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> For the first month, my skin was so greasy all the time (...), but then my skin finally adjusted to the new normal. Do we know the scientific explanation for
by icebraining 7y ago
> For the first month, my skin was so greasy all the time (...), but then my skin finally adjusted to the new normal.
Do we know the scientific explanation for this? What makes the skin change its oil production levels?
- kstenerud 7y agoMy guess would be that my skin was used to having all its natural oils washed off regularly, and had compensated by overproducing oil. Once I stopped washing the natural oils off, it took awhile for it to readjust.
- icebraining 7y agoThat makes sense, but I'm wondering how it does that.
- natex 7y agoHow would skin know that it should overproduce oil? Does skin know if it's not oily enough?
- stronglikedan 7y agoIt's an organ, so, like other organs, it probably knows what it has to do to do its organly work.
- novok 7y agoSkin notices it feels dry due to oil being stripped by soap, creates more oil to compensate.