I-Glitter ivame ukuhlotshaniswa nokuzijabulisa, izikhathi zemikhosi, kodwa uma kuziwa ekuyidleni, abantu abaningi bayazibuza ukuthi iphephile yini, ikakhulukazi izingane.
Okokuqala futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi akuwona wonke ama-glitter adalwe alinganayo. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-glitter zenziwe ngepulasitiki, kanti ezinye zenziwe ngezinto zemvelo ezifana ne-plant cellulose. I-glitter yepulasitiki ivame kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile ibiza kancane, kodwa ingaba yingozi empilweni uma ingenisiwe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ubucwebe bepulasitiki abukwazi ukubola, futhi kungaba nzima ngomzimba ukuba uphuke futhi udlule ohlelweni lokugaya ukudla.
Nakuba abanye abakhiqizi bethi i-glitter yabo "iyadliwa," kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi lokhu akusho ukuthi kuphephile ukudliwa ngobuningi. Eqinisweni, i-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ayizange ivume noma iyiphi i-glitter ukuthi isetshenziswe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ibhalwe ukuthi "iyadliwa" noma cha.
Uma ingane ingena ngephutha inani elincane le-glitter, akunakwenzeka ukuthi ibangele noma yikuphi ukulimala. Kodwa-ke, uma ingane ibingadla inqwaba yezinto ezicwebezelayo zepulasitiki, ingase ibangele ukuvaleka kwamathumbu, okuholela ebuhlungu besisu, ukuhlanza, nokuqunjelwa. Ukwengeza, ezinye izinhlobo zokucwebezela zingaqukatha amakhemikhali ayingozi noma izinsimbi ezisindayo, ezingaba yingozi uma zingenwa ngobuningi.
Uma ucabanga ukusebenzisa i-glitter kumaphrojekthi wokudla noma wezandla nezingane, kubalulekile ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha ukuze uqinisekise ukuphepha kwazo. Enye inketho ukusebenzisa i-glitter yemvelo eyenziwe nge-cellulose yezitshalo, ebolayo futhi ngokuvamile ebhekwa njengephephile ukusetshenziswa. Enye inketho ukugwema ukusebenzisa i-glitter ngokuphelele bese ukhetha eminye imihlobiso noma imihlobiso.
Nakuba i-glitter ingase ibukeke ilinga ukuba idle, ngokuvamile akuphephile ukuthi izingane (noma omunye umuntu) zidle ngobuningi. Kubalulekile ukufunda amalebula ngokucophelela, ukhethe ezinye izindlela eziphephile, futhi ugcine i-glitter nezinye izinto ezincane zikude nezingane ezincane ukuze uvimbele ukungeniswa ngephutha.
