I-silicon dioxide, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-silica, ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene ezihlanganisa i-silica evuthayo, i-silica evuvukele, kanye ne-silica ye-colloidal, ngayinye enezakhiwo ezihlukile ezenzelwe ukusetshenziswa kwezimboni. Le nhlanganisela engaphili, eyakhiwe yi-silicon ne-oxygen, iyaziswa ngobumsulwa bayo obuphezulu, ukuzinza kokushisa, kanye nezici zomzimba eziguquguqukayo njengendawo enkulu kanye nosayizi wezinhlayiya ezincane.

I-silica evundile, eyenziwe ngokusebenzisa ukusabela kwamakhemikhali ezixazululweni zamanzi, ithola ukusetshenziswa emkhakheni wezicathulo, inezela ukuguquguquka kanye nokuqina ematheni ezicathulo. Amandla ayo aphezulu okumunca futhi ayenza ibe yisithako esibalulekile kumapende kanye nopende, lapho isebenza khona njenge-ejenti yokuqina, ivimbela ukugoba futhi ithuthukise ukulawulwa kokugeleza. Kuma-adhesive kanye nama-sealant, ithuthukisa i-viscosity kanye namandla okubopha, iqinisekisa ukusebenza okuthembekile ezimweni ezahlukahlukene zemvelo.

Emkhakheni wezimonyo nokunakekelwa komuntu siqu, i-silica isebenza njengesimunca emikhiqizweni efana nophuphu bobuso nama-deodorant, isiza ukulawula uwoyela kanye nomswakama ngaphandle kokucasula isikhumba. Ukungaguquguquki kwayo kuqinisekisa ukuhambisana nezinye izithako, okwenza kube yisithasiselo esiphephile nesisebenzayo.

Ukumelana kwe-silicon dioxide emazingeni okushisa aphezulu kanye nokugqwala kwamakhemikhali kwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwayo ezintweni ezimelana nokushisa, lapho ifaka isandla ekuzinzeni kwezindwangu zesitofu kanye nokushisa okuphezulu. Ubuningi bayo ngokwemvelo kanye nekhono lokukhiqizwa kuhambisana nezidingo zezimboni zesimanje zezinto ezinobungani nemvelo, okuqinisa indima yayo njengengxenye eyisisekelo kuzo zonke imikhakha yokukhiqiza eyahlukahlukene.