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I-Salicylic acid iyimithi emnene kodwa esebenzayo esiza ukuhlanza isikhumba sakho ngokususa amaseli esikhumba afile nokuvula izimbotsholo. Le beta-hydroxy acid isebenza njengomuntu ohlanzayo onekhono esikhumbeni sakho, esusa ukwakheka okungabangela izinduna, amabala amnyama, nezindawo ezinzima. Uzoyithola emikhiqizweni eminingi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, kusukela ekugezeni ubuso kuya ekwelashweni kwamabala, okuyenza ibe ngesinye sezithako ezitholakala kalula futhi ezithembekile ekunakekelweni kwesikhumba.
I-Salicylic acid uhlobo lwe-beta-hydroxy acid (BHA) oluvela ekhukhwini le-willow, nakuba imikhiqizo eminingi namuhla isebenzisa inguqulo yokwenziwa. Cabanga ngayo njenge-exfoliant yemvelo encibilikisa ngobumnene “inglue” ebamba amaseli esikhumba afile ndawonye. Ngokungafani nokukhuhla okunokhahlo okungacasula isikhumba sakho, i-salicylic acid isebenza ngamakhemikhali ukuveza isikhumba esibushelelezi, esicacile ngaphansi.
Le mithi ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-keratolytics, okusho ukuthi isiza ukuthambisa nokuchitha ungqimba olungaphandle lwesikhumba. Incibilika ngamafutha, ngakho-ke ingangena ezimbotsheni zakho lapho izinkinga ezisekelwe emafutheni njengamabala amnyama namhlophe zakheka khona. Lokhu kuyenza isebenze ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesikhumba esinamafutha noma esithambekele ezinduneni.
I-Salicylic acid iphatha izinkinga eziningana ezivamile zesikhumba, ngezinduna eziyisetshenziswa sayo esaziwa kakhulu. Isebenza ikakhulukazi ezinduneni eziphakathi nendawo, okuhlanganisa lawo mabala amnyama namhlophe aqinile abonakala evela ngobusuku obubodwa. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi kuyasiza ukuvimbela ukuqubuka okusha ngenkathi kuphatha okukhona.
Ngaphandle kwezinduna, lesi sithako esiguquguqukayo sibhekana nezimo ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba. Nakhu ukusetshenziswa okuyinhloko udokotela wakho angakuncoma:
Ukugxila kanye nefomu le-salicylic acid kuyahlukahluka kuye ngokuthi yini oyiphathayo. Ukugxila okuphansi kusebenza kahle ekuvikeleni i-acne yansuku zonke, kuyilapho amandla aphezulu esiza ngezimo eziqine kakhulu.
I-Salicylic acid ithathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela osebenza ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi i-desquamation. Lokhu kumane nje kusho ukuthi kusiza isikhumba sakho ukuthi sichithe amaseli afile ngempumelelo kakhulu kunokuba kwenzeke ngokwemvelo. Ngokungafani nokwelashwa kwe-acne okunonya, kusebenza kancane kancane futhi ngobumnene ukuthuthukisa isikhumba sakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Umlingo wenzeka ezingeni leselula. I-Salicylic acid ithukulula izibopho phakathi kwamaseli esikhumba afile, ivumela ukuthi ahluleke kalula. Lokhu kuvimbela ukwakheka okungavimba izimbotsholo futhi kudale indawo ephelele yamagciwane abangela i-acne. Iphinde ibe nezakhiwo ezilwa nokuvuvukala, ezisiza ukunciphisa ububomvu nokuvuvukala okuvame ukuhambisana nokuqubuka.
Ngenxa yokuthi iyancibilika ngamafutha, i-salicylic acid ingangena ngamafutha ezimbotsholo zakho. Lokhu kuyihlukanisa kuma-asidi ancibilika emanzini asebenza ikakhulukazi endaweni yesikhumba. Kufana nokuba nokhiye ovula izimbotsholo zakho futhi uzihlanze ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
Indlela oyisebenzisa ngayo i-salicylic acid incike ohlotsheni lomkhiqizo nokuthi yini oyelaphayo. Abantu abaningi baqala ngokuyisebenzisa kanye ngosuku, okungcono kusihlwa, ukuze babone ukuthi isikhumba sabo sizosabela kanjani. Akudingeki ukuthi ukuthathise ukudla noma amanzi ngoba kufakwa ngqo esikhumbeni sakho.
Nansi indlela yokusebenzisa amafomu ahlukene ngokuphepha nangempumelelo:
Njalo qala ngomthamo ophansi kakhulu otholakalayo bese uwusebenzisa ngosuku olulodwa ngesonto ekuqaleni. Isikhumba sakho sidinga isikhathi sokujwayela lesi sithako esisebenzayo. Uma ungenayo ukucasuka ngemva kwesonto, ungaqhubeka kancane kancane ukuyisebenzisa nsuku zonke.
Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka kokuqala esikhumbeni sabo phakathi kwamasonto ama-2-4 okuyisebenzisa njalo. Nokho, ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto ama-6-12 ukubona izinzuzo eziphelele zokwelashwa nge-salicylic acid. Lo mgomo wesikhathi uzizwa umude, kodwa khumbula ukuthi isikhumba sakho sizivuselela ngokwemvelo njalo emva kwezinsuku ezingama-28, ngakho ukubekezela kubalulekile.
