Iibhedi zokuthambisa isikhumba ziyindlela ethandwayo yokufumana inkangeleko ekhanyayo neyomileyo elangeni, ingakumbi kwiinyanga ezibandayo okanye xa ilanga lincinci. Nangona kunjalo, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuba akukho bhedi yokuthambisa isikhumba 'ikhuselekile' ngokupheleleyo, njengoko ikhupha imitha ye-ultraviolet (UV) enxulunyaniswa nokwaluphala kwangethuba kunye nomhlaza wolusu. Ukuba ukhetha ukusebenzisa ibhedi yokuthambisa isikhumba, nazi amanyathelo abalulekileyo onokuwathatha ukunciphisa umngcipheko kunye nokukhusela ulusu lwakho kangangoko kunokwenzeka:
1. Yazi uhlobo lolusu lwakho.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa ibhedi yokuthambisa isikhumba, misela uhlobo lolusu lwakho lweFitzpatrick:
Uhlobo I (lulungile kakhulu, luhlala luvutha): Kuphephe ukutshiswa kwesikhumba.
Uhlobo II–III (olumdaka kancinci ukuya kolukhanyayo, lunokutsha kodwa lunokuntsundu): Lumka kakhulu.
Uhlobo lwe-IV–VI (ulusu oluphakathi ukuya kolumnyama): Lunokuntsunduza lula, kodwa lusesesichengeni.
Uhlobo lolusu lwakho luchaphazela ukuba ulusu lwakho luhlala ixesha elingakanani kwaye luhlala lunsundu kangakanani, ukuba lukhona.
2. Qala ngeeseshoni ezimfutshane.
Abaqalayo mabaqale ngeeseshoni ezimfutshane kakhulu (umz. imizuzu emi-3–5).
Yongeza kancinci kancinci ixesha olichitha utshisa ibala ukuba akukho kutsha okanye ukurhawuzelelwa.
Ungaze udlule imizuzu engama-20, nokuba awutshi lula.
Ukuchanabeka kakhulu akubonisi iziphumo ezingcono; kwandisa umonakalo kuphela.
3. Sebenzisa iloshini ekhethekileyo yokuthambisa isikhumba.
Faka i-lotion yokuthambisa isikhumba ngaphakathi ngaphambi kweseshoni nganye ukuze uthambise ulusu kwaye uphucule ukuthambisa kwesikhumba.
Kuphephe ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen yangaphandle kwiibhedi zokutshisa ilanga kuba azidalelwanga izibane ze-UV.
Ezinye iiloshini ziqulethe iibronzer okanye ii-accelerators, ngoko funda ilebheli uze ulandele imiyalelo.
4. Soloko unxibe isikhuselo samehlo.
Ungaze utshintshe umbala ube mdaka ngaphandle kweeglasi zokuthambisa ezivunyiweyo yi-FDA.
Iiglasi zelanga eziqhelekileyo okanye ukuvala amehlo akho akuyi kukukhusela ekonakalisweni yi-UV.
Ukuvezwa yi-UV kunokubangela ukutsha kwe-retina, i-cataracts kunye nokulahleka kokubona ixesha elide.
5. Hlikihla kwaye ufumise.
Sela amanzi amaninzi ngaphambi nasemva kweseshoni yakho.
Sebenzisa i-moisturizer emva kokuyitshisa ukuze uthambise ulusu lwakho kwaye wandise umbala wakho wesikhumba.
Ulusu olunombala onsundu luba lulwelo olungenamanzi emzimbeni — ukufuma kunceda ukugcina ukuthamba kunye nokukhanya okunempilo.
6. Linda ngaphambi kokuba uhlambe (ukuba usebenzisa iimveliso).
Ukuba usebenzise i-tanning accelerator okanye i-bronzer equlethe i-DHA, linda ngaphambi kokuba uhlambe.
