Lo mkhiqizo kufanele ugcinwe endaweni engenisa umoya, eyomile, ehlanzekile enezindawo zokuvikela umlilo. Kufanele igcinwe kude nemithombo yokushisa kanye nelanga eliqondile. Isitoreji sinqatshelwe ngokuphelele endaweni evulekile. Umthetho wokugcina kufanele ulandelwe. Isikhathi sokugcina asikho ngaphezu kwezinyanga eziyi-12 kusukela ngosuku lokukhiqiza.