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BookmarkA hair follicle is part of the skin that grows hair by packing old cells together.
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Attached to the follicle is a sebaceous gland, a tiny sebum-producing gland found everywhere except on the palms, lips and soles of the feet.
The thicker density of hair, the more sebaceous glands are found..
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