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I-Resorcinol ne-sulfur yimithi ehlanganisiwe esetshenziswa ngaphandle esiza ukwelapha izinduna nezinye izimo zesikhumba. Lokhu kwelashwa okunobumnene kodwa okuphumelelayo kusebenza ngokususa amaseli esikhumba afile nokunciphisa amagciwane endaweni yesikhumba sakho, okwenza kube yindlela ethenjwayo yesikhumba esicacile nesinempilo.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi le nhlanganisela iyasiza ikakhulukazi ngoba ibhekana nezici eziningi zokwakheka kwezinduna. Izithako ezimbili zisebenza ngokubambisana ukuvula izimbotsholo, ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, nokuvimbela ukuvela kwamanye ama-breakout.
I-Resorcinol ne-sulfur yimithi esetshenziswa ngaphandle ehlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ukwelapha izimo ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba. I-Resorcinol iyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali esiza ukususa ungqimba olungaphandle lwamaseli esikhumba afile, kuyilapho i-sulfur inezindawo ezilwa namagciwane nezilwa nokuvuvukala.
Le nhlanganisela isetshenziswe emkhakheni we-dermatology amashumi eminyaka ngoba zombili izithako ziyazwanana kahle. I-Resorcinol isebenza njenge-ejenti ye-keratolytic, okusho ukuthi isiza ukuthambisa nokukhipha ungqimba olungaphezulu lwesikhumba, kuyilapho i-sulfur isebenza ukubulala amagciwane nokunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwamafutha.
Ngokuvamile uzothola le mithi ngesimo se-cream, lotion, noma i-gel. Ukugxila kwesithako ngasinye kungahluka kuye ngomkhiqizo othile nezidingo zesikhumba sakho.
I-Resorcinol ne-sulfur isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-acne vulgaris, uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu lwezinduna oluthinta intsha nabantu abadala. Isebenza ikakhulukazi ezinduneni eziphakathi nendawo ezihlanganisa ama-blackhead, ama-whitehead, kanye nezinduna ezincane ezivuthayo.
Ngaphandle kwezinduna, le nhlanganisela ingasiza ngezinye izimo eziningi zesikhumba. Udokotela wakho angase ayincomise i-seborrheic dermatitis, ebangela izindawo ezinama-scaly, ezilumayo ekhanda lakho nasebusweni. Ingasiza futhi ekwelapheni izinwele ezinamafutha nezinhlobo ezithile ze-eczema.
Abanye odokotela bezikhumba banikeza lo muthi we-rosacea, isimo esibangela ukubomvu kanye namagquma ebusweni bakho. Izakhiwo zokulwa nokuvuvukala zesulfure zingasiza ukunciphisa ukubomvu nokucasuka okuhambisana nalesi simo.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, le nhlanganisela ingasetshenziselwa ukwelapha izifo zesikhumba ezingcolisayo noma njengengxenye yohlelo lokwelapha olubanzi lwezifo zesikhumba eziyinkimbinkimbi. Kodwa-ke, lezi zinto ezisetshenzisiwe azivamile futhi ngokuvamile zidinga ukugadwa okuthile kwezokwelapha.
I-Resorcinol ne-sulfur zisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene kodwa ezigcwalisanayo ukuze zithuthukise impilo yesikhumba sakho. Lokhu kuthathwa njengokwelashwa okungaphezulu okunamandla aphakathi nendawo okuthambile kunezinye izidakamizwa ze-acne ezi-odwe kodwa ezinamandla kunokuhlanza okuyisisekelo okungaphezulu kwe-counter.
I-Resorcinol isebenza ngokwehlisa izibopho ezibamba amaseli esikhumba afile ndawonye ebusweni besikhumba sakho. Le nqubo, ebizwa ngokuthi i-desquamation, isiza ukuvimbela izimbotsholo ukuthi zivaleke ngamaseli esikhumba afile namafutha. Njengoba la maseli echitheka ngempumelelo, izimbotsholo zakho zihlala zicacile futhi azithambekele ekuthuthukiseni i-acne.