Ukuze kulondolozwe izinduna, abantu abaningi basebenzisa imikhiqizo ye-salicylic acid isikhathi eside njengengxenye yomkhuba wabo wokunakekela isikhumba njalo. Lokhu kusiza ekuvimbeleni ukuqubuka okusha futhi kugcina izimbotsholo zihlanzekile. Ezimweni ezinjenge-psoriasis noma i-seborrheic dermatitis, udokotela wakho uzokuqondisa ukuthi uqhubeke isikhathi esingakanani ukwelashwa ngokuya ngendlela isikhumba sakho esisabela ngayo.
Uma welapha izinduna noma ama-calluses, inqubo ingathatha izinyanga eziningana zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo. Lezi zimo zibandakanya izinguquko zesikhumba ezinzulu, ezinamawala ezithatha isikhathi ukuthi zixazululwe. Ungadangali uma intuthuko ibonakala ihamba kancane - ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kubaluleke kakhulu kunokulungiswa okusheshayo okumangalisayo.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana kahle ne-salicylic acid, ikakhulukazi uma beqala kancane futhi besebenzisa ukugxila okufanele. Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba isikhumba sakho sizivumela ekwelashweni. Lokhu kuvame ukuvela ezinsukwini zokuqala noma emasontweni okuqala okusetshenziswa.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngalezo ezivamile kakhulu:
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi idinga ukunakwa ngokushesha. Lokhu akuvamile kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela:
Uma uthola noma yikuphi ukusabela okukhulu, yeka ukusebenzisa umkhiqizo ngokushesha bese uthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Imiphumela emibi eminingi ingalawulwa ngokunciphisa imvamisa yokusetshenziswa noma ukushintshela ekugxileni okuphansi.
Ngenkathi i-salicylic acid ivikelekile ngokujwayelekile kubantu abaningi, abanye abantu kufanele bayigweme noma bayisebenzise ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezokwelapha. Ukuphepha kwakho yinto eza kuqala, ngakho kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ungena yini kunoma iyiphi yalezi zigaba.
Kufanele ugweme i-salicylic acid noma uxhumane nodokotela wakho kuqala uma une:
Izinto ezikhethekile zisebenza kumaqembu athile. Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxhumane nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-salicylic acid, ikakhulukazi emazingeni aphezulu. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 kufanele zisebenzise kuphela imikhiqizo ye-salicylic acid ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezokwelapha.
Uma usebenzisa ama-blood thinners noma unezinkinga zokuphuma kwegazi, xoxa ngokusebenzisa i-salicylic acid nodokotela wakho. Ngenkathi ukumuncwa kwendawo kuvame ukuba phansi, kungcono ukuqapha uma unezimo zezempilo ezingaphansi.
Uzothola i-salicylic acid emikhiqizweni eminingi yamagama omkhiqizo, ngamunye wakhiwe ngezinkinga ezithile zesikhumba. Ezinye izinhlobo ezidumile ezingaphezu kwe-counter zifaka i-Neutrogena, i-Clean & Clear, i-Stridex, ne-The Ordinary. Lokhu kusuka ekuhlanzeni kwansuku zonke okumnene kuya emikhiqizweni yokwelapha eqinile.
Ukwelashwa okusezingeni lezokwelapha, udokotela wakho angase ancome izinhlobo zokwelapha ezinjenge-Salex noma izinhlanganisela ezenziwe ngamakhemisi akhethekile. Lezi ngokuvamile ziqukethe ukugxila okuphezulu futhi zakhiwe ngezimo ezithile ezinjenge-acne eqinile noma i-psoriasis.
Uma ukhetha uhlobo, gcina ukugxila kakhulu ekugxilweni nasezinhlotsheni zomkhiqizo kunegama. I-serum ye-salicylic acid engu-2% evela ohlotsheni olulodwa izosebenza ngendlela efanayo nenye, nakuba izithako ezingasebenzi zingase zithinte indlela isikhumba sakho esikubekezelela ngayo umkhiqizo.
Uma i-salicylic acid ingakusebenzeli noma ibanga ukucasuka, ezinye izindlela zingabhekana nezinkinga zesikhumba ezifanayo. Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike ohlotsheni lwesikhumba sakho kanye nesimo osilashayo.
Ukwelashwa kwamabala, cabangela lezi ezinye izindlela ezisebenzayo:
Ukuze kukhuhleke ngokujwayelekile nokuthuthukiswa kokuthungwa kwesikhumba, i-glycolic acid noma i-lactic acid ingase isebenze kangcono esikhumbeni esibucayi. Lezi zinhlobo ze-alpha-hydroxy acids zisebenza ebusweni besikhumba kunokuthi zingene ezimbotsheni njengoba kwenza i-salicylic acid.
