Ukugqoka imaski, manje okuyimpoqo ngenxa yomqedazwe we-COVID-19, kunemiphumela ebonakala kancane esikhumbeni. Nakhu nokuthi ungazilungisa kanjani. 

Isikhumba sobuso senziwe ukuba siphefumule futhi asenzelwanga ukuthi sigcotshwe kaninginingi, ngokungafani nezandla, ngokwesibonelo, ezinesikhumba esijiyile futhi esingaxegi kalula, yize zisadinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile. 

Ukuba mncane, isikhumba sobuso sisabela ngokushesha okukhulu ekuhlaselweni kohlobo lokungqubuzana. Ukungqubuzana kwemaski ezindaweni ezintekenteke ebusweni, futhi ikakhulukazi phezulu kwezihlathi, ngaphansi kwamehlo nasemakhaleni kanye nasemuva kwezindlebe, ngokuhlangana nokunwebeka kwesifihla-buso, kuhlasela isikhumba futhi kulimaza isithiyo isikhumba semvelo. 

Ukugqoka njalo imaski kungadala ukucasuka okuncane, ubomvu, ukuzwa ukulunywa ngenxa yokoma kwesikhumba noma nezinduna ezincane. 

Ngaphandle kokubonakala kwezinkinga zesikhumba, noma kunjalo, kunconywa ngokuqinile ukuthi uzivikele ku-COVID-19 ngokugqoka imaski.

Isikhumba sabantu abadala, inkinga yesikhumba nesikhumba esikahle sinciphile futhi sisengozini enkulu kunesikhumba esimnyama esijiyile nesimelana nolaka. Abantu abane-eczema, i-psoriasis noma izinduna nabo bayathinteka ngokungakhululeki kwemaski. Uma kwenzeka i-eczema, ukulunywa nokubomvu kutholakala ezindaweni zokusekelwa.

Ukugqoka imaski kukhiqiza ukushisa futhi kuthuthukise ukujuluka, okwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-sebum futhi kuvale izimbotshana zesikhumba, yingakho kuvela izinduna ebusweni obungezansi. Ukubomvu nokuxebuka kwesikhumba nakho kungabonakala.

Ngokugqokwa kwesifihla-buso, i-pH yesikhumba nayo iyashintshwa: ekubeni i-asidi emvelo ngokwemvelo, iba ngaphansi kwe-alkaline ngaphansi kokushisa, okukhuthaza ukwanda kwamagciwane. 

Abesilisa abaphethwe yi-folliculitis (ukuvuvukala kwesikhumba sezinwele) ngakho-ke babona izinkinga zabo zesikhumba ziba zimbi ngenxa yokugcotshwa kwesifihla ezinweleni zentshebe. Ukushisa nomswakama kwandisa ukuvuvukala.

Ukukhethwa kwemaski kubalulekile ukugcina isikhumba esihle. Gwema izifihla-buso ze-neoprene, ikakhulukazi kubantu abangazwani ne-latex, izinto zokwenziwa nezinto ezimibalabala, ngokuvamile eziqukethe izinto ezicasulayo ngaphandle kokuthi ziyizinto eziphilayo. Khetha amaski wokuhlinzwa. 

Kubalulekile futhi ukuphuza amanzi amaningi ukuze ugcine isikhumba sinamanzi amaningi ngaleyo ndlela sikhuthaze impilo enhle. 

Ukuze ugweme ukugcwala ngokweqile esikhumbeni ngaphezu kwe-mask, izimonyo zizokhanya kwabesifazane futhi intshebe izogundwa emadodeni. Ngokunjalo, imikhiqizo yezimonyo enephunga kufanele igwenywe futhi kuzokhethwa ama-moisturizers alwa nokucasuka. Isikhumba kufanele sihlanzwe ngomkhiqizo one-pH engathathi hlangothi noma ephansi ye-asidi ukubuyisela ibhalansi ye-microbiota yesikhumba. 

Ngasohlangothini lokudla, ukusetshenziswa kokudla okunoshukela kuzoncishiswa ngoba ushukela ugcina ukuvuvukala futhi kukhuthaze ukukhiqizwa kwe-sebum.