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I-Menthol ne-zinc oxide topical iyinhlanganisela yemithi oyifaka ngqo esikhumbeni sakho ukuze uthobise ukucasuka futhi unikeze ukukhululeka okupholile. Lokhu kwelashwa okumnene, okungaphandle kwe-counter kuhlanganisa izakhiwo zokupholisa ze-menthol ne-barrier evikelayo ye-zinc oxide ukusiza ukuthulisa isikhumba esivuvukele noma esicasukile. Uzothola le nhlanganisela kuma-creams, ointments, kanye nama-lotions aklanyelwe ukunciphisa ukungakhululeki okuvela ezimweni ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba.
Le mithi ye-topical iqukethe izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukunikeza ukukhululeka kwesikhumba. I-Menthol idala umuzwa wokupholisa osiza ukuphazamisa ubuhlungu nokuluma, kuyilapho i-zinc oxide yakha ungqimba oluvikelayo phezu kwesikhumba sakho. Cabanga ngayo njengendlovu emnene ethobisa futhi ivikele isikhumba sakho ekucasukeni okuqhubekayo.
Le nhlanganisela ithathwa njengenketho emnene, ephephile kubantu abaningi. Ungayithenga ngaphandle kwemvume emathunjini amaningi kanye nakumakhemisi. Imithi iza ngamandla ahlukahlukene, ne-menthol ngokuvamile evela ku-0.1% kuya ku-16% kanye ne-zinc oxide evela ku-1% kuya ku-40%.
Le mithi isiza ukwelapha izinkinga eziningana zesikhumba ezivamile ezibangela ukungakhululeki noma ukucasuka. Abantu abaningi bayayisebenzisa ngezinkinga ezincane zesikhumba ezingadingi ukwelashwa ngemvume. Imiphumela yokupholisa nevikelayo yenza kube usizo ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezihilela ukuvuvukala noma izithiyo zesikhumba eziphukile.
Nawa amanye amazwi ajwayelekile le mithi engasiza ngawo:
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi olula osebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukunikeza usizo. Ingxenye ye-menthol yenza kusebenze izamukeli ezibandayo esikhumbeni sakho, idale umuzwa opholile osiza ukuvimba izimpawu zobuhlungu. Okwamanje, i-zinc oxide isebenza njengesithiyo esingokomzimba esivikela isikhumba esilimele emswakeni nakwezicasulayo.
I-menthol ayilinciphisi ngempela izinga lokushisa kwesikhumba sakho. Kunalokho, ikhohlisa imizwa yakho ukuthi izizwe ipholile, okungasiza ukunciphisa umuzwa wobuhlungu, ukusha, noma ukuluma. Lo mphumela opholile uvame ukuhlala imizuzu eyi-15 kuya kwengama-30 ngemva kokufaka.
I-zinc oxide isebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokwakha ungqimba oluvikelayo esikhumbeni sakho. Lesi sithiyo sisiza ukuvimbela ukulahleka komswakama futhi sivikele izindawo ezicasukile ekulimaleni okuqhubekayo. Futhi inezakhiwo ezilula zokulwa namagciwane ezingasiza ukuvimbela ukutheleleka emalondeni amancane.
Ufaka lo muthi ngokuqondile endaweni yesikhumba ethintekile, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-2 kuya kwezi-4 ngosuku noma njengoba kuqondiswe ephaketheni. Hlanza futhi womise indawo kahle ngaphambi kokufaka umuthi. Sebenzisa okwanele kuphela ukumboza indawo ethintekile ngongqimba oluncane.
Qala ngokuwasha izandla zakho nendawo ethintekile ngensipho namanzi amancane. Yomisa isikhumba ngobumnene ngethawula elihlanzekile. Faka inani elincane lomuthi bese uliwisa ngokulinganayo esikhumbeni esicasukile. Awudingi ukukugcoba ngokuphelele, njengoba i-zinc oxide ihloselwe ukuhlala phezu kwesikhumba sakho.
Ngemva kokufaka umuthi, geza izandla zakho kahle ngaphandle uma welapha izandla zakho. Gwema ukuthola umuthi emehlweni akho, emlonyeni, noma emakhaleni. Uma ngengozi ukuthola kulezi zindawo, geza ngokushesha ngamanzi abandayo.
Akudingeki ukuthi usebenzise lo muthi ngesikhathi udla noma ubisi njengoba ungangeni esiswini sakho. Kodwa-ke, gwema ukuwusebenzisa esikhumbeni esilimele noma esilimale kakhulu ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela kuqala.
Izimo eziningi zesikhumba zithuthuka phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini elilodwa ngemva kokusetshenziswa njalo. Ezindaweni ezincane ezicasulayo njengokulunywa izinambuzane noma ukusikwa okuncane, ungase udinge ukukusebenzisa izinsuku ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3 kuphela. Izimo eziqhubekayo njengokuqubuka kwesimungumungwane noma isikhumba esiqhekekile zingase zidinge isonto elilodwa lokwelashwa.
Yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi uma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka noma zinyamalala ngokuphelele. Uma ungaboni ngcono ngemva kweviki elilodwa lokusebenzisa njalo, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi unesimo esingathi sína esidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Ezimweni eziqhubekayo njengama-hemorrhoids, ungase ukusebenzise njengoba kudingeka ukuze uthole ukukhululeka kwezimpawu. Kodwa-ke, uma uzithola ukuthi uyawusebenzisa njalo isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho ukuze ukhiphe izinkinga ezingaphansi.
Abantu abaningi bawuthatha kahle lo muthi ngemiphumela embalwa noma engekho. Njengoba isetshenziswa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuthathwa ngaphakathi, imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela okuncane, ikakhulukazi lapho beqala ukwelashwa.
Imiphumela evamile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ivame ukuba mnene futhi iyanyamalala njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela umuthi. Umuzwa opholile ovela ku-menthol kulindeleke futhi usho ukuthi umuthi uyasebenza.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína ingenzeka kwabanye abantu:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi alawa maphuzu abucayi, yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi ngokushesha futhi ufune usizo lwezokwelapha. Ukusabela komzimba emithini esetshenziswa ngaphandle kuvamile kodwa kungaba kubi.
Abantu abaningi bangawusebenzisa ngokuphepha lo muthi, kodwa abanye abantu kufanele bawugweme noma bawusebenzise ngokuqapha. Abantu abaziwa ukuthi bane-allergy ku-menthol noma i-zinc oxide akufanele basebenzise lo mkhiqizo. Uma uke waba nokusabela emithini efanayo esetshenziswa ngaphandle esikhathini esidlule, thintana nomhlinzeki wezempilo ngaphambi kokuzama le.
Kufanele uqaphele ngokusebenzisa lo muthi uma une:
Kwabesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisayo, lo muthi ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengophephe ukusetshenziswa ngaphandle. Kodwa-ke, kuhlale kuhle ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa noma yimuphi umuthi omusha ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ngenkathi uncelisa.
Izingane ngokuvamile zingawusebenzisa ngokuphepha lo muthi, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi landela imiyalelo yokulinganisa yezingane. Ezinsaneni ezingaphansi kwezinyanga eziyisi-6, hlola nodokotela wezingane ngaphambi kokusebenzisa noma yimiphi imithi esetshenziswa ngaphandle.
Uzothola le nhlanganisela ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo ekhemisi lakho lendawo. Ezinye izinhlobo ezithandwayo zifaka i-Desitin, i-Balmex, nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zomkhiqizo wesitolo. Ama-creams amaningi e-diaper rash aqukethe kokubili i-menthol ne-zinc oxide njengezithako ezisebenzayo.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zitholakala kabanzi futhi zisebenza kahle njengemikhiqizo yamagama. Funa imikhiqizo eqoka kokubili i-menthol ne-zinc oxide njengezithako ezisebenzayo kulebula. Amaphesenti aqondile angahluka phakathi kwemikhiqizo, ngakho funda ilebula ngokucophelela.
Eminye imikhiqizo ihlanganisa lezi zithako ngama-ejenti athambisa ngaphezulu njenge-aloe vera noma uvithamini E. Lezi zithasiselo ngokuvamile ziphephile kodwa azidingeki ukuthi umuthi usebenze ngempumelelo.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingaphezulu zingahlinzeka ngokuqeda okufanayo ukucasuka kwesikhumba. I-Hydrocortisone cream inikeza izinzuzo ezilwa nokuvuvukala zesikhumba esilumayo, esivuvukele. I-Calamine lotion inikeza ukuqeda okupholile futhi isiza ukumisa ama-rash alukhuni. I-aloe vera gel ehlanzekile ingathambisa ukusha nokucasuka okuncane ngokwemvelo.
Ngokuqondile i-diaper rash, i-petroleum jelly noma i-zinc oxide ointment ehlanzekile isebenza kahle njengezithiyo ezivikelayo. Ama-cream e-antifungal angaba izinqumo ezingcono uma usola ukuthi ukutheleleka ngemvubelo kubangela izinkinga zesikhumba sakho.
Uma ubhekene nezimo zesikhumba ezingathi sína, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa okubhalwe ngemvume. Lokhu kungabandakanya ama-cream e-steroid aqinile, ama-ointment e-antibiotic, noma imithi ekhethekile yezimo zesikhumba ezithile.
Yomibili imithi isebenza ngezinjongo ezihlukene futhi isebenza kahle ngezinhlobo ezihlukene zezinkinga zesikhumba. I-Menthol ne-zinc oxide topical ingcono ekuhlinzekeni ukuqeda okupholile ngokushesha nokuvikela isikhumba esilimele. I-Hydrocortisone isebenza kahle ekunciphiseni ukuvuvukala nasekwelapheni ukungezwani komzimba.
