Ukukhusela ilanga

Utshintsho oluninzi lolusu, njengomhlaza wolusu, imibimbi, kunye namabala amadala zibangelwa kukuvezwa lilanga. Kungenxa yokuba umonakalo obangelwe lilanga awunakuphela.

Ezi ntlobo zimbini zemitha yelanga ezinokwenzakalisa ulusu zii-ultraviolet A (UVA) kunye ne-ultraviolet B (UVB). I-UVA ichaphazela ulusu olunzulu. I-UVB yonakalisa ulusu olungaphandle kwaye ibangele ukutshiswa lilanga.

Eyona ndlela yokunciphisa umngcipheko wokutshintsha kwesikhumba kukukhusela ulusu elangeni. Oku kubandakanya ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen kunye namanye amanyathelo okhuseleko.

• Gwema ukukhanya kwelanga, ngakumbi ukususela ngo-10 ukuya ku-4 ntambama xa imitha ye-UV yomelele kakhulu.
• Khumbula ukuba ukuphakama kokuphakama, ngokukhawuleza isikhumba sakho sitshisa ngokukhanya kwelanga. Ukuqala kwehlobo kuxa imitha ye-UV inokubangela owona monakalo ulusu.
• Sebenzisa ukukhuselwa lilanga, nakwiintsuku ezinamafu. Amafu kunye nenkungu ayikukhuseli elangeni.
• Gwema imiphezulu ebonisa ukukhanya, njengamanzi, isanti, ikhonkrithi, ikhephu, kunye neendawo ezinombala omhlophe.
• MUSA ukusebenzisa izibane zelanga kunye neebhedi zokusukisa. Ukuchitha imizuzu eli-15 ukuya kwengama-20 kwi-salon yolusu kuyingozi njengosuku olichithe elangeni.

Abantu abadala nabantwana kufuneka banxibe iimpahla zokukhusela ulusu elangeni. Oku kukongeza ekusebenziseni i-sunscreen. Iingcebiso malunga nokunxiba zibandakanya:

• Ihempe enemikhono emide neebhulukhwe ezinde. Khangela iimpahla ezingenanto, ezingenakulinganiswa, ezilukiweyo eziqinileyo. Ukuqina kokuluka, kokukhona ukhusela ingubo.
• Umnqwazi onomphetho obanzi onokukhusela ubuso bakho bonke elangeni. Ikepusi ye-baseball okanye i-visor ayizikhuseli iindlebe okanye amacala obuso.
• Impahla ekhethekileyo ekhusela ulusu ngokufunxa imitha ye-UV.
• Izibuko zelanga ezithintela imitha ye-UVA kunye ne-UVB, kuye nakubani na ongaphezulu kweminyaka yobudala eyi-1.

Kubalulekile ukuba ungaxhomekeki kwi-sunscreen kuphela kukhuseleko lwelanga. Ukunxiba i-sunscreen ayisosizathu sokuchitha ixesha elininzi elangeni.

Izikhuseli zelanga ezifanelekileyo zokukhetha zibandakanya:

• Izithsaba zelanga ezivimba zombini i-UVA kunye ne-UVB. Ezi mveliso zibhalwe njengoluhlu olubanzi.
• Iscreen selanga esibhalwe i-SPF 30 okanye ngaphezulu. I-SPF imele ukukhuselwa lilanga. Eli nani libonisa indlela imveliso ekhusela ngayo ulusu kumonakalo we-UVB.
• Ezo zinganyangekiyo ngamanzi, nokuba imisebenzi yakho ayibandakanyi ukudada. Olu hlobo lwe-sunscreen luhlala ixesha elide kulusu lwakho xa ulusu lwakho lumanzi.

Gwema iimveliso ezidibanisa i-sunscreen kunye ne-insect repellent. I-sunscreen kufuneka iphinde isetyenziswe kwakhona. Izinambuzane ezigxotha izinambuzane ezisetyenziswa rhoqo zinokuba yingozi.

Ukuba ulusu lwakho lubuthathaka kwimichiza ekwiimveliso ezikhusela elangeni, khetha isikhuseli elangeni semaminerali esifana ne-zinc oxide okanye i-titanium dioxide.

Iimveliso ezingabizi kakhulu ezinezithako ezifanayo ziyasebenza kunye nezo zibiza kakhulu.

Xa usebenzisa i-sunscreen:

• Yinxibe yonke imihla xa uphumela ngaphandle, nokuba lifutshane.
• Faka isicelo semizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokuphuma ngaphandle ukuze ufumane iziphumo ezilungileyo. Oku kuvumela ixesha lokuba i-sunscreen ingene kulusu lwakho.
• Khumbula ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen ebusika.
• Faka isixa esikhulu kuzo zonke iindawo ezichaziweyo. Oku kubandakanya ubuso bakho, impumlo, iindlebe kunye namagxa. Sukulibala iinyawo zakho.
• Landela imiyalelo yephakheji malunga nokuba ungaphinda ufake isicelo kangaphi. Oku kuhlala kunjalo ubuncinci rhoqo kwiiyure ezimbini.
• Soloko uphinda ufake isicelo emva kokubhukuda okanye ukubila.
• Sebenzisa i-lip balm kunye ne-sunscreen.

Ngelixa liselangeni, abantwana kufuneka bagqunywe kakuhle ngempahla, iiglasi zelanga kunye neminqwazi. Abantwana kufuneka bagcinwe ngaphandle kwelanga ngexesha lokukhanya kwelanga.

Izikhuseli elangeni zikhuselekile kubantwana abaninzi abasakhasayo nakubantwana. Sebenzisa iimveliso eziqukethe i-zinc kunye ne-titanium, njengoko zinemichiza embalwa enokuthi icaphukise ulusu oluncinci.

MUSA ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen kwiintsana ezingaphantsi kweenyanga ezi-6 ungakhange uthethe nogqirha wakho okanye ugqirha wabantwana kuqala.

• Ukukhusela ilanga
• Ukutshiswa lilanga

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Indawo yase-U.S. Iingcebiso zokuhlala ukhuselekile elangeni: ukusuka kwi-sunscreen ukuya kwiiglasi zelanga. www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/tips-stay-safe-sun-sunscreen-sunglasses. Ukuhlaziywa ngoFebruwari 21, 2019. Kufumaneka ngo-Apreli 23, 2019.