Uma uhlela ukusebenzisa umbhede wokushiswa kwesikhumba, ungase uzibuze ukuthi kufanele yini usebenzise i-SPF noma i-sunscreen ngesikhathi sakho. Lona umbuzo ovamile, ikakhulukazi kwabaqalayo abakhathazekile ngokuvikela isikhumba sabo ngenkathi besathola umbala ophuzi. Ukuze uphendule lo mbuzo kahle, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-SPF isebenza kanjani nokuthi iyithinta kanjani inqubo yokushiswa kwesikhumba.
I-SPF, noma i-Sun Protection Factor, yenzelwe ukuvikela isikhumba emisebeni ye-ultraviolet, ikakhulukazi imisebe ye-UVB ebangela ukushiswa yilanga. Uma ufaka i-sunscreen, idala umgoqo obonakalisa noma omunca imisebe ye-UV, okuvimbela ukuthi ingangeni esikhumbeni. Njengoba imibhede yokushiswa kwesikhumba ithembele ekukhanyeni kwe-UV ukuze ikhuthaze ukukhiqizwa kwe-melanin, ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen kuzonciphisa ukusebenza kahle kwenqubo yokushiswa kwesikhumba.
Nokho, lokhu akusho ukuthi ukuvikela isikhumba akubalulekile. Eqinisweni, ukuvikela isikhumba sakho ngesikhathi sokushisa isikhumba endlini kubaluleke kakhulu ukuvimbela ukoma, ukucasuka, kanye nokulimala kwesikhumba isikhathi eside. Esikhundleni se-sunscreen yendabuko, ama-lotion okushisa isikhumba endlini avame ukunconywa ngoba enzelwe ngqo imibhede yokushisa isikhumba. Lawa ma-lotion asiza ekunikezeni amanzi esikhumbeni, athuthukise ukujikeleza kwegazi, futhi athuthukise ukukhiqizwa kwe-melanin, okungakusiza ukuthi ushise isikhumba ngokulinganayo.
Iphutha elivamile elenziwa abantu ukucabanga ukuthi ukushisisa isikhumba isikhathi eside kuzovala isikhala sokugqoka i-sunscreen. Lokhu akukhuthazwa. Ukuhlala embhedeni wokushisisa isikhumba isikhathi eside kwandisa ukuchayeka kwe-UV kanye nengozi yokulimala kwesikhumba, noma ngabe ugqoke i-sunscreen. Indlela ephephile ukulandela izikhathi zeseshini ezinconywayo kanye nezinhlelo zokushisisa isikhumba kunokuzama ukusheshisa inqubo.
Kukhona nezindawo ezithile zomzimba ezizuza ekuvikelweni okwengeziwe. Ubuso, isibonelo, buzwela kakhulu futhi buthambekele ekugugeni ngaphambi kwesikhathi kunezinye izingxenye zomzimba. Abantu abaningi basebenzisa ama-facial tanning lotions noma imikhiqizo ye-low-SPF eyenzelwe ngqo ukusetshenziswa kobuso emibhedeni ye-tanning. Ama-tattoo angenye indawo okufanele ivikelwe, njengoba ukuvezwa yi-UV kungabangela ama-tattoo ukuthi anyamalale ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukufaka induku yokuvikela i-tattoo noma ama-tattoo okumboza kungasiza ekulondolozeni umbala wawo.
Esinye isici okufanele usicabangele uhlobo lwesikhumba sakho. Abantu abanesikhumba esikhanyayo bangakhetha ukusebenzisa isivikelo selanga esingena-SPF ephansi embhedeni wokushiswa kwesikhumba ukuze banciphise ingozi yokusha ngenkathi besavumela ukushiswa kwesikhumba kancane kancane. Abantu abanesikhumba esimnyama bangase bangadingi i-SPF kodwa kufanele basebenzise ama-lotion okushiswa kwesikhumba ukuze balondoloze impilo yesikhumba.
Ngemva kokushiswa kwesikhumba, ukunakekelwa kwesikhumba kubaluleke njengokuvikela ngesikhathi sokushiswa kwesikhumba. Ukushiswa kwesikhumba kusiza ukuvimbela ukuxebuka futhi kugcina isikhumba sakho sibukeka silingana futhi sihlala isikhathi eside. Ukuphuza amanzi nokugcina isikhumba sakho simanzi kuzothuthukisa imiphumela yokushiswa kwesikhumba ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ekuphetheni, ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen njalo embhedeni wokushiswa kwesikhumba kuzonciphisa ukushiswa kwesikhumba, kodwa eminye imikhiqizo yokuvikela ingase ibe usizo ezindaweni ezibucayi. Indlela engcono kakhulu ukusebenzisa ama-lotion okushiswa kwesikhumba ngaphakathi, ulandele izikhathi eziphephile zokushiswa kwesikhumba, futhi uvikele izindawo ezibucayi njengobuso, izindebe, kanye nama-tattoo. Le ndlela ikusiza ukuthi uthole ukushiswa kwesikhumba okungcono ngenkathi kunciphisa ingozi yokulimala kwesikhumba.