Kokubili i-salicylic acid ne-benzoyl peroxide ziyizindlela ezinhle zokwelapha ama-acne, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono izinhlobo zesikhumba ezihlukene. Akukho ngisho neyodwa engcono ngokujwayelekile - kuncike ezinkingeni zakho zesikhumba kanye nendlela isikhumba sakho esisabela ngayo esithakweni ngasinye.
I-Salicylic acid igqama ekuvikeleni izimbotsholo ezivaliwe futhi isebenza kahle kubantu abanesikhumba esinamafutha noma ama-blackhead. Ngokuvamile ithambile futhi mancane amathuba okuthi ibange ukoma noma ukucasuka. I-Benzoyl peroxide, ngakolunye uhlangothi, isebenza kahle ekubulaleni amagciwane e-acne futhi isebenza ngokushesha kuma-pimples avuvukele.
Odokotela abaningi bezikhumba empeleni batusa ukusebenzisa zombili izithako ndawonye - i-salicylic acid ekuseni kanye ne-benzoyl peroxide ebusuku, noma ukushintshana ngezinsuku. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ingasebenza kahle kakhulu kunokusebenzisa isithako esisodwa, uma nje isikhumba sakho singakwazi ukubekezelela zombili.
I-Salicylic acid ngokuvamile ayinconywa kubantu abane-rosacea, njengoba ingakhuphula ukucasuka futhi yenze isimo sibe sibi kakhulu. Isikhumba esithambekele ku-rosacea ngokuvamile sizwela kakhulu, futhi isenzo sokukhipha i-salicylic acid singabangela ukuqubuka, ububomvu, nemizwa yokusha.
Uma une-rosacea futhi ubhekene nezimbotshana ezivaliwe, ezinye izindlela ezithambile njenge-niacinamide noma i-azelaic acid zingase zibe izinketho ezingcono. Njalo xhumana nodokotela wezikhumba ongatusa ukwelashwa okungabangeli i-rosacea okungeke kuqhubekise isikhumba sakho esizwelayo.
Uma usebenzise i-salicylic acid eningi, ngokushesha geza indawo ngamanzi abandayo ukuze ususe umkhiqizo owedlulele. Ungakhathazeki - izimo eziningi zokusebenzisa ngokweqile zixazululwa ngokunakekelwa okufanele nesikhathi. Sebenzisa i-moisturizer ethambile, engenamvini ukusiza ukuthoba noma yikuphi ukucasuka.
Qaphela izimpawu zokukhipha ngokweqile njengokoma ngokweqile, ukugwaza, noma ukuxebuka. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, yeka ukusebenzisa i-salicylic acid okwesikhashana futhi ugxile ekunakekelweni kwesikhumba okuthambile kuze kube yilapho isithiyo sesikhumba sakho silulama. Uma uhlangabezana nokusha okukhulu, ukuvuvukala, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Vele usebenzise umkhiqizo wakho we-salicylic acid ngesikhathi esilandelayo esihleliwe - asikho isidingo soku "bamba" noma ukusebenzisa umkhiqizo owengeziwe. Ukungaguquguquki kubaluleke kakhulu kunokuhlela isikhathi esiphelele, ngakho-ke ungakhathazeki ngokusebenzisa okungahleliwe okungahleliwe.
Uma ukhohlwa njalo ukusebenzisa umkhiqizo wakho we-salicylic acid, zama ukuwufaka esimisweni esikhona njengokuxubha amazinyo akho. Ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni kungakusiza futhi ukuthi uqhubeke nokusebenzisa njalo, okuyisihluthulelo sokubona imiphumela emihle.
Ungayeka ukusebenzisa i-salicylic acid uma izinkinga zesikhumba sakho sezixazululiwe futhi ugcine isikhumba esicacile amasonto amaningana. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi izinkinga zabo zesikhumba zibuyela uma beyeka ukuyisebenzisa, ikakhulu ngesikhumba esithambekele ezinweleni.
Ukuze kulondolozwe isikhathi eside, unganciphisa imvamisa kunokuyeka ngokuphelele. Abantu abaningi baphumelela ekugcineni isikhumba esicacile ngokusebenzisa i-salicylic acid izikhathi ezi-2-3 ngesonto esikhundleni sokuyisebenzisa nsuku zonke. Xoxa ngohlelo lwakho lwesikhathi eside nodokotela wakho wezikhumba, ikakhulukazi uma welapha izimo ezingapheli njengezinduna noma i-psoriasis.
Yebo, unga-sebenzisa i-salicylic acid nge-retinoids, kodwa kudinga isikhathi esiqondile nokwethulwa kancane kancane. Odokotela abaningi bezikhumba batusa le nhlanganisela yezinduna ezinzima, njengoba izithako zisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene zokususa isikhumba.
Qala ngokusebenzisa isithako ngasinye ebusuku obushintshanayo ukuze ubone ukuthi isikhumba sakho siyakubekezelela kanjani lokhu kuhlanganiswa. Uma isikhumba sakho sikwazi ukubhekana nalokhu kahle ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa, ungase ukwazi ukusebenzisa i-salicylic acid ekuseni kanye ne-retinoids ebusuku. Njalo wethula imikhiqizo emisha kancane kancane futhi ulalele impendulo yesikhumba sakho.
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