Ioyile yelamuni ifunyenwe ineendlela ezahlukeneyo zokusetyenziswa kwesikhumba, ukusuka ekutshisweni lilanga kunye nokulunywa zizinambuzane ukuya kwimibimbi. Ioyile yelamuni inganceda ukucokisa ibala ingakumbi kwiintlobo zolusu olunamafutha oluqheleke kwiipores ezinkulu, njengoko ilamuni ineempawu zokuthambisa.
Iinzuzo zeoyile yelamuni ziyenza ibe sisithako esiguquguqukayo xa isetyenziswa kushishino lwezithambiso. Ine-antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fungal, kunye ne-astringent properties, kwaye ke ngenxa yeempawu zayo zokucoca ioli ye-lemon ingasetyenziswa njengesithako esisebenzayo kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zamalungiselelo obuhle bezithambiso ngokukodwa ukuhlamba iimveliso ezibandakanya iisepha, izicoci kunye neemveliso zokunakekelwa kweenwele.
Ukusetyenziswa kweoyile yelamuni ebalulekileyo kwiimveliso zokhathalelo lwesikhumba kunokunceda ukulwa neeradicals zasimahla ezinokukhokelela ekugugeni kwangaphambili kolusu. Xa isetyenziswa njengesithako kwi-cosmetic skincare formulation, inani eliphezulu le-antioxidants i-oyile yelamuni ibonelela (enceda ukulwa nezi zi-radicals zi-pesky free-radicals) kudityaniswe ne-astringent yendalo, iipropathi ezilwa ne-anti-bacterial iyenza ibe yioyile eluncedo kakhulu kwizikhumba ezixineneyo ezinamafutha xa kukhangelwa ukuqaqamba okucace ngakumbi kwibala.
Iimpawu zayo zokulwa nentsholongwane kunye ne-antibacterial nazo zenza ioli yelamuni isebenze kakhulu ekucoceni ama-abrasions amancinci, amanxeba kunye namanxeba eluswini, kunye nokunyanga ezinye iingxaki ze-microbial skin. Ngokukodwa iipropathi ezichasene nokungunda kweoli yelamuni ebalulekileyo ingenza ukuba ibe sisithako esisebenzayo xa idityanisiwe kwaye isetyenziswe ngokwesihloko kunyango lwezifo zefungal kunye negwele ezifana nonyawo lomdlali.
I-oyile yelamuni ebalulekileyo ikwayindlela enkulu yendalo, engeyotyhefu yokuthintela izinambuzane ezinjengeengcongconi kunye namakhalane xa idityaniswe nenkungu okanye toner ukwenza isitshizi sokugxotha izinambuzane eziphilayo.