I-Sulfur ibhekana ne-acne ngendlela ehlukile ngokunciphisa inani lamagciwane ebusweni besikhumba sakho. Iphinde isize ukumunca amafutha amaningi futhi inezakhiwo ezilwa nokuvuvukala ezincane ezinganciphisa ukubomvu nokuvuvukala okuzungeze ukuqubuka okukhona.
Ngokuhlangene, lezi zithako zenza indlela ebanzi yokwelapha i-acne. Ngenkathi i-resorcinol igcina izimbotsholo zakho zicacile, i-sulfur ibhekana nengxenye yamagciwane ye-acne futhi isiza ukulawula ukukhiqizwa kwamafutha.
I-Resorcinol ne-sulfur kufanele kufakwe ngqo esikhumbeni esihlanzekile, esomile njengoba kuqondiswe udokotela wakho noma imiyalelo yomkhiqizo. Qala ngokuwasha ubuso bakho ngesihlanzi esithambile bese usomisa ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokufaka.
Sebenzisa ungqimba oluncane lomuthi ezindaweni ezithintekile kuphela, ugweme indawo yamehlo nesikhumba esilimele. Akudingeki ukuthi uwuhlikihle ngamandla - ukusetshenziswa ngobumnene, okulinganayo kwanele. Abantu abaningi baqala ngokusebenzisa kanye ngosuku, ngokuvamile kusihlwa.
Kungcono ukusebenzisa lo muthi cishe imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokulala ukuze uvumele ukuthi umuncwe kahle. Akudingeki ukuthi udle noma yini ethile ngaphambi kokusebenzisa, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi izandla zakho zihlanzekile futhi zomile.
Njalo landela nge-moisturizer ethambile, engabangeli ama-comedones uma isikhumba sakho sizwa somile ngemva kokusebenzisa. Lokhu kusiza ekuvikeleni ukoma ngokweqile nokucasuka, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukwelashwa.
Uma usebenzisa eminye imithi yendawo, yisebenzise ngezikhathi ezihlukene zosuku ukuze ugweme ukusebenzisana okungenzeka. Udokotela wakho angakunikeza isiqondiso esithile ngesikhathi uma usebenzisa ukwelashwa kwesikhumba okuningi.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukubona ukuthuthuka esikhumbeni sabo phakathi kwamasonto ama-2 kuya kwama-4 okusetshenziswa njalo. Kodwa-ke, imiphumela ebalulekile ngokuvamile iba ngcono ngemva kwamasonto ayi-6 kuya kwayi-8 okusetshenziswa njalo.
Ubude bokwelashwa buhlukahluka kuye ngesimo sesikhumba sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Ukuze uthole ukwelashwa kwe-acne, abantu abaningi bayayisebenzisa izinyanga eziningi ukuze bathole imiphumela emihle futhi bavimbele ukuqubuka okusha.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa okungenani amasonto ayi-8 kuya kwayi-12 ukuze ahlulele kahle ukusebenza kwayo. Abanye abantu bangase badinge izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde, ikakhulukazi uma bene-acne eqhubekayo noma eqinile.
Uma isimo sesikhumba sakho sithuthuka, udokotela wakho angase asikisele ukunciphisa imvamisa yokusebenzisa noma ukushintshela emsebenzini wokugcinwa. Lokhu kusiza ekuvikeleni ukubuya kwezimpawu ngenkathi kunciphisa imiphumela engemihle engaba khona.
Ungayeki ukwelashwa ngokuphazima kweso ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, ngoba lokhu kungaholela emiphumeleni yokubuyela emuva lapho izinkinga zakho zokuqala zesikhumba zibuyela ngamandla.
I-Resorcinol ne-sulfur kungadala imiphumela eminingi eceleni, kusukela ekululameni nokujwayelekile kuya ekusabeleni okungathi sína kodwa okungavamile. Abantu abaningi bazwa izinga elithile lokucasuka kwesikhumba lapho beqala ukwelashwa, okuvame ukuthuthuka njengoba isikhumba sakho sizijwayeza.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile eceleni ongase uyizwe ihlanganisa ukoma kwesikhumba okuncane, ukubomvu okuncane, nomuzwa wokuqina ezindaweni eziphathwayo. Le miphumela ivame ukuba yesikhashana futhi ikhombisa ukuthi umuthi usebenza ukususa amaseli esikhumba afile.
