Ungawachaza kanjani amalebula okuvikela ilanga

Ngiyakuzonda ukukutshela lokhu, kodwa akwanele ukukhipha noma isiphi isikhuseli selanga esidala eshalofini lesitolo sezidakamizwa usigcobe esikhumbeni sakho. Ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ukhetha ifomula elungile yohlobo lwesikhumba sakho nezidingo (futhi ukusisebenzisa kahle!), udinga ukufunda ilebula yomkhiqizo ngamunye kuqala. Konke kuhle futhi kuhle kuze kube yilapho ubona ukuthi awazi ukuthi amagama amnandi alebula asho ukuthini. Khuluma iqiniso: ingabe uyayazi incazelo esemthethweni yemisho efana ne-"Broad Spectrum" nethi "SPF"? Kuthiwani "ngokumelana namanzi" kanye "nezemidlalo"? Uma impendulo inguyebo, khona-ke u-kudos kuwe! Qhubeka, qhubeka. Uma impendulo ingucha, uzofuna ukufunda lokhu. Ngezansi sabelana ngesifundo sokuphahlazeka ekuchazeni amalebula okuvikela ilanga. Futhi akugcini lapho! Ngesikhathi sasehlobo, siphinde sabelane ngezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokukhetha isivikelo selanga esinganikeza isikhumba sakho isivikelo esisifanele futhi, ngokungagwegwesi, esisidingayo.

IYINI I-BROAD SPECTRUM SUN CREAM?

Uma umuthi wokuvikela ilanga uthi "Broad Spectrum" kulebula, kusho ukuthi ifomula ingasiza ukuvikela isikhumba sakho emisebeni yelanga ye-UVA ne-UVB eyingozi. Njenge-ejenti eqabulayo, imisebe ye-UVA ingaba nomthelela ezimpawini zangaphambi kwesikhathi zokuguga kwesikhumba okubonakalayo, njengemibimbi ebonakalayo namachashaza obudala. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, imisebe ye-UVB yiyona ebangela ukushiswa yilanga nokunye ukulimala kwesikhumba. Uma i-sunscreen inikeza ukuvikelwa kwe-spectrum ebanzi, ingasiza ekuvikeleni izimpawu ezibonakalayo zokuguga ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ukushiswa yilanga, nomdlavuza wesikhumba uma isetshenziswa nezinye izindlela zokuvikela ilanga. (Psst - lokho kuhle ngempela!).

IYINI i-SPF?

I-SPF imele "isici sokuvikela ilanga". Inombolo ehlotshaniswa ne-SPF, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi u-15 noma 100, inquma ukuthi ingakanani i-UV (imisebe evuthayo) engasiza ekuhlungeni. Isibonelo, i-American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) ithi i-SPF 15 ingakwazi ukuhlunga u-93% wemisebe yelanga ye-UVB, kuyilapho i-SPF 30 ikwazi ukuhlunga u-97% wemisebe yelanga ye-UVB.

UYINI UKHHIMU WELANGA olungavimbeli amanzi?

Umbuzo omkhulu! Ngenxa yokuthi umjuluko namanzi kungasigeza i-sunscreen esikhumbeni sethu, abakhiqizi baye benza izinto zokuvikela ilanga ezingangeni manzi, okusho ukuthi ifomula cishe izohlala esikhumbeni esimanzi isikhathi esithile. Eminye imikhiqizo ayingeni emanzini kuze kube yimizuzu engama-40 emanzini, kanti eminye ingahlala emanzini imizuzu engama-80. Bona ilebula yesikrini sakho selanga ukuze uthole imiyalelo yokusebenzisa kahle. Isibonelo, uma ithawula womisa ngemva kokubhukuda, kufanele uphinde usebenzise i-sunscreen ngokushesha, njengoba kungenzeka ukuthi izokhuhla ngesikhathi senqubo.

Inothi lomhleli: Uma usebenzisa i-sunscreen engangeni manzi, qiniseka ukuthi uphinde usebenzise ifomula okungenani njalo ngemva kwamahora amabili, ngisho noma isikhumba sakho sihlala somile.

YIKUPHI UMEHLUKO PHAKATHI KWE-CHEMICAL KANYE NE-SON CREAM YOMNYAMA?

Ukuvikela ilanga kuza ngezindlela ezimbili eziyisisekelo: okokuvikela ilanga okungokomzimba namakhemikhali. Ukuvikela ilanga okungokoqobo, okuvame ukwakhiwa ngezithako ezisebenzayo njenge-titanium dioxide kanye/noma i-zinc oxide, kusiza ukuvikela isikhumba ngokubonisa imisebe yelanga kude nesikhumba. Imithi yokuvikela ilanga elangeni, evame ukwakhiwa ngezithako ezisebenzayo njenge-octocrylene noma i-avobenzone, isiza ukuvikela isikhumba ngokumunca imisebe ye-UV. Kukhona namanye ama-sunscreens ahlukaniswa njengama-sunscreens angokwenyama namakhemikhali ngokusekelwe ekubunjweni kwawo. 

ISHO UKUTHI "BABY" NGE-SUN CREAM?

I-FDA ayizange ichaze igama elithi "izingane" zokuvikela ilanga. Ngokuvamile, uma ubona leli temu kulebula yokuvikela ilanga, kusho ukuthi i-sunscreen cishe iqukethe i-titanium dioxide kanye/noma i-zinc oxide, okungenzeka mancane ukucasula isikhumba sengane esibucayi.

IYINI "UMDLALO" NGE-SUN CREAM?

Njengokuthi "kwezingane," i-FDA ayizange ichaze igama elithi "sport" ye-sunscreen. Ngokusho kwe-Consumer Reports, "ezemidlalo" kanye nemikhiqizo "esebenzayo" ijwayele ukujuluka kanye/noma imelana namanzi futhi mancane amathuba okuthi icunule amehlo akho. Uma ungabaza, hlola ilebula.

IMISEBENZI EZINHLE 

Ngithemba ukuthi manje usuwaqonda kangcono amanye amagama avamile asetshenziswa kumalebula okuvikela ilanga. Ngaphambi kokuya ekhemisi futhi uhlole ulwazi lwakho olusha ngalesi sihloko, kunamaphuzu ambalwa engeziwe okufanele uwakhumbule. Okokuqala, okwamanje asikho isikhilimu selanga esingasefa amaphesenti angu-100 emisebe yelanga ye-UV. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukugqoka izingubo zokuzivikela, ukufuna umthunzi, futhi ugweme amahora amaningi okukhanya kwelanga (10am kuya ku-4pm lapho imisebe yelanga iqine kakhulu) ngaphezu kokusebenzisa umuthi wokuvikela ilanga. Futhi, njengoba inombolo ye-SPF icabangela kuphela imisebe ye-UVB, kubalulekile ukuvikela emisebeni ye-UVA eyingozi ngokulinganayo. Ukumboza zonke izisekelo zakho, i-AAD incoma ukusebenzisa i-SPF ebanzi engu-30 noma ngaphezulu ekwazi ukumelana namanzi. Ngokuvamile, ukufakwa kahle kwe-sunscreen cishe kungama-ounce eyodwa—enele ukugcwalisa ingilazi yokudubula—ukumboza izingxenye zomzimba eziveziwe. Le nombolo ingahluka kuye ngosayizi wakho. Okokugcina, sebenzisa kabusha inani elifanayo le-sunscreen njalo ngamahora amabili, noma kaningi uma ujuluka noma uthawula kakhulu.