I-silica ye-toothpaste grade iyikhemikhali elincane elisetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ekukhiqizeni i-toothpaste. Ngokwezakhi, ingxenye eyinhloko i-silica, okuyipowder emhlophe, engenasawoti, engenasiphunga. Ukuhlanzeka kwayo okuphezulu, okuqukethwe okuphansi kokungcoliswa, kuhambisana nezidingo eziqinile zokukhiqiza i-toothpaste. Ngokwezakhiwo zomzimba, usayizi we-silica ye-toothpaste grade uvamise ukuba cishe phakathi kuka-3-12 microns, futhi le mikhawulo yosayizi iyasiza ekwenzeni imisebenzi ethile kwi-toothpaste. Inokuhlakazeka okuhle futhi ingahlakazeka kahle kwi-paste ye-toothpaste. Ngasikhathi sinye, inenani elifanele lokumunca uwoyela kanye nokumunca amanzi, ingamunca izinto eziphilayo kwi-toothpaste, futhi igcine ukuzinza nokuhlangana okufanele kwe-paste ye-toothpaste. Izakhiwo zikhemikhali zizinzile, futhi ngeke kube nokuphazamiseka kukhemikhali ngaphansi kwemvelo ye-pH ye-toothpaste (inani le-pH ngokuvamile liyi-7-16), futhi ngeke kube nokuxhumana okungathandeki nezinye izinto ezikwi-toothpaste ezifana ne-fluoride, amafutha, njll. Indima ye-toothpaste inezici ezimbili eziyinhloko. Okokuqala, njengomshini wokuhlakaza, ub hardness bayo obulinganiselwe bungasusa kahle i-plaque, udoti wokudla nezinye izinto ezingcolile ebusweni bezinyo, futhi ngeke kubangele ukulimala okukhulu ebusweni bezinyo nasemagumeni. Okwesibili, ingadlala indima yokwandisa ukusiza ukugcina isakhiwo nesimo se-paste ye-toothpaste, ukuze i-toothpaste ibe lula ukuyiphonsa futhi igcine isimo esihle kwi-toothbrush. Ekukhiqizeni i-toothpaste, ukusetshenziswa kwe-silica ye-toothpaste grade kungenza i-toothpaste ibe nephunga elihle nesimo. Ayikwenzi i-toothpaste ibonakale ingajwayelekile njengamanye ama-abrasives endabuko, ngaleyo ndlela ithuthukisa ulwazi lomsebenzisi. Futhi ubukhazikhazi bayo buphezulu, obusiza ukuthuthukisa umbala we-toothpaste, ukuze i-toothpaste ibonakale ibomvu futhi ibukeke kahle.