Iipigment ze-iron oxide ziikhompawundi ezingezizo zendalo ezithathwe kwii-iron oxides, eziziiminerali ezifumaneka ngokwendalo eziye zacutshungulwa ukuvelisa uluhlu lwemibala eqaqambileyo nehlala ixesha elide. Ezi pigment zisetyenziswa kakhulu kumashishini ahlukeneyo ngenxa yeempawu zazo zombala ezibalaseleyo, ukungabonakali kakuhle, ukukhanya okuqinileyo, kunye nokumelana nemozulu. Ziza ngemibala eyahlukeneyo, kuquka obomvu, otyheli, omnyama, kunye nomdaka, kwaye zinokuvela ngokwendalo okanye zenziwe ngokwendalo.

Kwishishini lokupenda neengubo, ii-iron oxide pigments zixatyiswa kakhulu ngenxa yokukwazi kwazo ukubonelela ngombala oqinileyo nohlala ixesha elide kumphezulu wangaphandle nowangaphakathi. Zikwasetyenziswa kwiiplastiki nakwiimveliso zerabha ukongeza umbala nokuqinisa, nakwizinto zokuthambisa ukunika imibala ejongeka njengendalo kwiziseko, izithunzi zamehlo, kunye neelipsticks. Ukongeza, ii-iron oxide pigments zisetyenziswa kwishishini lokwakha ukufaka imibala kwizinto zokwakha ezifana nekhonkrithi, izitena, kunye neethayile, nto leyo ephucula ubuhle bazo kunye nokuqina kwazo.