Malassezia yeasts are members of the microbiota of healthy human skin. Malassezia Folliculitis is fungal skin condition caused by Malassezia yeasts that infects hair follicles. The infection causes acne-like breakouts on the t-zone area of the face, shoulders, chest and back.
These breakouts appear in clusters of small whiteheads, often accompanied by itchiness and inflammation. Due to similarities in appearance, Malassezia overgrowth is often misdiagnosed as common acne and traditional acne solutions are used as treatment. Yet whereas typical acne is caused by bacteria--Malassezia is a fungal issue.
If treated as common acne, the condition may persist for many years without resolution.
Root Causes
High sebum production, excessive sweating, antibiotic use, oral steroids and immunosuppression are all factors that contribute to the overgrowth of Malassezia.
Ingredients shown to feed Malassezia include fatty acids with carbon chain lengths of 11-24, most oils, polysorbates and esters.
Due to the widespread use of such ingredients in skincare and makeup products, Malassezia overgrowth can be difficult to manage. Products used in an attempt to rid of the symptoms may be contributing to the overgrowth.
Ingredient Checker
Avoiding variety of ingredients shown to promote Malassezia can make shopping for make-up, hygiene and skincare products a time consuming and disheartening experience.
As an alternative to continuously scanning product lists, Sezia was created to people dealing with Malassezia to easily verify their products.
Simply enter an ingredient, or list ingredients and find out whether it contains the ones that promote Malassezia.
The Database
Sezia's database of ingredients contains a collection of ingredients shown in studies to promote the growth of Malassezia. For convenience, the index is categorized by types of ingredients.
For more information on the ingredients Sezia is checking in its validations, visit the
ingredient index.
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Enter a single ingredient or a list of ingredients. If you copy and past an ingredient list from a product, it usually won't need any changes to be verified.
Step 2:
Check the formatting.
Check for spelling mistakes.
Enter only the ingredient name, excluding any text unrelated to the name.
Delimiters are used to specify the boundary between each ingredient. For lists to be processed correctly, ensure that each ingredient is seperated by one of Sezia's known delimiters: , ; & () [] | or ||.
Failure to follow these formatting guidelines will result in erroneous results.
Below are some common formatting errors that will invalidate results.
Step 3:
Search.
Click the search button and your results will be displayed on the following page. If there were matches, Sezia will display which ingredients promote Malassezia.
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