Nansi imiphumela ejwayelekile eceleni okufanele uyazi:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ivame ukuncipha emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela umuthi.
Imiphumela eceleni engathi sína kodwa engavamile idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukucasuka kwesikhumba okukhulu, ukusha okuqhubekayo okungathuthuki, ukuqubuka okubanzi, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile ezifana nokuvuvukala, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukuluma okukhulu.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kwe-resorcinol kungadala isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-ochronosis, lapho isikhumba siba nombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka-omnyama. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu ngokugxila okuphezulu noma ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside kakhulu, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezikhumba ezimnyama.
Abanye abantu bangase bazwe i-contact dermatitis, ukusabela komzimba okubangela ukubomvu okukhulu, ukuvuvukala, nokuqhekeka. Lokhu akujwayelekile kodwa kudinga ukuyekiswa ngokushesha komuthi nokuhlolwa kwezokwelapha.
I-Resorcinol ne-sulfur akulungele wonke umuntu, futhi amaqembu athile abantu kufanele agweme lo muthi ngokuphelele. Ukuphepha kwakho yikho okubaluleke kakhulu, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingavumelekile ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Abantu abaziwa ukuthi banezinto ezingezwani ne-resorcinol, i-sulfur, noma yiziphi izithako ezingasebenzi emuthini akufanele basebenzise lo muthi. Noma ngabe awukaze ube nokusabela ngaphambili, kufanelekile ukwenza ukuhlolwa kwesikhumba endaweni encane yesikhumba kuqala.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo ngokuvamile kufanele bagweme imikhiqizo equkethe i-resorcinol. Ngenkathi i-sulfur ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, i-resorcinol ingamuncwa ngesikhumba futhi ingase ithinte ukukhula kombungu.
Nawa amaqembu amakhulu okufanele agweme lo muthi:
Uma unanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo noma izinkathazo, xoxa ngezinketho zokwelashwa ezingezinye nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi.
Abantu abanezikhumba ezimnyama kufanele basebenzise lo muthi ngokucophelela okwengeziwe, njengoba i-resorcinol ne-sulfur zingase zibangele ukushintsha kombala kwesikhumba okwesikhashana noma unomphela. Udokotela wakho wesikhumba angasiza ekutholeni ukuthi lokhu kwelashwa kulungele uhlobo lwesikhumba sakho.
Inhlanganisela ye-Resorcinol ne-sulfur itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, ngalinye linokwakheka okuhlukile kanye nokugxila. Amagama omkhiqizo avamile afaka i-Acnomel, i-Rezamid, ne-RA Lotion.
I-Acnomel ingenye yezinhlobo ezitholakala kabanzi, ngokuvamile equkethe i-2% ye-resorcinol kanye ne-8% yesulfure esisekelweni sekhilimu. Le fomula ivame ukunconywa kubantu abanesikhumba esijwayelekile noma esinamafutha ababhekene namabala alula noma aphakathi nendawo.
I-Rezamid inikeza indlela ehluke kancane ene-2% ye-resorcinol kanye ne-5% yesulfure ngesimo se-lotion. Lokhu kuvame ukoma kancane kunokugxila okuphezulu kwesulfure, okwenza kufaneleke kubantu abanezinhlobo zesikhumba ezihlanganisiwe.
Ezinye izinhlobo ezivamile nazo ziyatholakala, ezingaba ngentengo ephansi ngenkathi ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo. Umuthi wakho wezemithi angakusiza ukuthi uthole inketho engabizi kakhulu ehlangabezana nezidingo zakho zokwelapha.
Uma i-resorcinol kanye nesulfure kungakulungele noma kungahlinzeki ngemiphumela oyifunayo, ezinye izindlela eziphumelelayo ziyatholakala. Udokotela wakho wesikhumba angakusiza ukuthi ukhethe inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ohlotsheni lwesikhumba sakho kanye nezinkinga zakho.
