I-iron oxide pigments ine-dispersibility elungileyo, ukumelana nokukhanya okugqwesileyo kunye nokumelana nemozulu, ubungakanani bamasuntswana afanayo, umbala ogqwesileyo kunye neempawu zesicelo, kunye neempawu zokufunxa i-ultraviolet.Ke ngoko, zisetyenziswa kakhulu kwizinto zokwakha, iingubo, iiplastiki, i-elektroniki, icuba, kwimiba yeyeza, irabha, iiseramikhi, i-inki, izixhobo zombane, ukwenza iphepha, njl.