Isihlabathi esinemibala edayiwe ngokuvamile asibuni lapho sisetshenziswa. Isihlabathi esinombala sivame ukudaywa ukuze kuqinisekiswe umbala ofanayo futhi ohlala isikhathi eside. Nokho, ukuqina kwesihlabathi esinemibala kusazothintwa ezinye izici, njengokungqubuzana, umswakama, imisebe ye-ultraviolet, njll. Uma indawo okusetshenziswa kuyo isihlabathi esinombala kuvame ukwesulwa noma kuvezwe emanzini, kungase kubangele umbala obala. isihlabathi ukushabalala kancane kancane. Ngakho-ke, uma usebenzisa isihlabathi esinemibala ngaphandle noma endaweni evame ukuchayeka emanzini, kungase kudingeke uhlole futhi ugcwalise isihlabathi esinemibala njalo ukuze ugcine umbala ugqamile.