I-Benzoyl peroxide iyindlela ethandwayo esebenza kahle ikakhulukazi kuma-acne avuvukalayo. Isebenza ngokubulala amagciwane nokusiza ukuvula izimbotsholo, nakuba ingoma kakhulu kune-resorcinol kanye nesulfure kwabanye abantu.
I-Salicylic acid inikeza enye inketho enhle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanama-blackheads nama-whiteheads. I-beta-hydroxy acid engena ezimbotshelweni ukuze isuse amaseli esikhumba afile namafutha amaningi, ngokuvamile ngokuquleka okuncane kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Kulabo abadinga ukwelashwa okuqinile, izinketho zokwelapha zihlanganisa ama-retinoids asekhanda afana ne-tretinoin noma i-adapalene. Le mithi inamandla kakhulu kodwa idinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha futhi ingabangela ukucasuka okukhulu ekuqaleni.
I-Azelaic acid imelela enye indlela ethambile ekahle ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesikhumba esibucayi noma i-rosacea. Inezindawo ezilwa nokuvuvukala kanye ne-antibacterial ezifanayo nesulfure kodwa ngamathuba amancane okucasuka.
I-Resorcinol nesulfure akudingeki ukuthi kungcono kune-benzoyl peroxide - yizindlela zokwelapha ezihlukene ezisebenza kahle kubantu abahlukene nezinhlobo zesikhumba ezihlukene. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike ezintweni ezikhathaza isikhumba sakho, izinga lokuzwela, kanye nemigomo yokwelapha.
I-Resorcinol nesulfure ivame ukuba mnene esikhumbeni futhi ibangela ukoma okuncane nokucasuka kune-benzoyl peroxide. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela enhle kubantu abanesikhumba esibucayi noma labo abaye baba nenkinga yokubekezelela imithi eqinile yezinduna.
I-Benzoyl peroxide, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngokuvamile isebenza kahle kakhulu ezinduneni ezivuthayo ezinamaqhubu abomvu, avuvukele. Ilungele ikakhulukazi ukubulala amagciwane abangela izinduna futhi ivame ukuthathwa njengezinga legolide lokwelashwa kwezinduna eziphakathi nendawo.
Ngokuqondene nokusebenza kahle, i-benzoyl peroxide ngokuvamile isebenza ngokushesha futhi ibonisa imiphumela phakathi kwamasonto angu-1-2, kuyilapho i-resorcinol nesulfure kungase kuthathe amasonto angu-4-6 ukubonisa ukuthuthuka okukhulu. Kodwa-ke, imvelo emnene ye-resorcinol nesulfure isho ukuthi abantu abambalwa bayeka ukwelashwa ngenxa yemiphumela emibi.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-resorcinol nesulfure isebenza kangcono ohlotsheni lwabo oluthile lwezinduna, ikakhulukazi uma beningi izinduna ezingavuthayo njengama-blackhead nama-whitehead. Udokotela wakho wesikhumba angasiza ekutholeni ukuthi iyiphi inketho okungenzeka ukuthi isebenza kahle esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Resorcinol nesulfure ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe esikhumbeni esinempilo. Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela badinga ukuqapha ngokwengeziwe nganoma yimiphi imithi esetshenziswa esikhumbeni ngoba isikhumba sabo singase silulame kancane uma kwenzeka ukucasuka.
Into enkulu kubantu abanesifo sikashukela ukuthi noma yikuphi ukucasuka kwesikhumba noma ukulimala kungaholela ekupholiseni okuhamba kancane noma engozini eyengeziwe yokutheleleka. Uma unesifo sikashukela, qala ngokusebenzisa kaningi futhi ubheke isikhumba sakho ngokucophelela ukuze ubone noma yiziphi izimpawu zokucasuka okukhulu.
Njalo yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngesifo sakho sikashukela ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umuthi omusha wendawo. Bangase bafune ukubheka isikhumba sakho ngokucophelela noma balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho sempilo esiphelele.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-resorcinol ne-sulfur eningi, geza ngokushesha indawo ethintekile ngamanzi abandayo nensipho ethambile. Ungakhuhli noma uhlikihle ngamandla, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ukucasuka.
