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  • Title: Topical benzoyl peroxide increases the sebum excretion rate in patients with acne.
    Author: Cunliffe WJ, Stainton C, Forster RA.
    Journal: Br J Dermatol; 1983 Nov; 109(5):577-9. PubMed ID: 6227330.
    Abstract:
    Investigations on fifteen patients with acne showed that at the end of 1 and 2 months of treatment 5% benzoyl peroxide increased the sebum excretion rate by 22.5%. This rise in sebum excretion is probably due to the comedolytic activity of benzoyl peroxide which will influence the pooling of sebum in the upper reaches of the pilosebaceous duct.
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