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Abafundi ababili bangaphambili bezokwelapha badale kanjani uhlobo lokunakekelwa kwesikhumba olusemfashinini nolusebenzayo

Lapho u-Olamide Olove noClaudia Teng behlangana njengabafundi bezokwelapha, badonswa ndawonye into ehlukile isimo sesikhumba. Lesi sisekelo esivumelanayo sabaholela ekudaleni Amakhemikhali, uhlobo oludumile lwe-Instagram kodwa olusebenzayo lokunakekelwa kwesikhumba olunemikhiqizo emibili yamaqhawe (okwamanje!): njengebhotela, kuhle eczema imaski yobuso obumanzi futhi Ibunilekuya i-backlight kanye nejeli yokuhlanza. Ngaphambili, sikhulume nabasunguli esikanye nabo mayelana nendlela abaqale ngayo, amazwi abo “abaneka kamnandi”, kanye nezeluleko abazinikeza osomabhizinisi bobuhle abasafufusa. 

Sitshele kancane mayelana nesikhathi sakho esidlule. 

I-Olamide Tin: Ngingumsunguli kanye ne-CEO ye-Topicals. Ngangingumfundi wezokwelapha e-UCLA futhi ngathola iziqu ze-bachelor kusayensi yezombangazwe futhi ngigxile kwezobuhlanga, ubuhlanga, nezombusazwe, kanye nengane encane kwezamabhizinisi. Ngangingumsunguli kanye naye we-SheaGIRL, inkampani ephethwe yi-Sundial Brands, manje ephethwe yi-Unilever.

UClaudia Teng: Ngingumsunguli kanye ne-CPO ye-Topicals. Ngaphinde ngaya esikoleni sobudokotela, kodwa e-University of California eBerkeley futhi ngathola iziqu ezifundweni zobulili nezabesifazane. Nginezincwadi eziyisithupha ze-dermatology. Ngenze ucwaningo olunzulu lwesikhumba olugxile kumdlavuza wesikhumba ongelona i-melanoma kanye nesifo sofuzo esingandile esibizwa nge-epidermolysis bullosa.

Wawuyini umqondo wezihloko? Kungani kunokugcizelelwa kwe-hydration kanye ne-hyperpigmentation?

Sobabili sikhule sinezimo zesikhumba (uClaudia une-eczema enzima, u-Olamide une-hyperpigmentation kanye ne-pseudofolliculitis yentshebe) futhi asikaze sithole uhlobo esiluthandayo. Besilokhu sinamahloni ngesimo sesikhumba sethu futhi sifihla izigcobo zethu ngoba zisenza sizizwe singabantu bangaphandle. Izihloko ezikhulumayo zishintsha indlela abantu ababuka ngayo isikhumba sabo, okwenza ukuzinakekela kube okuhlangenwe nakho kokuzinakekela kunokuba isiko eliwumthwalo. Sisuka esikhunjeni "esiphelele" futhi sidlulisela icala "ekubanizeni okuhlekisayo."

Sitshele ukuthi uzizwa kanjani ngemboni yobuhle kanye nenhlangano ye-Black Lives Matter. Yiziphi izinguquko ongathanda ukuzibona emhlabeni wobuhle uwonke? 

I-Olamide: Ngingathanda ukuthi imboni ibandakanyeke kakhudlwana, hhayi kuphela ngokumeleleka, kodwa nasekuthuthukisweni komkhiqizo. Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu abahlanganyeli ezivivinyweni zomtholampilo ze-dermatological abamhlophe, okusho ukuthi iningi lemikhiqizo ayikahlolwa kubantu abanombala.

Yabelana nathi ezinye zezintandokazi zakho zobuhle zabamnyama.

Imania Beauty, Uyamthanda uCole, Izimonyo zesinkwa, I-Rosen Skin Careи Ibanga lobuhle.

Ngabe usuku olujwayelekile lubukeka kanjani kini nobabili? 

Zonke izinsuku zihlukile ngenxa yalolu bhubhane. Ngezinye izinsuku sithola ukubambezeleka kokulethwa, ngezinye izinsuku sihlola imikhiqizo emisha futhi sixoxe ngemikhankaso yokumaketha. Futhi, sobabili singamakhubalo angaphambi kwesikhathi njengoba amathimba ethu aklamayo nawokwenza asekelwe oGwini LwaseMpumalanga. 

Ingabe ukhona kini ongabelana ngohlelo lwakho lomuntu siqu lokunakekela isikhumba? 

I-Olamide: Ngiyayithanda imikhiqizo yokwenza izinto eziningi ngakho ngisebenzisa imikhiqizo embalwa ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngiyasebenzisa I-Fresh Soy Face Cleanser, Ijeli ekhanyayo ekhanyayo nokuhlanza и I-Super Goop Sunscreen. Ebusuku ngisebenzisa Indlovu Edakiwe Amafutha Ancibilikisa Amafutha и njengebhotela njengemaski ethambisa ubusuku bonke.

Ukusebenza ngezihloko kuyithinte kanjani impilo yakho futhi yisiphi isikhathi sokuziqhenya kakhulu emsebenzini wakho?

I-Olamide: Ngingowesifazane omncane omnyama ukuqoqa imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili zamaRandi emalini yebhizinisi (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-2 ukuba ncamashi). Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngosuku lokwethulwa kanye ngokubambisana ne Nordstrom sika Pop-In Store, Izihloko ezithengiswayo zithengiswe phakathi kwamahora angu-48 ku-inthanethi nasezitolo.

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Okuthunyelwe kwabiwe yi-TOPICALS (@mytopicals)

Ulibona linjani ikusasa leTopicals? 

Umgomo wethu uwukuba njalo lapho amakhasimende ethu ekhona. Kungaba ku-inthanethi, esitolo, noma kwelinye izwe. Uzoqhubeka nokubona ukuthi siyishintsha kanjani indlela abantu abazizwa ngayo ngesikhumba ngokusebenzisa imikhiqizo, ulwazi kanye nomthelela emphakathini.

Isiphi iseluleko ongasinikeza osomabhizinisi abasafufusa?

Yakha ukuqonda okuhlukile futhi ufunde ukuxoxa izindaba ngokuba ngumuntu ongcono kakhulu ozokwenza lowo mbono uphile. Ibhizinisi eliphumelelayo lakhelwe olwazini olunembile lwesigaba esifundwe kancane.

Futhi ekugcineni, busho ukuthini ubuhle kini nobabili?

Ubuhle buwukuziveza!