I-InMySkin: Kungani uMat Mullenax Esungula Izimonyo Zabesilisa ZakwaHuron

UMat Mullenax uzoba ngowokuqala ukukutshela ukuthi ubengahlali enesikhumba esihle. Ukhulele eCincinnati, e-Ohio, wayengene kwezemidlalo ngempela, edlala ibhola, ibasketball, futhi egijima esikoleni samabanga aphezulu, waqhubeka nokudlala ibhola lasekolishi eBrown University. Uthi: “Ngesikhathi ngisengumsubathi, isikhumba sami sasihlupheka kakhulu. "Phakathi kwezigqoko zebhola kanye nezingubo ezijulukayo, angizange ngizenzele noma isikhumba sami umusa omkhulu." Ngesikhathi efika kweyakhe ekuqaleni kweminyaka engu-20, isikhumba sakhe sidonsa kanzima waqala ukuphazamisa ukuzethemba kwakhe. “Ephepheni, ngangiwumuntu ophile saka. Ngangidla kahle, ngivivinya umzimba njalo, futhi ngiphuza amathani amanzi. Kodwa kusukela yami isikhumba asizange sibukeke noma sizizwe sinempilo, ukuzethemba nokuzethemba kwami ​​kwahlupheka. Uma wazi ukuthi abantu babheka isikhumba sakho hhayi wena, akuwona umuzwa omnandi kakhulu." Ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe, u-Mullenax wabuzwa ngisho nakanye emsebenzini ukuthi kwenzekani ngesikhumba sakhe nokuthi uzosinakekela yini. "Ngangiphilile ngokomzimba, kodwa isikhumba sami - futhi ngenxa yalokho isimo sami sengqondo - sasingekho."

I-Mullenax izinkinga zesikhumba ekugcineni wamphoqa ukuthi adale Huron, uhlobo olusha lokunakekela komuntu wesilisa oluthengisa ijeli yeshawa, ijeli yobuso, amafutha okugcoba ebusweni nokunye. Sikhulume nomsunguli kanye ne-CEO ukuze sifunde okwengeziwe ngohlobo nohambo lwalo ukuze ekugcineni uzizwe ukhululekile esikhumbeni sakho.  

Sitshele ngobudlelwano bakho nesikhumba sakho nokuthi bushintshe kanjani eminyakeni edlule.

Lokhu ubudlelwano bothando/ukungathandi-kwenzeka kanjani. Kodwa ngiye ngafunda ukuthi yini engenza kube kubi nakakhulu, ukubaluleka kokugeleza kwamanzi nokulala—into okuvunywa ukuthi angiyona engcono—futhi ngathola imikhiqizo esekela impilo yesikhumba. 

Ekukhuleni kwami ​​ngangingazi lutho. Bengilokhu ngiphunyuka ngilahla igrosa phansi kusinki wekhishi ukuze ngixazulule izinkinga. Okokuqala, ngazama ama-staples esitolo segrosa ukusiza ukubuyisela isikhumba sami. Lapho bengangisizi, ngashintshela emikhiqizweni engiyinikezwe odokotela besikhumba. Futhi ngangihamba ngize ngithenge noma yini nayo yonke into eyayikhangiswa kumabhulogi noma komagazini babantu. Kwaze kwaba yilapho ngihlala oGwini oluseNtshonalanga esikoleni sebhizinisi, lapho ngiqala ukuhlola eminye imikhiqizo ye-premium, lapho isikhumba sami saqala ukusabela kahle. Kodwa mina ngokwami ​​angikwazanga ukuthethelela ukusebenzisa u-$70 noma ngaphezulu emikhiqizweni yokunakekelwa komuntu siqu.

Ingabe yilokho okuholele ekutheni udale i-Huron?

Yebo, kwakuyisikhathi sokuqonda kimi. Bengifuna ukudala uhla lwemikhiqizo ye-A-plus ebukeka, esebenza futhi esebenza njengomkhiqizo ophezulu, kodwa ngentengo engeke iphule ibhange. Lona bekuwumsebenzi wethu eHuron.

Kungani igama elithi Huron?

I-Huron igama lomgwaqo engangihlala kuwo e-Chicago, lapho ezinye zezinkinga zami zesikhumba zaziyimbi kakhulu. Ngakho-ke kuyisikhumbuzo sansuku zonke kimi sokuthi kungani lolu hlobo lukhona nokuthi ngolwabani.

Uluthole nini uthando lwakho lokunakekela isikhumba?