Ezimweni ezinjenge-diaper rash, ukulunywa yizinambuzane, noma ukusha okuncane, inhlanganisela ye-menthol ne-zinc oxide ivame ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda izimpawu ngokushesha. Umuzwa opholile ovela ku-menthol unikeza induduzo ngokushesha, ngenkathi i-zinc oxide ivikela isikhumba njengoba siphola.
Noma kunjalo, i-hydrocortisone isebenza kangcono ezimweni ezivuthayo njenge-eczema, i-dermatitis yokuthintana, noma izinduna ezibangelwa ukungezwani komzimba. Empeleni inciphisa ukuvuvukala okuyisisekelo kunokunikeza nje ukukhululeka kwezimpawu.
Ngezinye izikhathi ungasebenzisa yomibili imithi ndawonye, kodwa uyisebenzise ngezikhathi ezihlukene zosuku. Hlala uhlola nomuthi noma umhlinzeki wezempilo ngaphambi kokuhlanganisa ukwelashwa kwendawo.
Lo muthi unganikeza ukukhululeka kwesikhashana ezimpawini ze-eczema, kodwa akuyona indlela engcono yokwelapha isikhathi eside. Umphumela wokupholisa ovela ku-menthol ungasiza ukunciphisa ukuluma, futhi i-zinc oxide ingase ivikele isikhumba esicasukile. Kodwa-ke, abantu abane-eczema bavame ukudinga ukwelashwa okuyimithi okubhekana nokuvuvukala okuyisisekelo.
Uma une-eczema, sebenzisa lo muthi ngokuqapha futhi ubheke noma yikuphi ukwanda kwezimpawu. Abanye abantu abanesikhumba esizwelayo kakhulu bathola ukuthi i-menthol empeleni icasukisa i-eczema yabo. Kungcono ukuxoxa ngokuphathwa kwe-eczema nodokotela wakho we-dermatologist ukuze uthole uhlelo lokwelashwa olubanzi.
Ukusetshenziswa okuningi kwalo muthi wendawo akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukulimala okukhulu ngoba okuncane kakhulu kungena egazini lakho. Kodwa-ke, amanani amaningi angase abangele ukwanda kokucasuka kwesikhumba noma umuzwa opholile ongakhululekile. Uma usebenzise okuningi, sula ngokucophelela okweqile ngendwangu emanzi.
Uma ngengozi uthola inani elikhulu emlonyeni wakho noma emehlweni, geza ngokushesha ngamanzi abandayo. Xhumana nokulawulwa kwe-poison noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo uma uhlangabezana nokusha okukhulu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba.
Njengoba lo muthi unikeza ukukhululeka kwezimpawu kunokwelapha isimo esingaphansi, ukweqa umthamo akuyona into ekhathazayo. Vele uwusebenzise uma ukhumbula, uma nje isikhumba sakho sisazizwa sicasukile noma singakhululekile.
Ungasebenzisi umuthi owengeziwe ukuze ubuyisele umthamo oweqiwe. Namathela esimisweni esivamile sezikhathi ezi-2 kuya kwezi-4 ngosuku, noma uwusebenzise njengoba kudingeka ukuze kukhululeke izimpawu. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kuze kube yilapho isikhumba sakho selulama.
Ungayeka ukusebenzisa lo muthi uma izimpawu zesikhumba sakho zithuthuka noma zinyamalala ngokuphelele. Ukucasuka kwesikhumba okuncane kuvame ukululama phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini elilodwa lokwelashwa. Akunasidingo sokuqhubeka ukusebenzisa uma isikhumba sakho sibukeka futhi sizizwa sijwayelekile futhi.
Ezimweni eziqhubekayo njenge-hemorrhoids, ungalusebenzisa njengoba kudingeka ukuze kukhululeke izimpawu. Kodwa-ke, uma uzithola udinga njalo isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili, xoxa ngalokhu nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze ubhekane nanoma yiziphi izinkinga ezingaphansi.
Ungawusebenzisa lo muthi ebusweni bakho, kodwa qaphela kakhulu ukugwema amehlo akho, umlomo, kanye nekhala. Isikhumba ebusweni bakho sizwela kakhulu kunezinye izindawo, ngakho qala ngenani elincane ukuze uhlole ukuthi isikhumba sakho sisabela kanjani.
Uma welapha izinduna zobuso noma ezinye izimo zesikhumba, lo muthi kungenzeka awuyona inketho engcono kakhulu. I-zinc oxide ingavimba izimbotsholo kwabanye abantu, okungenzeka ukuthi kwenze izinduna zibe zimbi nakakhulu. Ezindabeni zesikhumba sobuso, cabanga ngemikhiqizo eyenzelwe ngqo ukusetshenziswa ebusweni noma uthintane nodokotela wesikhumba.
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