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I-sulfur egcwele esikhumbeni iyikhambi elithambile kodwa elisebenzayo olilisebenzisa ngqo esikhumbeni sakho ukwelapha izimo ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba. Le minerali eyenzeka ngokwemvelo isetshenziswe amakhulu eminyaka ukusiza ukususa izinduna, ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, nokulwa nezifo ezithile zesikhumba.
Ungase umangale ukwazi ukuthi i-sulfur ingenye yezindlela zokwelapha izinduna ezindala ezaziwa emithini. Isebenza ngokomisa amafutha amaningi nokusiza isikhumba sakho ukuthi sichithe amaseli afile ngempumelelo, okungavimbela izimbotshana ezivaliwe nokuqubuka.
I-sulfur egcwele esikhumbeni iyikhambi eliqukethe i-sulfur eyisisekelo emazingeni avamile asukela ku-2% kuya ku-10%. Iza ngezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ezihlanganisa okhilimu, ama-lotion, ama-gel, insipho, ngisho nezifihla-buso ongazisebenzisa ngqo ezindaweni ezithintekile zesikhumba sakho.
Leli khambi lingelakilasi lokwelashwa elibizwa ngokuthi i-keratolytics, okusho ukuthi lisiza ukususa ungqimba olungaphandle lwamaseli esikhumba afile. I-Sulfur nayo inezindawo zokulwa namagciwane kanye nokulwa nesikhunta, okwenza kube usizo ekwelapheni izinkinga eziningi zesikhumba ngesikhathi esisodwa.
I-sulfur esetshenziswa emikhiqizweni yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba icutshungulwa futhi ihlanzwe ukuze iphephe ukusetshenziswa esikhumbeni. Ngokuvamile ihlanganiswa nezinye izithako ukuyenza ibe mnandi ukuyisebenzisa futhi ithuthukise ukusebenza kwayo.
I-sulfur egcwele esikhumbeni isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha izinduna, kodwa ingasiza nangezinye izimo eziningi zesikhumba. Udokotela wakho angase ayincomise uma unezinduna ezimaphakathi kuya kweziphakathi ezingaphendulanga kahle kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Nawa amanye amazwi i-sulfur egcwele esikhumbeni engasiza ukuwelapha:
Ngokuvamile, isulfure ingase incomwe ngezifo zesikhumba ezingcolisayo noma njengengxenye yokwelashwa kwezinhlobo ezithile ze-eczema. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma ukuthi isulfure ilungele yini inkinga yakho yesikhumba ethile.
I-sulfure eyisihloko isebenza ngezindlela eziningi ukuthuthukisa isimo sesikhumba sakho. Ithathwa njengemithi enamandla amancane kuya kwamaphakathi esebenza kancane kancane kunokuthi inikeze imiphumela esheshayo.
Umuthi usebenza ngokuxebula ngobumnene ungqimba olungaphezulu lwesikhumba sakho, okusiza ukuvula izimbotshana nokususa amaseli esikhumba afile. Le nqubo, ebizwa ngokuthi i-desquamation, ivumela amaseli esikhumba anempilo ukuthi avele futhi ingavimbela ukuvela kwamabala amasha.
I-Sulfure nayo inezindawo zemvelo zokulwa namagciwane ezisiza ukunciphisa inani lamagciwane abangela i-acne esikhumbeni sakho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isiza ukulawula ukukhiqizwa kwamafutha ngokomisa i-sebum eyeqile, engaholela ekuthuthukisweni kwe-acne.
Imiphumela yokulwa nokuvuvukala ye-sulfure ingasiza ukuthulisa ububomvu nokucasuka okuhambisana nezimo zesikhumba ezihlukahlukene. Lokhu kuyenza ibe usizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesikhumba esibucayi abangakwazi ukubekezelela imithi ye-acne enamandla.
Kufanele usebenzise isulfure yendawo ngendlela eqondiswe ngayo ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma ngokwemiyalelo yomkhiqizo. Ngokuvamile, uzoqala ngokuwasha indawo ethintekile ngesihlanzi esithambile bese uyomisa ngaphambi kokusebenzisa.
Emikhiqizweni eminingi yesulfure, uzosebenzisa ungqimba oluncane endaweni ethintekile kanye noma kabili ngosuku. Qala ngokusebenzisa kanye ngosuku ukuze ubone ukuthi isikhumba sakho siphendula kanjani, bese ukhulisa imvamisa uma kudingeka futhi ikwazi ukubekezelelwa.
