Imibhede yokushiswa kwesikhumba iyindlela ethandwayo yokufeza ukubukeka okukhanyayo nokucwebezelayo, ikakhulukazi phakathi nezinyanga ezibandayo noma lapho ukuchayeka elangeni kulinganiselwe. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ayikho imibhede yokushiswa kwesikhumba 'ephephile' ngokuphelele, njengoba ikhipha imisebe ye-ultraviolet (UV) ehlotshaniswa nokuguga ngaphambi kwesikhathi kanye nomdlavuza wesikhumba. Uma ukhetha ukusebenzisa umbhede wokushiswa kwesikhumba, nazi izinyathelo ezibalulekile ongazithatha ukuze unciphise ingozi futhi uvikele isikhumba sakho ngangokunokwenzeka:
1. Yazi uhlobo lwesikhumba sakho.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa umbhede wokushiswa kwesikhumba, nquma uhlobo lwesikhumba sakho seFitzpatrick:
Uhlobo I (luhle kakhulu, luhlala luvutha): Gwema imibhede yokushiswa kwesikhumba.
Uhlobo II–III (olunsundu kancane kuya kolukhanyayo, lungasha kodwa lungaphenduka ubomvu): Qaphela kakhulu.
Uhlobo IV–VI (isikhumba esiphakathi kuya kwesemnyama): Singashintsha umbala ube nsundu kalula, kodwa sisesengozini.
Uhlobo lwesikhumba sakho luthinta ukuthi ungasishintsha umbala ube nsundu isikhathi esingakanani nokuthi ungasishintsha kangaki, uma kunjalo.
2. Qala ngezifundo ezimfushane.
Abaqalayo kufanele baqale ngezifundo ezimfushane kakhulu (isib. imizuzu emi-3-5).
Khulisa kancane kancane isikhathi esichithwa ekushiseni isikhumba uma kungekho ukusha noma ukucasuka okwenzekayo.
Ungalokothi udlule imizuzu engama-20, noma ungashi kalula.
Ukuchayeka ngokweqile akusho imiphumela engcono; kwandisa umonakalo kuphela.
3. Sebenzisa iloshini ekhethekile yokushisa isikhumba.
Faka i-lotion yokuthambisa isikhumba ngaphakathi ngaphambi kweseshini ngayinye ukuze uthambise isikhumba futhi uthuthukise ukuthambisa.
Gwema ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen yangaphandle emibhedeni yokushiswa kwesikhumba ngoba ayiklanyelwe izibani ze-UV.
Amanye ama-lotion aqukethe ama-bronzer noma ama-accelerator, ngakho funda ilebula bese ulandela imiyalelo.
4. Gqoka njalo isivikelo samehlo.
Ungalokothi ushintshe umbala ube nsundu ngaphandle kwezibuko zokushiswa kwesikhumba ezivunyelwe yi-FDA.
Izibuko zelanga ezivamile noma ukuvala amehlo akho ngeke kukuvikele ekulimaleni kwe-UV.
Ukuchayeka ku-UV kungabangela ukusha kwe-retinal, ama-cataract kanye nokulahlekelwa umbono isikhathi eside.
5. Nikeza amanzi futhi uthambise.
Phuza amanzi amaningi ngaphambi nangemva kweseshini yakho.
Sebenzisa i-moisturizer ngemuva kokushiswa kwesikhumba ukuze uthambise isikhumba sakho futhi wandise ukushiswa kwesikhumba.
Isikhumba esinsundu siphelelwa ngamanzi emzimbeni — umswakama usiza ukugcina ukuthamba nokukhanya okunempilo.
6. Linda ngaphambi kokugeza (uma usebenzisa imikhiqizo).
Uma usebenzise i-tanning accelerator noma i-bronzer equkethe i-DHA, linda ngaphambi kokuba ugeze.