Ukuthanda kwami ​​lesi sikhala kukabili: Bengisebenza enkampanini yokutshala imali futhi sabheka amathuba amaningi esigabeni sokunakekela abantu. Ngikhangwe ukusondelana nomkhiqizo ongathuthukiswa. Uma umthengi ethembekile kumkhiqizo wakho, angase athenge imikhiqizo yakho iminyaka emihlanu kuya kweyishumi ezayo. Kunezinye izigaba ezimbalwa lapho ubudlelwano phakathi kokusetshenziswa komkhiqizo (nsuku zonke) kanye nobude besikhathi sokusebenzisana (iminyaka) buqine ngendlela efanayo.

Nokho, okuphawuleka nakakhulu ukuthi ngangiyingane ekhule inesikhumba esibi. Sidale lolu phawu ukuze sisize abafana abanjengami babukeke futhi bazizwe bengcono usuku nosuku. Konke kuqala ngezisekelo ezingcono kakhulu - ama-gel okugeza, ama-gel obuso, ama-lotions obuso - asebenza kahle kakhulu futhi aqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo nezisezingeni eliphezulu.

Abafana abaningi sebevele benza ukukhetha okunempilo usuku lonke - ukudla, uhlobo lokuzivocavoca, njll. - kodwa indlu yokugezela iseyindawo yangaphandle kwabaningi. Ngakho-ke bavame ukubuyela emikhiqizweni efanayo endala abebeyisebenzisa kusukela esikoleni esiphakeme. Lesi igebe elikhulu.

Yiziphi izindlela zakho zokunakekela isikhumba zansuku zonke nasebusuku?

Noma ngabe ekuseni noma kusihlwa, kuyindlela efanayo. Ezinyangeni ezingu-18 ezedlule, ishawa yami ibe yisizinda sakho konke ukuhlolwa kwemikhiqizo yethu. Ngikuzame konke lokhu. Kodwa ngijabule kakhulu ngemikhiqizo yethu yamanje yeshawa eyisisekelo: ijeli yomzimba и geza ubuso bakho. Iphunga le-shower gel liyangivuselela kangangokuthi liyangivusa. Isihlanzi siqukethe ama-bamboo exfoliants alungele ukungenza ngizizwe ngihlanzekile ngaphandle kokuluma ngokweqile njengeminye imikhiqizo. Kuvele ukuthi amadoda awathandi ukugeza ubuso nge-sandpaper. Ngemva kokugeza ngisebenzisa eyethu I-lotion ebusweni nsuku zonke. Iyapholisa futhi ithambisa, kulula ukuyifaka. Lokhu kube yinqubo yami yansuku zonke ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule.

Uyibona kanjani indlela yokunakekela isikhumba samadoda ishintsha, futhi u-Huron ungena kanjani kuleyo ndaba?

Futhi, siyazi ukuthi umfana wethu wenza ukukhetha okunempilo usuku lonke, kodwa akajahi ukushintsha imikhuba yakhe yokugeza nokuzilungisa. Noma kunjalo. Sifuna ukuba wumkhiqizo ozosiza ukudambisa lolu shintsho. Ngijabule ngokuletha umkhiqizo wekhwalithi ephezulu owawuhloselwe abathengi abasezingeni eliphezulu/abaphambili kubafana emhlabeni wonke - ukuba wumkhiqizo osiza abafana ukuthi bazisize. Leli yithuba elihle kakhulu.

Ingabe abesifazane bangayisebenzisa le mikhiqizo?

Yebo. Ngenkathi u-Huron akhulelwa njengophawu lokunakekela komuntu siqu kwabesilisa, sabona kusukela ekuthengisweni kwangaphambi kwesikhathi ukuthi abesifazane nabo babekhombisa intshisekelo enkulu emugqeni wethu womkhiqizo. Kwaba isimanga. Kudala abafana "beboleka" izintombi zabo, manje useba igilosa kuye. Uma kubhekwa iphrofayili yethu yesithako - iqiniso lokuthi asina-100% ye-vegan, asina-sulfate, asina-paraben, asinalunya, asina-silicone, asina-phthalates, asina-aluminium, nokunye - imikhiqizo yethu inezinzuzo eziningi ezihambisana eyakhe. Ukuguquguquka nokusebenza ngempumelelo kwemikhiqizo yethu, kusukela ekufakweni kwamanzi esikhunjeni kanye nezimangalo zokulungiswa kwesikhumba kuya ekufakweni kwamanzi okuhlala isikhathi eside, akuchemile ngokobulili.

Okokugcina, sitshele mayelana nethiphu yakho ephezulu yokunakekela isikhumba.

Ngabona ukuthi ukungaguquguquki kubalulekile. Ukubaluleka kokugeza ubuso bakho bese ugcoba okokuthambisa ekuseni и ebusuku. Le mininingwane ibonakala imincane, kodwa ayinjalo.