Nansi inqubo yokusebenzisa ejwayelekile:
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe isulfure nokudla ngoba isetshenziswa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuba ithathwe ngomlomo. Kodwa-ke, kungcono ukuyisebenzisa ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo.
Ubude bokwelashwa ngesulfure yendawo buyahlukahluka ngokuya ngesimo sakho sesikhumba esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Nge-acne, ungase ubone ukuthuthuka kokuqala phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4, kodwa kungathatha amasonto angu-6-12 ukubona izinzuzo ezigcwele.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa imikhiqizo yesulfure izinyanga eziningana ukuze bathole imiphumela emihle. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokuqondisa ngobude bokwelashwa obufanele ngokuya ngempendulo yesikhumba sakho nobukhulu besimo sakho.
Ezimweni ezingapheli njenge-seborrheic dermatitis noma i-rosacea, ungase udinge ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo yesulfure isikhathi eside njengokwelashwa kokugcinwa. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi banganciphisa imvamisa yokusebenzisa uma isikhumba sabo sithuthuka.
Kubalulekile ukuthi ungayeki ukwelashwa ngokuphazima kweso uma ubona ngcono, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ekubuyeni kwezimpawu. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi wakhe uhlelo lokunciphisa kancane ukusetshenziswa uma kufanelekile.
I-Topical sulfur ngokuvamile iyamukeleka kahle, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Imiphumela eminingi emibi ithambile futhi yenzeka endaweni yokusebenzisa.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ihlanganisa ukucasuka kwesikhumba okukhulu, ukusabela komzimba okune-rash noma ukuvuvukala, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka kwesikhumba. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Ukusabela okungavamile kungase kufake i-contact dermatitis kubantu abazwela kakhulu kuma-sulfur compounds. Lokhu ngokuvamile kungabonakala njengobomvu obukhulu, ukuvuvukala, noma ukuqhekeka endaweni yokusebenzisa.
Ngenkathi i-topical sulfur iphephile kubantu abaningi, abanye abantu kufanele bayigweme noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha. Akufanele usebenzise imikhiqizo ye-sulfur uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani komzimba ne-sulfur noma ezinye izithako ezisetshenziswayo.
Abantu abanesikhumba esizwelayo kakhulu noma izimo ezithile zesikhumba kufanele baqaphele ngokukhethekile:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe nodokotela wabo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa imikhiqizo ye-sulfur, nakuba i-sulfur yendawo ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngalezi zikhathi. Izingane ngokuvamile zingasebenzisa imikhiqizo ye-sulfur, kodwa umthamo kanye nemvamisa yokusebenzisa kungase kudingeke kulungiswe.
Uma usebenzisa eminye imithi yendawo, ikakhulukazi leyo equkethe i-benzoyl peroxide noma i-retinoids, xoxa ngokusebenzisana okungenzeka nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa nge-sulfur.
I-sulfur yendawo iyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo kanye namafomula ajwayelekile. Ezinye izinhlobo ezaziwayo zifaka i-Sulfacet-R, i-Novacet, ne-Plexion, ezihlanganisa i-sulfur nezinye izithako ezisebenzayo.
Ungathola futhi i-sulfur emikhiqizweni eminingi etholakala ngaphandle kwemithi kadokotela okuhlanganisa izihlanzi, imaski, kanye nokwelashwa kwezindawo. Izinhlobo ezithandwayo njenge-De La Cruz, Grisi, kanye ne-Kate Somerville zinikeza imikhiqizo equkethe i-sulfur yokwelapha izinduna.
Odokotela abaningi bezikhumba batusa amalungiselelo e-sulfur ahlanganisiwe angashintshwa ukuze alingane nezidingo zakho ezithile nokuzwela kwesikhumba. Lawa ngokuvamile alungiswa yimithi ekhethekile futhi angahlanganisa i-sulfur nezinye izithako eziwusizo.
Uma i-sulfur yendawo ingakulungele noma inganikezi imiphumela oyifunayo, kukhona ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo. Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike esimweni sakho sesikhumba esithile kanye nezidingo zomuntu ngamunye.
