Unveiling The Secrets: Wood’s Lamp Examination Of Oily Skin
Under a Wood’s lamp, oily skin emits a characteristic pale yellow or greenish-yellow fluorescence, which appears diffuse and covers larger areas. This fluorescence is caused by the excitation of sebum’s porphyrin molecules, which release energy as fluorescent light. As sebum is a natural oil produced by the skin’s sebaceous glands, its presence on the skin’s…