Ngemva kokugeza, womisa isikhumba sakho bese usebenzisa i-moisturizer ethambile, engenamvini ukuze usize ukuthoba noma yikuphi ukucasuka. Gwema ukusebenzisa eminye imithi yendawo noma ukwelashwa endaweni okungenani amahora angama-24.
Qaphela izimpawu zokucasuka okukhulu njengobubomvu obukhulu, ukusha, ukuvuvukala, noma ukuvela kwamabhamuza. Uma lezi zimpawu zenzeka noma ziba zimbi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma udokotela wesikhumba ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Ezimweni eziningi, ukusebenzisa okuningi ngeke kubangele ingozi enkulu, kodwa kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi efana nokoma, ukuxebuka, noma ukushintsha kombala kwesikhumba okwesikhashana.
Uma uphuthelwa ukusebenzisa kwakho i-resorcinol ne-sulfur njalo, vele uyisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Ungaphindi izinhlelo zokusebenza ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kube nomthelela omkhulu ekuqhubekeleni phambili kokwelashwa kwakho, kodwa zama ukugcina ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke okuqhubekayo ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Cabangela ukusetha isikhumbuzi sansuku zonke ocingweni lwakho ukuze sikusize ukhumbule uhlelo lwakho lokusebenza.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa ukusebenzisa imithi yakho, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana namasu okuthuthukisa ukunamathela noma ukuthi uhlelo oluhlukile lokwelapha lungasebenza kangcono yini ngendlela yakho yokuphila.
Kufanele uqhubeke nokusebenzisa i-resorcinol ne-sulfur kuze kube yilapho umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ekweluleka ukuthi uyeke, ngisho noma isikhumba sakho sibonakala sithuthuka. Ukuyeka ngokushesha kungaholela ekubuyeleni kwezinkinga zakho zokuqala zesikhumba.
Odokotela abaningi bezikhumba batusa ukusebenzisa imithi okungenani amasonto angu-8-12 ukuze bahlole ngokugcwele ukusebenza kwayo. Ngemva kwalesi sikhathi, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa ukuvama kokusebenzisa noma ukushintshela ohlelweni lokugcinwa.
Uma uba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu noma isimo sesikhumba sakho siba sibi kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Bangase badinge ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha noma bakushintshele kwenye imithi.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukwelashwa ngokuphazima kweso ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha, njengoba lokhu kungaholela emiphumeleni yokubuyela emuva lapho izinduna zakho noma ezinye izimo zesikhumba zibuyela zibe zimbi kakhulu kunakuqala.
Yebo, ngokuvamile ungenza izimonyo ngenkathi usebenzisa i-resorcinol ne-sulfur, kodwa khetha imikhiqizo yakho ngokucophelela. Funa imikhiqizo yezimonyo engena-comedogenic, engenamafutha engayivaleli izimbotsholo zakho noma iphazamise ukwelashwa kwakho.
Sebenzisa imithi yakho kuqala, uyivumele ukuthi imunce ngokuphelele (ngokuvamile imizuzu engu-10-15), bese usebenzisa i-moisturizer ethambile uma idingeka, ilandelwe izimonyo zakho. Le ndlela yokubeka ngamalengwane isiza ekuvikeleni ukugqwala futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi imithi yakho ihlala isebenza.
Gwema izisekelo ezinzima, ezinamafutha noma izimfihlo ezingase zibambe imithi esikhumbeni sakho futhi zandise ukucasuka. Izimonyo zamaminerali noma izisekelo ezilula, ezisekelwe emanzini zivame ukuba yizinqumo ezingcono ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Hlala ususa izimonyo zakho ngokucophelela ngasekupheleni kosuku ngesihlanzi esithambile ngaphambi kokusebenzisa umthamo wakho wemithi wakusihlwa. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi isikhumba sakho sihlanzekile futhi silungele ukumunca ukwelashwa ngempumelelo.
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