Ukwelashwa kwezinduna, ezinye izindlela ezivamile zifaka:
Ngezinye izimo zesikhumba njenge-seborrheic dermatitis, ezinye izindlela zingabandakanya okokhilimu okulwa nesikhunta, amalungiselelo e-coal tar, noma imithi ye-corticosteroid. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi enye indlela engaba efaneleka kakhulu esimweni sakho.
Umbuzo wokuthi ngabe i-sulfur yendawo ingcono kune-benzoyl peroxide uncike ohlotsheni lwakho lwesikhumba, ubucayi besimo, nokubekezelelana nemiphumela emibi. Yomibili le mithi iyasebenza ekwelapheni ama-acne, kodwa isebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene.
I-Benzoyl peroxide ngokuvamile ithathwa njengeqine kakhulu futhi isebenza ngokushesha kunesulfur. Isebenza kahle ikakhulukazi kuma-acne avuthayo futhi ingahlinzeka ngemiphumela ebonakalayo phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4. Kodwa-ke, ingabangela nokucasuka okwengeziwe, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesikhumba esibucayi.
I-Sulfur, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ithambile futhi ingase ibekezeleleke kangcono ngabantu abanesikhumba esibucayi. Isebenza kancane kancane futhi ingase ibe yindlela engcono uma uke waba nokucasuka nge-benzoyl peroxide noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ama-acne ezinamandla.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukushintshana phakathi kwale mikhiqizo emibili noma ukuyisebenzisa ndawonye (njengoba kuqondiswe ngumhlinzeki wezempilo) kunikeza imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Udokotela wakho wesikhumba angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi indlela engasebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
Yebo, isulfure esetshenziswa ngaphandle ngokuvamile ithathwa njengenye yezindlela zokwelapha izinduna ezinobumnene ezitholakalayo, okuyenza ibe yindlela enhle kubantu abanesikhumba esizwelayo. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uqale ngomthamo ophansi futhi uyisebenzise kaningi uma uqala ukwelashwa.
Uma unesikhumba esizwelayo kakhulu, funa imikhiqizo enesulfure engu-2-3% kunokuba nemithamo ephezulu. Ungazama futhi ukusebenzisa umkhiqizo ngosuku olulodwa ukuze uvumele isikhumba sakho ukuthi sizivumelanise kancane kancane.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa isulfure esetshenziswa ngaphandle eningi, geza indawo ngensipho namanzi amancane ukuze ususe umkhiqizo owedlulele. Ukusebenzisa okuningi akudingeki ukuthi kubangele ukulimala, kodwa kungandisa ingozi yokucasuka kwesikhumba nokoma.
Sebenzisa i-moisturizer emnene, engenamvini ukusiza ukuthoba noma yikuphi ukucasuka okungenzeka. Uma uhlangabezana nokusha okukhulu, ububomvu, noma ezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Uma uphuthelwa ukusebenzisa isulfure esetshenziswa ngaphandle, vele uyisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Ungasebenzisi umkhiqizo owengeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yokucasuka.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kube nomthelela omkhulu emiphumeleni yakho yokwelashwa, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Cabangela ukusetha isikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule uhlelo lwakho lokusebenzisa.
Kufanele uqhubeke nokusebenzisa isulfure esetshenziswa ngaphandle uma nje umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo encoma, ngisho nangemva kokubona ukuthuthuka esimweni sesikhumba sakho. Ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngokushesha kungaholela ekubuyeni kwezimpawu.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo yesulfure izinyanga eziningana ukuze bathole futhi bagcine isikhumba esicacile. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi wakhe uhlelo lokwelashwa oluhlala isikhathi eside olungabandakanya ukunciphisa kancane kancane imvamisa yokusebenzisa uma isikhumba sakho sithuthuka.
Yebo, ngokuvamile unga sebenzisa izimonyo ngenkathi usebenzisa isulfure yendawo, kodwa kufanele ulinde ukuthi umuthi ome ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokusebenzisa izimonyo. Lokhu kuvame ukuthatha imizuzu engaba ngu-10-15 ngemuva kokusebenzisa.
Khetha imikhiqizo yezimonyo engabangeli ama-comedogenic (ngeke ivala izimbotshana) ukuze ugweme ukuphazamisa ukwelashwa kwakho izinduna. Susa izimonyo ngokucophelela njalo kusihlwa ngaphambi kokusebenzisa umuthi wakho wesulfure ukuze uqinisekise imiphumela engcono kakhulu yokwelashwa.
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