Sebum and sweat both are our body secretions and they are secreted by their special type of glands. Sweat is produced by sweat glands and sebum is produced by sebaceous glands. Both are present in the layer of skin and both sebum and sweat producing glands are present mostly near hair follicles. Somehow similar to each other still differ in many aspects like, in the type of secretions for example; sebum is mostly made up of oily or waxy substance while sweat consist of water and sodium chloride. Both of the secretions help to maintain body temperature.
Sweat
To excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; perspire.
Sebum
The semifluid secretion of the sebaceous glands, consisting chiefly of fat, keratin, and cellular material.
Sweat
To exude in droplets, as moisture from certain cheeses or sap from a tree.
Sebum
(physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.
Sweat
To collect moisture in small drops from the air, as a cold water pipe.
Sebum
The oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin
Sweat
To release moisture, as hay in the swath.
Sweat
To ferment, as tobacco during curing.
Sweat
(Informal) To work long and hard
Sweated over his term paper.
Sweat
(Informal) To fret or worry
Don't sweat over the bills.
Sweat
To excrete (moisture) through a porous surface, such as the skin.
Sweat
To excrete (wastes) in perspiration
Sweated out the toxins in the steam room.
Sweat
To have (moisture) condense in small drops on a surface.
Sweat
To cause to perspire, as by drugs, heat, or strenuous exercise
Running for the train got me sweated up.
Sweat
To make damp or wet with perspiration
His shirt was sweated.
Sweat
To cause to work excessively; overwork.
Sweat
To overwork and underpay (employees).
Sweat
To interrogate (someone) under duress
Sweated the suspected spy for hours.
Sweat
To extract (information) from someone under duress
The police sweated the information out of the suspect.
Sweat
(Metallurgy) To join (metal parts) by interposing cold solder and then heating.
Sweat
To steam (vegetables or other food).
Sweat
(Informal) To fret or worry about
Don't sweat the details.
Sweat
The colorless saline moisture excreted by the sweat glands; perspiration.
Sweat
Condensation of moisture in the form of droplets on a surface.
Sweat
The process of sweating.
Sweat
A condition or instance of sweating
Worked up a sweat raking leaves.
Sweat
Strenuous labor or exertion
It took a lot of sweat to move the piano.
Sweat
A run given to a horse as exercise before a race.
Sweat
(Informal) An anxious, fretful condition
Got myself in a sweat over the deadline.
Sweat
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
Sweat
The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat.
Sweat
(figurative) Hard work; toil.
Sweat
(figurative) Moisture issuing from any substance.
Sweat
A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
Sweat
(historical) The sweating sickness.
Sweat
A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
Sweat
An extremely competitive player.
Sweat
(intransitive) To emit sweat.
Sweat
(transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
Sweat
To cause to perspire.
His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.
Sweat
To work hard.
I've been sweating over my essay all day.
Sweat
(video games) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
Sweat
To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
To sweat a spendthrift
To sweat labourers
Sweat
To worry about (something).
Don't sweat it!
To sweat the small stuff
Sweat
(transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
To sweat blood
Sweat
(intransitive) To emit moisture.
The cheese will start sweating if you don't refrigerate it.
Sweat
(intransitive) To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
Coasters are a good way to stop a sweating glass from damaging your table.
Sweat
To solder (a pipe joint) together.
Sweat
To stress out.
Stop sweatin' me!
Sweat
To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
Sweat
To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
Sweat
(intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
Sweat
(transitive) To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
Sweat
To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire.
Sweat
Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.
He 'd have the poets sweat.
Sweat
To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.
Sweat
To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.
Sweat
To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude.
It made her not a drop for sweat.
With exercise she sweat ill humors out.
Sweat
To unite by heating, after the application of soldier.
Sweat
To get something advantageous, as money, property, or labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers.
The only use of it [money] which is interdicted is to put it in circulation again after having diminished its weight by "sweating", or otherwise, because the quantity of metal contains is no longer consistent with its impression.
Sweat
The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
Sweat
The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery.
Sweat
Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack.
Sweat
The sweating sickness.
Sweat
A short run by a race horse in exercise.
Sweat
Salty fluid secreted by sweat glands;
Sweat poured off his brow
Sweat
Agitation resulting from active worry;
Don't get in a stew
He's in a sweat about exams
Sweat
Condensation of moisture on a cold surface;
The cold glasses were streaked with sweat
Sweat
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work;
He got an A for effort
They managed only with great exertion
Sweat
Excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin;
Exercise makes one sweat
Sweat is produced by sweat gland which is also called an apocrine gland, a type of exocrine gland. Apocrine has coiled tubules and a duct which help to excrete the secretions of the gland near to the hair follicle. These glands are present near the junction of subcutaneous fat and dermis. Sweat producing glands are found in specific regions of the body like armpit, areola, nipples, eyelids, ear canal, nostrils, external genitalia and perianal region. The secretions of apocrine gland is periodic and the gland secretes oily fluid rich in lipids, steroids and proteins. Sweat maintains the temperature of the body and also excretes waste products through skin. Sweat is watery in nature made up of water, carbohydrates, proteins, waste material and sodium chloride. Sweat initially is odorless but as soon as it comes in contact with bacteria it starts producing odor. Sweat is mild acidic in nature having pH of 6-7.5. Human fetus of 5 months have sweat gland distributed all over his body which after birth become localized to specific regions like armpits, areola, perianal and external genitalia.
Sebum is produced by sebaceous glands which are microscopic holocrine glands, a type of exocrine gland present in the epidermis. Sebum helps in lubrication and in controlling the temperature. It also waterproof the skin and hair. Sebaceous glands are present on all parts of our body especially on face and scalp. But our palms and soles lack sebaceous glands. Sebaceous glands which are present on different parts of our body have different names like areolar glands that surround nipples, meibomian gland which are present on eyelids and Fordyce spots on cheeks, gum and lips. Sebaceous glands are found in hairy regions of the body where their excretory ducts are connected to hair follicles. Sebaceous glands which are connected to hair follicles are termed as pilosebaceous unit. Pilosebaceous unit consist of hair, hair follicle, arrector pilli muscle and sebaceous gland. Sebum is made up of wax esters, triglycerides, squalene and fat producing metabolites. Wax and squalene are only secreted by sebaceous glands of our body. Like sweat, sebum is also initially odorless and when it comes in contact of bacteria it produces odor. Sebaceous glands of human fetus during the last 3 months starts producing a protective covering called vernix caseosa. Vernix caseosa, a waxy layer that surrounds the fetus and protects it from amniotic fluid.
