Ukuba uceba ukusebenzisa ibhedi yokuthambisa isikhumba, usenokuba uzibuza ukuba kufuneka usebenzise i-SPF okanye i-sunscreen ngexesha leseshoni yakho. Lo ngumbuzo oqhelekileyo, ingakumbi kwabaqalayo abaxhalabele ukukhusela ulusu lwabo ngelixa besafumana i-tan. Ukuze uphendule lo mbuzo ngokufanelekileyo, kubalulekile ukuqonda indlela esebenza ngayo i-SPF kunye nendlela eyichaphazela ngayo inkqubo yokuthambisa isikhumba.
I-SPF, okanye i-Sun Protection Factor, yenzelwe ukukhusela ulusu kwimitha ye-ultraviolet, ingakumbi imitha ye-UVB ebangela ukutsha lilanga. Xa ufaka i-sunscreen, idala umqobo obonakalisa okanye ofunxa imitha ye-UV, othintela ukuba ingangeni eluswini. Ekubeni iibhedi zokuthambisa zixhomekeke ekukhanyeni kwe-UV ukukhuthaza ukuveliswa kwe-melanin, ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen kuya kunciphisa ukusebenza kwenkqubo yokuthambisa.
Nangona kunjalo, oku akuthethi ukuba ukhuseleko lolusu alubalulekanga. Enyanisweni, ukukhusela ulusu lwakho ngexesha lokutshiswa kwesikhumba ngaphakathi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthintela ukoma, ukurhawuzelelwa, kunye nokonakala kolusu ixesha elide. Endaweni ye-sunscreen yendabuko, ii-lotion ze-indoor tanning zihlala zicetyiswa kuba zenzelwe ngokukodwa iibhedi zokutshiswa kwesikhumba. Ezi lotions zinceda ukumanzisa ulusu, ukuphucula ukujikeleza kwegazi, kunye nokuphucula imveliso ye-melanin, enokukunceda ukuba utyiswe ngesikhumba ngokulinganayo.
Impazamo eqhelekileyo eyenziwa ngabantu kukucinga ukuba ukuthambisa isikhumba ixesha elide kuya kuyilungisa indlela onxiba ngayo i-sunscreen. Oku akukhuthazwa. Ukuhlala ebhedini yokuthambisa isikhumba ixesha elide kwandisa ukuvezwa yi-UV kunye nomngcipheko wokonakala kwesikhumba, nokuba uthambisa i-sunscreen. Indlela ekhuselekileyo kukulandela amaxesha acetyiswayo eseshoni kunye neeshedyuli zokuthambisa isikhumba endaweni yokuzama ukukhawulezisa inkqubo.
Kukwakho neendawo ezithile zomzimba ezixhamla kukhuseleko olongezelelekileyo. Umzekelo, ubuso bunobuthathaka ngakumbi kwaye bunokwaluphala ngaphambi kwexesha kunezinye iindawo zomzimba. Abantu abaninzi basebenzisa iiloshini zokutshisa ubuso okanye iimveliso ze-SPF ezisezantsi ezenzelwe ngokukodwa ukusetyenziswa kobuso kwiibhedi zokutshisa ubuso. Iitattoos zezinye iindawo ekufuneka zikhuselwe, njengoko ukuvezwa yi-UV kunokubangela ukuba iitattoos ziphele ngokuhamba kwexesha. Ukusebenzisa intonga yokukhusela itattoo okanye iitattoos zokugquma kunokunceda ukugcina umbala wazo.
Enye into ekufuneka uyiqwalasele luhlobo lolusu lwakho. Abantu abanesikhumba esikhanyayo banokukhetha ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen engena-SPF eninzi kwindawo yokuthambisa isikhumba ukuze banciphise umngcipheko wokutsha ngelixa bevumela ukuthambisa isikhumba kancinci kancinci. Abantu abanesikhumba esimnyama basenokungayidingi i-SPF kodwa kufuneka basebenzise ii-lotion zokuthambisa isikhumba ukuze bagcine impilo yolusu.
Emva kokutshiswa kwesikhumba, ukhathalelo lolusu lubaluleke njengokukhusela ngexesha lokutshiswa kwesikhumba. Ukufumisa ulusu kunceda ukuthintela ukuxobuka kwaye kugcina ulusu lwakho lujongeka lufana kwaye luhlala ixesha elide. Ukusela amanzi nokugcina ulusu lwakho lumanzi kuya kuphucula iziphumo zokutshiswa kwesikhumba ngokuhamba kwexesha.
Ukuqukumbela, ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen rhoqo kwi-danning bed kuya kuyicothisa i-danning, kodwa ezinye iimveliso zokukhusela zisenokuba luncedo kwiindawo ezinobuthathaka. Eyona ndlela ilungileyo kukusebenzisa i-danning lotions yangaphakathi, ulandele amaxesha akhuselekileyo obushushu, kwaye ukhusele iindawo ezinobuthathaka ezifana nobuso, imilebe kunye neetattoo. Le ndlela ikunceda ukuba ufumane i-tan engcono ngelixa unciphisa umngcipheko wokonakala kwesikhumba.