Tinea Versicolor Part 2 #shorts

Your kitchen sink. No, you cannot make azelaic acid from the yeast growing on you, but you don't treat this like you would any sort of hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation. You're not going to try to use exfoliating acids to get rid of it because that might actually make your skin barrier worse and promote the overgrowth of this yeast. Instead, you need to treat the root cause by using an antifungal like and I'm not sponsored by this company, not secretly, not openly. But ketoconazole, this is one available over the counter at 1%. If you get it as a prescription, it is 2%. You can get it in a form cream or in a shampoo cream. And the sad fact is you're probably going to need to use this periodically throughout your life, especially in the hotter months when it's more humid and this yeast is likely to thrive. Let me know if you have any questions below.