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The Science of Healthy Hair, Hair Loss and How to Regrow Hair

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The Importance of Sebum in Psoriasis

The oils of your skin provide a lot of immune boundary so that things don't get into the hair root or the region around it and infect our skin. Sebum, while the name is sort of unattractive, to be honest, is actually performing some essential roles both for waterproofing and for our immune system function. We're going to return to sebum later, because it turns out sebum is also very important as it relates to psoriasis and as it relating to some of the fungal components that can cause hair loss.

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