He maikaʻi ka hoʻolaha ʻana o nā pigment hao oxide, kūpaʻa maikaʻi loa i ka mālamalama a me ke aniau, like ka nui o nā ʻāpana, maikaʻi loa ke kala a me nā waiwai hoʻohana, a me nā waiwai omo ultraviolet. No laila, hoʻohana nui ʻia lākou i nā mea kūkulu hale, nā uhi, nā plastics, nā mea uila, ka paka, ma nā kahua o ka lāʻau lapaʻau, ka laholio, nā keramika, ka ʻīnika, nā mea magnetic, ka hana pepa, a pēlā aku.