Yikhompawundi enomgangatho ophezulu kakhulu wokusebenza kakuhle, ngokulandelelana kwesigidi esi-1 ukuya kwi-100,000 yamacandelo, anokuthi ayenze mhlophe ngokufanelekileyo i-substrates yendalo okanye emhlophe (njengempahla, iphepha, iiplastiki, iingubo).Iyakwazi ukufunxa ukukhanya kwe-violet kunye ne-wavelength ye-340-380nm kwaye ikhuphe ukukhanya okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kunye nobude be-400-450nm, obunokwenza ngokufanelekileyo ukutyheli okubangelwa sisiphene sokukhanya okuluhlaza kwezixhobo ezimhlophe.Inokuphucula ubumhlophe kunye nokukhanya kwezinto ezimhlophe.I-agent emhlophe ye-fluorescent ngokwayo ayinambala okanye umbala ophuzi okhanyayo (oluhlaza), kwaye isetyenziswa ngokubanzi ekwenzeni iphepha, i-textile, i-synthetic detergent, iiplastiki, iingubo kunye namanye amashishini asekhaya nakwamanye amazwe.Zili-15 iintlobo ezisisiseko zolwakhiwo kunye namalunga nama-400 ezinto zekhemikhali ze-fluorescent whitening agents eziye zenziwa kwimizi-mveliso.