounded a bit like a shampoo ad) --Bjotn (talk) 22:57, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Image size
The top image - the detailed cartoon of the anatomy of the gland - is excellent, but is too small to be read easily. It is beyond my skill level to enlarge it.

Thanks Ben (talk) 12:15, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Oil gland
Appear to be about the same subject matter LT910001 (talk) 06:33, 26 January 2014 (UTC)