Cutaneous Changes During the Menstrual Cycle

Rhythm of Sebum Excretion during the Menstrual Cycle

“…Hodgson-Jones et al [3] collected sebum in a cup and concluded that sebum output fall premenstrually. Kalz and Scott [4] looked at pore patterns revealed by the osrnic acid staining tech nique and estimated that there was an incrasc in the last half of the cycle. The results of Burton et al [5] by gravi metric studies were more complex.…”

Desideratum dermatologicum–‐cause and control of premenstrual acne flare

“…The biochemical results from research concerning premenstrual flare are inconsistent, with only one group claiming a difference in premenstrual surface lipid composition. 8 Williams and Cunliffe, using measuring techniques that they claimed gave reproducible data under constant conditions, discerned that the pilosebaceous duct orifice was smallest at the 15th to 20th day of the cycle, and that the acne deteriorated 3–4 days thereafter. 9 They speculated that changes in hydration or the molecular structure of the keratin may be the cause.…”